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Originally posted by Smurfy
Im not sure 50MPH offroad is very practical.
High 30's feels fast, 40+ is insanely fast and uncontrollable on anythign other than a smooth surface.
If this is a one time thing 50 would be doable, if however its for a race maxx its so much more speed than is actually helpfull, id doubt most buggys would ever hit 50 down the straights.
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Agreed. Not sure how practical 50 mph is...but I wanna push the envelope a bit. If I can get the truck to do 50 I'll need the right setup (suspension, ride height, weight, CG, etc.). I guess I'm really looking for an engineering goal and task. ;-)
'sides, ripping past people down a straight is simply fun.
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Originally posted by Smurfy
Still sounds like a nice project, definatly get yourself a light tire setup and try and get a setup where you can drop 4 shocks.
teh stock drivechain isnt 2 bad as logn as you dont put huge shock loads.
I belive promod infact had his fastest run of 70+MPH on a stock drivechain which is very impressive.
If you could shim the diffs that would extend there life signifficantly
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I've done the first two things you suggest. Brushless and LiPo's come after the chassis.
I figure, with all the weight reductions I'm going through (for my truck, that is) I should be able to utilize the stock drivetrain parts. The reduced weight in conjunction w/ a less torque-ie motor should be manageable.
By shimming the diffs, is the goal to decrease the play?
thx!