@@thunderrc 24\50 doesn't over heat ESC or motor ? I just finally got an XMAXX after years of wanting one. I went to a 50 spur for a little more speed . I didn't realize you could go that high with pinion though... Good video . Sub
Spot on thunder rc Too many guys underestimate this truck. They hate on the truck because it’s the cool thing to do. Out of the box stock the truck is most durable out there!
Excellent advice brother and i couldn't agree more! Been running my xmaxx totally stock except for the heavier duty servo from traxxas for over a year now and zero problems. Really love this truck!
@@NelsRc73 yes! I bet it does resemble Canada 🇨🇦 a tad ! Here on south Texas coast , we do get our fair share of foggy weather in winter. It can be really beautiful and annoying all at the same time! ☁️🌫️☁️🌫️☁️🌫️
Thunder Rc and Kevin Talbot’s channel’s are my go to rc channel for honest reviews..and hardcore bashing durability test👍👍👍you took out your previous max6 esc?
I agree on adding the extra weight. I have full aluminum arms and bulkheads on my TMaxx. It is heavy and is a pain in the butt keeping all the screws tight
@@thunderrc i did it to beef it up a long time ago. I don't bash it hardcore like you do...yet lol. But once some else on it breaks really bad she is getting retired. Had her for 13 years now! I love it though
⚡⚡⚡Superb video with this foggy atmosphere, king Xmaxx sent to the moon and recover like this thanks to your skills it's crazy to see man 🏆🏆🏆 Sledgehammer seem more solid than the old ones but their foam is a disaster! Thank you for all these Rocky tips, in force at the start of 2023 with the Xmaxx camo 💪💯⚡⚡⚡enjoy 🙏
🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆 Thunder my man! I have a saying with motorcycles, cars, rc’s! Power to weight ratio! Light and fast! I’ve put everything under the sun on an xmaxx. I used your driveshaft mod and it’s never broke! You nailed it! YOUR ON POINT 100% with everything your saying! ⚡️🔥⚡️🔥⚡️🔥🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Hey Brother, this is probably my favorite video from you, and I've watched it 10 times and taken notes. This is the ultimate balance of entertainment and information for me. One of the reasons I bought an xMaxx! We also get to experience what a cool (and smart) dude you are. If you ever want to bash in Germany, let me know!!
Thanks so much, bro! I truly appreciate the feedback and you watching the videos! Hopefully, I will have more content like this soon in the future!💯🚀🔥⚡️⚡️🏆🏆
Excellent video brother. I loved the tech talk man. I feel that's very important to let the viewers and hobbyists know what's up! Drop that truth we like hearing it!!! Love you Bro-ham and Momma Thunder for the great filming !!!
Ya, we started off the new year foggy. It's been super foggy here in Houston, too. But enjoying the new-year so far. Looking forward to getting my own XRT and Xmaxx soon. Just waiting for my end of year bonus to arrive. Lol. The only thing I'm going to upgrade are the steering servos and those monkey metal spur and pinion gears. Lol. 🌫🌫🚘🎊💥👍 Another great vid, Rocky! Hope the family is well. We Love y'all too.❤️ Looking forward to seeing more content in 2023. Bash on, brother! More Wonder Thunder Fly vids. Lol. Haha 😄 🌩🌩🌩💥🎊🚘👍👍🤘🤪👊💯💥
so to confirm - 1) new gears 2) aluminum front hubs only 3) maybe cut/2 piece driveshaft? If I'm running on the beach, you'd recommend sealed bearings and upgraded fans, maybe paddles, yes? Anything else I'm missing? Should i go softer or harder on the shocks, etc?
I saw it at times the truck wobbling in the air, and still, you were still able to land it . If that was me. I would have crashed it a long time . Thanks for the info 👍🏾
I agree but i did have to put threaded hinge pins in because every tiime i landed or turned to crazy one would pop out but now it's a beast.. i run 46/22 gearing and works good like your gearing
With these traxxas cars, light weight with minimal upgrades as possible is key. But man it's so hard not to upgrade! My maxx is about 2-3 pounds heavier than normal.🤣 just put a castle motor In it. Hardened steel hinge pins are next! Thanks for the content bro! I need an Xmaxx!
2 things I would add in are the rpm rear hubs and drive cup sleeves so they don’t crack. But stock modified is the best form of xmaxx for bashing, highly agreed
@@runnerbaba I’ve broken both the upgraded front and rear hubs with the larger bearings and not like once or twice but 10 plus sets of front hubs and carriers. I’ve yet to break the rpm rear hubs and aluminum front hubs that thunder recommends. The stock drive cups I had were cracked by 10 battery packs through it, so I got the twice as expensive upgraded traxxas ones. A month or so goes by and I decide I want to redo the diffs so I tear it down to find my upgraded drive cups are splitting. After finally getting the hubs figured out I wasn’t just going to sit there and keep putting traxxas upgrade parts on if they were going to fail regardless. Reached out to our local hobby group and the xmaxx bashers all told me to get sleeves. So I ordered another 2 sets of traxxas upgrade ones which was $60 but I also got some aftermarket sleeves for $20 to put on them this time. It’s now been over a year and 100+ battery packs and I haven’t had a issue from them since
Yeah I think I'm unfortunately learning that the hard way too I've been steadily peeling him to see in 1100 KV hobby wings and all kinds of stuff off mine stock motors back in it Max 5 aluminum hubs in the front brother about like what you just showed except for mine's got the max 5 instead of the stock ESC but I think you're definitely on to something there and you don't want to keep on and the wheels I got Outcast 8s wheels on mine but I think they're all right
Dig you channel & love the vid. I am about to grab an XMaxx and my plan was to sell the ESC w/o ever using it on Ebay and buying a Max 6. Would you talk me out of that?
What about this with the M2C chassis brace and either your wobble shaft or the M2C shaft? And potentially skid plate/t-bone style skids for the bottom? Also have you ever ran a traxxas wide kit? It’s wider than M2C and looks good, wondering how you find it holds up. Cheers 🍻
With the M2C chassis plate your will be fine , but if you start adding more metal with that you are gonna run into more problems like snapping your steering rack and bell crank. Yes I have tried the wide kit and I don’t like it It puts more weight on the steering rack and bell crank. Thanks for watching ⚡️💥💯💪🔥
@@thunderrc thanks for the advice bro, appreciated! I actually just ordered the Hot Racing spur and Robinson racing pinion after watching this vid. My X-Maxx motor burned up recently so once it’s replaced the gears and go in and back in action.
I know this is a older video you said keeping it light is everything, just wondering what your xmaxx is at weight wide I just bought a heavily modified one from a friend getting out of the RC car hobby, was just wondering how much more this one is than yours.
Great video! just a quick question on your steering tie rods. Are you still using the stock plastic ones or do you think adjustable aluminum ones are better?
Cheers! What suspension setup do you ride on your Xmaxx?i just try to figure out which spring/oil combo is the best for big air and off-road bashing. Or do you drive everything stock?Greetings from Austria
Good Video man, I see you are recommending to just cut a center drive shaft in 2 pieces and create a DIY wobble shaft… Just curious, what did you think about the m2c center drive shaft? I like mine and it has held up nicely over the last 9 months well
Great Video again Thunder!!Great that you are updating your thoughts on the trucks based on your experience..Would there be a standard size servo you would recommmed that can be used with the adaptor.Its just so difficult to turn them especially on grass! Looking forward to your thoughts to decide!..:)
Can the 1.5 module be installed on the original engine? I only see 13T sprockets and a 35T pickup because you have 24 by 46 here? do you have pins in the engine mount?
I'm a huge Traxxas fan, especially a fan of the Xmaxx but I'm not crazy about the Steering servo, I go through quit few of them do you upgrade servo or just use the stock Xmaxx servo...we love the Thunder and looking forward to what's coming💯👍👍🔥
No doubt that Traxxis is a great company, but the prices is what makes me stay away from that brand. But I do agree with u Thunda light weight is most definitely the way to go. That's why I'm sticking with ARRMA 3s and 4s models, they r so easy to work on and they r light too. But im buying a 120amp blx esc and a savox servo for my granite v3 3s. Which budget friendly servo would u recommend?? Stay safe and can't wait to see what 2023 has in store for all of us.
You can do it but you have to remove the pins and screw in the motor mount really really tight without the pins. It can be done. That would be sick to bash with KT!!!
I keep killing my diff only really when I hold full throttle for two sets of batteries and thank you thunder rc! I needed a reason for buying the m1.6 gpm gears!
Thanks for your video and the tips , On own experience… After having 7 x max in 2 years… I lost 4 ( !!!! ) esc and 3 servo’s In 12 months… So I must say that I disagree with the stock option Be good .. because they are totally garbage and I feel like traxxas keep the same stock esc and servo without upgrading ( like a good normal company will do for her customers ) Maybe so we are as a consumer skip spending more money on aftermarket parts who knows 🤨🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for your support! So sorry to hear you have had bad times with the esc and servos… yeah they are not the best for sure. With that being said I have had good luck with the stock electronics before but I feel like that is a hit or miss thing.
Traxxas’s engineering department should be absolutely ashamed of themselves when it come to the stock servo and the tires (not sledgehammer) for the XMAXX. Absolutely disgraceful. I’m looking for a great replacement servo for the XMAXX, any helpful hints? Someone was telling me the Reefs 500 RAW was really good.
Yes, I agree with you. They should have a metal Servo an air for a car this magnitude in price. Great server upgrade could be any fifth scale. Servo reefs are the best.
yep learned 20 yrs ago with hpi savage you can add all that metal but when you crash nothing gives,,, well it gives just takes out more , not only did you bend a arm you bent everything right up to your TVP ... and guess what ?? cha ching when that plastic a arm would have been the only thing that broke. KISS method and traxass parts are actually cheap, sent all my armma down the road on ebay .spent enough on M2C and it still breaks and is even more heavy.. had to stop heavy bashing my surface rc visa is maxxed out. but i like quads and planes , jets ,boats, too fyi you can pick up xmaxx motor and esc new for cheap on ebay . everyone is convinced they suck . not the best but hell run them till they die. if armma was smart they'd go like they did with 4s kraton . both exb 6and 8 i had were a money pit of bent parts crappy diffs . never buy the first version lol let them fix all the crap wait a yr. imo and you can't call xmaxx v3 they just put bigger bearings n the hubs. and if you buy one with the old thin bearings new just call them they''ll send you the new hubs etc foc.
I bet the neighbors love the sound of a grand piano being dropped out a third story window over and over hell yeah!!! 💪💪🔋🔋⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️📡📡📡👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Ha😂🤣😂 it does sound like that !!! The neighbors 😱 lol
What's that sound Marv?!? That was the sound of a tool chest coming down the stairs.
You are the only person teaching us how to make the car durable! Thunder rc you r the best!!!
Thank you brother!⚡️⚡️⚡️💪💪
@@thunderrc 24\50 doesn't over heat ESC or motor ? I just finally got an XMAXX after years of wanting one. I went to a 50 spur for a little more speed . I didn't realize you could go that high with pinion though... Good video . Sub
Spot on thunder rc
Too many guys underestimate this truck.
They hate on the truck because it’s the cool thing to do. Out of the box stock the truck is most durable out there!
Thank YOU!! Yes it’s pretty darn solid , out of the box! Appreciate you and thanks for watching ⚡️💯🔥🚀💥⚡️
Excellent advice brother and i couldn't agree more! Been running my xmaxx totally stock except for the heavier duty servo from traxxas for over a year now and zero problems. Really love this truck!
i had bad luck and 2 "servo upgrades" later i moved to a different brand
So nice to have an Xmaxx bashed hard and not to hear "oh it needs a $1000 of M2C..."
Yes I agree 👍🚀⚡️
Hey y’all. We had the worst fog bog ever last couple of days! Talk about socked in!!! ☁️ 🌫️ it’s amazing the camera even captured the clips.
I think it made the video even better lol! Excellent camera work as always!
@julia chatwell hello great video I like this Canadian Northshore atmosphere without the huge forests 🤩
Good day to you there 🙏🏆
@@rctd3260 thank you Levi. We decided to try and film it anyway as the fog was not lifting anytime soon. Hope you have a great day!
@@NelsRc73 yes! I bet it does resemble Canada 🇨🇦 a tad ! Here on south Texas coast , we do get our fair share of foggy weather in winter. It can be really beautiful and annoying all at the same time! ☁️🌫️☁️🌫️☁️🌫️
The mood became creepy neighborhood with Lord Viking Thunder basher bashing out to keep zombies away
Great stuff. Def agree on being light for bashing
Thanks bro! ⚡️💥🚀🏆🔥⚡️
I agree with the plastic trucks!👊
👍💪💥👍💪💥 absolutely
Thunder Rc and Kevin Talbot’s channel’s are my go to rc channel for honest reviews..and hardcore bashing durability test👍👍👍you took out your previous max6 esc?
Thanks so much brother! Yea I took out the max 6 and put it in my XRT 🏆🏆⚡️⚡️⚡️🏆🏆🏆
Totally agree , keep it light ! I got those big m43 tires and broke stuff , but those dam sledgehammer tires keep blowing out on me , great info !
Thanks bro!⚡️👍🏆
I agree on adding the extra weight. I have full aluminum arms and bulkheads on my TMaxx. It is heavy and is a pain in the butt keeping all the screws tight
Thanks man!! Yes, try to keep it as light as you can 💪⚡️😂🏆⚡️
@@thunderrc i did it to beef it up a long time ago. I don't bash it hardcore like you do...yet lol. But once some else on it breaks really bad she is getting retired. Had her for 13 years now! I love it though
Definitely a monster! Sick truck for sure!
It sure is! Thanks for watching 👍💯⚡️🏆🚀🚀🔥⚡️
⚡⚡⚡Superb video with this foggy atmosphere, king Xmaxx sent to the moon and recover like this thanks to your skills it's crazy to see man 🏆🏆🏆
Sledgehammer seem more solid than the old ones but their foam is a disaster!
Thank you for all these Rocky tips, in force at the start of 2023 with the Xmaxx camo 💪💯⚡⚡⚡enjoy 🙏
Thank you brother. Yes I’m really loving these Traxxas sledgehammer tires. 👍💪💥🚀⚡️💯
awesome man those are some killer back flips! and i totally agree less weight and more plastic is better!
Thanks Kaden! 👍💪⚡️💯 yea, less weight is always better 👍
The WTF edition XMaxx is king. Thanks for the tips!✌️ ❤️ 🛻
Lol! WTF had to appear on that crazy landing! 😂
Thank you so much bro! ⚡️🔥💥🏆🚀🚀🚀⚡️⚡️⚡️
Great education ty
Thanks for watching ! 🏆⚡️💥🔥⚡️
🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆⚡️🏆 Thunder my man! I have a saying with motorcycles, cars, rc’s! Power to weight ratio! Light and fast! I’ve put everything under the sun on an xmaxx. I used your driveshaft mod and it’s never broke! You nailed it! YOUR ON POINT 100% with everything your saying! ⚡️🔥⚡️🔥⚡️🔥🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Absolutely brotha! You would know best my dude! Your the Speed Syko! 🏆⚡️⚡️⚡️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hey Brother, this is probably my favorite video from you, and I've watched it 10 times and taken notes. This is the ultimate balance of entertainment and information for me. One of the reasons I bought an xMaxx! We also get to experience what a cool (and smart) dude you are.
If you ever want to bash in Germany, let me know!!
Thanks so much, bro! I truly appreciate the feedback and you watching the videos! Hopefully, I will have more content like this soon in the future!💯🚀🔥⚡️⚡️🏆🏆
Thunder goes hard. Biggest basher on TH-cam. Great channel!
Thank you bro so much! I truly appreciate it 👍⚡️🏆💥💯🔥🚀🚀🚀🚀🔥🔥🔥
It’s as if his Xmaxx is like a cat that just knows how to land on its feet/wheels. This guy is so Florida my New York ass loves it
Excellent video brother. I loved the tech talk man. I feel that's very important to let the viewers and hobbyists know what's up! Drop that truth we like hearing it!!! Love you Bro-ham and Momma Thunder for the great filming !!!
Thanks so much brother! I hope your having an awesome day!🏆⚡️⚡️🏆🔥🔥🚀👑👑👑👑
Hey dude, great video on the XMaxx, You my friend are most defiantly a Fantastic Advert for Traxxas ! Happy New Year Mate 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Thanks for watching! Happy new year ! 🎆🎆🎆
👍🤗 seems to be a or the favorit car from you. I bought also a further X-Maxx, now with wide kit . Greatings from Germany
Thank you so much. Yes , Xmaxx is one of my top favorites no doubt. Awesome that you watch from 🇩🇪 Germany!!!
Great info video! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks bro for watching ⚡️🔥💥💯🏆⚡️
Great review bro
Thanks Maximus!! ⚡️💥🔥🏆⚡️
Those are some mad flips. Never seen any videos doing them like that!
Truly appreciate that my bro! Thank you so much!🔥💯🏆⚡️⚡️
Awesome vid brotha! You are a send king so hats off to these mods! 🤙🤙🤙
Much appreciated Omega!! Thanks for watching bro! 💥💯🔥🚀⚡️
Ya, we started off the new year foggy. It's been super foggy here in Houston, too. But enjoying the new-year so far. Looking forward to getting my own XRT and Xmaxx soon. Just waiting for my end of year bonus to arrive. Lol. The only thing I'm going to upgrade are the steering servos and those monkey metal spur and pinion gears. Lol. 🌫🌫🚘🎊💥👍
Another great vid, Rocky! Hope the family is well. We Love y'all too.❤️ Looking forward to seeing more content in 2023. Bash on, brother! More Wonder Thunder Fly vids. Lol. Haha 😄 🌩🌩🌩💥🎊🚘👍👍🤘🤪👊💯💥
Awesome brotha you are on the right track!!! Love you dude! Hope this fog lifts soon 🌧⛅️💨🤣💯💥🚀⚡️🔥🔥⚡️
5:35 Driving ability is sick. Real time, I thought you got lucky. Slow-mo, I see what you did!
so to confirm -
1) new gears
2) aluminum front hubs only
3) maybe cut/2 piece driveshaft?
If I'm running on the beach, you'd recommend sealed bearings and upgraded fans, maybe paddles, yes? Anything else I'm missing? Should i go softer or harder on the shocks, etc?
I saw it at times the truck wobbling in the air, and still, you were still able to land it . If that was me. I would have crashed it a long time . Thanks for the info 👍🏾
Thanks so much Bernard!! ⚡️🔥💯🤣💥💥💥⚡️
Traxxas Wide kit ,m2c motor mount , max5 1100kv combo ,rpm rear hubs, traxxas x duty front hubs is all I did.
No threaded hinge pins
Great video as always ✌️
Thanks bro! 👍💥🔥⛅️🚀⚡️🏆⚡️⚡️⚡️
The drivers skill and how big they go determines a lot too!😂🔥
That’s true! 👍💪👍
I agree but i did have to put threaded hinge pins in because every tiime i landed or turned to crazy one would pop out but now it's a beast.. i run 46/22 gearing and works good like your gearing
With these traxxas cars, light weight with minimal upgrades as possible is key. But man it's so hard not to upgrade! My maxx is about 2-3 pounds heavier than normal.🤣 just put a castle motor In it. Hardened steel hinge pins are next! Thanks for the content bro! I need an Xmaxx!
Awesome bro! Yes, you need to get an Xmaxx someday! You will love it 👍💪🏆💯💯💯
Thumbs up as always! Awesome info. Keep it simple.
Thanks for watching! 💪🔥⚡️💯🏆🚀
2 things I would add in are the rpm rear hubs and drive cup sleeves so they don’t crack. But stock modified is the best form of xmaxx for bashing, highly agreed
Traxxas has upgreaded DriveCups now (End2022) and upgreaded Hub Carrier with bigger Bearings (End 2021)
@@runnerbaba I’ve broken both the upgraded front and rear hubs with the larger bearings and not like once or twice but 10 plus sets of front hubs and carriers. I’ve yet to break the rpm rear hubs and aluminum front hubs that thunder recommends. The stock drive cups I had were cracked by 10 battery packs through it, so I got the twice as expensive upgraded traxxas ones. A month or so goes by and I decide I want to redo the diffs so I tear it down to find my upgraded drive cups are splitting. After finally getting the hubs figured out I wasn’t just going to sit there and keep putting traxxas upgrade parts on if they were going to fail regardless. Reached out to our local hobby group and the xmaxx bashers all told me to get sleeves. So I ordered another 2 sets of traxxas upgrade ones which was $60 but I also got some aftermarket sleeves for $20 to put on them this time. It’s now been over a year and 100+ battery packs and I haven’t had a issue from them since
Thanks bro! Keep on bashing💪💥🔥🚀👍⚡️
Just have a question how them sledgehammer tire hold up the ones on my sledge tore
I’ll let you know bro. I’ve only had them a a few days ! ⚡️🚀⚡️
awesome what gearing do you run on this xmaxx?
24/50 gearing on Xmaxx ⚡️👍💯💥
@@thunderrc does it not over heat?
What hot racing / Robinson gears do you use?
Yeah I think I'm unfortunately learning that the hard way too I've been steadily peeling him to see in 1100 KV hobby wings and all kinds of stuff off mine stock motors back in it Max 5 aluminum hubs in the front brother about like what you just showed except for mine's got the max 5 instead of the stock ESC but I think you're definitely on to something there and you don't want to keep on and the wheels I got Outcast 8s wheels on mine but I think they're all right
Yeah my brotha, the Xmaxx is a beast of a truck but she doesn’t like too much weight haha🤣🤣. Love ya bro! Hope your having a good ole bashing time!
@@thunderrc we're having a good time over here man I know you are as well
Great vid Happy new year keep on brapping bro Godbless 🛠️💪👊
God Bless you and yours and I wish you a blessed and prosperous New Year ! 🙏🎆🙏💥⚡️⚡️🙏
Dig you channel & love the vid. I am about to grab an XMaxx and my plan was to sell the ESC w/o ever using it on Ebay and buying a Max 6. Would you talk me out of that?
Awesome driving, what tooth spur and pinion are you running?
Thanks so much brother! 24 pinion and 50 spur 👍🏆⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
I mod alot of my rc cars. I learned though with traxxas as stock as possible is best and keeps it fun. Parts are cheap and super easy to field repair.
it's amazing what these can take
Good info thank you
What about this with the M2C chassis brace and either your wobble shaft or the M2C shaft? And potentially skid plate/t-bone style skids for the bottom?
Also have you ever ran a traxxas wide kit? It’s wider than M2C and looks good, wondering how you find it holds up.
Cheers 🍻
With the M2C chassis plate your will be fine , but if you start adding more metal with that you are gonna run into more problems like snapping your steering rack and bell crank.
Yes I have tried the wide kit and I don’t like it It puts more weight on the steering rack and bell crank. Thanks for watching ⚡️💥💯💪🔥
You said you run 18/50 ratio? Also do you use the stock pin system to mesh the upgraded gears?
Yes I use the stock pin system. I am actually runing a 24/50 gearing right now wich is awesome!
@@thunderrc thanks for the advice bro, appreciated! I actually just ordered the Hot Racing spur and Robinson racing pinion after watching this vid. My X-Maxx motor burned up recently so once it’s replaced the gears and go in and back in action.
@@thunderrc how do you use the pin system if 24 / 50 isnt in the list? am curious. only see 24 / 46
I know this is a older video you said keeping it light is everything, just wondering what your xmaxx is at weight wide I just bought a heavily modified one from a friend getting out of the RC car hobby, was just wondering how much more this one is than yours.
Your neighbors have to love you! LOL
hey man, what gearing are you running in that 1200 vxl?
I am running a 24/50 in this video👍🔥🏆⚡️⚡️⚡️🏆🏆
@@thunderrc which slot do you use for pin system? Closest there is is 24 46 not 24 50
@@thunderrc ?
Happy new year mate and the family 🥳🎉🎉. Did you do a video on the center shaft wobbly set up because it must have a center support ?
Yes I made a video years ago on how I did the wobble shaft. I will make a new one soon 👍🔥🔥🏆🏆⚡️
@@thunderrc champion 👍🦘😁
Nice... More vids like this for other rigs would be a cool series concept...
I can say this video is spot on..
Are those the stock upper arms and the optional Traxxas Heavy Duty lower arms? If not please let me know what you are running in the video. thanks
Great video! just a quick question on your steering tie rods. Are you still using the stock plastic ones or do you think adjustable aluminum ones are better?
Thanks! I always use the stock plastic ones. They are stronger 💪⚡️
@@thunderrc Hello Sir love your videos. Quick question what shock oil and springs are you using?
Awsome Mr R, informative as few ❤️❤️. Love it.
awesome video ,I need this video on the Xrt ,new subscriber
Thanks a ton bro! I will have the XRT version of this out soon!👍⚡️⚡️
Cheers!
What suspension setup do you ride on your Xmaxx?i just try to figure out which spring/oil combo is the best for big air and off-road bashing. Or do you drive everything stock?Greetings from Austria
Honestly I am running just the stock springs and 60w 👍🏆⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
I wouldn't have thought that.thanks for the tip
You're an animal, bro! 😂 Thanks for the advice Are you using the stock servo?
Thanks brother💪🏆⚡️⚡️ Yes I am
Good Video man, I see you are recommending to just cut a center drive shaft in 2 pieces and create a DIY wobble shaft… Just curious, what did you think about the m2c center drive shaft? I like mine and it has held up nicely over the last 9 months well
I thought is was good!!💪👍👍
Are you still recommending 22/46 gears for standard motor and ESC?
18/46 (speed gearing) heats the motor so how do you get so low AND bash it?
What gearing are you running
24/50 gearing 👍🚀⚡️💥
Great video thanks for the honesty man 👍the 24/50 gearing did you change that once you take it out the box temps stay good ?
Hey what spur and piñon do you run on your truck my piñon keeps coming off just curious thank you!
Great Video again Thunder!!Great that you are updating your thoughts on the trucks based on your experience..Would there be a standard size servo you would recommmed that can be used with the adaptor.Its just so difficult to turn them especially on grass!
Looking forward to your thoughts to decide!..:)
Thanks for the video
Yeah man keep mine as light as possible that's the way when your trying out tricks
Absolutely brother 🏆⚡️⚡️🏆🔥
Absolutely brother!🏆⚡️⚡️👑👑
Can the 1.5 module be installed on the original engine? I only see 13T sprockets and a 35T pickup
because you have 24 by 46 here? do you have pins in the engine mount?
I'm a huge Traxxas fan, especially a fan of the Xmaxx but I'm not crazy about the Steering servo, I go through quit few of them do you upgrade servo or just use the stock Xmaxx servo...we love the Thunder and looking forward to what's coming💯👍👍🔥
I feel the same way Andy. I just have to replace them as I go along 💪👍⚡️💥😂🚀
@@thunderrc I hear that buddy, everything has a downside...I still love the Xmaxx ...can't wait to see you new rigs!!!!!
How are your Temps with that gearing ?
Temps are ranging anywhere from 110 to 135 after 30 min run
How does the gearing you run differ from standard and what difference does it make ?
A little bit higher speed and easier to flip faster. 👍⚡️💪💥🚀
Traxxas stock gears are that monkey metal crap.
@@thunderrc what gearing is it ?
1100kv 20/35 gear is absolutly beast. Release the Dragon
No doubt that Traxxis is a great company, but the prices is what makes me stay away from that brand. But I do agree with u Thunda light weight is most definitely the way to go. That's why I'm sticking with ARRMA 3s and 4s models, they r so easy to work on and they r light too. But im buying a 120amp blx esc and a savox servo for my granite v3 3s. Which budget friendly servo would u recommend?? Stay safe and can't wait to see what 2023 has in store for all of us.
Arrma 4s V1 Servosafer! (25tooth, red one). And DSServo from Aliexpress 15Dollar or Ecoboost Servo 40 Dollar.
For the Xmaxx just use the stock one or the Traxxas upgraded servo. 👍🏆💯⚡️
I went through 18 traxxas servos, so far 2 savox
We’ll now you can say you sent it higher than the clouds🤣
⛅️ 🌧🌧 😂🤣💥thanks bro! 🌧⛅️💥
how about the M2C chasis brace?? Is it needed or not? cheers.
Nope not needed. Just adds extra weight and doesn’t do anything. 👍🔥⚡️🏆⚡️🔥
@@thunderrc good to hear your sharing, cheers
Holy SMOKES!!!!
Holy hell.
Thanks for watching ! 👍💪⚡️💯🔥🚀💥
nice video i got the 30 deg north buggy on its way
I just bought an xmax im a bashers big sends what ratio and brand are you runing on gears i need something durable i mean ik it could go bad
Nvm jst heard you in the last part of ur video thanks 😊
100% agreed.
How do you run 24/50? Wouldn’t it get a bit hot?
Also, you and Kev Talbot need to get together! That would be a mega video
You can do it but you have to remove the pins and screw in the motor mount really really tight without the pins. It can be done. That would be sick to bash with KT!!!
what gearing is in that truck ?
20/46 💪💯🏆🏆⚡️
Do u still shim the new gpm dif pinion?
I keep killing my diff only really when I hold full throttle for two sets of batteries and thank you thunder rc! I needed a reason for buying the m1.6 gpm gears!
I haven’t shimmed anything. I just use the bullet diff cover and the billet upper bulkheads
jakie masz zębatki atak odbiór ?
24/50 Gearing 👍💥💥🏆
@@thunderrc silnik seryjny ? 1200kv?
@@thunderrc bardzo się grzeje silnik ? Jaki masz 1200kv ?
Whats your gearing??
Xmaxx or Kraton 8s brotha!!???
Both trucks are awesome it it is Xmaxx for me bro 👍⚡️
@@thunderrc I ended up picking up a Kraton 8s EXB with a Max5 and 800kv already installed 😍 🤤
What WD40 do you use on your plastics?
WD40 Penetration
a jakie masz oleje w dyfrach ?
You said 50/24 gearing? Please confirm thanks 🙏🏼
Yes, he said 24(little)/50(big)
But those arms are HD right?
Yes they are 💪⚡️
What gearing
22/46 👍⚡️🚀🚀
You forgot to mention your wood screws BS lol
Haha yes I do like to use those in the Xmaxx 👍🏆🏆⚡️🚀⚡️
Thanks for your video and the tips ,
On
own experience…
After having 7 x max in 2 years…
I lost 4 ( !!!! ) esc and 3 servo’s
In 12 months…
So I must say that I disagree with the stock option
Be good ..
because they are totally garbage
and I feel like traxxas
keep the same stock esc and servo
without upgrading ( like a good normal company will do for her customers )
Maybe so we are as a consumer skip spending more money on aftermarket parts who knows 🤨🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for your support! So sorry to hear you have had bad times with the esc and servos… yeah they are not the best for sure. With that being said I have had good luck with the stock electronics before but I feel like that is a hit or miss thing.
@@thunderrc 100% Thats life 😄 and yet .... i won't replace my x max for other rc car , thats still the king of bushing for me 🔥🔥🔥🔥
How does he have 24/50 its not posible
It is possible if you take the pins out
Traxxas’s engineering department should be absolutely ashamed of themselves when it come to the stock servo and the tires (not sledgehammer) for the XMAXX. Absolutely disgraceful.
I’m looking for a great replacement servo for the XMAXX, any helpful hints? Someone was telling me the Reefs 500 RAW was really good.
Yes, I agree with you. They should have a metal Servo an air for a car this magnitude in price. Great server upgrade could be any fifth scale. Servo reefs are the best.
Put it in 50% throttle mode....lasts for years 😅😅😅😅😅
👍🔥⚡️🏆
yep learned 20 yrs ago with hpi savage you can add all that metal but when you crash nothing gives,,, well it gives just takes out more , not only did you bend a arm you bent everything right up to your TVP ... and guess what ?? cha ching when that plastic a arm would have been the only thing that broke. KISS method and traxass parts are actually cheap, sent all my armma down the road on ebay .spent enough on M2C and it still breaks and is even more heavy.. had to stop heavy bashing my surface rc visa is maxxed out. but i like quads and planes , jets ,boats, too fyi you can pick up xmaxx motor and esc new for cheap on ebay . everyone is convinced they suck . not the best but hell run them till they die. if armma was smart they'd go like they did with 4s kraton . both exb 6and 8 i had were a money pit of bent parts crappy diffs . never buy the first version lol let them fix all the crap wait a yr. imo and you can't call xmaxx v3 they just put bigger bearings n the hubs. and if you buy one with the old thin bearings new just call them they''ll send you the new hubs etc foc.