![]() The springs have gone weak over the year, but I'm not blaming that on the truck because the springs go weak on all trucks. The stock Ultra Shocks are not THAT weak, but still a bit weak. But I don't really know about the compatibility with Tekno RC shafts as I stated before. This is not a MANDATORY upgrade, but still worth it. The only place I have broken them on is where the screw-pins are attached. But I tend to land on one wheel on the side quite often, so the a-arms breaking is probably user error. I think I have gone through about 3 or 4 a-arms. Don't get me wrong, they are tough, but not compared to the RPM a-arms (RPM-80702). The A-arms don't really hold up that well. This is just my experience of what've happened. Mind you I have only used the Tekno RC shafts with the RPM a-arms for about 1 month so don't get angry at me for telling you that they've held up. I have used RPM a-arms with them, they say that you can't use them with the Tekno RC shafts, but I have used them with them and had some NASTY landing, but the shafts didn't break, neither did the a-arms. They have held up on 3S when my friend lent me his 3S. But they are equally as durable, if not more durable. They are about half the price of the official Traxxas shafts. ![]() ![]() I bought the Tekno RC driveshafts (Rear: TKR-6852X Front: TKR-6851X) on the rear and I haven't had a single problem. As I said in my "intro", it broke while I was driving it on ICE, on 3s. They have held up great on 2S but they break SO EASILY on 3S. The driveshafts are possibly the biggest weak spot on the Traxxas Rustler 4x4. That happened to me and I need to buy a new plastic shaft (TRX-6852A) to get that screw because Traxxas doesn't sell the screw-pins separately smh. One thing to keep in mind when assembling those driveshafts is to put Loctite on the screw-pin so it doesn't fall out. I have bent one, but I made it straight again. Immediately after that I bought Tekno RC metal drive shafts and they are bulletproof. I drove it on ice, and I was not even flipping it, and it didn't have any traction so there wasn't even much torque going through it. So if you plan to run it on 2S, you don't need to buy Metal driveshafts. I have ran it mostly on 2S (because I didn't buy 3S batteries for some reason) and a bit on 3S. It is my first brushless RC so it has crashed a lot. ![]() I purchased a Rustler 4x4 back in March 2020. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |