Trooper's Baja "The Crushinator"

[Z.hb71]

You need hostile hubs or similar, the stock hubs will rub even with small flm stuff, they are poop. You can try to grind em out but they belong in the trash regardless ?

 

[Troopermaniac]

You need hostile hubs or similar, the stock hubs will rub even with small flm stuff, they are poop. You can try to grind em out but they belong in the trash regardless ?

Yeah I know. They just don't break so I had no reason to replace em. After drilling them out they fit perfectly now. Ill wait u til it breaks on my next run to replace em lol.

 

[Troopermaniac]

I want to make a running video so bad however I keep running into bad luck. Last 2 runs I broke something and now this morning first pass my wheel pin gets lost. Welp

 

[Seandonato73]

I want to make a running video so bad however I keep running into bad luck. Last 2 runs I broke something and now this morning first pass my wheel pin gets lost. Welp

It's a baja thing, one day you'll understand ?‍

 

[Troopermaniac]

Another issue. Chassis is not bent. I decided to fix some of the plastic in front. I thought my cracked front caused this issue but with the new plastic its doing the same thing. Im thinking my combination of parts is causing this issue. Does the kraken chassis require a special front 5t bumper skid plate?

 

[Troopermaniac]

Think I found my answer I need shims for the kraken chassis.

 

[Troopermaniac]

Took it out today and got the first good run in that didn't break for a while and I noticed my baja performs like ass. It would rather flip then steer and I think it mainly has to do with the rear diff being locked so ill probably get an IRC diff however im thinking my front shocks are too stiff. Im having a hard time finding softer springs online as DDM has been out of stock for a long time. Should I also reinstall the sway bar for the rear only?

 

[DougStar]

Ditch the locker

 

[Seandonato73]

Didn't know you could get softer then factory

 

[Z.hb71]

Didn't know you could get softer then factory

You cant. Unless hpi made some (idk) which you can't buy anymore

 

[Troopermaniac]

This thing breaks every time I bring it out.
Now its time to put that diff in using 100k diff oil and what do you know. Another unique issue.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HhnJfYk2amJxV9jV9

Also if you look bottom right you can see I seized a bolt... guess its not THAT big of a deal considering it gets clamped shut anyways by 5 other bolts and the pressure of the chassis keeping it shut.

Time to Fonzie it up.

 

[Z.hb71]

Diff is a rovan diff right? Doesn't surprise me. Their riffs are about .5mm off compared to hpi.

 

[Troopermaniac]

Diff is a rovan diff right? Doesn't surprise me. Their riffs are about .5mm off compared to hpi.

Yep but it was convenient seeing I already had most of the parts otherwise I would have gone with the rcmax one.

 

[DougStar]

You could put a blackbone gear set in there......may solve the problem

 

[Z.hb71]

You could put a blackbone gear set in there......may solve the problem

It's his diff case hitting the trans case, not the gear

 

[DougStar]

Ah right

 

[RcJunkie13]

Gat irc cups

 

[Troopermaniac]

Gat irc cups

I do have IRC cups lol.

 

[Troopermaniac]

I feel like an idiot. I had cheapo linkage on my baja. Upgrading to the yamadude linkage now. Apparently my carb wasn't opening all the way due to some weird bending even know the linkage was set up correctly. So I never even experienced the true full power of this engine yet.

 

[RcJunkie13]

That is both the worst and best feeling ever