Sick of going through diff's on my ERBE !!!

[JThiessen]

The 8T really doesn't need anything for strength. We bash ours hard, and the only thing that I've seen so far is the front tie rods popping off the ball joint at the front carrier. My Muggy has suffered continual breakage of the front carriers, so I haven't tried to fix the rod popping off - its probably keeping us from breaking them.

There are some nicer aftermarket chassis braces available (kings head, etc). Not sure if they are required - I had to get one to accomodate the electric conversion - but that may have been due to Tekno's layout (it has the Tekno chassis).

The diffs and cases are fine from the factory. I've run a 1520 on 6S in mine, and no issues.

Buggy body will not fit "right" - but if you like how it fits, then use it....

There are some carbon fiber items to lighten them up - I have a set, but have never installed them yet. Just haven't seen the need so far.

My highly upgraded Revo (even with RCm AL cases) has sat on the shelf since I bought my first truggy. My kids will likely have to put it in my Estate Sale someday.....

Originally Posted by JThiessen

The 8T really doesn't need anything for strength. We bash ours hard, and the only thing that I've seen so far is the front tie rods popping off the ball joint at the front carrier. My Muggy has suffered continual breakage of the front carriers, so I haven't tried to fix the rod popping off - its probably keeping us from breaking them.

There are some nicer aftermarket chassis braces available (kings head, etc). Not sure if they are required - I had to get one to accomodate the electric conversion - but that may have been due to Tekno's layout (it has the Tekno chassis).

The diffs and cases are fine from the factory. I've run a 1520 on 6S in mine, and no issues.

Buggy body will not fit "right" - but if you like how it fits, then use it....

There are some carbon fiber items to lighten them up - I have a set, but have never installed them yet. Just haven't seen the need so far.

My highly upgraded Revo (even with RCm AL cases) has sat on the shelf since I bought my first truggy. My kids will likely have to put it in my Estate Sale someday.....

Awesome feedback, thank you! I just got back from doing some bashing with my friends and the revo was holding up until I wanted to show some of the guys what 6s is like. Diff's gone again, granted it was 4 pack in. But still...

So would you say that running my 8T on 6S (have a lot of these from heli) would be okay? I'm honestly just plain paranoid of doing any jumps etc on 6s. Sick of going through diffs etc.

Out of curiosity, why did you end up shelving your revo? Do you ever miss it? and how do you find bashing your 8T compared to the revo? Any drawbacks?

I'm putting in the electronics from my broken down revo and into my 8T tomorrow...can't wait to try her out for the first time. Better not go through any diffs :)

[JThiessen]

I shelved the Revo because I was sick of having to stop at the LHS on the way home to buy shafts, diffs, arms, etc.,
Dont really miss it except for the nostalgia - it was one of the first converted Revo's on here, and I "cut my teeth" on brushless with it. Anyone else remember the days of Fiego's and MGM controllers??? Whats a BEC?????

You should be able to run 6S as much as you want on the 8T. Obviously, there are limitations to everything, you are your own warranty station!

The 8T handles better. It does not do wheelies (if its correctly set up). Its probably not going to be as fast, or give you the jaw dropping punch that you get from a ERBE or Flux, but you will out run the them with the 8T. It doesn't have the ground clearance for bashing that the Revo can give - but you will find yourself bashing a little differently with it. If you want it to run more like a Revo - change the diff fluid, put some MT's on it, and call it a modern day Muggy.

ps. Save up for a slipperential for it. I personally think they are important for saving diff's - I have them in all of my buggy's/truggy's.