MAMMOTH ST brakes..........
09-27-2005, 10:02 PM
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MAMMOTH ST brakes..........
Or should I say lack of!!! OK guys and gals heres one for ya! The brakes on this thing are absolutely horrid!!! It takes a good 15-20 feet to stop, it doesnt even slow down all that great!! I have tried messing w/ the linkage, sanding the discs down but nothing!! Their is no way this thing could ever be allowed on a track, it would damage something or someone!!! It needs either an anchor or a parachute! Now I know why they made the front bumper stick out so damn far!!!! It needs all the cushion it can get!
09-28-2005, 07:08 AM
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RE: MAMMOTH ST brakes..........
Wow...like I said, my Mammoth ST with far more power than stock brakes as good as my revo even on dirtburners track...
Granted I am using a different throttle/brake servo but when I did use the stock 311, I finished 2nd at Lansing's MGR race.
Granted I am using a different throttle/brake servo but when I did use the stock 311, I finished 2nd at Lansing's MGR race.
09-28-2005, 09:18 AM
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RE: MAMMOTH ST brakes..........
HAHAHAHA!!!! You again!!! I will bring her up there sunday (unless somthing comes up!?!?) and let you fiddle around w/ it. I swear for the life of me I just cant get these brakes to stop me, slow me down...well kinda, stop me noooooooope! I appreciate the help man, I had four guys out at the monroe track look at it and the only advice they really had was to switch the whole setup and try and get a 1/8 buggy setup to go in there! thanks again! Oh and thanks for letting me know you meant sunday, and not today! I live an hour away so that wouldve have been a nice little trip for nothing!!LOL
09-29-2005, 08:07 PM
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Or should I say lack of!!! OK guys and gals heres one for ya! The brakes on this thing are absolutely horrid!!! It takes a good 15-20 feet to stop, it doesnt even slow down all that great!! I have tried messing w/ the linkage, sanding the discs down but nothing!! Their is no way this thing could ever be allowed on a track, it would damage something or someone!!! It needs either an anchor or a parachute! Now I know why they made the front bumper stick out so damn far!!!! It needs all the cushion it can get!
Or should I say lack of!!! OK guys and gals heres one for ya! The brakes on this thing are absolutely horrid!!! It takes a good 15-20 feet to stop, it doesnt even slow down all that great!! I have tried messing w/ the linkage, sanding the discs down but nothing!! Their is no way this thing could ever be allowed on a track, it would damage something or someone!!! It needs either an anchor or a parachute! Now I know why they made the front bumper stick out so damn far!!!! It needs all the cushion it can get!
09-30-2005, 08:55 AM
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But without the pads you will get stop or no stop...no nice progression.
But without the pads you will get stop or no stop...no nice progression.
09-30-2005, 09:26 AM
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RE: MAMMOTH ST brakes..........
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You will get STOPPING POWER BIG TIME adjust your amount of servo throw if your getting to much brake. TRY IT YOU WILL LIKE IT
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But without the pads you will get stop or no stop...no nice progression.
But without the pads you will get stop or no stop...no nice progression.
I am a racer, stopping without the fiber pads means locking up the wheels, which means no steering, which means NO winning. I've tried this trick on many other non-race trucks I've had, yes it does stop better, but you lose the progressive feeling and the ability to control braking. Again my thoughts are on RACING braking, not just to stop fast.
09-30-2005, 07:13 PM
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RE: MAMMOTH ST brakes..........
I was told by someone else to try that method, then as I was leaving the track someone else came running up to me and told me forget it and not to do it that the guy doesnt know what he is talking about!?!? I will say this though, I will defintely keep it in mind as a last resort mothed!! Hey Binary, they got some racing going on down in Monroe this saturday (tomorrow), not sure on the exact start time, I believe around noonish! The track is HUGE!!! Last time I was down there it seemed like the LST is pretty popular w/ the guys!
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RE: MAMMOTH ST brakes..........
Yeah the Monroe track looks good....LST's do seem popular.
Though I race, and this year they won't have a scoring system, so I'm headed indoors to Dirtburners.
Though I race, and this year they won't have a scoring system, so I'm headed indoors to Dirtburners.
10-02-2005, 09:19 PM
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Bin terror your right it does lock up the brakes for racing... but some fuel tube or a inkpen spring can smooth out things to the point of love[sm=kiss.gif] LOL. Also we are hear for sharing suggestions & advice these are just my suggestions that work well for me and others (I'am not a R/C guru I'am the BIGG THE MIGHTY ALUMINUM CRUSHER LOL ). I also done the same to my savage and others have done it to there LST and they love it.[sm=sunsmiley.gif]
). I also done the same to my savage and others have done it to there LST and they love it.[sm=sunsmiley.gif]
