Let's start with my favourite....the Traxxas Slash 2WD VXL.
I managed to break the rear shock tower within the first week of owning it. So, the first upgrade was an STRC aluminium rear shock tower.
Next to break was a side nerf bar when a mate T-boned me. I replaced them with RPM.
After a few months the Titan brushed motor burnt out. This gave me a good excuse to upgrade to brushless with the Velineon system (which lead to new rubber......JConcepts Subcultures)
RPM gear cover was an early upgrade and the STRC battery strap is just a bit of wank really
Team Associated SC10-RS (sold)
The only upgrade I've done to this is changing the shocks to Losi Ten STCE's. The stock Associated shocks started to leak after a couple of months.
For some reason the Losi rears were extremely stiff in comparison to the fronts. So the rear needs some softening and more droop.
I'm not sure what the plan of attack is with that problem. Lower wt shock oil?....softer springs? shorter springs?
I also changed the front tyres to match the rears. It came with stock SC10 tyres on the front (KMC?) and JConcepts Subcultures on the rear.....which gave me alot of understeer. Now it's Subcultures all round.
....and what's this?.....a boat?
I know, it's only a cheap chinese jobbie. I actually bought it for my old man. It was 2nd hand so someone else had built it, provided the radio and rx and also did the apparently mandatory adding of weight to the keel.
It's seems to be fully operational but we've still yet to test it. Still looking for the right place for that.
I managed to break the rear shock tower within the first week of owning it. So, the first upgrade was an STRC aluminium rear shock tower.
Next to break was a side nerf bar when a mate T-boned me. I replaced them with RPM.
After a few months the Titan brushed motor burnt out. This gave me a good excuse to upgrade to brushless with the Velineon system (which lead to new rubber......JConcepts Subcultures)
RPM gear cover was an early upgrade and the STRC battery strap is just a bit of wank really
Team Associated SC10-RS (sold)
The only upgrade I've done to this is changing the shocks to Losi Ten STCE's. The stock Associated shocks started to leak after a couple of months.
For some reason the Losi rears were extremely stiff in comparison to the fronts. So the rear needs some softening and more droop.
I'm not sure what the plan of attack is with that problem. Lower wt shock oil?....softer springs? shorter springs?
I also changed the front tyres to match the rears. It came with stock SC10 tyres on the front (KMC?) and JConcepts Subcultures on the rear.....which gave me alot of understeer. Now it's Subcultures all round.
....and what's this?.....a boat?
I know, it's only a cheap chinese jobbie. I actually bought it for my old man. It was 2nd hand so someone else had built it, provided the radio and rx and also did the apparently mandatory adding of weight to the keel.
It's seems to be fully operational but we've still yet to test it. Still looking for the right place for that.