Dreadstar
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Well,the upgrades are coming quicker than I thought,as I just get my hex adaptors through. One thing though,if you decide to follow suit,you will need to replace the front plastic hexes with alloy ones,otherwise the adaptors bind on the hubs. I'm fortunate in that I already had some bolt-on type alloy hexes which were a bit thicker than the plastic ones. You will also require an 8mm hex wrench to tighten up the axle bolts,as the trusty little 4-way is too small.
[DOUBLEPOST=1462540191][/DOUBLEPOST]Took her out for a test run,just to see how she would handle with the 1/8th wheels. I now have a problem that I haven't had before,she pops wheelies. If I accelerate just too quickly,the whole front end comes up and the parachute effect flips her on her back. The traction from these tyres is terrific,certainly on tarmac and I already know how they fare on grass too. I made a slight mistake with the battery,in that I put it in the rearmost position instead of the front,which certainly won't have helped any. The reason for that though was that the battery lid was 'grabbing' the front of the battery and not letting me get the securing rod in. I may need to file the inside edges of the battery door a little to try to remedy this.
[DOUBLEPOST=1462541699][/DOUBLEPOST]These are the type of locking hexes that I used,but the 6mm thick ones instead.
RC EP Nitro 1/10 12mm hex 4MM 5MM 6MM Alloy Locking Lock Wheel Rim Adapters SIL
[DOUBLEPOST=1462540191][/DOUBLEPOST]Took her out for a test run,just to see how she would handle with the 1/8th wheels. I now have a problem that I haven't had before,she pops wheelies. If I accelerate just too quickly,the whole front end comes up and the parachute effect flips her on her back. The traction from these tyres is terrific,certainly on tarmac and I already know how they fare on grass too. I made a slight mistake with the battery,in that I put it in the rearmost position instead of the front,which certainly won't have helped any. The reason for that though was that the battery lid was 'grabbing' the front of the battery and not letting me get the securing rod in. I may need to file the inside edges of the battery door a little to try to remedy this.
[DOUBLEPOST=1462541699][/DOUBLEPOST]These are the type of locking hexes that I used,but the 6mm thick ones instead.
RC EP Nitro 1/10 12mm hex 4MM 5MM 6MM Alloy Locking Lock Wheel Rim Adapters SIL