Over the past few days, i've got your help upgrading my receiver + servo. This community is awesome.
I wanted to do a quick test run with the cover off so we dropped it in a middle school parking lot (huge) and let it rip.
I also discovered that on my dumbo radio i can turn the throttle up to 100% and it's like the RC turns into a new level of beast. It's like i finally got 100% of the car power instead of 75% of it on the stx2 poop radio.
But as i was in a large school parking lot, i was ripping, full turn.. i don't know if the servo voltage dropped, or I had poor visual judgement, but i ended up hitting the curb going maybe 10-15 mph. Never done that before!
I wasn't super fast, and i know i smashed it against trees and the ground much harder.
First assessment, well its not so bad the knuckle came out and the dog bog came out.. not so bad.. I tried to brute force pop it back in, but that wasn't happening.
So i come home and look close, and i try to take off the bumper... oooo poopity poop. There is no screw head..
I broke the head off of the screw into the suspension mount.. ooo, and suspension mount is bent.. Or and the hinge pins are bent... oooo and the shock is cracked.. ooo and this is a freaking expensive slow hit.
I'm not sure if i'll ever be able to put this all back together again.
but heres what i ordered so far today:
1) Hobbypark Aluminum Alloy RC Car Work Stand
2) ARRMA AR330381 Hinge Pin Lower 4x67.5mm (2)
3) 2x RPM 81482 Front Upper and Lower A-Arms, i didn't break them.. but with all this work, i might as well do it right.
4) ARRMA AR330378 Suspension Mount FF Aluminum Red
5) not needed but why not, Zeee 22.2V 100C 5200mAh 6S Lipo Battery with EC5 and XT90 Connector RC Battery for RC Car Truck Airplane Helicopter Quadcopter Boat (2 Pack) (40 bucks off black friday.)
6) drill bit set for power drill
Do you think i need to order the steering block and shock? Anyone else see anything else i should address?
The shock is cracked, but not completely broken. I figured i'd abuse it more before replacing it.
i did the math today, i am $1,175 total into my Kraton 6s v4 and i'm roughly around near stock only "upgrades" are servo and radio. (this is my first real RC, so i'm adding batteries and charger cost into that). So if anyone is debating between RTR or EXB... go EXB, it'll be cheaper in long run. Or just get a porn hub account, and you'll keep yourself entertained for years for cheaper.
regarding the broken screw, i don't have an extractor, so i was going to try to take the whole front off, and try to twist that broken mount off, then use pliers to twist off screw.
ps. slightly used kraton 6s v4 for sale.. some assembly required. j/k
I wanted to do a quick test run with the cover off so we dropped it in a middle school parking lot (huge) and let it rip.
I also discovered that on my dumbo radio i can turn the throttle up to 100% and it's like the RC turns into a new level of beast. It's like i finally got 100% of the car power instead of 75% of it on the stx2 poop radio.
But as i was in a large school parking lot, i was ripping, full turn.. i don't know if the servo voltage dropped, or I had poor visual judgement, but i ended up hitting the curb going maybe 10-15 mph. Never done that before!
I wasn't super fast, and i know i smashed it against trees and the ground much harder.
First assessment, well its not so bad the knuckle came out and the dog bog came out.. not so bad.. I tried to brute force pop it back in, but that wasn't happening.
So i come home and look close, and i try to take off the bumper... oooo poopity poop. There is no screw head..
I broke the head off of the screw into the suspension mount.. ooo, and suspension mount is bent.. Or and the hinge pins are bent... oooo and the shock is cracked.. ooo and this is a freaking expensive slow hit.
I'm not sure if i'll ever be able to put this all back together again.
but heres what i ordered so far today:
1) Hobbypark Aluminum Alloy RC Car Work Stand
2) ARRMA AR330381 Hinge Pin Lower 4x67.5mm (2)
3) 2x RPM 81482 Front Upper and Lower A-Arms, i didn't break them.. but with all this work, i might as well do it right.
4) ARRMA AR330378 Suspension Mount FF Aluminum Red
5) not needed but why not, Zeee 22.2V 100C 5200mAh 6S Lipo Battery with EC5 and XT90 Connector RC Battery for RC Car Truck Airplane Helicopter Quadcopter Boat (2 Pack) (40 bucks off black friday.)
6) drill bit set for power drill
Do you think i need to order the steering block and shock? Anyone else see anything else i should address?
The shock is cracked, but not completely broken. I figured i'd abuse it more before replacing it.
i did the math today, i am $1,175 total into my Kraton 6s v4 and i'm roughly around near stock only "upgrades" are servo and radio. (this is my first real RC, so i'm adding batteries and charger cost into that). So if anyone is debating between RTR or EXB... go EXB, it'll be cheaper in long run. Or just get a porn hub account, and you'll keep yourself entertained for years for cheaper.
regarding the broken screw, i don't have an extractor, so i was going to try to take the whole front off, and try to twist that broken mount off, then use pliers to twist off screw.
ps. slightly used kraton 6s v4 for sale.. some assembly required. j/k
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