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Originally Posted by Kcaz25
I am still trying to decide what buggy to buy, I'm going to race it, then bash it with truggy tires on it. I'm considering all manufacturers but for me its coming down to the different ways that the front tires swing.
What are the pluses and minuses. The associated model seems like the oldest. I know the Mugen pivot ball is received with mixed reviews as it too is old I think. Does one work better than the rest? Does the losi c-hub limit steering?
Thanks!
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Why would you put Truggy tires on a buggy? The a-arms are too short, and you'll have issues with steering angle causing the wheels to rub against the chassis. There are plenty of great basher tires for the 1:8th buggy. Just get a decent set of proline badlands, or badlands knock offs for grass/dirt and a more general set for all around running.
As far as knuckle design I've never broken a knuckle on my Jammin X1 CR FTE buggy, or the X1 CRT Pro truggy either. And I have bashed my Jammin buggy/truggy hardcore, JHautz will verify that I was not nice to them. We'd aim the ramp at a tree and see who could get stuck in the tree. Triple backflips off a 40ft. Full speed runs at a big ramp to see how far we could long jump it, so far I've hit 100ft+.
I've seen all of the big names take just as much abuse, old Hyper 7 buggies still rocking as well.
Buy the buggy you want, as long as its using 7075 aluminum you are way better off over anything using cheap cast 6061 aluminum for its parts.