my emaxx with pics

[tashpop]

so after more upgrades, i have found yet another weak link in this truck. i've heard mixed stories about the hex's, but now i have proven that the stock 14mm plastics will not hold up. with in 3 mins. of driving today i toasted a rear hex, replaced it, toasted that one, moved the wheel up front, replaced hexes, and toasted a front and another rear. sooooooooooooo, what size is best to upgrade to, 17mm or 23mm? i know mathmatically the 23mm will hold more, but in this application, which is best? i already have some 17mm aluminum adapters if i choose to just get some truggy wheels. my truck is down until i get this all fixed.

[JERRY2KONE]

I think you would have to admit that you are not surprized with these findings, are you? Look we all have a choice when we get into this sport. You can either play with the RTR out of the box vehicle and repair/replace parts as you go, or you can upgrade your vehicle to the point where at the very least you can bash or race without having to worry about breaking something on every run. So when you start into the upgrade process with these beasts you have to know that it will not stop at just a few hundred $$$. In fact from various testimonials on this stie and many others the evidence shows that if you want a really strong truck that will hold up for you in the extremes of off roading, then you will spend somewhere between $1K & $2K. No matter what vehicle model you start with the costs will be considerable. That is just the nature of the hobby.

None of us really likes spending the amount of money that we do, but we are all on a quest to build the ultimate RC vehicle that will turn heads because of the efforts that we put into them, and we are dammed proud of our work. That is the real joy.

So do what you have to do and reap the rewards of your work and the money that you have and will spend in order to meet your own requirements. Have fun not jsut with runing your truck, but in doing the build as well.