How MUCH is getting close to being TOO Much

[Shocker]

I havnt got a TON of crawltime under my belt just yet. But I do know it's pretty much "run whatcha brung" to learn. As well as not to do too much all at once.

Anyway, when it comes to weight, how much is too much/ what is a good starting point?

Basically, each front tire & wheel combo on my AX-10 weighs 13 ounces. Both together add 26 ounces to the front plus 1 ounce of weights. My saddle pack rides out back and my electronics are up front.

Also, I look at aluminum c-blocks & knuckles as another way to add weight.

At the moment my truck doesnt feel sluggish or have problems pulling on a 65T. Any idea's are appreciated. :thumb:



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[Truggies]

That sounds about right. You should be pretty close. Have you weighed the truck to get a total weight on it. Mine is right at 6 lb.

[Shocker]

That sounds about right. You should be pretty close. Have you weighed the truck to get a total weight on it. Mine is right at 6 lb.

My small scale stops at 5lbs 2 ounces.

Best I can tell, my truck weighs 5lbs 11 ounces, with battery pack and body mounted. I still plan to add approximately 3 more ounces(divided by 2) to the rear wheels. So I am approaching 6 lbs.

[WV4WD]

I think I would put the saddle pack up front I have had no luck with more weight in the back than what my wheels are weighted. I have 3 1/2 oz in each rear. Im am running 7oz's in each front wheel and I have cut a piece of 3/4" solid steel square stock into 2 1" long pieces and made plates for the front axle and mounted one on each side of my servo. I am still running a 7.2 volt 4200mah stick pack under my stock battery plate and comming out the front, my receiver is on top of the battery plate and the Rooster is hanging out back on the rear servo plate. That set-up is really working great for me I would like to change batteries sometime but have been hesitant to do so cause i dont want to loose my 3 hour run time. I think a Lipo is my next step.

[Truggies]

The front needs to be heavier. I would say 2/3 of my weight is up front.

[Shocker]

My truck is most definately front heavy.

The reason I moved my saddle-packs to the rear is that I felt I was able to get plenty of weight up front w/o them. PLUS the saddle packs sat very close to my front tires with steering at full lock, sometime's touching. I wanted to eliminate any sort of drag or binding as well as the crowded look.

[Truggies]

My truck is most definately front heavy.

The reason I moved my saddle-packs to the rear is that I felt I was able to get plenty of weight up front w/o them. PLUS the saddle packs sat very close to my front tires with steering at full lock, sometime's touching. I wanted to eliminate any sort of drag or binding as well as the crowded look.

What ever works man. If my truck was work then I'd stick to it, or at least put it in my memory bank to build from.. I'm Not saying dont try anything else but you can always go back to what you know. We been doing alot of changing here lately but I have a good setup that I know works every time out. But trying other thing has lead me to some interesting things. I can always build on a good base setup.

[WV4WD]

I think I am going to stick to my current set-up since every time I try something new it all goes to CHIT.

[Shocker]

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Just trying to get a good base to start from. Didnt want to be swinging too far in one direction or another. I'll crawl it again and see how this set-up does.

[EvilTwin v2]

I think that alot of weight in the wheels/tires will hlep with traction...but there comes a point in which you can have too much weight/traction, and you'll just break stuff.

I personally run 2.5oz in each rear tire & 6.5 oz in each front. I just picked up a little more weight so I'm going to bump it up to 7oz in each front & 3oz in each rear.

I'm at that point now, though, where I am breaking alot of parts due to too much power (1000kv brushless on 11.1v). So far, I've broken 1 wheel, a ton of link ends, stock drive shafts, stock shocks, etc. I'm slowly upgrading till I get the balance of weight, strength, and power that I want.

Oh, and that 65t will take alot of weight before you have a noticeable power loss. It's torquey.