Finding Nemo’s new setup

[Itali83]

So, after another round of shock tuning, adjusting, aluminum upper rear link mount and checking everything over, I had another very disappointing test session. I don’t want to sound like a whiny pants, but this set up flat out does not work. It is better than stock, marginally, but not nearly as good as a properly set up sway bar truck. The truck was very un settled. The minute I got to a steep climb, the left front wheel was up off the ground and the truck was leaning like crazy and very unstable.

My plan is to completely strip the truck down to every last nut and bolt, then build it with my daughter so she can have a truck to start getting used to. Going back to stock motor location, 4 link rear with sway bar and possibly a new body. The axial blazer body is calling me loud and clear. Just waiting for it to be in stock again.

So, again, not to bash or discredit the greats that are trying/using this set up, but for my with this truck and my terrain, this was a major flop....literally.

Ben

 

[Itali83]

Went back to stock motor location, tried and true rear sway bar and the typical shock tuning. Man oh man do I love this truck now. It’s a bit too heavy because of scale junk but it’s fun to drive and predictable.

The biggest thing I like is the power train. I went with a HH trailmaster sport sealed can 27t 550 can. Hobbywing 1080 esc. I went with a 16t pinion and running 3s. I can’t get over how smooth the low speed and start up is. AND it has enough top end to be a fun trail truck. Wide open it’s a very brisk walk and will literally crawl so slow that I can watch each lug flex on the very unimpressive Pitbull growlers on the rocks. I think it’s the fact that the 550 can has more power to have a smooth startup even with higher than stock gearing. I volted up AND geared up too lol. Here’s a few pictures. It has enough wheel speed to clean out the tires.

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[M1tch]

Looking really good. I "like". Still enjoy my Ascenders even though I got the Venture SBK. Ascenders are now pretty much 5 years old and still very capable. Obviously a good design at the start.

 

[Itali83]

Thank you. I’ve had two good crawl sessions in the last couple weeks. First with my original blazer ascender that is my old faithful. Point and shoot. Just goes where I point it and gets it down. Now with Nemo running well they’re both fun to run. I’m hoping to get my full leaf sprung Jimmy out this weekend and enjoy that truck too.

Ben

 

[mgputer]

Looking good. Glad you got it dialed in. I run the same motor but I run a 14t pinion. Works really well. I will have to try a 16 for trails as it is just tolerable with the 14t

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[andymac0035]

I really like how this came out. Those 1.55's make those tires look a lot bigger than they are.
Those are 4.1" right?

 

[Itali83]

I really like how this came out. Those 1.55's make those tires look a lot bigger than they are.
Those are 4.1" right?

Yup. Those are for sure 4.19” tall tires. 1.9’s just look too big for this body to me.

Ben