wheels and tires

thanks. i will run 6S on smaller pinions than on 4S and watch the temps. worst case we get the 2200 that I didnt have the option to get when i got the 8XL. People have told me motor temps go down on higher voltage as long as you gear down.

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Off topic, but, the 8XL might be toast if you run it on 6s. Especially if you go racing with it. It sounds like you know what your doing. I just thought I'd give you a heads-up.

[madmaxx]

badland's with 1/2 offset beadlock's!

i was having tonne's of issue's with tire's coming off of the rim before and since i switched to beadlock's i have been golden! not to mention that the badland's will hook on pretty much EVERY surface

for racing tire's; what's wrong with bowtie's or crimefighter's or similar?

do you have to use 1/2" offsets or can you go with zero offset?

Originally Posted by madmaxx

badland's with 1/2 offset beadlock's!

i was having tonne's of issue's with tire's coming off of the rim before and since i switched to beadlock's i have been golden! not to mention that the badland's will hook on pretty much EVERY surface

for racing tire's; what's wrong with bowtie's or crimefighter's or similar?

Originally Posted by alangsam

thanks. i will run 6S on smaller pinions than on 4S and watch the temps. worst case we get the 2200 that I didnt have the option to get when i got the 8XL. People have told me motor temps go down on higher voltage as long as you gear down.

That is compltely untrue. Motor temps will rise with the voltage. A lower kv motor with more voltage will be cooler than a low voltage setup.

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by bensf

That is compltely untrue. Motor temps will rise with the voltage. A lower kv motor with more voltage will be cooler than a low voltage setup.

Well, not completely. In this case it would overheat because it would be spinning too fast for too long. 6s puts you at ~40,000 nominal which is about 5,000 too high for the Feigaos and their infamous inefficiency. If the motor were still within the efficient band of operation you would indeed see lower temperatures by using a higher voltage and gearing for the same speed.

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Well, not completely. In this case it would overheat because it would be spinning too fast for too long. 6s puts you at ~40,000 nominal which is about 5,000 too high for the Feigaos and their infamous inefficiency. If the motor were still within the efficient band of operation you would indeed see lower temperatures by using a higher voltage and gearing for the same speed.

Yea i probably should have phrased that differently. But it really doesn't make much of a difference until you start moving down the kv scale.