Widening the mjx

[ArGaT]

Hi all.
After a few goes on the hyper go I’ve come to the conclusion they are great fun and the kids love full speeding it off the local skate park ramps.
However on turns the do tend to roll a lot. I’ve told them to ease off the throttle when turning. But is there any suspension arms that are longer than the factory ones that I can replace or retro fit to it? Just to help reduce the rolling.

 

[Greywolf74]

If you're running on concrete then on road tires would go a long way to helping with that.

 

[ArGaT]

lol had t thought of that.
However, how would the lower profile tyre and the. The wheels themselves withstand the jumps?

 

[Greywolf74]

lol had t thought of that.
However, how would the lower profile tyre and the. The wheels themselves withstand the jumps?

The tires will basically be a similar size to what you're using now, just have a street friendly tread pattern on them.

 

[ArGaT]

Is there a specific make I should look for? I’ve tried a quick Google search and the ones I’ve seen all seem to be wider rims with thinner tyres. Same overall size but with the thinner tyre was wondering how effective they would be at soaking up the impact from jumps.

 

[tntpoof]

buy a better radio that you can set it up to slow down when wheel is turned..street tires won't take the abuse a skate park and kid will bring...

 

[Greywolf74]

Is there a specific make I should look for? I’ve tried a quick Google search and the ones I’ve seen all seem to be wider rims with thinner tyres. Same overall size but with the thinner tyre was wondering how effective they would be at soaking up the impact from jumps.

Duratrax makes good wheels and tires, so does proline and jconcepts. You can try generic wheels and tires but quality may vary. I've never heard of a HyperGo so I'm not sure the exact size of your wheels/tires or whatsize hexes they use so all I can do is show you some examples of what I'm talking about. Heres an example of some Duratrax SpeedHawks for 1/10 scale buggies.


If you can't find anything like those that will fit your RC then you could also look at off road wheels/tires that have a less aggressive tread pattern like these Bar RR tires for the Losi Mini B

 

[ArGaT]

Thanks for the info @Greywolf74 the hyper go is by MJX and they are very much a cheap Ali express Chinese 1:16 car. But they do take the abuse quite well. I’ll make sure to check out those dura tracks tyres. They look quite nice.
As @tntpoof mentioned, I have been toying with idea of upgraded radio too. Budget is an issue as I’m not just buying for 1. I was eyeing up the dumborc controllers. Are they any good or are there any others I should check out please?

 

[WickedFog]

Thanks for the info @Greywolf74 the hyper go is by MJX and they are very much a cheap Ali express Chinese 1:16 car. But they do take the abuse quite well. I’ll make sure to check out those dura tracks tyres. They look quite nice.
As @tntpoof mentioned, I have been toying with idea of upgraded radio too. Budget is an issue as I’m not just buying for 1. I was eyeing up the dumborc controllers. Are they any good or are there any others I should check out please?

The people that have the Dumbo RC radios seem to like them. But I can't for the life of me understand why anybody would buy that over the FlySky GT3B. WAY more features. I've seen the GT3B selling for around $35, and for that or even $10 more, it's just silly not to buy the GT3B instead. Just my opinion. But only a dumbo buys a Dumbo

Just kidding
Ask anyone that has the GT3B. They'll typically tell you they love it. For a general budget basher radio, you simply can't beat it. If you want more channels, grab their GT5 instead.

@ArGaT
You're new to the hobby. Do you have a ruler or better yet, a set of calipers? If so, measue the diameter of your tires where they meet the rim. The actual tire/wheel diameter will be a bit smaller than this value. But we need to measure in inches. Common inner tire diameters (tire bead) - 1.2, 1.3, 1.55, 1.7, 1.9 etc. S0 if you measure around, 1-3/4", you might be looking for 1.55's for example. Then measure the outer diameter of the tire and the tire width. These numbers will help you find the right size wheel and tire combo.

You also need to measure the hex in the back of the wheel. There are standard hex sizes. Hopefully yours even uses a hex, and it is a standard size. If it is, you'll have better luck searching.

The problem with the small scale Chinese buggies and such is wheels and tires get to be harder to find. If you're lucky, the Losi Mini-B or Mini-T wheels will fit it, or something similar, and the tires are about the same diameter. Look around here and compare.
https://www.google.com/search?q=los...d-att-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Note: If you change your tire diameter, you might have to change your pinion to get your final drive ratio back to where it should be. You can burn up your motor or ESC if you go too high a ratio and put a strain on your motor.

Bigger outer tire diameter = hotter motor, faster top speed (to an extent).

Smaller outer tire diameter = cooler motor, less top end, but peppier off the line.

 

[ArGaT]

I’ve not heard of the GT3B I’ll give that a look see. I thought the tyre size would help so I measured them last night. Yes they run a 12mm hex. I’ve seen hex extenders also, are they any good?
I was aware that changing the wheels outer diameter does something to the car ratio thingy majigy But I must admit, I’m not entirely clear on this ratio oojamaboby stuff. I need to watch more you tube.

 

[WickedFog]

I’ve not heard of the GT3B I’ll give that a look see. I thought the tyre size would help so I measured them last night. Yes they run a 12mm hex. I’ve seen hex extenders also, are they any good?
I was aware that changing the wheels outer diameter does something to the car ratio thingy majigy But I must admit, I’m not entirely clear on this ratio oojamaboby stuff. I need to watch more you tube.

I edited my reply. Read the last bit.

 

[22SSragtop]

i added a diff rx on each of my 2 I have a truggy and buggie, both now have gyro , 1 running a radiolink rx boung to my mt12 and the other running a flysky on my gt5. I have settled on 2 radios to rule them all, a mt12 for anything needing long distance and my gt5 for most everything else, mt12 is also good for some combined esc/rx since it can bind t many of them.

 

[majin]

THIS GUY IS all ABOUT THE oops all about the mjx and other "knock off" brands, i bet you 3 punches in the stomach he has done exactly what your asking about and can walk you thru exactly what your looking for
hope this helps in some way

 

[Greywolf74]

Just kidding
Ask anyone that has the GT3B. They'll typically tell you they love it. For a general budget basher radio, you simply can't beat it. If you want more channels, grab their GT5 instead.

THIS!

Forget the DumboRC radio, it doesn't have model memory. If you think you'll only have 10 RCs or less, then get a Flysky GT3b. If you want to play it safe and get one with 20 model memory, then go for the Flysky GT5. If you want/need more than 3 channels, you'll need the GT5 also, it has 6 channels.

 

[ArGaT]

About channels. I know throttle and steering take up 2 does trim for each take up another 2 or are they a separate thing?

 

[Greywolf74]

About channels. I know throttle and steering take up 2 does trim for each take up another 2 or are they a separate thing?

Trim is something you can do to each channel. They are not separate channels. Most electrics, at least non-crawlers, only use 2 channels unless you add something else. Crawlers/Scalers a lot of times will use more channels, but again depends on what's on it. LEDs might use an extra channel, a dig unit on a crawler would use an extra channel, 4 wheel steering might use an extra channel, the list goes on and on.

 

[WickedFog]

About channels. I know throttle and steering take up 2 does trim for each take up another 2 or are they a separate thing?

Trim is part of each channel. The GT5 has 6 channels, so you could have steering, throttle, a winch, 4 wheel steering, lights, etc. And those can all be controlled with the individual channels.

Some channels, like your throttle and steering, work off of a potentiometer and spring system which pulls that control back to zero with springs. Ideal for steering and throttle of course.

Others are simply knobs that you rotate to adjust the servo or whatever is being controlled by that channel. Say you had a snow plow on your truck. The knobs could be used to adjust the blade up and down on one knob, and tilt it side to side with the other.

Some channels are controlled by a switch. Typically a 3 way with forward, neutral, and reverse. So this would be good for a two speed transmission. One way is low gear, the other way is high gear, with the center position being neutral.

When you're new to the hobby, you can fall into just buying what will get you buy. But it's best to future proof your components and gear if you think you might continue in the hobby. A decent radio and a nice charger are the two things I would think about and research before pulling the trigger.

 

[ArGaT]

I’ve got the charger sorted. But yeah I think the rx needs seeing too aswell. Now I’ve got a few packs under my belt I’ve noticed that the reverse on the cars is a bit “iffy” I’ll put it in reverse and the won’t move so I have double trigger the reverse, if that makes sense.

 

[WickedFog]

I’ve got the charger sorted. But yeah I think the rx needs seeing too aswell. Now I’ve got a few packs under my belt I’ve noticed that the reverse on the cars is a bit “iffy” I’ll put it in reverse and the won’t move so I have double trigger the reverse, if that makes sense.

That is a safety feature built into nearly all surface ESC's. It's to prevent you from going directly from forward to reverse, which is very hard on your gearing. So pushing the trigger forward should apply your brake, which will slow the car down. Release the trigger and reapply the brake and it should go into reverse. The only vehicles you really don't want forward/brake/reverse on is rock crawlers. Those you typically setup forward/reverse only.

 

[ArGaT]

Ahh so it’s a thing that’s supposed to be there. That’s good to know.