[glassdoctor]

It's as tough as any other truggy imo.

Motors: another reason mike likes the 1515 is that he says (and I kinda agree) they are more smooth in the power delivery... not as jumpy as the smaller motor. But when you higher voltage.... and lower kv.... then I can't imagine a 1512 not doing just fine. The 8ightT should weigh in at 9-9.5lbs with a smaller lipo and still under 10lbs with a 8000pack. It's lighter than most truggies....

But the 1515 2.D is a great motor imo. On 5s you could drop the kv a little more... and go to a 1512 2Y if you like.

As for the conversion:
Be careful not to get the weigh shifted too far forward with the 8ights... they already have a forward bias and loads of steering (skatey rear) so if anything... see if you can get the weight back just a little. Also... a 44T gear won't require much milling of the chassis. My buggy is running a 46T and I didn't cut all the way through. I used a $9.99 pnuematic cuttoff tool with a 3" disk to grind out the slot. That worked awesome....