My first mod? :-)

[OldTexan]

OK, the first thing you need to know about me is I am NEW to this. The only issue I was having with my AX10 Scorpion rock crawler was making the battery stay in place using just the Velcro straps. Fixed that by cutting a piece of non skid shelf liner material and putting it under the battery, then reattaching the Velcro hold down straps. AND I painted the on/ off switch with white out to make it easier to see.

So, that's my idea of the day.

 

[beason]

necessity is the mother of invention!! that is the great part about crawlers, you can do just about anything to them!

one easy cheep thing you can do to make it crawl a ton better is go by a tire shop and buy some stick on wheel weights. put them inside the tire on the wheel under the foam. you want to front heavier then the rear. I'm sure SNG or someone will come along and give you correct weights, the exact numbers have slipped my mind.

 

[abadk9420]

Yeah weight in the front wheels will make a huge difference, after hours of testing and competing and talking with other guys that have been crawling longer then I have what seems to work well for me is 6oz. of lead stick on weights wrapped around and evenly spaced out around the stock wheels, and know weight in the rear wheels, another great upgrade would be some white dot/soft compound Hot Bodies Rover tires.

http://www.tcscrawlers.com/ON-SALE-7-off-Hot-Bodies-Rover-Crawler-2.2-Tire-Soft-2-67772-p-17154.html

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Even after everything, i still love my losi rock crawler tires.

 

[beason]

i think i have 16 in front and 8 in rear. i have some weight on the rears..

 

[abadk9420]

i think i have 16 in front and 8 in rear. i have some weight on the rears..

Damn that is a heavy weight, LOL!!!!!! In the beginning I used to run a much heavier rig, but i have found a lighter rig works much better and tends to float over holes and over things that if heavier it would fall into, also having the rear of the truck lighter it allows you to get the rear of the truck to pop up over things much easier and also allows the front to pull the truck up stuff instead having the rear want to dig in and lift the front end up and make you roll over, it is also a lot easier on the drive train since there is much less rotating mass... Just a little something to think about.

 

[beason]

maybe its 8 and 4... i dont remember!

 

[slowngreen]

I used to prefer a over 7 lb rig too, its all preference really and what you can drive better with. I'm down to under 6 lbs now and liking it alot. It will take alot more work to have a light shafty work well in my opinion since having very little weight in the wheels, makes it more top heavy since theres nothing to help keep it planted. But it of course can be done with some good aftermarket parts and just some good tuning.