Gorillamaxx alternatives
 

What alternatives are there to gorillamaxx battery straps and motor mount (except stock) which fit the G2. I've broke about 2 pairs of straps and bent my motor mount while bashing and racing, and I haven't even been bashing hard, like, 6ft jumps into thick grass when the motor plate went and the straps breaking were just from the car rolling in races.

Any suggestions?

Where did you bend the gorilla motor mount?you can use both the small plates for one motor.The traxxas machined motor mount is pretty sturdy,5mm thick i think.The carbon gorilla straps are supposed to be alot stronger than the velcro ones.If your able to fabricate stuff then making a rear support for the motor with the gorilla mount would make it alot stronger.

Is it also possible to double up on the straps? Two sets of straps per battery pack?

the strap design is poor, i keep snapping them too. I used the 1" wide version and they lasted for 2 minutes.

Two options;

kyosho twinforce batteriecups
associated batterie cups.

I use the last mentioned, because they are adjustable to more than 14 cells.

25 grams lighter than the kyosho aswell.

Less beefy though..

But they hold up pretty well.. :)

and the ones from Xtrem RC ?

http://www.xtremercracing.com/Images/BLBMMI.jpg

Are AE cups...Same as recommended above...

ah! i failed again... shame on me ... lol!

I use double straps on my trucks. A single strap tends to break, but double straps haven't failed me yet(even doubling the old straps worked great - doubling the new straps works perfectly and is very reliable).

Double as in on top/next to eachother, parralel? or crossed?

I put 2 sets of straps in the g-maxx strap mount location - one tightens to the front and the other tightens to the rear.

I use the straps and also some bongo straps I picked up from Home Depot. They're the rubber band straps with the piece of wood on one end. I had a problem with the batteries always slipping out on crash landings. Since I've used this setup. They never come out and are cheap to replace. I think they came in a bag of 20 or 30. I can take pics if anyone whats them.

I would like to see the pics - if its not too much trouble... :032:

I'll take them when I get home from work later.:027: