1/10th Scale SC 4wd vs. 1/8th Scale Buggies

[Overdriven]

Originally Posted by Havoc

Due to the retarded Texas weather we finally had our first official club race last night with the new 4wd SC trucks. It consisted of three Ofna's 10SCs and four Slashes. Both types of trucks did really well, however the traction rolling was killing us.

Out of curiousity, as far as traction rolling, how did the Ofna 10SC compare to the 4x4 Slash? I haven't driven my Slash 4x4 on a track yet, but just bashing, traction rolling is more of a problem than it was on my SC bodied buggy. And I had that buggy raised up against the downtravel limiters of the chassis too.

[Havoc]

Originally Posted by Overdriven

Out of curiousity, as far as traction rolling, how did the Ofna 10SC compare to the 4x4 Slash? I haven't driven my Slash 4x4 on a track yet, but just bashing, traction rolling is more of a problem than it was on my SC bodied buggy. And I had that buggy raised up against the downtravel limiters of the chassis too.

They both had traction rolling problems, almost equal I should say. Granted, this was the first time any of us had raced the 4x4s. It was my second time to drive it on a track, a first for some others. I know my personal truck seemed faster than the Slashes, but I may have just been heavier on the throttle and it's really too early to tell.

And even more to consider on the 1/8th buggies vs the 1/10 SCs 4x4 is the weight. My buggy is a lot heavier than my 10sc and that weight sits lower. This is contributed to the fact that I use 4s and a 1/8 scale (Tekin RX8) esc and motor. My 10sc is using a 540 sized brushless and 2s. One person tried 3s so he could clear the triple, but it was just too much wasted power. Oh, and he could never clear the damn thing on his wheels. SC trucks tend to float after a certain distance.

Regardless, even if I put a big HV class brushless motor and 4s in my 10sc, I don't think it would work very well. Its just not designed for it and I can't imagine all the parts I would break.