Losi 8ight T 2.0e VS Xray XT8 2009 spec

[kalbien]

Most funny thing is , that I am in Slovakia, which is where xrays came from and factory is here. Trust me guys, you would get xray parts way easier than me (and cheaper :) because market is just too little for that here. Just few shops have parts listed and nobody got them in stock.

anyway, I was thinking to get new 2009 spec, or make those upgrades you are talking about ... all the time I am counting.
Big bores are a must, everybody told me that it is really big change.
Now you tell me that this turnbuckles & drivetrain is good as well.
Longer chassis.... dunno, but probably nice to have too
so we are talking 300$ +- since chassis is quite expensive...

adding some shipping and 19% VAt ... 350...
I am able to get brand new without shipment because I will pick it up myself for ... eee 550$ .
thats 200more, thinking that I will have everything new, new body for my "slightly used" one and it won't ever happen that I will go home from a race with something destroyed and no replacement avaiable. I wanted to buy extra diff for replacement, some C hubs and some more stuff worth 100$ for sure.

do you guys too agree that there is only one way, to buy new truggy, build it, ride it and have old one with all parts home?

[jhautz]

Thats what I would do. Seems to make sense. I love having a spare diff or 2 with different fluids in them to be able to quickly change at the track to try different setups. And all the other spares will be nice.

[kalbien]

Originally Posted by jhautz

Thats what I would do. Seems to make sense. I love having a spare diff or 2 with different fluids in them to be able to quickly change at the track to try different setups. And all the other spares will be nice.

hmmmm, haven't though about that ... and it makes 100% sense. having few diffs with different fluids, you can change them really fast on track.


jasje : well everything else? are you sure?
axles / driveshafts are new, but do they have different sizing as well?
mhmh ;) well I am going for my first race with xt8 next saturday. I will keep it like it is for now.
Another thing is I just WANT a new toy :-P (ehm I guess you know what I mean by that )

[jasje]

Hey Kalbien, greetings from a fellow european guy.
I'm from Belgium, and I have to order parts in the states too, since they are the cheapest there.

Are you running a brushless xt8? I'm running the non-2009 version, and I think you will be just fine if you buy the big-bore shocks. The drivetrain of the "old" one is still fine if you have a good motor. As we all know, an xray doesn't break easily, so buying a second truck (especially if your old one is slightly used), and keeping the old one just for spares is a bit overkill, in my opinion. Especially when the parts you'll have spare are just the diffs and the plastic parts, since all the rest has been updated.