Just tried it again...It goes to the 24mm hex hubs...

I'm curious, how did you set up the body? Does it hold?

The "wide track conversion" is nothing but the HPI 86249 Super Heavy Duty Wide Axles Savage XL axles.

I have one body post on the top of the radio box and then mounted a short post on top of each battery box.

It works great.

Could you snap a picture or 2 of how you did it exactly? :)

Front:

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...C/IMAG1009.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...C/IMAG1007.jpg

Rear (Both sides)

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...C/IMAG1010.jpg

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...C/IMAG1008.jpg

Awesome. Thanks a lot!

How's this going John? Just picked up a savage roller with TCS conversion to work on :D

Nick,
You'll love it. I just ordered paddles all around for my trip to the dunes of MI.

Can't wait. Only issue I had was my slipper burning up. Fixed that with a set-up from Kershaw Designs.

Nice! Are you using a steel spur or plastic? Are you still running the stock flux motor? I just posted a thread with my project.

Here you go...


Working with my buddy Dan from Kershaw Designs, he hooked me up with a Slipper bearing set up that is designed for high voltage RC's.

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...B/IMAG0307.jpg


http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...B/IMAG0308.jpg

The set up is two washers with bearing in between. The key to the design is the concave washers on the outside that keep constant resistance on the bearings and nut.

I took it for a quick run last night and she is alive.

Steel spur and stock motor. Haven't had issues with heat. I see you are running wider tires. I'm running 5B Trenchers. The tread is harder and narrower but they are heavier than what you are running.

Yeah I run (or ran) the same KD thingamabob... just cinched it down tight.

Actually, that's just what came on the roller I got. I'm using the 5SC wheels and tires. Got halfway through putting them together on lunch break today. I'm hoping today to have the wheels and tires mounted on the roller so I can get an idea of track width.

You are going to need the 24mm hex adapters for the Baja Wheels...

Got em sitting on my desk. Question is, do I need to get XL stubs.....

Those are good, but they suck because of Savage axle design. Nick knows about my solution, since he did them for me, so I would highly suggest that. Yes you lose a tad bit of width, but its a much studier solution (I posted it in my thread about my 5T here at RCM). I went through at least four axles where I busted it at the end of the threads; rather expensive.

Oh crap, is this Chris?! How's it going man! I'm hoping to work on a newer design that'll give me more width......

Yes, and do my customization using the BAJA 24mm hex hubs that came with the 5SC.

Haven't had issues with mine yet...must not be beating it hard enough. :lol:

Ya; it goes ok. More width would be good, but as they were they certainly worked much better than just 23mm or 24mm hubs for the Savage.

But speaking of, I'd still like to know what it'd be to do up a set of 24mm hubs for my RC8T. ;)

Guess not... flog the b**tch :)

Problem is I'd have to get the rears. I'll definitely keep it in mind though.

I was testing some motors for a vendor so I go the Flux 5B out.

Ran different combos and had it dialed in...then..................... it stopped....

Got to finally get it apart and found this rattle can

http://youtu.be/4shDlKdcXE0

Opened it up to find this...

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-44-18_195.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-44-45_204.jpg

But where are the teeth???

:gasp:

Oh, there they are.

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-44-55_240.jpg


Here's the failed parts. Surprisingly there was no other damage.
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-03-44_330.jpg

I think you broke it.
Nice looking savage / buggy.

Thanks...I just wasn't sure if the gears were supposed to look like that... :rofl:

Ordered the upgraded gears. Then back to having fun...

Only if you spilt some invisible paint on them.

So I got my parts and installed them. Upgraded all the gears and I PUT GREASE IN THERE... :lol:

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-50-21_366.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-50-31_273.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-50-40_582.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-15-16_615.jpg

How has she been running since the gear swap?

Only got to run it one time but what a world of difference.

I was going to sell it but now I have new found love for this thing...