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@@NoodlesNJ1 Thank you. I appreciate it.

@RataSnitchNark Unfortunately, my wife has not been doing well. Taking car of her and my daughter is 1st. I will asap.

@thomasgimenez5169 All but 2 of my brushless motors are being used by my other vehicles. The main reason I'm doing it is to see if the factory Traxxas ESC can handle the 390. I wound myself to 12 or 13 turns. It's been a while, so I don't remember the count. I am going to use one of the brushless motors in my Mini T eventually.

@thomasgimenez5169 It's just as long as a 550 but the diameter is smaller.

@richardbrown6762 Narrow-minded and obviously very well informed.

Lube is overrated. Just shove it in.

@@naptime43x Awesome. Thank you.

@richardbrown6762 Better yet. It's better off left as an image on your cell.

Yea. Get toy grade and dont worry.

@thomasgimenez5169 Yes... I was able to make that skid plate, install it, and test it all on the same day vs. waiting a week for delivery. Plus, it's more durable than the plastic bumper that I do have on one of my other mini Ts.

I know. I have another with that bumper. I also have a mini B that's been modified to protect the "E" clips.

Cool.

@NoodlesNJ1 Baaaahahahaha. Thank you so much. I knew I could not be alone in my thoughts.

Oh also forgot to mention but there was a lot of chasis slap during the run through of the track. But good video

@@katiektentvods I was thinking about those Armas. My daughter wants a monster truck. Perhaps she and I will get both. Thank you for your feedback.

@@katiektentvods Thank you.

@@Idependentthought Yes. And that was one battery on a driveway using 2X4s as a ramp.

Also since these are 2wd cars and tiny, they don't have much air control on jumps. If they had more wheel mass and better motors they might probably be able to control the car in the air more, but it depends really

And yeah these are designed for racing not bashing. Look up some videos or the mini t/b racing on track and they are pretty cool. Also runtime might be because of driving style. I have like 4 650 mha batteries and was driving oval racing at my house and they all had similar times. Around 110 laps around my makeshift track. So it's probably just throttle control and how much you use. As for tires there are aftermarket tires you can get that will perform better on dirt. The brushless minis come with step pin tires that grip a lot better on dirt and will backflip from 0 on asphalt with the car

@katiektentvods I got these to put around on the driveway, mostly with my daughter. I built 4 ramps made from a single 2x4 and 11 inch ramp. The ramp height is 4.75" Nothing, in my opinion, for a car that maybe hits 10mph. Waterproof electronics suggests more than carpet racing along with the box photo running over dirt. In the owners manual, I did not find anything that said ... Please limit to carpet racing or damage be a result. However... Without spending one penny. I modified the factory suspension to get much more suspension travel and ride height gains. I set the preloads on the rear to soft and the opposite on the front. The car now handles like it should. This modification should be a factory setting from the factory with the recommendations. But hey...I'm not an overpaid desk jockey engineer. I just use logic. I appreciate your comment.

@katiektentvods Excellent!!! I will be doing a comparison test tomorrow . Stock vs. modified stock. I'm going to throw a coat of paint down in the chassis and compare.

​@@116andsmallerrc2Yeah that sounds good. Just getting my input from what I've experienced. Soon I'll be building a small track and hopefully have people join in. So because of that I'll end up doing this and more. But I'm guessing mainly installing front bumpers since those have saved my cars from hitting posts going at max speed. But yeah it's cool that you modified the one to fit your needs. I'll probably upload some videos on my other TH-cam channel called @katieetent about some RC stuff if it ever interests you. Soon I'll post my little oval race that I did. And you'll be able to see the ground, which is basically what made my brother have the same issue that you did too. And thanks for the reply :D

@@paininyour I appreciate it.

Really. Did you watch my entire video? By chance, did you look at the ramps I built? Did you happen to notice the terrain? Guessing by your sweet answer. I would guess you watch 30 seconds of CNN and call yourself well informed.

​@116andsmallerrc2 give me a timestamp for when you show the ramps and terrain

​@@skyraider87 th-cam.com/video/TXk3U97cjf8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8hoKlzt_kR4asROf

@116andsmallerrc2 I'm not normally the type to be like "you're driving it wrong, it's not meant for that!", but it kinda applies here unfortunately. The Mini B and Mini T are carpet buggies, meant for a track. They aren't really bashers you can send off a jump like that. I will say that the arm design isn't the greatest, but when you're jumping a buggy meant for a carpet track like that, things are gonna break. It might just not be the truck for you, which is totally fine

@@skyraider87 I'm glad you understand.

Did you see the ramps used?

@gom4ngo745 I would argue a bad design to begin with. My daughter's buggy had a similar issue... I know her skill level is not the same as mine. After I made a slight modification, her vehicle has taken many direct hits to the curbs and is still fine. On my truggy... Raising up the ride height to about 1.5 inches from 1.0 inches for maximum suspension travel. I set the front preloads for maximum stiffness and doing the exact opposite on the rear... The car handles much better, and this was a zero cost modification.

​@@116andsmallerrc2dude, that's a horrible setup! Generally, you want your rear suspension to be stiffer than the front, not the way you have it. Also, "maximum suspension travel" is gonna raise your center of gravity, making it more prone to flipping. I'll give you this, the arms on the Mini B and T are kind of poorly designed, but you do have some serious setup issues

@@MatMabee Good information. What was your first failure for the showroom stock? What was the 1st failure for the brushless?

@@116andsmallerrc2 First failure happened to the buggy within a week or so of purchase. Front A-arms easily replaced by RPM. The trucks first failure was the servo saver/horn. The buggy has had all these issues along with screws shearing from the transmission shock tower and then servo mount. Ironically the truck was significantly heavier. I believe that perhaps the extra weight encourages the plastics to bend rather than shear.

@MatMabee Good information. You are probably correct on the heavy vehicle, making the plastic bend easier. This weekend, I am going to perform a small test with the two vehicles you saw there. I will put a coat of paint on the bottom of them and run them over a few jumps.

@@alantaylor353 Thank you so much. I appreciate the kind words. Greetings from Texas.

@@116andsmallerrc2 👍👍

Agreed. I got them during Memorial Day. They were 99.00 for all the brushed versions at Amainhobbies and Tower hobbies.