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kulangflow · 06.20.2009, 02:03 PM

Since my diff yoke broke, I removed the front axles and just made it rear-wheel drive. I was able to get through one run with 23t pinion and the stock battery. The top speed was expectedly low, but it was still pretty fun. I threw in the 3s lipo and that was a perfect bashing speed for me.

Three minutes into the 3s run I ran into a curb and broke the right front upper A-arm. The brakes are much weaker than I am used to. With my other similar vehicles (RC18, Vendetta ST, CRT.5), I can stop from full speed in just a few feet if I need to. With the E-Revo VXL, I wasn't even going full speed. I hit the brakes 10 feet from the curb and it still hit hard enough to brake the A-arm. I'm figuring that has more to do with the ESC than anything else, so a Sidewinder might have to replace the stocker.

I am pretty disappointed that my truck has broken twice in 3 runs. I wasn't any harder on it than I am on the rest of my trucks. Hopefully Traxxas will send out replacements on Monday, then I'll know to take it easier on it when it's up and running again.

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kulangflow Never Fast Enough Offline Posts: 914 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UT	06.20.2009, 02:03 PM Since my diff yoke broke, I removed the front axles and just made it rear-wheel drive. I was able to get through one run with 23t pinion and the stock battery. The top speed was expectedly low, but it was still pretty fun. I threw in the 3s lipo and that was a perfect bashing speed for me. Three minutes into the 3s run I ran into a curb and broke the right front upper A-arm. The brakes are much weaker than I am used to. With my other similar vehicles (RC18, Vendetta ST, CRT.5), I can stop from full speed in just a few feet if I need to. With the E-Revo VXL, I wasn't even going full speed. I hit the brakes 10 feet from the curb and it still hit hard enough to brake the A-arm. I'm figuring that has more to do with the ESC than anything else, so a Sidewinder might have to replace the stocker. I am pretty disappointed that my truck has broken twice in 3 runs. I wasn't any harder on it than I am on the rest of my trucks. Hopefully Traxxas will send out replacements on Monday, then I'll know to take it easier on it when it's up and running again. He's down by the river ... walking on water.