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Ultralite cases are way overpriced if you are just using stock traxxas diffs. There are a handful of companies that make aluminum diff cases for much cheaper, if that is the route you chose.

Using ultralite cases to run 1/8 scale gears is an easy bolt in solution, but expensive.

Super 8's are great and all, but they are just renamed ofna 8 spider diffs. "6 spiders" are just your average ofna diffs, as found in any hyper (pre hyper 9) buggy.

I have never seen a situation where a 6 spider broke that an 8 spider would have lasted. In the glory days of unlimited engineering 8 spiders were the most expensive, and now have a cult like following. In my opinion super 6 and super 8 diffs are about the same strength. That being said, ofna hyper diffs (same as super 6) can be had relatively cheaply. If I were building a bash proof maxx with budget in mind I would upgrade to super 6 (ofna hyper) gears.

Now to run 1/8 diffs you need either the ultralite cases, or Fastlane Machines combo hybrid bulks, which makes the bulkhead and diff case one unit.

With as much power as you have you need to consider 1/8 diffs. Even in aluminum cases maxx diffs get destroyed.