Monster Truck Madness – Little Monster Truck, Scale Tires
Hey of us and Happy Thursday! I hope wherever you’re studying this, that the climate is as good as it’s the place I’m at – excessive 70’s and sunny. It’s prime “get back outdoors with your r/c’s” climate!
I’ve acquired a pair e-mails to get by way of this week, so let’s do it.
Good afternoon,
I’ve seen lots of your articles currently and the way you’ve been
that includes a superb quantity of rc monster truck content material. First, thanks.
The extra publicity to the interest is excellent! I believed with
these function being extra prevalent as of late, you could be
in having a look on the new BlackMarket RC Fighter chassis. Jake has
completed an incredible job designing it and it nonetheless makes use of the Losi LMT
drivetrain. He’s on Facebook when you’d like to have a look. Thank
you for contemplating,David Heimbigner
Wine Country
Hey David, thanks for the e-mail. I’ve really not tried any of the BlackMarket RC choices, however I wished to publish this right here to support them as I’ve seen the stuff they’re doing and it appears to be like stable. I hope to check out a few of their wares quickly!
Hi Doug from Madrid, Spain!
First issues first, sorry if my English sounds a bit of humorous, I´m a Spaniard, you recognize…
Well, I´m considering in getting a brand new rig, and the Granite/Big Rock BLX is one in all my favourites, with the Rival MT10 actually shut (much less energy out of the field, but additionally very sturdy) and much off, a 4WD Slash/Stampede (actually costly right here).
But I can´t assist loving and watching the JConcepts suspension set for Traxxas –you´ll know what I´m referring to- and this set is what made me take into consideration including actual huge macho wheels to an “OEM monster truck”…
My important objective is so as to add “real” or “scale” monster truck wheels (JConcepts-Proline-Clodbuster measurement) to the one I lastly get, or perhaps to my beloved and upgraded 2WD brushless Ruckus. When browsing the web and your good articles about monster vans, I noticed you had been attempting to do the identical, and that´s the explanation I´m writing you proper now.
Please be aware that I nonetheless don´t have the automobile (besides the Ruckus) however I´m in contact with a number of RC boards and I´ve learn some posts which will assist. Also some Youtube movies and issues like that.Keep it on all 4´s, and cheers from Madrid, Spain!
-Anthony
Hey Anthony, thanks a lot for the e-mail!
So from what I collect right here, you’ve acquired a basher kind monster truck and you’re desirous to run some stable axle model scale kicks on it?
First off, given you’re mulling over some 1/10 sized choices, I’ll throw my opinion in for the Granite BLX. Had mine for years and find it irresistible. While I’m a stable axle man, I like throwing a 3S battery into the Granite and going to city. Simple, rugged and enjoyable.
Ok, so assuming you’ve an ARRMA Granite sized monster truck, I might strongly suggest that you just concentrate on including a set of two.2 sized JConcepts Midwest wheels and one of many tire sorts they make in that measurement, as it is going to be A LOT easier and possibly extra enjoyable that including full measurement Clod wheels/tires to a comparatively small truck.
I’d go along with a set of gold compound JConcepts tires, no matter mannequin, as a result of you’ll undergo an excellent comfortable blue compound tire fast when you run it on arduous surfaces. The golds will final you!
You must change your Granite hexes to 12mm (ARA310816 is the half quantity) to suit the Midwests. You additionally might must open up the axle stub gap within the wheel barely with a drill as nicely. I say “maybe” as I’ve really not completed this on my Granite, I’m nonetheless working the inventory wheels and tires.
That’s the large benefit of the Stampede- it has 12mm hexes and you may simply use the Midwest wheels from the get-go with no modding wanted.
Let me know what you go along with!
If you’ve a query, be happy to shoot it to me- doug@bigsquidrc.com. Until subsequent time maintain it on all 4’s!