Hankinator
11-20-2009, 10:15 PM
Hi all, I am New to the Losi forums and products. Not sure if this belongs in the crawlers or micro forums. Mods please move if needed.
I Just got my Losi Micro Crawler this evening. This thing is a blast. Very fun and can conquer some things you would not expect from a 1/24th crawler.
I have ZERO complaints (so far) but I am never one to leave well enough alone…after running one pack through it I managed some quick “tweaks” and have some others planned.
Hey it’s for fun right?
Anyway, I call them tweaks as they can be easily undone and returned to stock format.
As you will notice none of these are tweaks revolutionary and have been applied for years to larger scale RC crawlers.
Similar to the 1/18 MRC this 1/24 seems a lil top heavy. To attempt to improve to a lower CG I have:
Relocated the stock NiMH batt to the front servo (which is on the front axle). Just a bit of body rub if both front springs compress evenly…none during articulation though.
Next I put ¼ oz. sticky back lead weights inside the rims on all four corners. These fit really well with just a small trim/notch of the corners of the lead square. As you can tell by the picture that this is not very pleasing to the eye. I plan to counter sink the center of the lead square to allow them to recess further into the rim without hitting the wheel nut. Also a better job of notching or grinding should be done as well as a coat of paint or some black tape to make them match the truck.
http://forum.losi.com/picture.php?albumid=77&pictureid=560
I ran this set-up and it works very well (worked well before too).
My next tweaks are to get a LiPo batt (increased run time and more wheel speed)…maybe even one for a micro DT if I can make it fit….
Anyway…I just wanted to share my new rig. I hope you like...I do!
Later,
Hankinator
I Just got my Losi Micro Crawler this evening. This thing is a blast. Very fun and can conquer some things you would not expect from a 1/24th crawler.
I have ZERO complaints (so far) but I am never one to leave well enough alone…after running one pack through it I managed some quick “tweaks” and have some others planned.
Hey it’s for fun right?
Anyway, I call them tweaks as they can be easily undone and returned to stock format.
As you will notice none of these are tweaks revolutionary and have been applied for years to larger scale RC crawlers.
Similar to the 1/18 MRC this 1/24 seems a lil top heavy. To attempt to improve to a lower CG I have:
Relocated the stock NiMH batt to the front servo (which is on the front axle). Just a bit of body rub if both front springs compress evenly…none during articulation though.
Next I put ¼ oz. sticky back lead weights inside the rims on all four corners. These fit really well with just a small trim/notch of the corners of the lead square. As you can tell by the picture that this is not very pleasing to the eye. I plan to counter sink the center of the lead square to allow them to recess further into the rim without hitting the wheel nut. Also a better job of notching or grinding should be done as well as a coat of paint or some black tape to make them match the truck.
http://forum.losi.com/picture.php?albumid=77&pictureid=560
I ran this set-up and it works very well (worked well before too).
My next tweaks are to get a LiPo batt (increased run time and more wheel speed)…maybe even one for a micro DT if I can make it fit….
Anyway…I just wanted to share my new rig. I hope you like...I do!
Later,
Hankinator