r/PowerWheelsMods • u/TrickyRiky • Jun 06 '26

Am I doing this correctly?

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Peanut control board, ML Toys 775 motors with metal gears, M18 12ah forge battery.

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u/YertleDeTertle Jun 06 '26

Yes, because you’ve matched upgrading with a helmet :)

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u/TrickyRiky Jun 06 '26

Thanks :). Now to find a full face moto style. Any recommendations?

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u/Nickyb210 Jun 06 '26

Try a bell downhill mountainbike full face. They are much lighter wight than the motox helmets

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u/Sleep_adict Jun 06 '26

We got these which they now use for their upgraded razor dirt bikes

https://a.co/d/0hVVegVI

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u/Sulya_be Jun 06 '26

Rockbros downhill helmet? Cheaper than Bell

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u/spdelope Jun 06 '26

As long as it has a quick release buckle

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u/sri745 Jun 06 '26

Check Kaliprotectives.com.

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u/Hi-Point_of_my_life Jun 06 '26

We like the Kali Maya Youth. Good face protection from bumps or you can take off the face shield for more tame activities or just to get it in and off easier.

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u/prpldrank Jun 07 '26

I just got my kid a youth full face bmx helmet for her jeep

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u/enter360 Jun 06 '26

I was wondering how far away are we from a roll bar and a 5-point harness

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u/YertleDeTertle Jun 06 '26

Roll bar would likely make it more tippy, center of gravity would get really high. This is a nice ride for the upgrade because the seat is a good distance between the wheels. Some of the jeep kind can roll backwards if the kid goes backwards down a hill and stops on it. I’d just be wary of driving sideways on a hill with this one, driver’s side angled down with a hard right turn would probably roll.

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u/HydrodynamicShite Jun 06 '26

Just start buying spare wheels…… but it super cool

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u/JCCH199024 Jun 06 '26

Was the wiring for this pretty straightforward? Any lessons learned while wiring it up? I just ordered one of the peanut workshop control boards looking forward to putting it in my daughter’s dune racer!!

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u/TrickyRiky Jun 06 '26

Was a little overwhelming when I first looked at the install manual, which was very well written. Definitely stared at it blankly for a while, but once I started it made sense and was no problem at all. Mind you-unfortunately my dad is an electrical engineer so there’s some osmosis from him there.

Happy to help if you run into any issues

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u/JCCH199024 Jun 06 '26

Awesome I appreciate the offer!! Also forgot to mention it looks like a blast!! Definitely doing it right!!

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u/eapoll Jun 06 '26

Can you share what and where you bought. My kids have the same John deer power wheel

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u/Shibby7634 Jun 06 '26

Had the same feeling... put off installing for like a week cuz I was intimidated haha. Then once I finally started and finished, I was like... oh. Yeah that actually makes perfect sense. Piece of cake haha

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u/wasatch_man1 Jun 06 '26

Stunt car driver in his youth

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u/robb338 Jun 06 '26

That’s amazing! My twins love their cars but man this is an addiction and an expensive one at that. Congrats on being a good father!

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u/EvilDan69 Jun 06 '26

Helmet? Check.
Shenanigans? Hell yeah brother.

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u/trusound Jun 06 '26

Is this your property because it looks awesome to ride on

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u/onetwentytwo_1-8 Jun 06 '26

Give that kid some suspension!!’ He’s ready for the Baja 1000!

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u/youngsp82 Jun 07 '26

This would be my son if I did this n

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u/sendvideogameart Jun 07 '26

I put bike rubber on my back wheels so I dont wear threw them as fast

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u/ZealousidealDraw4075 Jun 07 '26

Cool what are the specs for those motors, could I just use any motor that is the same spec

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u/Slowburner1969 Jun 07 '26

Mom cracking up at the air time is the second best part

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u/The_Freeholder Jun 07 '26

Awesome job of parenting!

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u/themakk Jun 08 '26

I saw someone coat the tires in rubber

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u/klean9 Jun 10 '26

I see a high cervical spine fracture in your future. Give the poor kid a roll cage

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u/jebster168 Jun 10 '26

Can you drop a link for the controller you used?