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Top video! I find most foams that come with tyres are super soft. Even the TRX-4 Sport is heavier than most rigs out the box, for my heavy trail rig I use dual stage foams to stop this problem.
Foams make a world of difference, I run the proline dual stage foams all around on my TRX4. My rig is a little shy of 10 pounds. Heavy rig a lot brass up front with weighted wheels. Crawls very good.
I'm groovin on the pro-line dual stage foams and hirax tires, on my K5 blazer ,lift kit, brushless, brass ect... No problems on the trails or rocks and I live in the foothills.Nice vid bro!🤓👍✌️
Having no resistance in your tire is an issue but if you get a heavy vehicle having your tire conform more with dual stage foams allows a larger contact patch thus more friction on whatever surface or slope. It also helps with surface conformity so if your on a sandstone hill for instance that has a ton of tiny grooves or small jutting points a softer foam and more tire contact make a ton of difference. That said theres a Goldilocks zone you wanna hit because if your tire collapses too much if effects side hilling and vertical climbing if your rear tires/side tires are completely flat under heavy stress
An interesting video, thank you! I'm just getting into RC crawling, with a cheap and cheerful FTX Mauler. I had thought about adding zinc weights (that you'd use for balancing full size car wheels) into the wheel rims on the Mauler (I upgraded to Alloy beadlocks), but then that would add extra stress onto the drive train, particularly the drive shafts and gearing... I already stripped the plastic diff lock spools on the Mauler after a few weeks, eventually replacing them with alloy ones from Aliexpress. I am experimenting with 50g of weights gorilla taped to the front axle housing, however after watching this video, I'm not entirely sure that is actually helping my crawler perform better!
Hi FTX Mauler is a good Crawler, when upgrading every little bit helps, even if its just 5% improvement. Try unsprung weight with sprung weight, and changing to 10 weight shock oil. Let me know what happens
@@borisworx9199 The 50g of weight on the front axle housing helped a lot, as well as upgrading to 2.2" Proline Hyrax. At the moment no more upgrades for the Mauler, as I'm now building up a TRX4 Sport kit :-)
Airing down too much is a beginner mistake at the trail head! (Jk) Thank you for sharing, I run a set of proline dual foams on my heavy trx4 with hyrax. After 2-3 battery packs, the performance was way better!
good tip. I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem so I made this video for him to get a better understanding
Not sure about the guy you met, but I added all chassis alloy, f/r bumpers raised/tucked, 2.2 beadlocks w/mudslingers, long arm kit, 120mm shocks, axles and all brass down below -except those cheesy bolt on and wheel weights🤮. Absolutely zero issues so far, except when it does decide to roll and on a steep hill GRAB IT!! Very very heavy 😅. Made my trx4 unstoppable on the trail and creek's though. Tire foams that are the right size and density (med+) are crucial. Tuning with good shocks like desert lizard is also so important. Love my first trx4 build💟 will not be my last.
I keep my trucks as light as possible… for hardbodies atleast. I really like crawler innovations deuces wild single stage closed cell foams. They don’t fold and allow fantastic steering and side hilling. Single for mud use and the duals if they’ll never get wet
Wish I could go back to when I first got my TRX4 2021 Bronco. Before I even ran it I spent a LOT of money going for scale. Heavy metal front & rear bumper, roof rack, alloy wheels, interior, light kit.. It was HEAVY and flipped easily. 14MM wideners now the front tires rub. Truck sags and even the rear rub. Took off the roof rack, stock width... Truck was fine stock and seems people just like when the delivery truck arrives with shiny/fresh aluminum "upgrades."
Gravity is always pulling ⬇️. As your model tilts up, gravity is still pulling down. Weight, positioning low or high toward CG becomes less relevant the steeper the 📐. The stickier the tire helps, but it’s going to flip. On the TRX4, weight hanging on the front of the center frame is all that’s needed. For fun, what’s the max angle your model will climb on particle board? Mine is 52°-53°. 54 it flips. I can provide video.
@@Danny_Joiner You can add a heavy bumper and a winch(Trx4 defender),or you can put a heavy differential cover(60g) and bumper mount(90g)(Trx4 blazer).There lots of other brass this & that out there too
Nobody puts weight ontop of the car, you put it as low down as you can to lower the center of gravity. If you manage to put the weight where it belongs, aka in the wheel hubs, you have huge benefits. Also, running without wheel foams make you look silly when you try to prove a point.
its not about simply putting more weight ... its about putting it at the right place !! and lower the center of gravity ... in certain cases ... some driver would prefer a better scale feeling .. to keep the realism .. me .. i have a defender , im putting 900 grams diff to compensate the weight of the cherokee harbody on my truck .. nooo its not a competition truck , but its built more for a scale .. so i have the right tire rigidity to match the weight too .
question I’m about to add a whole bunch of brass parts for better crawling that almost weighs up to 2 pounds! Or 948 grams roughly. Can I add this without changing the motor? And if so what’s the max amount of weight I can add without hurting the motor or it’s performance severely…
yeah I guess its a beginner mistake. I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for him (people that are getting into the hobby) to get a better understanding
So my uncle has the TRX4 defender an he drove in some water and in doing so it did something to the tires and made them super soft like that and now it looks like it has flat tires all around. So my question is why did it do that?
Stock wheels on the TRX4 are vented, so if you’re going to run through water you’ll have issues with wet foams. There are videos available that address this and how to take care it.
Hi if he wants to go through water he must tape the breather holes closed on the inside of the rim. looks like he needs a new set of foams. I will make video on installing new foams on the standard TRX4 rims
Tires look like they don’t have foam in them.. I have weight on my trx4 n the tires look a lil flat but the performance is stil ther.. no issues wat so ever.. u can see it in my videos that I’ve posted on utube
I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for guys like him to get a better understanding.
get better firmer foams and never worry again. i got that set and they are rubbish, they are waaaaay too soft.and do that constantly, not even good for trailing ....they are for light rigs perisd
@@borisworx9199 Heehee, I printed myself a smartphone holder to hook over my steering wheel while I eat my lunch. But during the 32C weather we had here in south UK, it got a bit warped!!!!! LoL! I'll print another before I try to heat this one up to fix it! 😅
I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for him (people that are getting into the hobby) to get a better understanding. I know I had far to much weight on that set
Sorry I know your saying. I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for him (people that are getting into the hobby) to get a better understanding
Aftermarket foams make a huge difference! Nice vid
Top video! I find most foams that come with tyres are super soft. Even the TRX-4 Sport is heavier than most rigs out the box, for my heavy trail rig I use dual stage foams to stop this problem.
Foams make a world of difference, I run the proline dual stage foams all around on my TRX4. My rig is a little shy of 10 pounds. Heavy rig a lot brass up front with weighted wheels. Crawls very good.
Yep, running the wrong tyres makes a massive difference. Nice video.
Thanks 👍
@@borisworx9199 can you do another video using dual stage foams and Proline Hyrax G8 tires?
I'm groovin on the pro-line dual stage foams and hirax tires, on my K5 blazer ,lift kit, brushless, brass ect... No problems on the trails or rocks and I live in the foothills.Nice vid bro!🤓👍✌️
Having no resistance in your tire is an issue but if you get a heavy vehicle having your tire conform more with dual stage foams allows a larger contact patch thus more friction on whatever surface or slope. It also helps with surface conformity so if your on a sandstone hill for instance that has a ton of tiny grooves or small jutting points a softer foam and more tire contact make a ton of difference. That said theres a Goldilocks zone you wanna hit because if your tire collapses too much if effects side hilling and vertical climbing if your rear tires/side tires are completely flat under heavy stress
very good explanation my friend, it will help to understand this video a bit more. Thanks
An interesting video, thank you! I'm just getting into RC crawling, with a cheap and cheerful FTX Mauler. I had thought about adding zinc weights (that you'd use for balancing full size car wheels) into the wheel rims on the Mauler (I upgraded to Alloy beadlocks), but then that would add extra stress onto the drive train, particularly the drive shafts and gearing... I already stripped the plastic diff lock spools on the Mauler after a few weeks, eventually replacing them with alloy ones from Aliexpress.
I am experimenting with 50g of weights gorilla taped to the front axle housing, however after watching this video, I'm not entirely sure that is actually helping my crawler perform better!
Hi FTX Mauler is a good Crawler, when upgrading every little bit helps, even if its just 5% improvement. Try unsprung weight with sprung weight, and changing to 10 weight shock oil. Let me know what happens
@@borisworx9199 The 50g of weight on the front axle housing helped a lot, as well as upgrading to 2.2" Proline Hyrax. At the moment no more upgrades for the Mauler, as I'm now building up a TRX4 Sport kit :-)
Airing down too much is a beginner mistake at the trail head! (Jk) Thank you for sharing, I run a set of proline dual foams on my heavy trx4 with hyrax. After 2-3 battery packs, the performance was way better!
good tip. I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem so I made this video for him to get a better understanding
Nice demonstration! 👍👍 Exactly this happened to a friends TRX Defender with lots of weights and the performance decreased 👆 Appreciate your visit 😃
Thanks for sharing. there is that thin line we all want to fine. lol
Heavy is good, heavy is reliable and if it does not work, you can always hit them with it.
I like that idea
@borisworx9199 .....check out 5u3 movie "Snatch".
Boring the Blade made that "heavy is good" statement.
It's a great movie.
2:59 I like the authentic Jurassic Park reference. Look poppa, a real dinosaur! Hyrax tires & two stage foams saved me...
Cool info man. Me personally I hate looking at a truck and seeing a lot of brass under it
yeah matt black is the business
Not sure about the guy you met, but I added all chassis alloy, f/r bumpers raised/tucked, 2.2 beadlocks w/mudslingers, long arm kit, 120mm shocks, axles and all brass down below -except those cheesy bolt on and wheel weights🤮.
Absolutely zero issues so far, except when it does decide to roll and on a steep hill GRAB IT!! Very very heavy 😅. Made my trx4 unstoppable on the trail and creek's though. Tire foams that are the right size and density (med+) are crucial. Tuning with good shocks like desert lizard is also so important. Love my first trx4 build💟 will not be my last.
Foams definitely need adjusting to the weight of the rig
I see your one of the lucky ones that purchased a p2 prometheus, nice🤙
Thanks bud
I keep my trucks as light as possible… for hardbodies atleast. I really like crawler innovations deuces wild single stage closed cell foams. They don’t fold and allow fantastic steering and side hilling. Single for mud use and the duals if they’ll never get wet
Thanks for the Tip, I have a set of Proline Blue on back oder.
Thanks for the info bro
nicely done
Air tight tire wheel combo works good on light rigs
How much weight would you say the trx4 with stock tires and stock electronics can comfortably handle
Dual stage foams and stiffer springs compensate for the heavy body.
Informative!
Where did you get the bumper guards for the front bumper? Those are awesome
got them on www.thingiverse.com
Hey , you are running standard foams, if you put Proline or Crawler Innovation foams that will charge everything.
thank for the tip. I got a set of Proline Blue foam on back order
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The channel should be called, DON"T TO THIS TO YOUR TRX4. lol
Wish I could go back to when I first got my TRX4 2021 Bronco. Before I even ran it I spent a LOT of money going for scale. Heavy metal front & rear bumper, roof rack, alloy wheels, interior, light kit.. It was HEAVY and flipped easily. 14MM wideners now the front tires rub. Truck sags and even the rear rub. Took off the roof rack, stock width... Truck was fine stock and seems people just like when the delivery truck arrives with shiny/fresh aluminum "upgrades."
lighter is always better
Thought I was still in the 90s with that music
Lmao
You really compared adding weight to the axles to adding a heavy hard body on top.
I like it heavy.the more heavy it is ,the easiest it climb
And it just looks better with the tires crunching under the weight
More weight that can break if tumble tho
Wrap the wheels with lead wheel waits, then put tier and foam on.. wait it tiers is the best place make them heavy if you want alot of extras on top
Gravity is always pulling ⬇️. As your model tilts up, gravity is still pulling down. Weight, positioning low or high toward CG becomes less relevant the steeper the 📐. The stickier the tire helps, but it’s going to flip. On the TRX4, weight hanging on the front of the center frame is all that’s needed.
For fun, what’s the max angle your model will climb on particle board? Mine is 52°-53°. 54 it flips. I can provide video.
good tips, I need to make a board climbing video.
Where exactly would I add weight on the frame? I'm new to this.
@@Danny_Joiner You can add a heavy bumper and a winch(Trx4 defender),or you can put a heavy differential cover(60g) and bumper mount(90g)(Trx4 blazer).There lots of other brass this & that out there too
Nobody puts weight ontop of the car, you put it as low down as you can to lower the center of gravity. If you manage to put the weight where it belongs, aka in the wheel hubs, you have huge benefits. Also, running without wheel foams make you look silly when you try to prove a point.
Super bro
don't look like there's any tire foams in there
Use the proline 2 stage foams and fix that issue
Would this be solved by using harder foams?
yes I am waiting for a set of Proline Blue foam, I will make a video on how to install them on factory glued tyres.
You may get more grip on some parts of rock sections but it will ruin the tiers ofc
true
its not about simply putting more weight ... its about putting it at the right place !! and lower the center of gravity ... in certain cases ... some driver would prefer a better scale feeling .. to keep the realism ..
me .. i have a defender , im putting 900 grams diff to compensate the weight of the cherokee harbody on my truck ..
nooo its not a competition truck , but its built more for a scale ..
so i have the right tire rigidity to match the weight too .
hey love the vids man but could u talk instead of music when driving the rc
No foam?
I think some good dual stage tire foam would correct this problem
definitely thanks
question I’m about to add a whole bunch of brass parts for better crawling that almost weighs up to 2 pounds! Or 948 grams roughly. Can I add this without changing the motor? And if so what’s the max amount of weight I can add without hurting the motor or it’s performance severely…
The motor will overheat cause of all that weight my mst gained 900gr on wheels and tires only :)
Where did you get those windows on the sport shell from
3D Printed from thingiverse.com
Seems like either u have hella soft foams. Or. U cut the foams because that body can't be that heavy
the foams are very old and narly
How much would you charge for another 3d printed blazer?
Ufff I dont know. All I know it took 5 days to print. I dont think I can sell downloads from thingiverse.com
Subscribed#280 bro👌👍👍
Can't you just put some foam in the tires to help with this issue and keep the truck heavy??
on purpose there are some really narly foams in the tyres, its just to show what to much weight does
Of course you are going to have that much tire roll if you're not using adequate foam
yeah I guess its a beginner mistake. I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for him (people that are getting into the hobby) to get a better understanding
it looks like your running no foam or incredibly soft foam, try dual stage foam. one better for a tire set up and also great with weighted rigs.
yes the foam are old and narly. lol time for some duals and a lighter body
So my uncle has the TRX4 defender an he drove in some water and in doing so it did something to the tires and made them super soft like that and now it looks like it has flat tires all around. So my question is why did it do that?
He should've sealed the holes inside the rim of the wheels,water gets in and ruins the sponge in the tires👍👍
Stock wheels on the TRX4 are vented, so if you’re going to run through water you’ll have issues with wet foams. There are videos available that address this and how to take care it.
Hi if he wants to go through water he must tape the breather holes closed on the inside of the rim. looks like he needs a new set of foams. I will make video on installing new foams on the standard TRX4 rims
Tires look like they don’t have foam in them.. I have weight on my trx4 n the tires look a lil flat but the performance is stil ther.. no issues wat so ever.. u can see it in my videos that I’ve posted on utube
I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for guys like him to get a better understanding.
nothing you cant fix with some 3d printed wheel inserts 😁
Interesting idea
I dont care what kind of weight you run if you are running stock foams that should be your first upgrade.
😉👍💯
I cut my own close cell foams,
First off the tires dont even look like they have any foam in them
Those tires couldn’t have had any foam in them. If they did it was shot & not doing anything.
Mt trx4 loves weight
Where to buy it,,trx 4???
online at AMain
Just add stage one foams to the tires. Problem solved
You need better foams!
I dont feel like this is an accurate representation. Yes weight can do this. But a stiffer foam doesnt cost much.
true, just seen to many people do this
Put some new foams in it. They are worn out
yip definitely
get better firmer foams and never worry again. i got that set and they are rubbish, they are waaaaay too soft.and do that constantly, not even good for trailing ....they are for light rigs perisd
ADD FOAM NEXT TIME LMAO
You put a proline blue foam in that tire......it will not do that....
I have a set on back order. Thanks for the tip
Heh, I can see that that body could have done with a layer of filler before painting. Both to smooth it over and to add even more weight!!!!!!!!!! 😉
Yip it definitely needs some filler. Did you notice the roof started sagging in the sun. PLA it got a bit soft
@@borisworx9199 Heehee, I printed myself a smartphone holder to hook over my steering wheel while I eat my lunch. But during the 32C weather we had here in south UK, it got a bit warped!!!!! LoL! I'll print another before I try to heat this one up to fix it! 😅
@@borisworx9199 Haha! No I didn't, but now I've watched the whole vid again I see it! 🥀
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sell me that blazer body
ok
Disturbing music considering current events.
Mmmmmmm
I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for him (people that are getting into the hobby) to get a better understanding. I know I had far to much weight on that set
Wtf man
Sorry I know your saying. I met this guy on the trail but he just didn't get that to much weight can be a problem, so I made this video for him (people that are getting into the hobby) to get a better understanding
Good video but the music sucks
Most annoying music ever, too bad looked interesting.
sorry
Plz give me traxxas sport
Why don't you buy one like the rest of us? Lmao Get a job 👍
@@brandonreid4511 I have no money
I'm a student but I know about rc