How To: Convert a Traxxas Slash 2WD to a Monster Slash!
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- Looking to beef up your Slash 2WD? Let's create a Monster Slash.
Parts Used:
Traxxas Slash 2WD RTR 1/10 Short Course Truck (TRA58034-1-Mark)
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Pro-Line Trencher 2.8" Pre-Mounts w/Removable Hex (PRO1170-10) (Use Wide Offset Hex)
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Pro-Line Extended Body Mounts for Slash (PRO6070-00)
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Castle Creations Sidewinder SCT ESC w/3800kV 1410 Motor (CSE010-0123-02)
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Extra Items:
ProTek R/C Double Sided Servo Tape Roll (PTK-2240)
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ProTek R/C "TruTorque" Lexan Scissors (PTK-8278)
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ProTek R/C "TruTemp" Infrared Temp Gauge (PTK-8310)
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2 years and counting with this setup after seeing this video.. Still running strong! thanks for this guys!
With bigger tires more weight… does it slow or down?
@@Johnny-2 its def not slow.. but it needs a servo saver cos the steering geometry was never made to take bigger wheels..
@@sharkill02 ok thank you, and I just noticed my typo sorry
@@sharkill02servo saver?
@@sergioh2015 yeah its basically a spring loaded servo horn.. to protect the internal servo gears from a large force twisting it out of place..
Great Vid thank you. I did last week to my 2WD Slash. One thing I did differently was on the pro-line body mounts I used the rear poles in front and the front poles in back. This allowed me to get the front end level with the back end and because I raised the front a little higher I did not have to do any trimming on the front of the body. My truck look INSANE!
Hey, glad you were able to swap the body mounts successfully; great tip! Thanks for sharing.
-Brett
Just converted my son's 2WD slash using the pro-line body mount kit and Stampede Talon tires. Kept it brushed with stock gears (16T pinion/90T spur) and it's still awesome. Much better in taller grass. Thanks for the tip.
is it just as fast as before
Looks great Brett! Glad you found the right tires/wheels that work best with no rubbing.
The tires used in this video have been discontinued. As an alternative, these newer Pro-Line Trenchers feature the Raid wheel with removeable hexes, and work great. Just be sure to use the wide offset hex when assembling the wheel: www.amainhobbies.com/proline-trencher-2.8-tires-w-raid-6x30-wheels-2-m2-pro1170-10/p985707?v=873802
-Brett
AMain Hobbies the new trenchers look more cooler and aggressive
@@builditwithjames3761 Yeah, the new wheels are really cool too. I'm a big fan of that style.
-Brett
@@AMain_Hobbies - Can these be used for front and back?
It says these tyres can’t go on the slash?!
They work, just did it
You can run the Canyon AT tires on a Rusty vxl. Just use the Traxxas 17MM Aluminum wheel adapters. Put the wide ones out front and the narrow ones out back. You will need to flip the front body post upside-down then mount the two posts on the top. For the rear add the 2WD Slash rear body mount, and then you will need to ream two new holes in the rear of the body. Gear it around 12-90 for 3S. It's quite the machine running the 7" tall tires and floats on water, but you need to add black electrical tape. If you are going to play in the water! This will keep the water out and the tires always running balanced...
Thanks for the video. I probably watched it 6-7 times. I went with different motor, finally found the tires. Fun project Thanks again grand kids happy
I remember putting my hpi monster truck tires on my brothers rustler back in the early 2000s lol I loved that set up
This is what I did to my Slash 4X4. Jconcepts Ford Atlas body, Integy body mounts, Tekno axels at all four corners including center driveshaft with aluminum hex's instead of plastic. New Savox hi-torque servo and Proline 2.8" Super Swampers. It is one bad ass looking truck now.
This is what got me into the hobby, thanks
I got a slash about a week ago and this video has inspired me to do what you guys have done 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice! The Monster Slash is fun to build. Good luck and let us know if you need anything.
-Brett
I have Proline Badlands on mine there a 1.91” on my Slash 4X4 1/10 and ordered a 30mm hun extension kit for it. The slash is stanced and looks amazing Ntm has better handling around corners with that and just ordered the new spur gears and swapped the pinion to the bigger one for higher top speed. I also have alloy body mounts coming and have brand new alloy shocks on it. I plan on making it almost all alloy over the next year or two but for now it’s one badass RC.
This is exactly the video I need to see! Thanks as always!! 🤜💥🤛
Just did this very upgrade! I used paddle tires in the back. It is a snow eating machine!
Love this. The look reminds me of the stadium trucks that first came out when I was a kid.
I just bought a rc boat from amain hobbies and so far it’s been a good unboxing.
Good for you dingle berry
That is awesome, sweet gig!
i bought a slash off you guys last night, shipped to australia with in 2 days :)
Out of all the monster Traxxas Slashs this is the best one in best looking one I've ever seen
Finally all my parts came in and I’m gonna throw this together tonight I cannot wait to see how it looks in person
Excellent! Have fun assembling the Monster! If you need any help, let us know. Thanks.
-Brett
How did it turn out Imdedinside?
I have a traxxas slash 4x4. 😊
. I'm considering putting it on wheels 17. What do you say?
Great video. Looks awesome!
nice video, if you want the diff to stop unloading all the time. just add a bit of diff puddy from racers edge and a few drops of shock oil in the diff. the diff now will work like a limited slip diff and there will be no more one wheel peels. i use this in my slash diff, it works a treat. great for wheelies 😉😉😉
no problem, this motor system can handle 3s. i run 3s in my slash and it has the same motor system as this. Temps are 65 degrees when i run 3s, and 55 when i run 2s. its crazy fast on the 3s pack, its a must try : )
If you swap the differential out for the Hot Racing Sealed Differential. It will solve all the issues for good and save your motor and trans as well. Cheap at $25-30.
Heh didn't think i'd see you here Green Gecko. What RCs do you have?
It definitely needs a 14 tooth pinion ! I have the 2wd & 4x4 done Monster. Much more beneficial in 4X4(especially in winter) It goes almost anywhere. The 2wd...Not so much. Put 2.8 paddles and skis in front on 2wd! Then you will have an AWESOME snowmobile in the winter!
Once again, trenchers, I have them on my rustler. It’s sick
JS LEGO MOCs with 1410 motor on rustler? Sure
Skyler Withrow: no, I have a lipo and a stock titan 12t. I’ll have to upgrade to a brushless system soon as I’m burning through motors really fast.
Great video! Suggested to my brothers!
Great looking truck!!
That makes it look beastly. I may do everything but the engine.
Sammmme
. It's so much fun
on dirt & grass with this set up. It's awesome with 2WD and 4 x4. Slashes
Don't like short course trucks, but short course MT..... why didn't I think of that! Looks awesome man!
Looks like tons of fun, and that stance is on point! Thanks for sharing guys.
Just a note those proline trenchers tends to really balloon on higher speeds, trimming the body is a must. Awesome basher loads of fun.
Team USA
you could do that,or get the proline monster slash body,or the bajr proline body
Hi i took a slash 4x4 put a roberson racing gen 3 gears in it and a 2200 kv and a duel esc both Castle.then lipo battery set up in the slash . and then put all upgraded axles and shocks in and THEN PRO LINE TRENCHERS ON .what a MONSTER it ran over everything .THIS was will before THE MONSTER 2WD . had fun then traded all my slashes for another UDR that made 4 UDRS. took the motor and esc out of the slash 4x4 and bought a ROLLER UDR put everything in the UDR roller.THAT WAS the end of my 8 slashes ..thanks
Wish i could hit this like button over and over again. Great video. Great production work.
I did that to my brushless slash a few years ago, but I didn't switch out my motor or any electronics. I also just raised my suspension and I didn't raise the hood. my hood was already cracked pretty bad so I cut off the rear fenders and it worked good. it performs way better than before I did it. if you have a slash I would recommend trying this!
@RC Daniel Hi RC Daniel, I did it on a 2wd slash, you should be able to do it on the lcg chassis without a problem. I'm not 100% positive about the 4x4 arms and whether they will be in the way to do it. I'm guessing that it would be fine, but that's not a guarantee. In my slash I kept the VXL motor and reciever and I haven't had any problems with overheating, if you did start to have problems after the fact you could always gear it down to a slower but more powerful ratio
So you just running the factory vxl motor? And how it run is it still quick? Did you change gearing? Thanks
Awesome!! I loved it
I started with 2.8 trenchers on my slash 4x4 but recently changed to 2.8 Badlands, they are a narrower tire also looks and feels more aggressive!
I have a traxxas slash 4x4. 😊
. I'm considering putting it on wheels 17. What do you say?
Good video! Looks sweet
Looks cool with the bigger tires
I wanna do this to a slash 4x4 and especially to a Tekno RC 410.3 SCT! It isn't gonna be cheap but I am saving up for it and it is gonna be KICK A$$!! Nice Slash here... 4x4 models are better/more brutal at performing.... Keep these videos and ideas coming AMain as I am gonna be shopping with you for ALL my hobby rc
Cool build I see it's a old vid but very cool, and I ordered some parts from Amain for the first time the other day and everything was perfect and fast shipping..👍
Yehhh bombastic 👌nice
great look!!
This video made me want one
Cool truck
Amazing!! Thanks!!
Beautiful
Thanks for the video! I actually did exactly this to mine! But some dirt hawgs!
Oh shoot ima get those tires for my slash looks nice 😍
Thank you!!!!
I would love to see this with the LCG chassis!
i was wondering same thing
On my opinion, only if u plan to go full rage offroad, upgrade arms and knobs,shocks and springs, undergear and have a brushless system than go for it. If u like racing on tracks even smaller ones forget sharp and precise stearing and control at high speed. Again your chassis will bounce more and get less slaps but the arms , shocks and the electronics will pay the price
Where do I find the part that helps it from rubbing? I didn't catch what it was called and don't see it on ur parts list. I'll be ordering this truck in the next few days and would love this set up. Thank you so much.
I have a set of duratrax sixpack mt's on mine. Insane grip.....
I also would like to know as to what nitro offset to use for the front end. I assume the nitro slash
If you use stock stampede tires you can use stampede rear arms and have the wheels line up just like the stampede
Did the same thing. I used duratrax pistol STs. And diddent need the. Adjustable body mounts
I have those tires on my Ecx ruckus. Great tires!
looks deadly
I've used Bigfoot tires which look amazing on the slash
I did this to my 1/16 slash and it works but I had to buy the same wheels but the 2.2 not the 2.8.Still works good tho. It’s nice
great idea !
@@JUNXRCZ don’t do it brother. Didn’t work, had to return the tires from proline.
@@Babybrovas Why did you have to return the tires?
@@gasolinediesel972 Yo. Because they didn’t fit so I returned them to get my money back. They are good quality though so get them if you have the 1/10 slash
@@Babybrovas Did they have the wrong wheel hex? I have bought so many tires from proline that I've lost count lol.
Very cool
So many things I had to upgrade once I went to the 2.8 trenchers. Had to go from mid level steering servo to top end titanium gear steering servo. All the force of hitting an object kept breaking the gears. I also run 3s on the same castle system in the video. Had to change the gear ratio to a top speed set up, too much torque and more grip from the tires, all the car wants to do is wheelie and I don't feel like installing a wheelie bar. If running 3s, need to upgrade to steel drive shaft, all the torque just snaps the plastic. Just switching to steel yokes doesn't work. The plastic just breaks elsewhere. Before switching, I already had pro line shocks and numerous aluminum parts in the places that need stronger parts. Now that I am fully upgraded the car is amazing and can go even more places than before. I also run a Low CG chassis so there was more trimming to the body than required in this video.
Ryan Stevenson your truck sounds badass. nice job!
Sounds more like you had to build the truck to handle your driving style.
@@zedorda1337 I initially built the truck for top speed prior to putting the bigger tires on. That's why I have a low CG chassis and a 3s battery, otherwise i probably would have kept the original chassis and the 2s battery would definitely remove some of the torque. But i like speed and i've learned to actually use the throttle instead of just hammering it. I got it up to 73 MPH before aero just flipped the whole thing. From there i put bigger tires on and had to keep lowering my gear ratio to remove torque. So i definitely have a particular driving style. I'm not around much dirt, so i just bash on any surface i can find.
@@ryanstevenson3671 I just got a used 2WD Slash roller with a Castle Motor and Hobbywing esc that I was going to convert to no-prep drag car but I like your setup better. The roller is pretty quick with 3S so I want to do this Monster conversion instead because I like to bash. Can you share the upgrades you made to get to those ridiculous speeds?
@@KevinRaffay to reach the 70's, I had not yet gone to the monster slash set-up. I had low cg kit, castle motor/esc, 3s lipo, upgraded steering servo, traxxas tqi system, bead lock rims with dirt tires, pro line suspension, and top speed gearing. I also sat in the passenger seat of a vehicle and chased the rc car. That was also another way to confirm speed. Once I switched to monster slash, I just upgraded everything that broke. You'll need steel driveshafts, titanium gear steering servo, titanium gears for the transmission, upgraded joints, etc. Just about everything will need to be upgraded/beefed up.
Help me understand where I find the nitro offset for both front and rear tires pls. How do u change the offset and is there a video that shows this been done. Also, did u need to change the hearing ratio because of a temp issue.
Cheers in advance of ur reply
How much more powerful is the new motor you installed? Does it make a big difference with the top speed and acceleration?
Doing this to my slash!!! F*cking sick
Andy Sny you just posted this comment because you wanted to say f*cking sick lmao 😂
the front tires stick out more than the rears right ? so to get a even look i can order the same as the front nitro proline trenchers for the back ?
So we need to buy the same PRO1170-12 tires/wheels for the front as we did the back?
Hi, awesome instructional video. I was wondering if the stock brushed motor would still work with the bigger tires? . And did you check your temperatures? Were you running 2s battery?
You can use the stock motor with the larger tires but the gearing will need to be changed. With our truck we did check temps and they were ok for our ambient temperatures. Not sure what battery we used now, but I think it was a 2S.
-Brett
What gears is recommended for those wheels
Could you leave the motor and esc stock and just do the wheels and extended body mounts
Nice
Forgot to add that you might want to upgrade your drideahafts to the heavy duty ones, because of the bigger tires and extra power the stock ones will rip out eventually.
Although this castle creation set is for a monster truck build Because of the size of tires. Can I still use it if I choose to go with the stock tires and rims? Well i get more speed Because of less tire weigh?
hello I have a question and if I change the slash 4 × 4 to monster truck is it necessary to change the motor?, or why did you change it?
When doing this conversion on a slash 4x4 with the 2.8 tires, what pinion gear is recommended for a stock setup??
Great video. I'm ocd an them tires having that much for my gosh. Lol I no I no it helps it track true.
How do you have ocd and spell wrong? Lmao
I did this set up with out the pro line trenchers I used a cheap set of 2.8s and they ballon so much that it rubs even with trimming do the trenches have that problem?
Brett
You need a wheelie bar. Lol. But nice job! Looks almost as tall as a stampede! How far is the chassis off the ground?
I’m getting a slash very soon. Should I get the 2wd. Or the 4x4 for my first traxxas thanks
Can I use this same castle creation combo set up on a 4x4?
One thing have you got a video on how i could solder my battery connector? 🔋
Yeah, check this out: th-cam.com/video/uun9xgo0peQ/w-d-xo.html
-Brett
I’ll have to build one
Do u have to modify the body for the trenchers to fit? Thanks
If I were to do this with proline bad lands instead of the trenchers, would you still recommend the same offset? Ie nitro rear offset for both front and back?
Thank you so much for the quick response!! Amain is awesome.
I did the same upgrades. But the transmission got hot. Motor didn’t. I need to change pin and spur?
would i have to change the gage if my car is the ultimate upgrades? 4/4 slash
How’s the servo holding up with the huge tires?
Did you change your gearing setup when doing this?
I was wondering what lipo battery you are using?
When you mentioned the nitro rears were you talking about the desperato nitro rears? thats all i find. Also thanks for the video! my plan for my slash now lol
AMain Hobbies awesome thanks for the reply and the video. really appreciated.
I put a body lift on on my rally monster and I'm not sure if they will still rub
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hey A-Main question for you. Can you recommend one step down in tire size that what is shown your video. I want to upgrade my son's and my 2WD Slashes buy he wants a little tire than you show he.
@@AMain_Hobbies sorry my posted question was unclear. What I meant was - is there a tire size in between box stock size and the tires you added to the Slash in your video?
good !!!
Set my Slash up like this. Only a few differences. First I used VXL-3s system. I upped my gearing significantly. I'm running a 86T Crown gear and a 24T pinion. I also installed a fan onto my ESC.
With the original tires the slash is almost uncontrollable. With the new ones this thing is a beast. I do reccomend switching up your shock oil for a bit more stability.
My next addon for this truck will be the Proline FloTek body and roll cage(for bashing) and a Desert Eagle body( for show)
Not really. I have thought of installing a Integy fan. So far no need. I did need to add a wheelie bar.
I’ve noticed this has become a trend. I’ve done it too, just I have a suspension lift instead of a body lift
How do you do suspension lift
@@beansrgud8724 idk
So what you're telling us is that you're constantly running over to your slash because it's always rolling over? 🤣
By doing this conversion you run the risk of breaking traxxas bits & you can no longer buy traxxas parts online from amain!
Anyway Good video,you explain shit really well!
How about a Nitro Slash 2wd? I’ve been blowing clutch springs for not having enough tire grip lol.
I'm assuming this would be possible on a 1/8 slash correct?
So I want to do this to my truck but I want to know if I should gear down. I have the VXL 3s system running on 3s but I dont know if I would want to gear down. Would I be fine without doing so?
If you're going to add larger, taller tires, you will probably need to gear down to keep your electronics from overheating, but it just depends on how hot your climate is, how hard you drive, the surface type you drive on, etc. There are a lot of factors, so we recommend you check your temps after swapping tires, and gear down if the motor feels too hot. The goal is avoiding overheating, so if you are not, you should be good; but otherwise, you will need to take action.
-Brett
I have the same tiers on a stampede