MrQQ
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- Arrma RC's
- Kraton 6s
Hey bashers!
Bought my first arrma a few months ago (v4 Kraton).
The only changes i've made so far were:
- ARRMA wheelie bar,
- POS mudguards on the rear (center and a-arms)
- POS rear skidplate
- T-Bone front bumper
Now he is on my desk after a big hit which bent the steering plate and part of the bell crank. I had SERIOUS troubles disassembling the servo saver. Both bottom and top screws had a colossal amount of threadlock which made the fixing process a real headache. Also the servo saver right post (red one on the bell crank side) was full of threadlock which made me scratch the bottom of the post. I was almost giving up... Can't understand the ridiculous amount of threadlock!
So, heads up! If you have any problem with your steering, you'll probably have a lot of work just to unscrew and remove excess of glue.
I started on the hobby about 1 year ago. I bought a 2nd hand BSR Berserker (and i love it, its amazingly fun!). I've been rebuilding it and I bought some other stuff along the way.
I bought the louise ST-Rocket for it, but they were a bit too big for the car. Also they're so heavy that caused my drivetrain to have problems (stripped pinions, busted diffs, etc)...
Meanwhile I bought the kraton and decided to give the ST-Rocket a try on them, in 4s.
After 10min i started losing traction on the back. I went to see and the wheel hub was completely melted by the hex. The tyre is almost new...
Does anyone know if there are louise rims available? only the rim, without tyre...
Recently, i've bought two sets of wheels: Louise T-Apollo for off road and louise T-Rocket for on road.
My idea was using them on both riggs, especially the t-Rocket for on road in the kraton. I don't want to use the copperhead on road...
But the T-rocket diameter is just a bit more than 130mm, which is considerably smaller than the copperheads...
What do you guys think about this? Will the t-rocket handle the kraton power? on 4s and 6s?
Since the diameter is smaller, I may put a bigger pinion in the motor. I think that this can help to control high temps on motor because the wheels are smaller and lighter. Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that if there is no load on the motor, it will heat like crazy and bigger pinion would add some load...
On the other hand, bigger pinion means more rotation and the question is back: will t-rockets handle the speed?
I'm also planning to buy another pair of ST-Rockets to replace the stripped one. They're intended for on road, so when I get them I'll have (bigger) on road tyres for the kraton. But I must say that i'm in doubt with it, since i didn't really liked to see the hub stripped. I don't know if it was bad luck or if the wheel is in fact extremely heavy...
Either way, i really like the idea of smaller wheels on low suspension config...
So what do you guys think about the t-rocket on the kraton?
Also, does anyone has experience with the ST-Rocket?
I've also bought GPM chassis braces. Any opinions? I know that voltage, gka or hot racing have better reputation. But they are really hard to get in europe! I rather spend 20euros on both front and rear braces, then 60 or even more. Intercontinental shipment is expensive I plan to change them on time...
Any upgrade suggestion would be appreciated!
This is my first post and I have so much thing to ask, so sorry for the long post and some off-topic questions...
Bought my first arrma a few months ago (v4 Kraton).
The only changes i've made so far were:
- ARRMA wheelie bar,
- POS mudguards on the rear (center and a-arms)
- POS rear skidplate
- T-Bone front bumper
Now he is on my desk after a big hit which bent the steering plate and part of the bell crank. I had SERIOUS troubles disassembling the servo saver. Both bottom and top screws had a colossal amount of threadlock which made the fixing process a real headache. Also the servo saver right post (red one on the bell crank side) was full of threadlock which made me scratch the bottom of the post. I was almost giving up... Can't understand the ridiculous amount of threadlock!
So, heads up! If you have any problem with your steering, you'll probably have a lot of work just to unscrew and remove excess of glue.
I started on the hobby about 1 year ago. I bought a 2nd hand BSR Berserker (and i love it, its amazingly fun!). I've been rebuilding it and I bought some other stuff along the way.
I bought the louise ST-Rocket for it, but they were a bit too big for the car. Also they're so heavy that caused my drivetrain to have problems (stripped pinions, busted diffs, etc)...
Meanwhile I bought the kraton and decided to give the ST-Rocket a try on them, in 4s.
After 10min i started losing traction on the back. I went to see and the wheel hub was completely melted by the hex. The tyre is almost new...
Does anyone know if there are louise rims available? only the rim, without tyre...
Recently, i've bought two sets of wheels: Louise T-Apollo for off road and louise T-Rocket for on road.
My idea was using them on both riggs, especially the t-Rocket for on road in the kraton. I don't want to use the copperhead on road...
But the T-rocket diameter is just a bit more than 130mm, which is considerably smaller than the copperheads...
What do you guys think about this? Will the t-rocket handle the kraton power? on 4s and 6s?
Since the diameter is smaller, I may put a bigger pinion in the motor. I think that this can help to control high temps on motor because the wheels are smaller and lighter. Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that if there is no load on the motor, it will heat like crazy and bigger pinion would add some load...
On the other hand, bigger pinion means more rotation and the question is back: will t-rockets handle the speed?
I'm also planning to buy another pair of ST-Rockets to replace the stripped one. They're intended for on road, so when I get them I'll have (bigger) on road tyres for the kraton. But I must say that i'm in doubt with it, since i didn't really liked to see the hub stripped. I don't know if it was bad luck or if the wheel is in fact extremely heavy...
Either way, i really like the idea of smaller wheels on low suspension config...
So what do you guys think about the t-rocket on the kraton?
Also, does anyone has experience with the ST-Rocket?
I've also bought GPM chassis braces. Any opinions? I know that voltage, gka or hot racing have better reputation. But they are really hard to get in europe! I rather spend 20euros on both front and rear braces, then 60 or even more. Intercontinental shipment is expensive I plan to change them on time...
Any upgrade suggestion would be appreciated!
This is my first post and I have so much thing to ask, so sorry for the long post and some off-topic questions...
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