![]() ![]() A year and a half later, and after lots of evenings spent reading, I finally felt ready to take on the challenge of building a MERV that wouldn't suck. However, after reading horror story after horror story about the MERV, I decided to get something else - a Losi Mini Desert Truck - instead. There's something about the "monster-truggy" layout that looks perfectly optimized for hard corners at high speeds, while still having enough suspension clearance to avoid smashing to bits when it runs over a crack in the pavement. In retrospect, years before when I was just reading RC magazines but wasn't rich enough to buy anything, the full-size E-Revo looked cool to me back then too. You act as if I don't know what I'm talking about, I've probably owned more traxxsucks garbage RC at one time or another then all the posters in this thread combined.When I first got into RC and I was researching my first vehicle purchase, the Mini E-Revo was one of the vehicles that appealed most to me. You don't need "extreme abuse" to grenade a traxxsucks diff, all you need is a 6s and a trigger finger. Certain parts could be made better, which is what the aftermarket is for.If I owned a RC company, your my target customer! Oh yeah, they don't own the motors or the speedo's that their drive train can't handle. The fact is electric motors have a much higher torque output relative to the watts/HP, and is near instant, when compared to nitro engines (which is what the diffs were originally designed for). I think arguing that a brand 'sucks' because certain parts can't handle extreme abuse at the max ratings is a bit silly. Certain parts could be made better, which is what the aftermarket is for. Of course, lots of power in a chassis that can handle it is best, but when choosing two from 'powerful/bulletproof/inexpensive'. Personally, I'd rather have more power than the chassis can handle and use it smartly than have an underpowered chassis within the same price point. There is the same amount of logic in stating that they don't make their parts strong enough, and that they put too much power in their product. Other than those two occasions, I've had no issues with jumps, wheelies, and general tearing up some grass and dirt.įrom my experiences, no, Traxxas does not 'suck'. In both instances, the rear diff gave out when landing standing backflips with the throttle still on, on 6s, sporting summit wheels and tires, complete set of steel driveshafts, with the slipper locked. I have an e-maxx with a MMM 2200kv setup and have also had to replace the rear diff gears twice. 6S is fun, but the truck requires some upgrades to handle it diff case's for a revo? Since when? The problem is that the differential casings (plastic) flex under load and allow the ring and pinion gears to change mesh, which blows up the teeth, as you've no doubt already seen. The stock differentials don't really hold up to 6S, no. 6S is fun, but the truck requires some upgrades to handle it reliably. Problem is, you'll be changing diff ratios (2.85:1 to 3.31:1) so you'll have to regear some. If you explode the diffs after that, your only option is the RC-Monster Hybrid diff cases, and those take 1/8 Scale diffs. Integy, GH, and HR all make diff cups that take the regular M2.5 screws that bolt up to the original gears, however. FLM makes these for the Revo & Maxx, and they include a modified ring gear that takes larger (M3) screws to boot. If you blow the spider gears (cup comes apart) later, you can fix that with an aluminum diff cup. The rear diff takes a much harder beating than the front end, so if you're strapped for cash, doing the rear end first is an option that works. ![]() Replacing the differential cases with aluminum cases will solve most diff issues you'll run into. This is a problem on both Traxxas Monster Trucks (Maxx & Revo). Any suggestions or clues as to why? Is 6S too much?Īnything helps! Thanks!!!The stock differentials don't really hold up to 6S, no. I keep having problems with the rear diff. Im running the mamba monster system on 6S. Got an E-Revo a few months ago and finally got it all put together. ![]()
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