Can You Make Your Ride-On Vehicle Better?
There's a lot of off brand (Not Power Wheels or Peg Perego) vehicles on the market today. Most are made with cheap quality electronics and gearboxes which makes modifying a little more difficult. No worries though! We've created products that work with most of these cars to make them faster and more reliable! Please read the How To Guide before planning your build to avoid frustrations and wasted money. The video and information below will also help you tremendously. Below that is a listing of the most common products used in off-brand vehicles
Selecting the Right Electronics:
The main circuit board in your car is designed for a specific voltage and amp draw. Changing motors or batteries can fry your stock board. We have 2 solutions for you. The Titan Electronic Speed Control is a direct replacement for many stock units. (See product description for details). It works on 12, 18, or 24v SLA batteries and can work with 18-20v lithium power tool batteries when you also use our Lithium Module.
We also make a complete Electronic Speed/Brake Control that replaces all of the wiring in your car with a new, easy to install unit. Both of these options will work with our 550 or 775 motors.
Selecting the Right Motor/Gearboxes:
Most of the off-brand cars today are coming with "teardrop" shaped gearboxes that have a "clover" shaped wheel adapter. These gearboxes don't hold up well to any more power being added. We've identified 6 different versions of these gearboxes and there's many more sold on-line but none have truly increased durability. MLToys Paragon motor/gearboxes are designed to replace all of those gearboxes with a stronger design using steel and ball bearings. Plus they come with some very fast 775 motors that work from 12 to 24v.
There is also the Phoenix Gearboxes, a direct replacement for almost all Power Wheels brand vehicles that was designed to be extremely durable and fast. Many people have custom fit these into other brands of cars using our 550 or 775 performance motors. Custom fitting may mean changing wheel adapters and making your own axles but these are solvable problems.
Selecting the Right Batteries:
There's 2 main factors in batteries: Volts and Amps. More volts = more speed. More amps = more run time. Keep in mind that when you increase the voltage (or speed of motor) you will drain your batteries faster. So it's good to increase the amperage as you increase voltage.
Almost all ride-ons are designed for Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries. They are durable and give a lot of run time. We offer SLA batteries in 12, 18, and 24v options all with 12amp runtimes. When you change voltages you also need to change your battery charger so our battery conversion kits come with those too. Be sure to change the connector on your car to the one that matches the new battery and charger.
A popular trend is to use 18-20v lithium batteries from power tools. That's ok so long as you also use our Lithium Module. This will prevent the high discharge rating of the lithium chemistry from cooking your electronics and motors. It also has a low-voltage cutoff built-into it so you don't ruin your battery.
Add Some Lighting!:
If your car is 12v or more you can use any of our lighting products (see the Lighting category). If you're over 12 volts be sure to get one of the voltage reduction modules.