Offroad capabilities?

[Alexman]

Do Xmods have any off road possibilities/capabilities? I need something that can handle grass of varied lengths... I was thinking of getting one of these are a real offroad R/C.

Any ideas or experiences?
thanks,
-Alex

[viperkilla]

Hmmm....you may get off road with the AWD kit and a stage 2 kits. I dont know if this is true though.

[NOS_Conor]

get some longer suspension, to raise the height, then get the AWD kit, then get/make some off road tires.

There you have yourself a rally car!:D

[Murcielago659]

I don't think the electronics can handle a lot of dirt, so be careful with that.

[Alexman]

hmm, i may just do that then. Could i modify the axles to provide for more wheel clearance? I am very interested in having one (they are sooo cheap) but i dont want to break them, and i like to mod stuff.

more input?
thanks,
-Alex

[vtheo]

yah, i have been wondering if these could be modded for off road, big tires, a new body, maybe improved susp. bu of course it might not compare to the mini-z overland, or the new monster mini-z(which is what i am waiting for... the vid i saw it was in a skate park place.... it was awesome, and FAST!)

[jjjacer]

if you go offroad use awd and the highest torque motor and a good suspension, and if you want to do offroad in the water make sure to water proof it, i had to wait three days for mine to dry after driving it full speed in rain after about 3 minutes its wouldnt take control inputs and just did donouts in the parking lot. but it was a lot of fun

[michaelolson]

It would take A LOT of modification to make it off roadable.

[Char-g Ace]

how bout a tutorial on water proofing?

[viperkilla]

How do you water proof an XMOD. Why would you want to drive it in the rain?

[Rex]

It's prob in case he drives through puddles and such. What's the point in making a Baja Varient unless you're go'in to have fun like that? :D

[mbartell]

Check out the tamiya mini awd kits, like the wild willy Jr. It's got some pretty aggressive treads, and the wheel is a little over an inch tall. They also make monster trucks in that series.
That would give you more ground clearance, but no suspension help.

[viperkilla]

Originally posted by Rex
It's prob in case he drives through puddles and such. What's the point in making a Baja Varient unless you're go'in to have fun like that? :D

But if the chasis get wet then doesnt all the electronic material get all messed up?

[Rex]

When you waterproof it (special drying jell on to pcb, non conductive gule...) the only exposed parts would be the motor, steering servo, and batteries. Those can be dried out if soaked and a little water wouldn't be that bad to them. In a worse-case scenerio you could replace 'em.

I'm waiting to get an XMOD until I can do a mod like this. I think it'd be cool!

[L0ne wolf 72]

i drove my car through water (well not really, my bro shot it with a hose) and the car runs fine. i also noticed that the motor was cooler thanks to all the water, and the car still
runs fine

[Capt.ArD]

yeah, i've tried doing it, but i hit some problems (see thread in xmods section on extended axels). To tell the truth, it depends on what you want to do that dictates how you need to mod. big tires destroy your torque, so i would recommend using a Spinbrush motor at least. just the tires and the motor will get you to run on sand or Very small gravel. anything bigger will catch the bottom of your car and it will sit there and happily spin its wheels.
if you want to hit large gravel, rock-crawl or hill climb, big tires area must, and maybe a fet mod and definitely a VERY torquey motor. I will be using a Cassete player motor. (only about 3000 rpm, but more torque than you know what to do with, runs on stock fets.)
i have a Plate lsd in the back and the ball in the front with the big tires and a SB motor. i was working on a new susp. to get about 1" of ride, which would be suitable for climbing or big gravel, but it sorta died. (again, see my other thread.)
i think if you want to waterproof it, you could just wrap up in ceram wrap, letting the wheels out through little holes. cheap but better than nothing. dust is not much of an issue, just clean it out after every use. hope i helped

[cadillacman1213]

i heard that if u just hot glue the ventholes in the motherboard cover, it will water proof it ,(not to boat statous) but close enough for mudding

[fatman]

but can fry chip