E-Maxx - Front Heavy

[Nick]

Since stock, to now with Gorilla Chassis, FL Bulkheads, RPM Arms - it has always being front heavy.

If I go over a ramp it is very likely to land on the bumper and role. I know I should probably go abit slower but I would prefer it to land on the back wheels and carry on going.

How could I make it rear heavy? Without adding any extra weight?

Was thinking of lighter wheels for the front for example.

[MetalMan]

Could you turn the transmission around so that the motors are facing the rear (if they aren't already)?

[Dafni]

For driving around on my small track, or general bashing, I atually like the front-heavyness of the E. I mainly jump my TF. But if you're used to it, you can jump the most nose-heavy E nice and clean.

On my E I always release the throotle a TINY bit before approaching the lip of a kicker, and then punch it to suck the nose up, and release it again. If it goes well, the truck makes a nice wave-like motion in the air, skate-style, and lands clean.

The TF is an incredible jumper, btw. The E takes a bit of practice.

[maxxdude1234]

I you follow dafni's advice, it is very easy to adjust the flight path of the maxx. Trottle and breaking lift and drop the nose respectively. You can also adjust the level by steering the wheels - this can be invaluable if you don't take off from a jump at right angles and the front left or right dips. Another way to lift the nose up is to cruise half throttle before you get to the jump, and just before you get to it nail it. This transfers the CoG to the back of the truck and lifts the nose. Still practise makes perfect and there are many different methods....

I find that with most jumps, I just nail the throttle all the way and just before I land I ease off.....my maxx seems to fly very stright (good CoG i spose).

[Dafni]

Originally posted by maxxdude1234
Another way to lift the nose up is to cruise half throttle before you get to the jump, and just before you get to it nail it. This transfers the CoG to the back of the truck and lifts the nose.

Yeah, that works too. You can kinda pop its tail, skate-style again:D
When your mir-air after such a take off, your nose is usually pointing up. Just release the throttle and it levels out.

Every bump/kicker/ramp is different.

[Nick]

These are like 4" ramps, there is very small air, it just goes straight on its nose, was looking for a more simple way just to transfer more weight to the back? :)

[maxxdude1234]

hmm.....If they are only small jumps, you shouldn't need to worry about adjusting the flight path. I can only guess that you going to slowly over the jumps and easing off the throttle just before you jump (I used to do this - till I realised). You need to perhaps go a bit quicker over the jumps, and just before you jump nail the throttle (like I said in the earlier post). If you go off the throttle before you jump, I find the truck tends to always nose dive because all the CoG shifts forwards....