Review: Hobby King Basher BZ-888 1/8 Scale Buggy
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- Review: Hobby King Basher BZ-888 1/8 Scale Buggy
Here's my review of the Hobby King BZ-888 1/8 scale buggy. I was very fortunate to win this buggy when Hobby King were running their "Lottery" on their website. I got the ARR version which only required a RX/TX to be hooked up to it. This is a great buggy and one that I'm very proud to own. It needed a couple of upgrades to get it right, but nothing outside the ordinary and parts were fairly cheap, so it made the process a little easier. The end result is a very solid buggy that performs very nicely and can be tuned to be quite competitive.
Hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.
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Your reviews & other videos are completely on point. The new layout of your reviews is great. Keep up the good work.
Hey Vas, I ordered this buggy and can not wait to get it in. Thanks for your great videos, greetings from Holland.
Very nice review Vas, like the new format for your reviews.
Great review. Thank you for the hard work.
Looks like a pretty good car to me. I would think about one. Thanks for the review.
Very well done review.. Nice format.. Lots of info..
Thank you so much!!!!!! I look forward to!!!
Great review! Thumbs up!
Great review, I like the new score system. I bought the Sabertooth, I know this is a good platform. I am a huge fan of the Basher series. They take a beating within reason and cost pennies to repair. Cheers
Great review thanks! I have raced this buggy and am competitive with it. I did have to cut down the front sway bars a bit as they would run on things, replace the tires, lock tight all the screws, shave off a bit off the battery tray so the pinion had a bit more room, and I had to do a custom mod to hold the motor in place against the spur as the motor mount kept backing out no matter how much lock tight I put on it. I took an aluminum servo mount and shaved it down, drilled a couple holes in the chassis to mount it and put a screw through it against the motor mount and a bunch of lock tight.
I have really enjoyed the BZ-888 and when it goes on sale again will plan on buying a spare.
Items I have had to replace have been the wing screws, front top plate (broke during a crash), bent front shock tower, front CVD (bent then and I don't know how), body (I ordered a new one and bent an old credit card and used some CA glue to keep in in place where the rear mount is), the tires and wheels (as a note Duratrax pre-mounted tires rub on the front reducing steering, but are great on the back) and the dog bones cup is starting to show wear. The tires that really brought the steering alive have been the Pro-Line Diamondbacks using the stock wheels. Also my chassis is wearing pretty good on the bottom which I plan to replace in a few months.
It has been EXTREMELY durable after I got everything tightened up and with lock tight. I would say I'm no worse off than any of the other big name brands when it comes to durability.
The next thing I plan to do thanks to your video is go with the red springs and to go up a tooth or two on the pinion. I find I'm chassis slapping more than the other guys on the track and that after a couple of laps I can't clear some of the jumps (double and triple) the way I want to as the battery loses a bit of juice.
If you get this car run a few laps and check all the screws. Lock tight and tighten the ones that are coming loose. Also from the get go lock tight in the motor screws and the motor mount screws and consider doing the mod I did to keep the motor from moving away from the spur. Also check your tie rods. The connector on the shock tower needs lock tight and tightening. Some people have reported leaking shocks so make sure to tear those down and put them back together if you have that issue. I did not.
Over all run a couple of laps, check everything, run a couple more laps and recheck. Do that for the first day and you should be good.
As far as upgrades very little is needed except for the spring kit for the shocks, the upgraded shock towers, and a slightly taller pinion. As for spares to keep around order a couple extra bodies, arms, dog bone cups, upper decks, hinge pins, spur, wing screws, and shock shafts. I also ordered the ball cup set as mine on the front wheel side are starting to show some wear, but that may have been from the Duratrax pre-mounted tires which rubbed.
I have not yet upgraded the servo, and yes it is slow. I race with it, but would appreciate a faster one.
I agree with the review and highly recommend the buggy. Great value and yes you can be competitive with it.
That's great info... very informative thank you
Just order this from hobbyking. Great deal for this. I couldn't resist.
impressive buggy....looks very solid and cool, very good Hobbyking....
42 miles on 18t is a very adecuate speed for 1/8 scale buggy on 4s, very nice, great review mate!!!
+JC Wheelz
isubbed buddy, cheers!!!
I got mine when HK had their Car sale for 150€ ~ 165$US.. and i am VERY Happy with it.
Nice Review
mtctookie25 Thanks man. :)
nice vid
If you had to pick between the Basher BZ-888 and the Rattler which would you recommend? Does the Rattler look as robust as this one did?
hi aussie rc racing I have been locking at the basher bz 888 and arrma typhon and kyosho inferno ve race edition what one would you say is better
G'day Aussie Playground RC
Very new to buggies after flying all my life. Just wanting to know what servo to upgrade to and where to maybe purchase. Same with the 18t pinion gear.
Always love your reviews and channel. Best in OZ.
Thanks for your help mate.
Hi from WA
Hello, not sure if you still reply to this old thread, but I have just purchased this second hand and want to take it apart, seems like it needs oil as its not so smooth compared to my other brushless 1/10 cars, would you recommend taking it apart and adding oil to the diffs? And also how easy is that to do, I know some diffs are complicated
Looking for a good entry level wondering if the rattler is the one, what do you think?
The electric version of the nitro rumble ?
What oil would you put in ?
Can you tell me, what wheels are on the car when it is on the bench and you are marking it out of 5? Have you got any links so I could get a ser for my Basher Rally thanks.
+Matt Baker I bought the wheels off eBay. I searched "1/8 scale buggy wheels" on eBay and found a heap of them. The ones I have on there are these (www.ebay.com.au/itm/4PCS-RC-1-8-Scale-Car-Buggy-88mm-Diameter-17mm-Hub-Plastic-Black-Wheels-Rims-84B-/261409704714?hash=item3cdd3b8b0a) but you can search around and you'll find different ones as well as different colours. Cheers
Could I run this car with 6s if I put the right mods?!
Where you got the cf shock towers?
Just got the RTR version for £103 with free delivery in the cyber sale! Couldn't resist a bargain! Any recommended servos?
you should do more review like this
What springs and what weight oil are you using on your shocks? (Front and rear) Mine arrived last week, and its sitting (very) low! Topped up with 45 front, and 40 back, but still low (ish)
+Rik Sidebottom I'm using the red (stiff) springs from Hobby King. They give the buggy a little more lift and prevent it from bottoming out on jumps. They do make the ride a little stiff though, so keep that in mind.
+Aussie RC Playground Nice one, thanks for the info! Just ordered them!
Hi, how do you think it compares next to the sabertooth?
because they are at the same price range and look quite similar.
+pizzahawai9 The Sabertooth is a better buy, in my opinion. It's faster, has better tires, it's much bigger and more versatile. But if you want something that handles better, then the BZ-888 is a great deal.
I still have mine goes well.
What to get a Corally Radix XP 4S Buggy 1/8 SWB Brushless RTR 2021 for
£319 bnib, or second hand in good condition this car in this video with
two 2s batteries and also a dynamite passport ultra charger for £150 ? I
already own a kraton exb 6s and a vorteks 3s, and two 1/18 scales, and
one petrol.
Tough choice. I wonder what you chose. I have both and consider the chassis layout very interesting. Chassis flex is minimal to nonexistent.
On the other hand the Radix offers a lot for its price.
Better than the arrma typhon?
what truck is in the middle shelf on the left, then one with the orange wing and wheels
That's the Team Magic E6 III HX.
I have a few videos of it on the channel if you want to check them out.
And What about the basher Rz-4 rally?
where did you get the carbon towers for the BZ-888?
+Clarck Pieters Hobby King sell all the spares and upgrades. Cheers
Was that upgraded ?
Hey Aussie im stuck on two cars the Basher sabertooth or bz 888 which one would you recommend and why
+aj morar Two very different cars and it's hard to pick one over the other because they offer different experiences. The Sabertooth is a good basher car that has pretty good handling and is fast. The BZ-888 is a bit more like a dart off road, it handles much better and is fairly stable. But the 888 is not as fast as the Sabertooth and the tires are terrible, so new tires and taller gearing is recommended in order for it to be up to standard. While the Sabertooth suffers from weak hinge pins and soft shock shafts...
It really comes down to what you intend to do with the car you choose and where you will run it. The Sabertooth has better ground clearance, but the 888 will out-handle it in the corners. Because they are so different, there's no definitive choice. Hope that helps.
+Aussie RC Playground Yes this does help alot from your info I think I'm gonna go with the 888 because I will be racing this in the Texas TSA comp so I will need that handling I appreciate your help.
Hi I have the buggy, but I came not moving neither forward nor backward because I have to synchronize the transmitter with the buggy and do not know how you could help me, tell me how I do it, or better yet make a video of how to do you so I hope greatly appreciate your response
Are you referring to binding the remote to the car or calibrating the remote with the ESC? Not sure what you mean...
It is advisable to buy this buggy? I am interested in purchasing one. I appreciate your comments. Ah! runs 4s?
For the price, it offers great value, so if it's something you want, then get it. I loved mine and it performed very well.
why was durability left out of the final score?
+Kjell Kittelson you're right it should be 72.5% instead
+Kjell Kittelson Had not noticed it until you mentioned it. Haha. Oops. That's a editing error. My bad, sorry. Can't believe I didn't see that until now...
Pls answer to me as guicky as possible, can this car as stock be used with 1, 3S lipo?
It CAN be ran with a 3s, but i would not recommend it, as you would have to resolder the deans connectors so there is only one. This is dumb because if you want to use it on 4s you will have to resolder it AGAIN... Thats kind of bad in my opinion.
+Sebastian Atterhall Actually, you don't have to solder anything, you can just make a loop plug just like the ones used in the ARRMA cars and that will solve your problem when using one 3S battery. The biggest issue you'll have using a 3S will be speed and the fact the car will probably be unbalanced in the air. Chassis is designed to carry 2 packs, using only one will throw balance off. As for speed, the BZ-888 is not very quick out of the box on 4S, so using 3S will probably feel terrible and way too slow to enjoy the car. I wouldn't recommend it.
+Sebastian Atterhall thanks both for your kindness, it's all clear to me now, i ordered my bz-888 and all info is useful.
(Pls subscribe for my starting channel!) 😇
Oh now i see vas, i had never heard of one of them loop plugs, and neither did i think of such a smart way to solve the problem!
verry cool!!! And please, make a review another basher bsr 1/8 scale rally car. Please!!!!!!
Very soon, it's coming...
Aussie RC Playground I also wanna see the review for 1/8 basher rally car~~~
Kinda sucks that they got rid of this little buggy. When they discontinue something like this, I'm assuming it's impossible to get parts too?
+Matthew Fant Not really, they still sell parts for cars that they've discontinued over 2 years ago. So ill assume this will be no different.
Good. They just discontinue stuff randomly though, don't they? It's odd. I actually saw the large supply of parts on the site after I commented. I keep kicking around the idea of getting one of the arr vehicles from them, and keep deciding not to. No Idea why.
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is this better then the rattler?
Yes, it is.
acho que mercia 4 na durabilidade ,.. pois comprei um ja usado farto de andar e ainda roda bem, claro que melhorei certas coisas ,. no anda muito mas tbm no anda pouco, creio que é um carro de torque , tem muito poder,.. é praticamente um sabertho em versao buggy ,ou seja mais um modelo aceme pelo que me parece , pra o preço eu acho uma boa compra e se nao for pra abusar tem carrinho pra durar uma vida
If synchronizing the transmitter with the receiver because when you ran the trigger control does not run, unresponsive
I am now starting to hate HK a little. I have been wanting to get this buggy for aloast a year now. But they cant send it to me, cause apparently it is too big. Now I am left here, with no idea what buggy to get for under 350 eur. I live in Europe by the way. If anyone has any sugestions, I will be happy to hear.
+SupperGammer there is the ofna hyper sse
+Mikael Kab Thank you. I kind of found those. At UK sites it is branded as Hobao by the way.
é o mesmo carro que o baschersabertohh , apennas tem outros braços mais curtos , adaptado pra buggy , mais um produto acme racing !
Right now the RTR is cheaper then the ARR.. Hahaha
Ayydean tooth pinyon
I was really hoping you'd bag out this car and tell me how much you hated it - now I feel terrible I didn't buy it when the RTR was AUD$187 with free shipping!! Grrrr.
Yup, you should've bought one. Even if you had to spend $100 on upgrades, you're still ahead of the game. Still worth getting, regardless.
+Aussie RC Playground well I bought the NC 1/16, which is currently sitting waiting on 2 new universal joints after just 5 packs, and the BZ-444 which arrived broken and still no response from Hobbyking, so I'm just not sure about HK yet... but I watch these videos with a great deal of interest!
Here in the UK. people are still waiting for parts. some have been waiting 8 months. and alot of there products have had there prices slashed? because there are no parts coming. be very carefull when buying HK products.
I was gonna buy this in the UK until I looked at reviews for hobbyking as I had heard a lot of shit about them, every persons complaint was lack of parts and long wait for postage :(
+X-FLIGHT101 Me too, someone said they paid $80 for P&P:(
Parts can sometimes be a problem depending on the RC you have. It's why I say in the review that when you buy from HK you're locked in to what they stock.
That said, I've only ever experienced abnormal waiting periods on parts with the Mini Basher MT. And all the RCs I've had so far have all had very affordable prices on parts.
I've never waited more than 2 weeks on parts from overseas and most OS orders now arrive in about a week. Deliveries from my local warehouse only take a couple of days.
I've always found HK prices for delivery to be fair especially with parts and other small items, however, buying RCs from the international warehouse is not advisable, postage can get expensive. But buying locally, it's fine...
Aussie RC Playground So for the people in the UK who have been waiting for a long time, do you think they ordered from the wrong warehouse?
+Elom don't know. My local warehouse doesn't stock many spares, so I usually order my parts from the international warehouse. So if they're out of stock, I'm outta luck and I have to wait. I don't know about other countries and what their warehouses stock.
Also, being in different parts of the world will obviously effect postage time periods, something I forgot to mention earlier.
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