Fireteam New member with Fireteam

[JAMOranger3]

Before I replaced the chassis with a bulletproof. I totaled the stock chassis by smashed it into concrete wall at 50mph. Couldn’t stop it and destroyed the chassis. Lol

 

[JAMOranger3]

Polishing the chassis today!

 

[JAMOranger3]

 

[xmonster313x]

Polishing the chassis today!View attachment 320772View attachment 320773View attachment 320774

 

[Dan B.]

Anybody doing spools in front/rear diff?

Nobody that wants to turn left or right. That’s typically only advantageous on speed runners. A spool REALLY craps up the handling off road. Go to 500k-1mil in a center diff and it prevents front tire ballooning while still allowing the center diff to have somewhat of a buffer. Go 60k front, 30k rear in open diffs. Or go “full action” front and “minimal” rear setup for EXB diffs.

 

[Tyrus]

I made a post about my Fireteam on FB and the first comment I got was change diff fluids to 60F/500C/30R and slide the battery tray back and man were they right when they said it drives like a different machine. Shedding a pound and a half of body helped too. Picks up the front with ease! Wish I could attach videos.

 

[xmonster313x]

I made a post about my Fireteam on FB and the first comment I got was change diff fluids to 60F/500C/30R and slide the battery tray back and man were they right when they said it drives like a different machine. Shedding a pound and a half of body helped too. Picks up the front with ease! Wish I could attach videos.

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Badass!! i wanna know which one of that body on it...

 

[Tyrus]

Badass!! i wanna know which one of that body on it...

Limitless with a couple inches chopped off the back!!

 

[xmonster313x]

Limitless with a couple inches chopped off the back!!

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Awesome, that’s a good idea! @JAMOranger3 probably should do that. Lol

 

[SrC]

I now run approx 700k in my FT center diff. I may even go up to 1mil. at center. Only because the center diff gets super hot with this Heavy FT.
For bashing you really want some Front/ Rear center diff action Bias. Or it just drives like crap if locked IMHO. I don't Crawl with my FT. I have Crawlers for that purpose. Locked at Fr and Rear makes no sense to me at all, for bashing purposes. The only real advantage to locked diffs is Zero maintenance needed. No parts to deal with. Just that the F/R main and input gears will take a toll for sure.
I run 60k front and 30k rear. I am good with this.

FWIW, the Fireteam already comes stock with 10k both front and rear. And 200k at the center.
Way too thin IMHO.

 

[Tyrus]

Awesome, that’s a good idea! @JAMOranger3 probably should do that. Lol

It looks awesome and the weight saved is pretty wild!

 

[BudUMfan]

Welcome sir!

 

[fozzy71]

This is my FireTeam in its current state. I am in the process of installing some smaller X0-1 wheels and a spool for it, and ordering some K6 bumpers and wing parts.

 

[Tyrus]

This is my FireTeam in its current state. I am in the process of installing some smaller X0-1 wheels and a spool for it, and ordering some K6 bumpers and wing parts.


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Those are some meats! I need to wear out the stock FT tires so I can justify buying different ones. Not quite the same price as finding 1/10 scale tires half off and being able to snag multiple sets.

 

[MisterEMM]

Welcome.
And be careful. The Fireteam was my first Arrma too and now I have seven. I'm afraid it won't stay that way. They are constantly multiplying...

 

[Tyrus]

Welcome.
And be careful. The Fireteam was my first Arrma too and now I have seven. I'm afraid it won't stay that way. They are constantly multiplying...

I have to confess, I do have a few Traxxas 3S cars that I really love. But only after a lot of modification. I can definitely get behind these 6S Arrma rigs though, built like tanks. I gotta be careful with my Slash buggy, seems like it’s always right on the edge of destruction.

 

[SrC]

It looks awesome and the weight saved is pretty wild!

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I did that also with a custom build. using My take off XLWB RTR chassis . (I swapped in an M2C chassis with my Mojave ) Also used the Lim body.
Yeah much lighter. And much lower center of gravity. Drive so much differently than my FT.
The heavy FT body does keep the XLWB chassis straighter since it is keys into the shock towers. By design, the FT body is like a chassis brace.

https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/1-6-typhon-from-my-take-off-parts-bin.32988/

 

[Dan B.]

I did that also with a custom build. using My take off XLWB RTR chassis . (I swapped in an M2C chassis with my Mojave ) Also used the Lim body.
Yeah much lighter. And much lower center of gravity. Drive so much differently than my FT.
The heavy FT body does keep the XLWB chassis straighter since it is keys into the shock towers. By design, the FT body is like a chassis brace.

https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/1-6-typhon-from-my-take-off-parts-bin.32988/

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That’s a groovy rig, man!

 

[JAMOranger3]

Ran it yesterday after polished the bulletproof chassis.
Ran into problem with rear pinion to D safe cup being little play. Shimmed the small bearing and still same. Gee
I have to suspend it and focus on my Syclone for 1320video’s host ice cream cruise in two weeks

 

[Dan B.]

Ran it yesterday after polished the bulletproof chassis.
Ran into problem with rear pinion to D safe cup being little play. Shimmed the small bearing and still same. Gee
I have to suspend it and focus on my Syclone for 1320video’s host ice cream cruise in two weeks

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Flipping the bird! Nice polishing job!