[Darren Boyle]

Originally Posted by stampede vxlboy

thanks i have tryed it with a 25 pinion gear is ok with it but. on a track i got told i would need a 19 pinion gear and turn slipper back a bit . thankyou for your help i tryed it .but dms racing said i would need about 19 pinion does anybody know what size pinion people use on a track and i was going to put a fast motor in it as well .thanks people for help me

Not quite sure I remember us advising a "particular" size pinion for you earlier on the phone, since we did state we dont know the Traxxas car that well since we dont stock it, but we DID say that on the "10 turn" motor you said you were using that a 25/26 sounded way to high for race purpose gearing and to lower it (although no specific number was mentioned).

We DID also say to adjust your slipper clutch accordingly (which on its own will cure the wheelies), we DID say that adding lead weight to the front (in "proportionate" amounts, will help to keep your nose down) and we DID also say to remove the gastly FULL spikes that you have been wrongly advised to run and replace them with more conventional "mini spikes" which is the norm on most UK tracks we run on (this was to prevent the severe grip roll you described). Once ALL of this is done your car should be a LOT better. The only area we did not offer advice was on your 50wt shock oil (which does sound a tad thick TBH - as others HAVE told you) but not knowing the Traxxas shocks and seeing how it "feels" is hard to say whether they are right or wrong for your car (Some shocks with 50wt would be way to heavy on the damping, however some brands would still feel soft - depending on the pistons and hole sizes used inside them)