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stop wheelies!!!

Old 06-10-2007, 08:44 PM
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i have a S-maxx with a os .18tm and i love the wheelies but when im trying to race it wheelies like mad and i have a wheelie bar but it over powers it and still does them. it really sucks cause i glued my tires wrong cause my whole car wobbles at high speed on two wheels i LOVE the perfomance and i dont want to make it richer so how do i stop them?
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

set the car lower and learn throttle control lol.
Old 06-10-2007, 09:03 PM
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

get a center diff.
Old 06-10-2007, 09:09 PM
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i cant get a center diff for the tmaxx and i lowered it with zip ties bout half an inch of the ground and it still does them
Old 06-10-2007, 09:16 PM
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

loosen your rear suspension. and what kind of tires you running? maybe try some tires with less grip so they break loose more.
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

im runin stock nubby ones that are as bald as my dad
Old 06-10-2007, 10:13 PM
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

maybe loosen up your slipper clutch...
Old 06-10-2007, 10:15 PM
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

Isn't the s-maxx 2wd? Center diff isn't an option for 2wd.

Loosen your slipper a little.
Old 06-10-2007, 10:27 PM
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how do i do that? and yes the s-maxx is 2wd
Old 06-10-2007, 10:29 PM
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just gear it higher!
Old 06-10-2007, 10:35 PM
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

Get a smaller spear gear. It will increase top end but you will loose low end. Which in your case, is what you want. You can also change the clutch bell to be a little bigger to help also. Again this will decrease low end and give you top end.



Check out the steve slaydin mods you can do to help make it a better racer:


Part 1: [link=http://www.traxxas.com/support/index.php?action=artikel&cat=143&id=458]suspension tunning[/link]

Part 2: [link=http://www.traxxas.com/support/index.php?action=artikel&cat=143&id=459]chassies tricks[/link]

Part 3: [link=http://www.traxxas.com/support/index.php?action=artikel&cat=143&id=460&artlang=en]drivetrain/gearing[/link]


Hoped this helped!

-Mike
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ORIGINAL: pinky2252s

i cant get a center diff for the tmaxx and i lowered it with zip ties bout half an inch of the ground and it still does them
When you started this thread you said it was for an s-maxx. Now youre talking about a t-maxx.which is it?
Old 06-10-2007, 11:32 PM
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sorry there basicly the same truck, s-maxx
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

you do know that you can convert an s maxx to 4WD lol, that's probably whats hes done, once converted the s maxx and t maxx are almost the same truck.
Old 06-11-2007, 06:06 AM
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

put lighter oil in your rear shocks set your ride height level with the ground...use some softer springs on the shocks....loosen your slipper.....you want it to squat and grab when u hit the throttle...and lowering your ride height with zip ties....how did you do that??? thats a new one to me...add your battery pack to the front of the truck to carry more weight up front..
Wheelies are seldom a sign of good performance...they are a product of the trucks centre of gravity...and suspension setup..
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ORIGINAL: pinky2252s

how do i do that? and yes the s-maxx is 2wd
Just loosen the nut on the spur gear a little. Just a little though, if you loosen it too much it will slip excessively and melt the spur gear. You just want it loose enough that it slips a little whne you accelerate really hard. You don't want it to slip all of the time.
Old 06-11-2007, 08:51 AM
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ORIGINAL: jarett 92

get a center diff.
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Old 06-11-2007, 11:10 AM
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Default RE: stop wheelies!!!

and i lowered it by puting the zip ties threw the a arms and up threw the shock tower and back again

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