Newly Completed GMaxx
 

My newly comleted GMaxx thanks to RC-Monster.com

- Gmaxx XBrace
- Gmaxx G3 suspension
- Gmaxx motor mounts
- Gmaxx skids
- RPM wear plates
- Novak HV Maxx
- Proline Power Stroke shocks
- Komodo Dragon LP
- JR DS8611 (260 oz)

I may replace the HV Maxx soon for a hotter setup.

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Sweet looking ride - if only they stayed that clean. Congrats....:) :)

Looks good. Post her up in the Photo Gallery.

Nice ride! I gotta get some of those komodo tires. Glad you took the pictures before you got it dirty. I think I see some aluminum bulkheads in your future. :)

Thanks for the compliments guys. There will definitely be some aluminum bulkheads in the near future. I am planning on getting the following soon:

- GA 7075 bulkheads
- GA 7075 diff cases
- Maximizer diff cups w/RRP gears (although I have heard that
traxxas redesigned the gears to be stronger)
- CVDs
- Lehner XL3600
- 9918

The newer Traxxas gears are in fact stronger (and cheaper) than the RRP gears. The 7075 bulkheads will be super strong, and a bit heavy, as will the 7075 diff cases. The 3600xl will be a rocket!

I figured that they were going heavy but GA is having a good sale on them so I figured I would get some. When I have the truck weighed it was at what I feel is a lean 7 lbs 3 3oz. I want to try and keep this under 10 lbs with batteries. I was even thinking about going with LiPos but I dont think the novak can handle them.

Was that weight with or without batteries? My full aluminum race g-maxx weighs just over 8 pounds with 12 cells, RTR. I could probably get it down around 6 pounds with lipos!

That weight was without batteries and with the stock wheels and tires. The komodos werent on yet. What was your setup to get your truck so light.

My setup is very similar to yours, except my motor and controller are a bit lighter than the novak (xl3100/9918 warrior), my shocks are a bit lighter (Traxxas big bores on this truck), and I modified some pro-line bowtie tires (shaved a couple ounces off each tire). The stock tires are HEAVY! My tires and wheels alone save over a pound of rotating mass vs. the stock tires. Your komodos should put your truck near the weight of mine.

Yeah the proline powerstrokes are not light at all but I think the weight gain is worth the performance. The novak motor is heavy weighing 295 grams. My old stock emaxx with some aluminum and 12 cells came in at 12lbs.

12 pounds is a TANK!

How can you get a Maxx so light?

Mine (gorrilla extended, stock A Arms, CVD, Titans/EVX, bulkheads, stock tires) is near 12lbs...

8lbs seems to be a dream for a full alloy GMaxx :)

How we get these trucks light totally amazes me. According to a review that I read the chassis only gained a few onces from stock and no weight gain with the G3 suspension. I love how light the GMaxx trucks are. I think I may go LiPos just to keep the weight down when I upgrade to a hotter brushless.

Juju,
Changing to a lighter wheel/tire combo saves over a pound - sometimes 2 pounds, depending on the combo. This alone makes a huge impact. Also, the brushless system has one motor and controller (the one motor is slightly lighter than one titan and the controller is lighter than the evx as well). These simple changes really lighten up the truck. Also, I do not use a shift servo (removed from truck), and I remove half of the tranny gears as well. It adds up quick!