B-Max 2 Battery Position

[B0tt0mline]

Hi,

Is it possible to run the B max 2 MR with side by side saddle packs AND rear motor?

I could not find this in the manual - is there a reason?

Thanks,

Alex

[discothesnake]

I think when you build it in rear motor it uses a different battery brace but I'm sure you could get it to fit with a bit of modification.

Not seen one in rear mode yet.

[B0tt0mline]

Originally Posted by discothesnake

I think when you build it in rear motor it uses a different battery brace but I'm sure you could get it to fit with a bit of modification.

Not seen one in rear mode yet.

Thanks, do you think this makes sense on low grip tracks?

I saw in your signature that you own a RB6 as well. Which car do you prefer? Which would you recomend for low grip tracks?

Thanks!

[discothesnake]

I think when running rear motor the battery placement may be better up the middle. I've never saw a rear motored car with saddles.

Re RB6 v Yokomo, I've been running the RB6 at nationals and I like it.
I ran the Yok for the first time outdoors on Sunday. It was okay. I messed around with weights and battery placement. Ran a shorty forward, shorty rear but my fastest time was with saddles. Not much in it.

Hard to say what the best between them is.

[BentKa]

Originally Posted by discothesnake

I think when running rear motor the battery placement may be better up the middle. I've never saw a rear motored car with saddles.

Re RB6 v Yokomo, I've been running the RB6 at nationals and I like it.
I ran the Yok for the first time outdoors on Sunday. It was okay. I messed around with weights and battery placement. Ran a shorty forward, shorty rear but my fastest time was with saddles. Not much in it.

Hard to say what the best between them is.

Surface ? Dirt ?

Bent

[discothesnake]

Surface was astro/grass. Car was a handful when the grass began to wear.

[BentKa]

If you were to use saddles side by side you would have to cut the battery/chassis braces running along the chassis on each side.
This will add considerable flex to the chassis since you cant use the battery brace for the mid engine setup.
To regain the stiffness you would have to fabricate a battery brace that ties the front portion of the chassis to the rear stiffener/tower

A lot of work for no real benefit at all really.

Most use a shorty pack around the middle position and add 10-20 grams of weight in front of the gearbox for dirt/clay tracks.

Works awesome on dirt (the little we have tested on dirt so far)

If you only have saddle packs run them inline like a full stick pack

So far we are extremely happy with the performance and durability of the B-Max2MR.

We are also running the Avid Triad slipper system as well as B-Fast diffs

Bent

[ron63]

Hi,
are the AE front axles a direct fit?
If so, then the JC front axles for the hex conversion should fit also?
Cheers,
Ron

[BentKa]

Originally Posted by ron63

Hi,
are the AE front axles a direct fit?
If so, then the JC front axles for the hex conversion should fit also?
Cheers,
Ron

They are not AE axles......they are Yokomo axles for imperial bearings.

The standard axles are for metric bearings (as the Yokomo uses metric hardware).

Yokomo axles for imperial bearings (AE): B2-010FI
Yokomo axles for metric bearings (kit standard): B2-010F

Bent