NuclearMonkey
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Hey folks.
My next RC rebuild project is going to be my X-Maxx (once my current Desert Racer project is finished). The X-Maxx I have is 8s and is running the stock motor and gearing, though the ESC is now a HobbyWing Max6. I have a question about gearing. According to my future design plans, when my X-Maxx is rebuilt, it is going to weigh well over 40 pounds. I want to bulk up the motor/ESC/gearing/everything else necessary to be able to handle that much weight without frying the electronics. Any opinions on how I do this? The stock gearing has got to go, and I am going to likely swap out the motor for a bigger one with lower KV. At the end of the day, I need to sacrifice speed to put all emphasis on low end torque. I am so far thinking of something like this.
I am already running RPM suspension arms (upper and lower), threaded steel RPM suspension pins, the upgraded Traxxas heavy-duty servo and RPM rear axle carriers with larger bearings. I will be replacing the front axle carriers with the oversized RPM ones with the huge bearings too.
Any additional ideas? The project is not starting until later this year, so this is all design work being done ahead. I figure I will start the work after Christmas. My UDR project still has another 150+ hours of work to go before I am allowing myself to start something new.
Thanks all.
My next RC rebuild project is going to be my X-Maxx (once my current Desert Racer project is finished). The X-Maxx I have is 8s and is running the stock motor and gearing, though the ESC is now a HobbyWing Max6. I have a question about gearing. According to my future design plans, when my X-Maxx is rebuilt, it is going to weigh well over 40 pounds. I want to bulk up the motor/ESC/gearing/everything else necessary to be able to handle that much weight without frying the electronics. Any opinions on how I do this? The stock gearing has got to go, and I am going to likely swap out the motor for a bigger one with lower KV. At the end of the day, I need to sacrifice speed to put all emphasis on low end torque. I am so far thinking of something like this.
- Replace stock Velineon 1200XL motor with something like the Leopard 58113.
- Potentially replace the HobbyWing Max6 ESC with the HobbyWing Max5.
- Replace stock gearing with MOD 1.5 (trying to figure out gear ratio here).
I am already running RPM suspension arms (upper and lower), threaded steel RPM suspension pins, the upgraded Traxxas heavy-duty servo and RPM rear axle carriers with larger bearings. I will be replacing the front axle carriers with the oversized RPM ones with the huge bearings too.
Any additional ideas? The project is not starting until later this year, so this is all design work being done ahead. I figure I will start the work after Christmas. My UDR project still has another 150+ hours of work to go before I am allowing myself to start something new.
Thanks all.