I have a Rustler and every time I hit the throttle I end up doing a wheelie all the way down my driveway. I have read that people are taking the rear battery pack and strapping down in the front to add weight. So my question is does it work and how do you do it.

yes it dose work how u do it take the battrys out and zipti em to the frount easy just like u said how people do

moving the battery pack will put weight on the nose of the truck, and take weight off the rear. This will cause the truck to spin the tires alot more. If your just bashing, thats fine but if you race then you need to adjust your slipper clutch a little bit.

You can add the wheelie bar at the back just like Kyosho Madforce. This will prevent it from flipping over.
Here is the link:-
http://www.kyosho.co.jp/web/download...ckmovie-e.html

I strapped a 5 cell flatpack under my RX. I'm not having too much trouble hooking up, but it does take some throttle control. it definatley helps keep the front end down and reduces pushing while turning hard. I'm glad I moved mine, but admitedly, Dan is right, it does loosen the rear up a tad, but a nice set of shoes can cure that problem quickly enough.

you can see the 5 cell flatpack under my RX in this pick, ignore the worn out hawgs, I use them on pavement. as Dan said the back end does loosen up a bit, and actually made me pull the

also shim the front of rear lower control up to give it more caster which tranfers weight more evenly.........


tommy how does the rustler handle over the jumps with the receiver pack up front does it make it too nose heavy?

It actually seems more balanced to me, but a tad front-heavy. When I had the 4 cell set on the rear it was always nosing up in the air, it seems to nose down just a touch now, but I find it easier to correct nose down with throttle than to correct nose up with braking.

that is true thanks for the info

hey i had the same problem.I got a nitro sport with a 2.5r. I lowered my car with zip ties so it sit low to the ground it helps out 110%.

you could loosen the slipper too

So the Nitro Rustler 2.5 can wheelie on the street stock?

I have the RC 10 GT and my buddy has the XXX-NT. I moved the battery in mine up to where the receiver is supposed to be, and his battery is in the box where it is supposed to be. While there is considerable difference between the trucks just in design, I have them both in my garage, and I have them both set up for my track behind the house. I had a tough time with push, and wheelies until I moved my battery, and that helped LOTS. As stated before, it tends to loosen the rear end up, but not to a fault(IMO).

The losi doesn't have the push issue, but it seems to exhibit nose up characteristics, and requires more mid-air input to set down nicely. I am still dialing in for the jumps and the surface. I tend to groom the track often, so it is generally a smooth surface, not all rutted up and rough. And I don't drive the losi as much, just for initial testing of whatever I just changed. I have to wait for his input to try and set it up for his driving style, so it has taken quite a while to verify changes as improvement or not.
But overall I think the losi could benefit from moving the pack foreward, but my buddy is reluctant to do that until he gets a replacement for the stock steering servo.

So...What all that rambling is meant to convey, is that you should set your truck up the best way you can for your style of driving. If it means moving stuff around to 'balance' the weight distribution, and center of gravity, then try it....If that doesn't work, try something else.
Have fun with it, and let it consume all consciousness(ok to stop and eat once in a while tho).
Then go to the 'you know you're addicted to your stadium truck when...' thread and tell all about it.

Long post...raining[&o]...wanna play

here is my xxx-nt the rear batt box is empty i kept it on there to try to help with the flipage i have lol

Your picture illustrates the catch22 of moving the battery on the losi. It is very difficult to find a place to put it and keep it low on the chassis. A low center of gravity is as important as a centered center of gravity. I would like to find some way to mount it lower and still keep it forward. Maybe custom battery pack split up and permanently mounted and hard wired to the chassis. Hmmm, I think it is time to go out to the garage...

There are other alternatives to zip ties that can easily fall off the car, especially if you're doing lots of off roading. Take a look at what I did to fix this problem [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/profile.cfm?section=gallery&memid=200661]The Lambo[/link]

I used shoe goo, or household goop...Any thick rubbery glue. Holds well and has a bit of vibration dampening(in theory[8D])

I also use it to repair lexan that gets the crap hammered out of it.

Those wheelie bars are so bogus. I doubt they even work. How did you make them? Where did you attach them? Clearly this is just a sham to make your car look plenty fast. Can you please break it down in detail how exactly you set those things up, becasue I would really appreciate it.

I mean the things are not even on straight. One of them is lob-sided, and those tires dont even look like they would be able to support and wheelie.

I am very displeased with the people on here that give just horrible advise for the sake of raising their post count.

thank you and good Day.

What's bogus about that? I'm not sure what else you need to see other than a picture to prove it. Although your statement about raising my post count is true, I just feel so much better having 18 posts rather than 17.

You're one of those noobs who logs on to the site with no car...posting threads like "I'm thinking about buying a Jato, can someone tell me all the details of it". We don't care to hear it Pistol.

By the way, did you ask your parents permission before logging on to the computer. You're better off pulling your bike out of the garage and riding around with your little friends because you surely don't belong here.

Seriously, have any of you tried loosening your slipper? This will solve the problem and help save your diff as well.

No need to move batteries, put wheelie bars on, or use zip ties to lower the body. That is crazy!

im with CMH284.

Dann

It will flip over backwards on street stock as long as the drive shafts hold up. I got MIP CVDs.

I agree that there needs to be some slip in the slipper clutch, but the main benefit to the slipper(the way I understand it) is to protect the gears in the tranny from all the brutal shocks from jumping.
The objective is to get as much power to the drive wheels as possible, while still retaining some control. Too much slipper action can generate alot of heat and contribute to premature gear and bearing failure.
I moved my battery forward to combat push that I couldn't seem to tune out with suspension adjustments, and retain other handling characteristics.
I am running the tub style RC10 GT, and that really made the difference in mine.

What kind of wheels do you have. I cant even get my jato to wheelie if i tried even with brand new road hawg 2 tires. They dont seem to get enough traction to pull a wheelie. Message to doubled177234