dboeren
Newbie
I recently bought my first rock crawler, an Element Enduro Sendero.
I'm having a blast with it and want to start working on tuning it up a big but I'm having a hard time finding reliable information. So far I've put a metal servo horn on it and I've got a new front bumper coming tomorrow and some hex drivers so I can do the OD gear swap.
What I'd like to do is work on some of the low-hanging fruit for improving my performance. I mainly run in woods going over rocks and logs and stuff. Not much mud or water, and not much where the entire surface is rock. I'm not planning on being high level competitive but I'm sure I'll try some sort of local competition sometime for the experience and would like it to perform reasonably well.
1. What are some of the best/first/inexpensive things to do?
2. Adding weight. This is new to me, I'm used to weight being the enemy. I understand you want low COG and front biased weight. I can't find good info on how important it is that it be non-rotating weight though since the RPM's are so low. So, what are some good ways to add weight? Keep in mind, the Enduro is very new and very few aftermarket products are made for it yet.
3. What's better to get, heavier wheels or "beef patty" type weights that go behind the wheels? Will any SCX10 wheels fit or am I risking having the wrong offset or something? I'm guessing that patties being smaller diameter (tighter to the axle) will have less of the ill effects of rotational weight but obviously wheels look better. They don't seem to have knuckles or axles out yet. Is it overkill to do more than one? Like if I'm going to do wheels someday for looks should I avoid doing patties early on or aim for lighter wheels? I'd like to avoid buying things I'm going to take off later and never use again.
4. Tires. I have a short list of some tire vendors and models. I'm less sure about the height though. I've heard lower is better for lower CG, higher is better for clearance, higher is better for better climbing. What's the real deal here? I guess the short short version of the question is whether I would be better off getting 4.75" tires or 4.45" tires as these seem to be the most common sizes.
5. Anything else I may be overlooking?
Thanks!
I'm having a blast with it and want to start working on tuning it up a big but I'm having a hard time finding reliable information. So far I've put a metal servo horn on it and I've got a new front bumper coming tomorrow and some hex drivers so I can do the OD gear swap.
What I'd like to do is work on some of the low-hanging fruit for improving my performance. I mainly run in woods going over rocks and logs and stuff. Not much mud or water, and not much where the entire surface is rock. I'm not planning on being high level competitive but I'm sure I'll try some sort of local competition sometime for the experience and would like it to perform reasonably well.
1. What are some of the best/first/inexpensive things to do?
2. Adding weight. This is new to me, I'm used to weight being the enemy. I understand you want low COG and front biased weight. I can't find good info on how important it is that it be non-rotating weight though since the RPM's are so low. So, what are some good ways to add weight? Keep in mind, the Enduro is very new and very few aftermarket products are made for it yet.
3. What's better to get, heavier wheels or "beef patty" type weights that go behind the wheels? Will any SCX10 wheels fit or am I risking having the wrong offset or something? I'm guessing that patties being smaller diameter (tighter to the axle) will have less of the ill effects of rotational weight but obviously wheels look better. They don't seem to have knuckles or axles out yet. Is it overkill to do more than one? Like if I'm going to do wheels someday for looks should I avoid doing patties early on or aim for lighter wheels? I'd like to avoid buying things I'm going to take off later and never use again.
4. Tires. I have a short list of some tire vendors and models. I'm less sure about the height though. I've heard lower is better for lower CG, higher is better for clearance, higher is better for better climbing. What's the real deal here? I guess the short short version of the question is whether I would be better off getting 4.75" tires or 4.45" tires as these seem to be the most common sizes.
5. Anything else I may be overlooking?
Thanks!
