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03-26-2019, 06:27 PM
what are the essential hop ups you need to make the M05 easy to drive? A group of guys I race with are pretty fast with their M05s I don't get it.... they have the same brushed setup and tires as me. But I know they have ball diffs and I have the stock gear diffs. Does the ball diff really makes a difference? I come from 2wd off road buggy so this is pretty new to me.... On road using ball diffs....usually when yiu have tons of traction in off road .. we use gear diffs.
03-26-2019, 06:48 PM
The ball diff when real tight is good on asphalt with brushed in my experience. 21.5 brushless I wore it out quick. If you don't have the ball diff, you can add extra washers under the beveled gears in the stock gear diff and put a bunch of the Tamiya Anti Wear grease to really tighten it. You can then adjust the case screws to adjust tightness. This held up much better with the brushless power and no aftermarket parts needed. You can also drill a hole in the side of the chassis to be able to adjust the diff tightness also. Just have to eyeball where to put the hole. I don't think there would be a noticeable difference between this and a ball diff.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
03-26-2019, 10:04 PM
Good traction facilitates tight diffs, better drive off of the corners. Either diff can be made to work. Research some threads for setup info.
03-26-2019, 10:12 PM
The ball diff when real tight is good on asphalt with brushed in my experience. 21.5 brushless I wore it out quick. If you don't have the ball diff, you can add extra washers under the beveled gears in the stock gear diff and put a bunch of the Tamiya Anti Wear grease to really tighten it. You can then adjust the case screws to adjust tightness. This held up much better with the brushless power and no aftermarket parts needed. You can also drill a hole in the side of the chassis to be able to adjust the diff tightness also. Just have to eyeball where to put the hole. I don't think there would be a noticeable difference between this and a ball diff.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
03-26-2019, 11:49 PM
The diff is most of the easy to driveness imho. I've got an oil filled diff in mine. Drive on mid tonhigh traction carpet. 300k has loads of forward traction, but little off power steering and a lot of on power steering. Its an interesting driving experience and i can get tge quick lap of the meeting like that. 60k has not enough drive out if corners, it's a few 10ths slower on the hot lap but feels much more balanced. I can get very low average to best like that. I'm putting 200k in for Friday.
apart from that I've got a set of shocks and some alloy rear hubs to be able to adjust toe, camber and roll centre. Sway bars aren't needed.
apart from that I've got a set of shocks and some alloy rear hubs to be able to adjust toe, camber and roll centre. Sway bars aren't needed.
03-26-2019, 11:58 PM
The ball diff when real tight is good on asphalt with brushed in my experience. 21.5 brushless I wore it out quick. If you don't have the ball diff, you can add extra washers under the beveled gears in the stock gear diff and put a bunch of the Tamiya Anti Wear grease to really tighten it. You can then adjust the case screws to adjust tightness. This held up much better with the brushless power and no aftermarket parts needed. You can also drill a hole in the side of the chassis to be able to adjust the diff tightness also. Just have to eyeball where to put the hole. I don't think there would be a noticeable difference between this and a ball diff.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
03-27-2019, 12:37 AM
Tech Adept
what are the essential hop ups you need to make the M05 easy to drive? A group of guys I race with are pretty fast with their M05s I don't get it.... they have the same brushed setup and tires as me. But I know they have ball diffs and I have the stock gear diffs. Does the ball diff really makes a difference? I come from 2wd off road buggy so this is pretty new to me.... On road using ball diffs....usually when yiu have tons of traction in off road .. we use gear diffs.
03-27-2019, 05:20 AM
03-27-2019, 01:29 PM
Tech Adept
unless you’re specifically required to run Tamiya parts I’d just get some 3Racing hexes. They do several thicknesses, part code 3RAC-WX125 (last digit denotes thickness ie 5mm, 6mm, 7mm. No need to go any thicker than 6mm on a mini.
03-27-2019, 08:18 PM
03-27-2019, 08:44 PM
The ball diff when real tight is good on asphalt with brushed in my experience. 21.5 brushless I wore it out quick. If you don't have the ball diff, you can add extra washers under the beveled gears in the stock gear diff and put a bunch of the Tamiya Anti Wear grease to really tighten it. You can then adjust the case screws to adjust tightness. This held up much better with the brushless power and no aftermarket parts needed. You can also drill a hole in the side of the chassis to be able to adjust the diff tightness also. Just have to eyeball where to put the hole. I don't think there would be a noticeable difference between this and a ball diff.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
But like mentioned above, sway bars, wide hubs and soft springs should help. I also felt that adding weight under the servo on the MO5 helped a lot too in the handling dept.
03-27-2019, 11:59 PM
06-13-2019, 10:16 AM
Lets keep this thread going.
So the M07 is now old hat. The M08 is coming out soon. There's been a rumor or two of the M05/06 being dropped from TCS so they can open up mini gearing.
What else is news?
So the M07 is now old hat. The M08 is coming out soon. There's been a rumor or two of the M05/06 being dropped from TCS so they can open up mini gearing.
What else is news?
06-13-2019, 10:29 AM
What they should do is release a gear update! I was driving my M06 at 702 yesterday with Ride cheat gears and 23t pinion.. I wasn’t falling asleep on back straight.. I was a second off pace my VTA car!
06-13-2019, 11:07 AM
Tech Adept
Which holes do you run the motor in with a 23t? I thought pinion options for the cheat gears were 22 or 24 (both in the 20 holes with either the 35 or 33 spur respectively).