I spent quite a bit of time tinkering with my mini crawlers this weekend. Mostly, trying to lower the center of gravity on these rigs. Weighted a set of stock wheels, swapped several sets of wheels and tires, then swapping around wheel sets on multiple vehicles:
1. SCX24 Deadbolt with diy weighted wheel sets from FMS Atlas. Between the wheels and hex extensions, the Deadbolt has a significantly wider stance now.
2. EazyRC Patriot got new aluminum wheels and also got Deadbolt's original wheel weights. These new 1.0 beadlocks shows the use of brass wheel weights, but it requires 20 screws per wheel, to install the tires
3. One of the EazyRC Arizona hood latch broke, so I modded a magnet "latching" system. So much better now!
4. Also tried out the weighted Atlas wheel set on the Arizona.
I think I'm satisfied for now.
1. SCX24 Deadbolt with diy weighted wheel sets from FMS Atlas. Between the wheels and hex extensions, the Deadbolt has a significantly wider stance now.
2. EazyRC Patriot got new aluminum wheels and also got Deadbolt's original wheel weights. These new 1.0 beadlocks shows the use of brass wheel weights, but it requires 20 screws per wheel, to install the tires
3. One of the EazyRC Arizona hood latch broke, so I modded a magnet "latching" system. So much better now!
4. Also tried out the weighted Atlas wheel set on the Arizona.
I think I'm satisfied for now.
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