Emaxx-Revo-Losi 1/5 AWD On-Road racer

[thzero]

Looks good. :)

[littleazn248]

Originally Posted by SpeedAssault

UPDATES:
I tossed out the rear spool and put in 7k oil.
painted the wheels silver
Still working on the Sway bar system.

Took it for a spin and it drove really well until one rear axle shaft split open then the front wheels were unloading like crazy !

SO i need some stronger shafts as I see the joints are getting sloppy as well

Im really curious have you adjusted the position of your upper arms? They dont seem to be parallel with your upper arms

[SpeedAssault]

Originally Posted by littleazn248

Im really curious have you adjusted the position of your upper arms? They dont seem to be parallel with your upper arms

I have been thinking of that actually, brainstorming how I can make the lowers and uppers level. It's much easier to just make the uppers level.
Do you think I just need to level the uppers ?
if you look at the rear (black uppers) they are much more slanted.

[littleazn248]

nice love to see a video

[SpeedAssault]

Originally Posted by thzero

Looks good. :)

Thanks, it's a work in progress.
Just found the correct size Turnbuckles for the front and rear sway bar.
gota get them in, handles like poo without.

Originally Posted by littleazn248

nice love to see a video

I swear I will get video , I got a couple minutes of run time Wed. but the rear axle shaft broke on me.
It was funny to see the front wheels unload under full power the Hard 1/5 wheels actually started to baloon in the middle.

Just picked up a new stock shaft and as soon as it stops Raining as is Dry I'll some video.

Thought about going to Traxxas Summit shafts they are beefy with metal CV joints.

??? ARE CV joints stronger or Hole up better than UNiversals ?

thanks

[SpeedAssault]

Ok, I took it for a run , guess about 15 minutes worth, still Plenty of battery left, it was getting dark. It's been raining here but today dried things up fairly well but still slick, had a spin collision with the curb, broke 3mm shock bolt, battery got a little scratch, (I'm praying it didn't hit anything bad) also had a spin out and went up driveway and flipped over and kept rolling on the wheels.
No more breaks so things are looking good.
It's a LOUD scary Street Rocket !

It was a blast to drive, I can even DRIFT IT
Handling is good even without rear sway bar.

No more driving until I build a Solid battery box .
I'll get that done and have the wifey do video

[magman]

Car came out very nice. very creative.

[SpeedAssault]

VIDEO FINALLY, just before the car Killed my radio
not the greatest video, but will get a high speed video later when I know the car will come back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LU426fa7WY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGm-tL2xGvs

THE steel spur, pinion and stainless driveshafts are causing huge EMF to my am radio, so after this video I cant use my radio for it anymore

Just in time
gonna have to build my 2.4 6ch pistol radio next.

[What's_nitro?]

Hey nice quasi-drift in the second vid... I can't believe it runs at all with an AM radio...wow! Definitely get that 2.4 in there before it tries to burrow under a car tire.

[Overdriven]

I love this thing. Makes me want to build a 1/5 rally car out my leftover maxx parts.

[SpeedAssault]

lol
thank Driven
If I find a large dirt lot I may swap it over to offroad

I built a massive battery box with high density padding.
I'll post pics.

[littleazn248]

Wow nice work on the battery box! As far as shocks go i recommend something stiffer than what you have, it looks like your still using the original red springs. Id recommend getting a integy spring kit. For on road the stiffer the spring the better but not to stiff though, you wanna stiffen up so the car corners flatter, but if your to stiff they're will be to much lateral G causing the car to break traction (drift). Actually better yet I'd just recommend getting some revo shock since they have progressive rate so they slow and firm on the compression stroke and soft and quick on the rebound stroke the bore is also bigger than the emaxx shocks.

[SpeedAssault]

Originally Posted by littleazn248

Wow nice work on the battery box! As far as shocks go i recommend something stiffer than what you have, it looks like your still using the original red springs. Id recommend getting a integy spring kit. For on road the stiffer the spring the better but not to stiff though, you wanna stiffen up so the car corners flatter, but if your to stiff they're will be to much lateral G causing the car to break traction (drift). Actually better yet I'd just recommend getting some revo shock since they have progressive rate so they slow and firm on the compression stroke and soft and quick on the rebound stroke the bore is also bigger than the emaxx shocks.

Hey thanks for the compliments
,
you cant look at it and say it's to stiff though. What weight of oil do I use ? I'm using 60 with #43 3 hole.
It seems pretty stiff, I have no sway bar in the rear and it's doing well.

I was thinking maybe getting the revo ones but these Losi 8 shocks are really nice and I cant spend money right now ( still out of work)
I have a bunch of Losi 8 springs, Front is really stiff and the the next down soft in the rear is Losi 8 Purple Springs painted red.
Been shopping all over for onroad springs but nothing in 20.5 mm ID

[littleazn248]

ohhh ic i thought they were the big bores. In that case you should be fine there 16mm right? Yeah 60 wt is good but i think losi might sell progressive rate pistons. As far as it goes i think all you need to tamper with now is the springs.

[SpeedAssault]

Originally Posted by littleazn248

ohhh ic i thought they were the big bores. In that case you should be fine there 16mm right? Yeah 60 wt is good but i think losi might sell progressive rate pistons. As far as it goes i think all you need to tamper with now is the springs.

cool thanks, I will switch up the springs, much easier than changing oil

What do you drive ? in Ca?