changing gears

[fhhhstix]

That would be because when you go to a get together most rarely use more than one gear do to the amount of people driving at once. There are some throttle jockeys out there that speed around and they are usually the ones that hit some one else's truck and basically don't respect their trucks or others trucks. I have trucks with 1, 2, and 3 gears and each one is just as fun to drive as the other. Some times the length of the truck and the type of drive train wont allow for a bulky 3 speed and for some they just don,t care about the different speeds and just enjoy building the truck and showing it off.

Travis

[Aero 9000]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

That would be because when you go to a get together most rarely use more than one gear do to the amount of people driving at once. There are some throttle jockeys out there that speed around and they are usually the ones that hit some one else's truck and basically don't respect their trucks or others trucks. I have trucks with 1, 2, and 3 gears and each one is just as fun to drive as the other. Some times the length of the truck and the type of drive train wont allow for a bulky 3 speed and for some they just don,t care about the different speeds and just enjoy building the truck and showing it off.

Travis

What the throttle jockeys actually need are more gears, lower down, below first.
I like changing gears, but i know with my Aeromax 3rd gear is suicidal, it goes like a sports car. It needs more gears not less. I'd like some really slow gears but maintain the fast "highway gears" for the odd occasion when they do get used.

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Aero 9000

What the throttle jockeys actually need are more gears, lower down, below first.
I like changing gears, but i know with my Aeromax 3rd gear is suicidal, it goes like a sports car. It needs more gears not less. I'd like some really slow gears but maintain the fast "highway gears" for the odd occasion when they do get used.

well start playing around with different turn motors and pinion gears . Put in a grear reduction unit . There are a couple of options for those (GRU ) . In my heavy hual 5900i , I have a 75t lathe motor with a 4:1 GRU . In 3rd gear It'll just keep up to the other trucks in 1st . BUT , If your gona go that low you better beef up the input pinions on the axles when pulling weight (excess of 100#)

[Aero 9000]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

well start playing around with different turn motors and pinion gears . Put in a grear reduction unit . There are a couple of options for those (GRU ) . In my heavy hual 5900i , I have a 75t lathe motor with a 4:1 GRU . In 3rd gear It'll just keep up to the other trucks in 1st . BUT , If your gona go that low you better beef up the input pinions on the axles when pulling weight (excess of 100#)

I'd want a multi speed GRU, to get lower gears and keep the high ones.
When you say "beef up the input pinions" in what way, different diameter or different material....?? Or change axles completely....??

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Aero 9000

I'd want a multi speed GRU, to get lower gears and keep the high ones.
When you say "beef up the input pinions" in what way, different diameter or different material....?? Or change axles completely....??

get the steel pinion from rc4wd for the tlt axle