My F150 xmod body...
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Sporttracguy
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Although that looks like a hell of a lot of fun i have a feeling it may be a tad bit too much for the cheap TRU plastic parts.. Could be a fun way to test it though
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Clint
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Clint
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You guys are a bad influence on me.(as a joke now becomes a reality)
BASTARDS!!
Just made a set of carbon fiber dogbones for the driveshaft ends.
All 4 axles can also be replicated easily.
This is using xmod driveshaft stock, so now i'll be able to use xmod
bearings where needed.
The 2 driveshaft cups are fairly large and can be strengthened
with some thin metal tubing glued over it. Front axle cups are already
steel.
gearbox needs a total rework.
What parts have you guys broken on the SSMT?
BASTARDS!!
Just made a set of carbon fiber dogbones for the driveshaft ends.
All 4 axles can also be replicated easily.
This is using xmod driveshaft stock, so now i'll be able to use xmod
bearings where needed.
The 2 driveshaft cups are fairly large and can be strengthened
with some thin metal tubing glued over it. Front axle cups are already
steel.
gearbox needs a total rework.
What parts have you guys broken on the SSMT?
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Tuner1989
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Clint wrote:You guys are a bad influence on me.(as a joke now becomes a reality)
BASTARDS!!
Just made a set of carbon fiber dogbones for the driveshaft ends.
All 4 axles can also be replicated easily.
This is using xmod driveshaft stock, so now i'll be able to use xmod
bearings where needed.
The 2 driveshaft cups are fairly large and can be strengthened
with some thin metal tubing glued over it. Front axle cups are already
steel.
gearbox needs a total rework.
What parts have you guys broken on the SSMT?
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Sporttracguy
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Only thing i have broken on my ssmt was fusing the gears together from all the friction involved. I think i have fixed most of the problem with the added bearings on the gears.
I will say that if i were to hit something at the higher speeds im getting i would certanily break some of the steering parts (they arent very burly) So im thinking that some sort of a bumper may be needed to prevent some serious damage.
Other than the steering and the gears the rest of the truck would be hard to break (unless you are jumping the thing a lot
) With the shorter wheel base it does become unstable at high speeds and can easily tip if you turn sharp at high speeds.
NOTE: One more thing to add to the broken list, i just broke a body mount (on the body, not the chassis) but that was because it was mounted on an aftermarket body.
Im thinking that a set of aftermarket shocks (1:18 scale probably) would be a good idea, the stock shocks tend to bind up a bit.
All in all for the price this thing is well worth it,, great fun
STG
I will say that if i were to hit something at the higher speeds im getting i would certanily break some of the steering parts (they arent very burly) So im thinking that some sort of a bumper may be needed to prevent some serious damage.
Other than the steering and the gears the rest of the truck would be hard to break (unless you are jumping the thing a lot
) With the shorter wheel base it does become unstable at high speeds and can easily tip if you turn sharp at high speeds.NOTE: One more thing to add to the broken list, i just broke a body mount (on the body, not the chassis) but that was because it was mounted on an aftermarket body.
Im thinking that a set of aftermarket shocks (1:18 scale probably) would be a good idea, the stock shocks tend to bind up a bit.
All in all for the price this thing is well worth it,, great fun
STG
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Clint
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Been bashing it pretty hard the past few days.
Even with a servo saver I killed the HS56HB servo jumping off ice/snow.
Although I think it was due to the long servo horn. Too much torque tweak
going against it on bad landings. There's lots of room up front for a large
servo, so i'll be installing an hs85 metal gear servo and using a smaller
servo horn, a softer servo saver, and softer front suspension springs.
that little ssmt is doing 30km/h on the mini dyno with the red ssmt motor/
gear. 24km/h for the green motor/gear. lipo+spy really wakes it up.
I couldnt even imagine what the mamba will do.
After using it outside for a few days, it really doesnt need any more speed.
Although, I might rewind a hotter motor for it, as it's not even remotely
stressing the batt and esc(doesnt even get the lipo warm after 15 minutes use).
For now the gear mesh is still ok. When that breaks, i'm planning on
popping the bearings out of a few cheap 130 motor cans for the gear pins.
The ssmt black F-150 upgrade pack has wider wheelbase rims. Keeps it a
bit more stable at high speeds.
I need some video of this thing.
Even with a servo saver I killed the HS56HB servo jumping off ice/snow.
Although I think it was due to the long servo horn. Too much torque tweak
going against it on bad landings. There's lots of room up front for a large
servo, so i'll be installing an hs85 metal gear servo and using a smaller
servo horn, a softer servo saver, and softer front suspension springs.
that little ssmt is doing 30km/h on the mini dyno with the red ssmt motor/
gear. 24km/h for the green motor/gear. lipo+spy really wakes it up.
I couldnt even imagine what the mamba will do.
After using it outside for a few days, it really doesnt need any more speed.
Although, I might rewind a hotter motor for it, as it's not even remotely
stressing the batt and esc(doesnt even get the lipo warm after 15 minutes use).
For now the gear mesh is still ok. When that breaks, i'm planning on
popping the bearings out of a few cheap 130 motor cans for the gear pins.
The ssmt black F-150 upgrade pack has wider wheelbase rims. Keeps it a
bit more stable at high speeds.
I need some video of this thing.