Traxxas Summit New Truck

[hemiblas]

I saw one of the members mod an e-revo and as soon as I saw it I thought I had to have one. Here are some pics. The thing is just a monster. I was looking to build something like this, but then the summit came out. So do you think I would be better off just modding an emaxx, locking the rear diffs? Are there extended arms for the emaxx that would give it the wider/taller stance? or are those arms just for the e-revo?

[Tempted]

Originally Posted by hemiblas

I saw one of the members mod an e-revo and as soon as I saw it I thought I had to have one. Here are some pics. The thing is just a monster. I was looking to build something like this, but then the summit came out. So do you think I would be better off just modding an emaxx, locking the rear diffs? Are there extended arms for the emaxx that would give it the wider/taller stance? or are those arms just for the e-revo?

The problem with jacking up a Revo or Maxx, or any other independent suspension vehicle, is the angle of the drivelines. A CV joint just can't handle the angles of super high trucks, exactly like the real thing. Think of a Chevy Z71. At high lift, the front driveshafts snap like twigs and throw the geometry off. Anyone who builds a Z71 will almost always do a solid axle swap. It preserves the geometry under any amount of lift or flex. All you need to jack a Maxx up are longer shocks and turnbuckles. But the lift will cause broken shafts and funky handling.