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Hoping to get a little direction on some upgrades i recently made that aren't having as much impact as i hoped. In fact, except for the diff fluid, the "upgrades" have made negative or no difference in performance.
1) Rebuilt all diffs with 60k/500k/30k. There is a cracking sound that I thought was a loose P/S mesh so I tightened, but sound continues. Seems to be louder when throttling in reverse. I tried to match P/S mesh with my brand new Notorious for sound and feel and spacing, but the cracking continued. I'll tighten more tonight and run again, but really don't think it's that loose. Is there anything else that may be causing the cracking? It only makes it when hitting the throttle. IF it's not the P/S mesh could it be the motor?
2) Savox (SW-1210SG) servo - doesn't turn PL Thrasher tires anymore than stock did. Ordered stock tires from JRC. Waste of money there it seems.
3) Installed Tactic Tx/Rx and set EPA. Off the ground the wheels turn perfectly, however as mentioned in item (2) on the ground the Savox can't seem to turn the tires. Also, while driving it required a wide turning radius as in the width of the street. The St. D/R knob on is maxed to get full turn. What could be causing such a wide turn radius?
4) Set the punch to 9 and running 5000mah, 50C, 6S batteries. Is not as prone to wheelie as I though it would be so don't see a big difference in the punch setting. Is still very fast just not as punchy as i thought it would be.
Overall:
The Kraton still drives and is very fast top speed, but something just seems off. The new diff fluid works great. At full throttle the Kraton sets up evenly on all 4 tires while flying down the road (50ish mph)...but the cracking is annoying and can't turn as sharply as with stock. Also, not as punchy as I thought it would be on 9.
To restate my plan to try and address these issues is to tighten P/S mesh even more and put stock tires back on since Savox can't get it done. I have no ideas on the turning radius or why it's less punchy.
Thanks for reading and for any advice you can offer.
1) Rebuilt all diffs with 60k/500k/30k. There is a cracking sound that I thought was a loose P/S mesh so I tightened, but sound continues. Seems to be louder when throttling in reverse. I tried to match P/S mesh with my brand new Notorious for sound and feel and spacing, but the cracking continued. I'll tighten more tonight and run again, but really don't think it's that loose. Is there anything else that may be causing the cracking? It only makes it when hitting the throttle. IF it's not the P/S mesh could it be the motor?
2) Savox (SW-1210SG) servo - doesn't turn PL Thrasher tires anymore than stock did. Ordered stock tires from JRC. Waste of money there it seems.
3) Installed Tactic Tx/Rx and set EPA. Off the ground the wheels turn perfectly, however as mentioned in item (2) on the ground the Savox can't seem to turn the tires. Also, while driving it required a wide turning radius as in the width of the street. The St. D/R knob on is maxed to get full turn. What could be causing such a wide turn radius?
4) Set the punch to 9 and running 5000mah, 50C, 6S batteries. Is not as prone to wheelie as I though it would be so don't see a big difference in the punch setting. Is still very fast just not as punchy as i thought it would be.
Overall:
The Kraton still drives and is very fast top speed, but something just seems off. The new diff fluid works great. At full throttle the Kraton sets up evenly on all 4 tires while flying down the road (50ish mph)...but the cracking is annoying and can't turn as sharply as with stock. Also, not as punchy as I thought it would be on 9.
To restate my plan to try and address these issues is to tighten P/S mesh even more and put stock tires back on since Savox can't get it done. I have no ideas on the turning radius or why it's less punchy.
Thanks for reading and for any advice you can offer.