Should I go brushless: Truggy? Buggy? 1/12 truggy? (crt.5)?? Need help! (have MM/VXL)

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I was thinking about doing a brushless buggy conversion but ultimately I want to put some taller/wider tires on it, so started thinking a truggy would be a better base.

I have a MM powered traxxas rustler now (on 3s) and it is nice..BUT I want 4wd!

I have an MM controller with a VXL motor and two 3s 5000mah packs. I am debating what I should do..sell the rustler RTR as a brushless, or part it out and save the controller/motor/batts.


I want 4wd but am debating between a 1/8 buggy (truggy?) conversion or the smaller truggy conversion (full 1/8 truggy maybe???)

I am slightly on a budget so keeping the equipment I have now would be nice. The one downfall is that I dont like that the crt.5 is smaller than a rustler (by about 2 inches+ on every dimension).

I have some 1/8 (17mm) tire adapters on my rustler now and run 1/8 buggy tires and some ofna blazer SST tires (about 5 inches tall and 2.2 inches wide). I was hoping to re-use these tires on whatever I get next. Would these tires look ridiculous on a crt.5? I saw a picture of another members crt.5 with some gladiator II tires on it (im familiar with them) and it made the truggy look pretty small... I think even some masher 2000 would look HUGE on a crt.5

What do you guys thing I should do? I am willing to invest a couple hundred dollars on top of whatever I do (IE..selling the rustler RTR, or parting it out). Should I just maybe grab a full size 1/8 buggy roller, convert it and run my blazer SST tires on it?

I just want 1/2 to 1 inch or so more ground clearance than a regular 1/8 buggy, but want extreme durability and low maintenance. I would prefer it to be the size of a rustler, or even slightly bigger. Think I am just better off going with a 1/8 buggy and putting my blazer tires on it? That would require new equipment (motor/controller/batts)...unless i can lengthen/widen the crt.5 somehow?