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Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER
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Adubscsr
Newbie
Hi Gents
"Axels out of phase"
Can someone help me understand this better? I'm a noob so not savvy on the mechanical side. If possible a step by step? Much appreciated.....
"Axels out of phase"
Can someone help me understand this better? I'm a noob so not savvy on the mechanical side. If possible a step by step? Much appreciated.....
This video explains really well what happens. Although this is a full size vehicle, the basics are the same.
Basically the yokes on your drives shafts should be inline and at the same angle as each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmV4qwLfOMY
Basically the yokes on your drives shafts should be inline and at the same angle as each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmV4qwLfOMY
saddlesore
Quarry Creeper
Loaded up the Nashbar SS 29er and moved to a better crawl spot! Radio stayed put all the way out on dirt fire roads and single track...even the rocky rooty spots didn't shake it loose. Then the return trip mostly on paved path was no problem at all.
Put some flat pedals back on, I wanted to hike around easily while crawling, not with carbon soled bike shoes lol.
Ascender fastened to Camelbak with velcro straps (like battery strap, but longer and wider). I used 8" length Black Hook and Loop (Frys.com #3358942, Manufacturer: THE, UPC #050286806056, Model #20-8-0), but Fry's Electronics has them in 6" and 12" too. It took three of the 8" put together to hold transmitter to the stem and bars.
FRYS.com | THE
It was dusk and the nearly full moon was rising early
Star of Bethlehem?
“Star Of Bethlehem†Visible on June 30th for the First Time in 2,000 Years. | elephant journal
Need to get headlights and rocklights, I was wearing small LED headlamp for light
The moon
Is this by the American River bike trail? I used to live right by there. MTB and RC cars....My two favorite things!!!!"thumbsup"
Great deal on TODBLDZ machined aluminum rear upper link risers with lots of adjustment holes and nice thick metal that shouldn't break. "thumbsup"
Me three! :ror:"thumbsup"
Thanks guys for the great help! 8)"thumbsup"
Yes. Yes. Two of my faves too. :ror:"thumbsup"
M J
Rock Stacker
Hey Nate, I had to pull the axial sway bar off as it was really killing the articulation of the rear end. I was curious if you ran into that and if you did, how you worked around it. I ended up getting longer screws to further outboard the shocks and it's seemed to help somewhat. I'm wondering if I am using the stiffest sway bar (never got my micrometer out to check).
Hobbezco
Pebble Pounder
I recently dealt with this issue myself. I few weeks back, I had a day where my Ascender just started acting like it was made of Velcro. It was an amazing day of crawling where I was able to hit a lot of lines that I was not able to before. In my next maintenance session, I noticed that the wraith swaybar had broken right at that thin spot in the middle. I have been crawling without it since and have seen a noticeable improvement in crawlability without a swaybar in the mix. My Ascender is over a year old now, well broken in, and still using the stock kit shocks.
racer
Pebble Pounder
I have seen this myself.....my nephew has a stock unit.he has made a couple sections at our local spot that I have an issue with....with that being said,when it comes to almost vertical climbs,his will lift the front tire and flip over.mine will make those climbs.its all personal preferance.
I used the softest Axial swaybar (the one with the largest notch machined in the center of the bar) and it works but is little too stiff. The stiffest bar is way too stiff for the Ascender, I made a replacement bar out of piano wire, by grinding the flats on both ends. My bar is thinner and flexes a bit more, but I want to make a thinner one for little more flex.
It's a trade off anytime you make suspension changes, that's why I'm going to make an even thinner swaybar. "thumbsup"
racer
Pebble Pounder
I'm trying new bars too.I'm using losi 22 sway bars.just put thickest on kennys truck.I'm going to try middle on my new rtr.
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Racer,
Just looked them up, how wjde are they from end to end? The diameters look much better (thinner) for controlling TT while getting good flex. I see there are kits for the 22-4 and 22SCT, which are you using? Looking forward to your results and input.
Kit for Losi 22-4:
Sway Bar Kit, Front & Rear: 22-4 (TLR334006): Team Losi Racing
Kit for Losi 22 SCT:
Sway Bar Kit, Rear: 22SCT (TLR334002): Team Losi Racing
Just looked them up, how wjde are they from end to end? The diameters look much better (thinner) for controlling TT while getting good flex. I see there are kits for the 22-4 and 22SCT, which are you using? Looking forward to your results and input.
Kit for Losi 22-4:
Sway Bar Kit, Front & Rear: 22-4 (TLR334006): Team Losi Racing
Kit for Losi 22 SCT:
Sway Bar Kit, Rear: 22SCT (TLR334002): Team Losi Racing
fyrstormer
RCC Addict
Need to put some lights on that Ascender so you don't have to shine a flashlight at it while driving at night.
Done long time ago, headlights and red rocklights start on page 7 "thumbsup"
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/vaterra-ascender/538944-natedogs-vaterra-ascender-7.html
I haven't tried them, I did try Slash swaybars and they are not ideal. So far best is Axial Wraith front swaybar kit using the thinnest bar, thinner is even better which is why I made my own bar to go with the Axial arms and links. "thumbsup"
M J
Rock Stacker
Cool - I remember the piano wire you mentioned previously. I'll see if I can come up with something.
racer
Pebble Pounder
Hey Nate I'm using the 2wd sct set,for kennys truck I did just a quick setup cause he may want them off.I'll post up some pics in a but.
racer
Pebble Pounder
Here's some pics of this setup,like I said just a quick pop on.he way not like it.losi goes by color code for sizing.
Kennys has the thickest
These are from a gen 1 22 sct tuning kit.
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Kennys has the thickest
These are from a gen 1 22 sct tuning kit.
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Looking forward to what you come up with!
Thanks, that 1.6mm is about 0.063" which is thinner than I'm using and probably just about ideal. Mine needs to get a little more rear flex imo.
Thanks, nice geometry at ride height and bar is up out of the way and away from the shocks. "thumbsup"
EDIT: You could drill small holes in the tops of frame rails and use some VP or whomever's aluminum servo clamp brackets to secure the bar to the frame rails.
racer
Pebble Pounder
Clamp brackets?
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