Brushless Snow vehicle suspension question?

[schofield]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

Great project! Those Sand Paws are good for ~1 inch of snow, maybe 2 inches if it's not too soft but much more than that and they aren't much good. Later in the year when it gets cold and the snow crusts over they are AWESOME!

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

I have a feeling you might need to get the Maxx paddles for it if you get a lot of soft snow. Maybe you should anyways... they have a much wider/deeper tread.

i have thought about it, but i have run these tires on a slash all last winter and they did everything i wanted them to do. expect flex down to get the holes and ditches. but yes i will keep this in mind, also this is a scrap pieces build. only bought parts are the waterproof rustler radio box and a set of jato arms. the body will be new as well, but still deciding on the easy way of waterproofing with a bandit body or go fun and get to use the heat gun and get a Hornet body. My wife will not give me an RC allowance so i if i want to make something it has to be from the scrap pile.
with the maxx size tires i would need some driveline upgrades and with out any money to spend, it's never gonna happen.
i am limited by my parts, but my imagination says go big and fast and pick up the pieces later.

[schofield]

well.. poo... just got off the phone with Tamiya and the hornet body has the front/rear and grills already cut out, even with the uncut lexan one. i guess its gonna be the bandit body.

[schofield]

any one have thoughts on if the pro-line or the panther paddles for the maxx trucks would be better for snow, on this snow rustler? or how the paddles hold up? i have run sand paws and are very happy with them. My thought would be the panther as it looks like it would move more snow. Also do you know of any drive shafts for the bandit or rustler/slash if its my only option. That will hold up to Maxx size paddles running a VXL. running on snow only.
panther:

pro-line: