Noob sayin hi

[lincpimp]

As Arct1k said, the badlands are great tires for bashing, they work on almost every surface.

Cleaning and relubing all of your ball bearings with synthetic oil is a good way to decrease resistance, and thus heat. Plus correctly shimming the diff gears and running good synthetic lube will also help, plus the diffs will last longer. These are relatively cheap things to do, but take alot of time and disassembly to do. Balancing your wheel/tires is good to do, as the truck will run smoother. Otherwise the erevo is a great platform, not much to really improve on IMO. Have fun and welcome to the forums!

[kraegar]

I hadn't done the front RPM arms, had heard basically what you mention. I don't use the cvd's.

I've thought about a swaybar kit, but have heard the traxxas one requires modification to fit, and it reduces its effectiveness. Heard the tekno is good, haven't looked into it much (yet).

I do need to get a balancer for my tires. I keep my bearings clean & lubed, haven't torn down my diffs yet (was thinking it's a good winter project). I have no experience with shimming a diff, so that'll be a good learning experience.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by kraegar

I do need to get a balancer for my tires. I keep my bearings clean & lubed, haven't torn down my diffs yet (was thinking it's a good winter project). I have no experience with shimming a diff, so that'll be a good learning experience.

Shimming the diffs is not too complicated. The main thing I have found is that you always have to shim both sides whether it seems logical or not. I have never got a smooth diff by shimming only one side.