TESTING the HANDLING of “The CHEAPEST Traxxas Slash” After INSTALLING

In this video I test out the handling of “the Cheapest Traxxas Slash” Project, after installing the Traxxas Low Center of Gravity (LCG) Conversion Kit. Part #5830.
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[@kg5nja693]

I put 80wt shock oil in my front shocks and that helped me a lot. With the LCG and a set of sway bars would make it even better. Great video

[@RCKnockout]

Alright thanks for the info! I’m gonna be doing some stuff with the shocks very soon!

[@charliemaybe]

What we need is a diff with some thick fluid to try and lock it up a bit, not completely locked, but more like and lsd. I have traxxas pink springs in the front to help with roll and I’m planning to install a low cg chassis so that should help, but these aren’t going to do much other than having some kind of roll bars and an lsd diff would make a huge difference to not having the inside tire lift up. I actually have trouble braking when turning because the inside wheel picks up and just locks that one without actually slowing the other wheel down.

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I run the Traxxas Drag Slash Trans in my Slash now

[@N_Fortune]

Love your full size jeep btw! Have you thought about getting the Axial SCX24 Jeep Wrangler? It's a great a little RC & very scale for its size.

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks! For a little while i did. But I have a ton of crawlers that are way more capable than that. Also my channel is really heading in a different direction from the crawlers. People want to see build videos, Xmaxx videos and top speed videos so it doesn’t really make sense putting any money into crawlers if nobody gonna watch the content. I do actually already have the Axial scx10 II Jeep Wrangler Rubicon which I think looks pretty cool 😎

[@murder_wagon]

Sweet upgrade! Just did mine last night and going to test it out now. Keep on grinding out the videos

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks I appreciate it! 👍😉

[@mattfoster1684]

Wow! That makes a huge difference in stability and handling. No need of that shock mod hack I shared with you with that LCG chassis it appears. I'm tempted of late to buy a second 2wd Slash, maybe if I do I'll put the LCG on one for a side by side comparison.

[@RCKnockout]

That would be pretty awesome! I still might mess with the shocks...either switch them out or put heavier weight oil in them.

[@mattfoster1684]

@@RCKnockout I put up a little clip of my backyard bashing yesterday. Thank goodness my wife understands and accepts the fact that I'm a 40 something year old child ;)
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[@gourobkundu2173]

2nd. Loved this. Take out the Kraton. I wish i had it.

[@RCKnockout]

You’ll see video of the Kraton soon

[@ClickClacksRcs]

Should always run high voltage when using Lipo

[@charliemaybe]

I don’t run low voltage on the ecu, I have a lipo alarm that works great. It beeps when it detects a low voltage so that could fix the issue without trashing your batteries

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah that’s a good idea

[@NaritasanStudios]

If you want to fix the body roll you need fr/rr sway bars.

[@konfyoused]

You've probably done a lot since this video, but 2 things that stand out to me as far as handling improvements, are getting a swaybar kit, and going to heavier oil in the diff.

[@RCKnockout]

Planetary differentials don’t have oil in them. I did address the handling by changing the shocks and doing a fuel line hack to help reduce body roll

[@brsrc759]

I think if use put some stiffer Springs on the front and maybe some sway bars on the rear it should clean it up a bit in the turns

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks! That might not be a bad idea 🤔

[@hitwho6]

i put tire weights, about 10oz in between the rear bulkhead and the esc and that almost eliminated the flipping

[@RCKnockout]

Stick on weights? Right in front of the shock tower on the main chassis?

[@rccarmods5822]

It tips because the tires are too grippy for the car, to fix it put on the stock tires

[@RCKnockout]

I’m definitely not gonna put the stock tires back on lol 😂

[@AlineaEuros]

no, mine still tips, you will have to stiffen the springs, and even then it will still tip, from there, you should add sway bars or lower the height, the 2wd slash won't do well on payment unless you modify it specifically for on road use and you will sacrifice some off road use over it.

[@RCKnockout]

@@AlineaEuros I would agree that the 2wd slash isn’t the greatest on pavement. Stiffening up the suspension would help eliminate some of that body roll

[@andrewtimson3249]

Brill video m8ty please keep them coming.thank you Ndy Timson ,England

[@RCKnockout]

Thank bro!

[@cbdfpv]

You gotta change the shock oil. If you want to stop the tipping. You could have spent less then $20 in shock oil and way less time on the install. Then the $40 you spent on a lcg chassis and the time to swap over all the parts. I can turn full speed with NO tipping. FYI

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks for the tip. I still thinks it’s a worthwhile upgrade though

[@cbdfpv]

@@RCKnockout definitely because it lowers the CG keep it up brotha

[@RCKnockout]

@@cbdfpv thanks man! 😉

[@N_Fortune]

@@cbdfpv Would like to see video of that. Full speed...

[@Caliboy94]

What weight shock oil ?

[@AlineaEuros]

would recommend either add some sway bars or lower the ride height, add stiffer springs and heavier oil on the shocks, the slash will run worse off road this way but it should not tip over atleast so easily at high speeds on payment.

[@therowdyboysnetwork2827]

The lcg 2wd is the about the same as a hcg 4wd slash. It’s good off road

[@AlineaEuros]

@@therowdyboysnetwork2827 yeah but the flipping still occurs without further attempts to stabilize it for for on road

[@therowdyboysnetwork2827]

True

[@skatekido06]

You need throttle control. I'm brushless AND high cg, and I don't even tip that much.

[@christiansrcs7789]

Looks cool

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks 😊

[@AP-st1li]

How would you compare the stability of the Slash 2wd to the Rustler 2wd?

[@RCKnockout]

I’ve never driven a Rustler before so I can’t answer that question for you

[@AP-st1li]

@@RCKnockout sounds like I just gave you a video idea! 🤣🤣

[@RCKnockout]

@@AP-st1li true lol 😂

[@markoftheus]

As a Rustler owner, I'd say they're similar (if we're comparing a Rustler to an LCG Slash). The Slash has a longer wheelbase while the Rustler has a wider track.

[@Sam_fehr]

Nice

[@Mrjazzzery]

Maybe stiffer springs or shocks upfront same like long travel once you have Enough pounds force to the ground you can eliminate sway bar

[@RCKnockout]

This doesn’t have sway bars though.

[@Mrjazzzery]

More of a reason to put stiffer springs... on a Tacoma you need at least 600lbs per side of downward force to keep from rolling the vehicle other wise you need a sway bar

[@RCKnockout]

@@Mrjazzzery shouldn’t a Toyota Tacoma have sway bars regardless?

[@Mrjazzzery]

If it’s stock, if it’s long travel you don’t need it otherwise you’d probably bend your frame at any articulation lol

[@Mrjazzzery]

But I’d say the rc is more like a long travel truck rather than a stock truck at the 1:1 comparison

[@Sam_fehr]

Are you from canadian or USA

[@RCKnockout]

US

[@charlesdipanni3725]

Sway bar kit

[@RCKnockout]

It handles way better now

[@jasonmorgan661]

I see you got the rpm gear box😎

[@RCKnockout]

?? That’s still the stock gearbox

[@bmxboys3453]

First

[@metalbrony2012]

5th

[@Reed-Tewkesbury]

Dude😂, all you need to do is adjust the suspension.