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[Newb96]

Hello everyone! I'm new to the rc world but I absolutely love my temper. I love to crawl my 96 Toyota Tacoma so having something I can wheel in my backyard in awesome! So far is all stock but I'm currently doing the cheap man's mod for better traction. I removed the foams and added solder to the wheels to add some weight. I haven't tested it yet but hopefully it works out. I'll post some pics of my backyard course soon!

This is a pic of the wheel and solder

 

[groove]

Hey welcome, would like to see the course when you have time.

 

[Newb96]

This is one shot

 

[groove]

That's awesome.

 

[Newb96]

 

[Newb96]

That's awesome.

Thanks dude, I'll get more video up tomorrow!

Just got done with tires and wheels... night and day difference in crawling capability. I weighted the front twice as heavy as the rear. And the tires seem to be a good softness now.

Same location, different angle

 

[groove]

Are there foams in the tires?

 

[WoodiE]

@Newb96 welcome to ECXForum!

 

[Newb96]

Are there foams in the tires?

No foams at all, the tires deflect more but are still stiff enough where they won't roll when side hilling.

@WoodiE thanks!

 

[groove]

ah very good

 

[Newb96]

ah very good

I would like for them to be softer still

 

[dmill1369]

Welcome!! Nice course you have set up. Stock these tempers are great, but once you start modding them they are awesome!! Lots of friendly helpful folks here in the forum, feel free to pick our brains when you're ready to take yours to the next level.

 

[Newb96]

Welcome!! Nice course you have set up. Stock these tempers are great, but once you start modding them they are awesome!! Lots of friendly helpful folks here in the forum, feel free to pick our brains when you're ready to take yours to the next level.

Thanks dude, the course is a work in progress. Once I kill all my weeds I'll have more room to play. I wanna dig a mud pit and an articulation trench.

 

[justatree]

would the solder work on all cars?

 

[Newb96]

would the solder work on all cars?

I don't see why it wouldn't. I'm really new to rc's but from what I've seen they all have similar wheels.

 

[justatree]

I shall try this

 

[Newb96]

I shall try this

It worked great for me. I'm thinking of adding more to aid in center of gravity as well as more tire deflection. The tires are still rather stiff even with the foams removed.

 

[Newb96]

Alright so I did the @driftomaniacs battery tray and esc mod. Super easy and I'm hoping every little bit helps. Just like he did I rotated my battery tray 180° and relocated my esc underneath it forward of the center of the chassis. Thanks a bunch for the great idea and video!

My finished product (just not as clean as his haha)

 

[Newb96]

Alright so I did a couple more things to my temper to better express my style...

First I trimmed some of the body to help clear the tires and to give it (imo) a more aggressive look.

Second I painted the inside of the body flat black so attention is diverted away from the inside and the main reason to give my temper the tinted windows look. I absolutely love it! Feedback is appreciated. I wanna know what you guys think (good or bad), any tips, or suggestions.

 

[Newb96]

More pics