Well, I have really been enjoying this truck, that I bought off of RCC for my 12 year old son a year ago. It has since become mine, as his full size Yeti is all he can afford to keep running.
As a testament to its durability, I let a father and son, both hobby grade RC newbs borrow it for a weekend camping trip they took, and it came back with zero damage. But, I did a few upgrades before they drove it, as follows:
GPM metal diff locker and axle shafts in rear.
GPM rear driveshaft.
GPM center driveshaft with metal spur.
GPM metal steering rack.
I'm still running the stock open diff in the front, to spare the drivetrain and electronics, which are still stock also. I put 20wt oil in the shocks and swapped in new springs as follows:
Front shocks have Pro-Line scaler upper springs, and HPI Venture upper springs beneath them. I made some camber links out of odds and ends in the parts bin.
Rear shocks have Pro-Line scaler upper springs with the stock front springs beneath them.
The shocks are really well dialed, and since I run 2S LiPOs in this, I added a Venom LV alarm.
I then set about scaling it out a bit. I painted the lettering on the tires. I also painted the rims to match the gold accents on the body. All of that painting was done with Sharpie paint pens. My daughter painted the driver's and passenger's helmets for me.
To add a bit of weight to the rear, along with some Ultra4-ishness I added a spare wheel to the rear. It's just a Slash body mount turned upside down, body clipped into the body and screwed the wheel into that.
I'm pretty stoked on this little guy now. It's fun to drive around inside of my house. My 2 year old sons also love playing with it like its a toy car (which it is). This thing still isn't as cool as my UDR, but I'm really enjoying it.
As a testament to its durability, I let a father and son, both hobby grade RC newbs borrow it for a weekend camping trip they took, and it came back with zero damage. But, I did a few upgrades before they drove it, as follows:
GPM metal diff locker and axle shafts in rear.
GPM rear driveshaft.
GPM center driveshaft with metal spur.
GPM metal steering rack.
I'm still running the stock open diff in the front, to spare the drivetrain and electronics, which are still stock also. I put 20wt oil in the shocks and swapped in new springs as follows:
Front shocks have Pro-Line scaler upper springs, and HPI Venture upper springs beneath them. I made some camber links out of odds and ends in the parts bin.
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Rear shocks have Pro-Line scaler upper springs with the stock front springs beneath them.
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The shocks are really well dialed, and since I run 2S LiPOs in this, I added a Venom LV alarm.
I then set about scaling it out a bit. I painted the lettering on the tires. I also painted the rims to match the gold accents on the body. All of that painting was done with Sharpie paint pens. My daughter painted the driver's and passenger's helmets for me.
![20201219-193232.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2FWtRr7fQ%2F20201219-193232.jpg&hash=cfd98d442c2e20dbd6a03f66963fc33f)
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To add a bit of weight to the rear, along with some Ultra4-ishness I added a spare wheel to the rear. It's just a Slash body mount turned upside down, body clipped into the body and screwed the wheel into that.
![20201219-193319.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2Fk8D3mwb%2F20201219-193319.jpg&hash=99532073c0225e851ff243aa4656012b)
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I'm pretty stoked on this little guy now. It's fun to drive around inside of my house. My 2 year old sons also love playing with it like its a toy car (which it is). This thing still isn't as cool as my UDR, but I'm really enjoying it.
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