1/10 4x4
 

What 4x4 are out there? Truck or Buggy. Theres an extra SS5800 siting in the bottom of my tool box that I want to make use out of. I have a brushless rustler and stampede and have bullitproofed them to withstand the punishment my bashing sessions put them through. What 4x4s ,besides emaxx, are out there that have a good selection of hopups. I was thinking about a rising storm but could not find any hoppups that would strengthen the transmission for brushless power.

The only one that can use the ss5800 is the HPI RS4mt. Its based off the RS4 touring car and uses a belt drive. It is no longer produced, but you can still find them in good shape on Ebayand a few other places

Almost forgot, Welcome to the forums

Could always try a Nitro MT2 conversion, since the belt drive of the rs4mt can't withstand anything more than a novak 5800. That's it for off-road ones though, unless you want to go to 4wd buggies, which there are plenty of.

Thats why i suggested that, because he has a ss5800and the MT2 might be too much for the 5800. Actually i have seen the drivetrain run with a 6 turn brushed motor in a RS2 pro2 and survive with no problems, but the larger tires will limit the power capacityof the drivetrain

I had a RS4 MT that I ran on a SS5800, it was okay and fairly fast, but I never felt secure enough with it to full on bash it. I did put a few hop ups on it though, the woven graphite front chassis brace is mandatory if you're gonna drive it any bit hard.

Oh yeah, I turned mine into a buggy by running Super Nitro wheels with 2.2" buggy tires and a XXX-4 body, but sold it because I didn't feel like working out the bugs it had in the driveline (don't really like belts anyway).

I also had a MT, and I too turned it into a "RB" (racing buggy). Except mine was all graphite and I sold it because I thought the glitching was the car's fault, but after I opened up the ESC, I found out why it was so...

The MT2 however, may have a sturdier drivetrain, but it is not bulletproof. The 8s I had in it nuked my rear diff...twice.

Yeah, Im not too fond of the belt drive layout.

Where can I find Info on this conversion. The only search results I get are for engine conversions.

Here's a link to my conversion:
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...9206#post19206

Here's a movie too!
http://www.rcpics.net/view_single.php?medid=72035

Looks like everybodys using these monster motor/esc setups. Doesnt sound like my little ss5800 would do the conversion justice.

have you thought about a pede? i have heard that the rear tranny will bolt up to the front and allow for 4wd although it requires 2 motors and escs i think.

Your best bet for the ss5800 is the rs4-mt. It should hold up to the novak at least. Otherwise you could custom build a 1/10th truck, there seems to be a market for a durable 1/10th 4wd stadium, yet nobody makes one.

Re: 1/10 4x4
 

FYI - I have a Tamiya Rising Storm. The stock drivetrain will hold up well to an SS5800. The diffs are metal-geared. The only initial concern would be the main drive shaft, which is plastic. Definitely look at getting a replacement drive shaft if you go that route.
I ran my Rising Storm with my Lehner Basic XL4200 and MGM 8012 on 6 cells for a couple weeks and had zero problems.
I've actually been thinking about buying a used SS5800 system just for the Rising Storm.

If you want an off roader with a 4WD transmission, I would tell you to get the Kyosho Lazer ZX-5. Its the latest 4wd electric buggy made by Kyosho, using a shaft driven system very similar to the TC3's system. You only need a set of Titanium screws made by speedtechrc.com because the stock screws are piece of trash. Here's the buggy: http://www.speedtechrc.com/store/ebp...il.asp?id=5494

If you wait a bit longer, Tamiya will release their ultimate off road buggy ever. Its name is the TRF 416X, as I've heared. It will have a shaft drive train with double deck chassis and ofcourse the famous and beloved Tamiya quality derived from their 415 touring car and the TB Evolution series of touring cars.

If you are into custom work you could use a tc3 and convert it into a truck with a custom chassis

The kyosho buggy does not look very durable at all, possibly the least out of all in existance. The xxx-4 G+ is nice, and moderatly durable (if you're not an idiot with it like most). The bj4x4 would be my choice if I had the money, but still made for racing, not bashing.