here's a big pile of questions: need setup advice

[mk351e]

ooooooooooohh. OK. SO, let's say I gear for 60mph with a 1515 neu. I run on a parking lot wot most of the time, and all is well. THEN, I leave everything except the wheels alone, I go to a track, and I'm not running wot, but on and off for a smallish track. Am I asking for problems here??

PS - thanx for all your help linpimp, and thanks for helping me find those pinions. Do you know what grade of steel is strongest there?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by mk351e

ooooooooooohh. OK. SO, let's say I gear for 60mph with a 1515 neu. I run on a parking lot wot most of the time, and all is well. THEN, I leave everything except the wheels alone, I go to a track, and I'm not running wot, but on and off for a smallish track. Am I asking for problems here??

PS - thanx for all your help lincpimp, and thanks for helping me find those pinions. Do you know what grade of steel is strongest there?

By pinions you mean the 8mm ones on spi huh? The only real choice is the carbon steel ISO8 , as the commercial quality do not have a hub. These are still not hardened so you will want to use them with a plastic spur. If you want to use a metal spur, the hardened gears that mike sells are the only option that will last.

Not sure if a 1515 will get that truck to 60 without getting hot. Someone with more experience than I will have to advise you on that. I would just gear the truck down to track/offroad speeds. Your runtime will be better and everything will run cooler that way. Plus you will have more throttle control.