Well, I finally got some carnage!

[ling427ttvette]

Let's take a look at what I was doing before I got some carnage:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ling427ttvette/th_MVI_0353.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ling427ttvette/?action=view&current=MVI_0353.flv)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ling427ttvette/th_MVI_0354.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ling427ttvette/?action=view&current=MVI_0354.flv)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ling427ttvette/th_MVI_0355.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ling427ttvette/?action=view&current=MVI_0355.flv)
Told my g/f to just keep recording on this run but the batteries went dead. :(

And, what ended up happening:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ling427ttvette/IMG_0356.jpg

So, I've found a set of black aluminum front and rear arms that I will probably be getting ordered as soon as the guy answers a question of mine. If not I found a roller chassis for around the same price I might get instead.

Also plan to get some new shocks while I have this stuff apart.

Edit: The reason the truck flipped in the second video is because the wind was blowing hard enough to lift the front of the truck. I was out there yesterday with no wind and it was landing perfectly every time.

[supraboi97]

Wow something already broke? I have had mine since october and driven mine like crazy and nothing happened. But atleast they are cheap fixes.

[ling427ttvette]

Well, I did have a pretty bad run in with a pole that I am almost sure cracked it.. and then I went off another jump and that pretty much sealed the deal.

About the only thing I can think of that would have broken it. But, it gives me an excuse to get aluminum.. which I'm not complaining about.

[supraboi97]

Ya I have been planning on getting aluminum and brushless but don't want to put the money into it since I dont have that much room to drive it. But im suprized mine hasnt broken anything major I have hit a mailbox while going full speed and it dented the lexan body. Which I didnt even think lexan could dent but apparently it can.

[Stampedekid]

Don't go aluminum. Go RPM. Probably the toughest stuff out there. For bashers especially. You seen how I bash mine right? Well my RPM Rears are still holding up and I got them in black. Plus they are a heck of a lot cheaper than aluminum and are made of nylon material. It will flex in a crash instead of breaking or bending like aluminum will. Yeah near the hingepin is a normal spot for a break. Thats where I broke my rear at.
http://www.rpmrcproducts.com/core.htm
Also getting some skids for mine but thats a different story.

[ling427ttvette]

After looking around at everything and weighing my options, I ended up going for the aluminum. More expensive yes, but I'm pretty confident that it should be fine. Also ordered a hinge kit since the arms didn't come with it even though it was pictured.

Still deciding on what to do for shocks. Won't order those until Friday, I was considering these:

http://store.rlhobbies.com/cart/images/IMG_1616.jpg

Or these:

http://www.rcxshop.com/images/ebay/DP090-S+DP100-S.jpg

The top ones are a bit more expensive.. wonder if they are really worth it?

[youngxmodder]

that hang time in the second video was pretty cool even thought it didn't land on all 4's, carnage is always good it shows you actually use it, but for shocks if your just going to keep running it and bashing it i would say the second pair everything thing is bound to break, You spend lots of money on parts and they break you will be mad but if there cheap and they break you don't loose that much money over spending it on expensive parts that will break. Man wish i could snag one for myself but daunting on age 16 i need to save my money for a car but after a car, this R/C is on the top part of my list, behind school, homework, and that sort of nature, but up there. Also is it pretty fast as the stock setup?

[ling427ttvette]

I'd say it runs pretty good on the stock setup, has plenty of power and get up and go. As for stock speed I have heard 35-40mph.. but I don't think mine is that fast. I want to say 30mph maybe. I'm already itching to go brushless though.. I want that power real bad.

When I get it back up and running, I plan to strap my GPS on and check the speed.

I was thinking the second set of shocks as well, I'm sure the first set are over-kill for what I will be doing.

[texan_idiot25]

I've been told to stay away from integy stuff, by a few other 1/18ers.

[ling427ttvette]

Still waiting on parts. :roll:

I got my hinges and clips in quite a while ago, my shocks should be here tomorrow..

The guy I got the arms from e-mailed me 2 days after I paid for them and told me the manufacture couldn't get the arms to him or some crap, so he asked me if I wanted the same thing basically only in blue.. I said sure whatever, I need them.

3 days later (yesterday at the time) He finally responds back as to if he send them or not and he won't ship them until tomorrow because of something to do with the manufacturer. So I ordered a set of RPM front arms in black from another guy and I guarantee they beat the aluminum ones.

So right now I'm still down. It's all taken apart ready to be put back together, but no freaking parts. :evil:

[Stampedekid]

I'd say it runs pretty good on the stock setup, has plenty of power and get up and go. As for stock speed I have heard 35-40mph.. but I don't think mine is that fast. I want to say 30mph maybe. I'm already itching to go brushless though.. I want that power real bad.

When I get it back up and running, I plan to strap my GPS on and check the speed.

I was thinking the second set of shocks as well, I'm sure the first set are over-kill for what I will be doing.
Well see integy well..its crud. Also stock they will do only 25-30mph not 35-40. Expect that with BL. BL is completely insane power and will cause parts*cough me* to break easily

I've been told to stay away from integy stuff, by a few other 1/18ers.
Yup Integy is probably the worst stuff out there

Still waiting on parts. :roll:

I got my hinges and clips in quite a while ago, my shocks should be here tomorrow..

The guy I got the arms from e-mailed me 2 days after I paid for them and told me the manufacture couldn't get the arms to him or some crap, so he asked me if I wanted the same thing basically only in blue.. I said sure whatever, I need them.

3 days later (yesterday at the time) He finally responds back as to if he send them or not and he won't ship them until tomorrow because of something to do with the manufacturer. So I ordered a set of RPM front arms in black from another guy and I guarantee they beat the aluminum ones.

So right now I'm still down. It's all taken apart ready to be put back together, but no freaking parts. :evil:

Sorry if its old ish but I'm re updating it for ye. Yup RPM is great just be careful not to be bending hingepins.
Hope none of the mods mind me posting this from another forum, my main forum and it is self explanitory on Integy. I'm Stampedekid but that's beside the point.
http://beatyourtruck.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54641&highlight=intecrap

[suicide_star]

Honestly, i don't see a problem with integy parts. They're very comparable to GPM, and as long as you don't try to mix/match integy with other stuff, it'll fit fine. The only complaint i have is that i had an alloy lower mini T arm that came in without the holes being tapped for the ball joints that connect to the turnbuckles, other than that, no complaints.