part time crawler and speed

[brushless losi]

i wanted a truck that can crawl and have good speed not too fast but like 30 mph. i have a e-maxx soon to be modded with goods. would locking the spools and going 30 mph be wise or would it affect anything

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

You will have a basher. It is not possible to have suspension that allows great articulation, and great handling at speed.

With spools and speed, you will probably twist the maxx shafts a lot if you get it on concrete. It would make it more capable off road though.

 

[Mad Scientist]

30mph is pretty fast for a part-time crawler. Like johnrobholmes said, it's kind of an either-or thing.

 

[customxprone1]

Right now in my TLT i have at P2K motor in it, with a pede tranny. It does good in the rocks and has some pep in it. However my 45 or 55 t will be comign soon. But for bashing Id say something like that works good.

 

[rerock]

For scale bashing, I was having fun with a 15t stock Associated motor. It didn't go all that fast, but it was a scaleish speed. When I'd crawl, I'd just toss in the 55t.

 

[Crawlsalot]

you just cant mix the two, your better off with a truck that can do one thing awsome than two things bad.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

you just cant mix the two, your better off with a truck that can do one thing awsome than two things bad.

I agree fully. Its is just like a bike. You can be fast on the road and poor offroad, or great on the trail and slow on the concrete. Mix the two and you have a hybrid that sucks at both- but has a comfy seat :mrgreen:

That is why I have a bike for both! I also have a RC car for bashing, and a few dedicated for crawling. I gave up the basher/crawler all-in-one fight a while back.

 

[brushless losi]

yea i mostly will use it for bashing, it's just that i like the articulation and ground clearance also the look. but i still would like that power to rip through things like mud. also would spools be good just to get for when i climb like curb sized rocks

 

[thaclodking]

You can get away with a "basher" trail rig, but don't expect it to do wonders. You can all but forget about crawling on the rocks with the kind of gearing required for 30 mph, it just doesn't work.