Kraton 6s Beefcake 1/10 Kraton Build 💪 3s BLX Platform

[Ginglehopper]

So the inside of the rear diff housing was actually fine. No sand (or metal shavings) except the internal gears felt a little crunchy. I opened up the diff case, and found... a blown bearing. Found the inner and outer race, but no balls. Cleaned the diff out completely, ran a nail inbetween each tooth on each gear. Nothing. Maybe they were ground up, and mixed in with the oil?

Anyways, I cleaned all the old oil out, put a new TRBRC bearing in, and filled it with 30k traxxas oil. Don't be mad.

Here's a closer look at the custom driveshafts. Maybe I need a pair for the front, if that would work...

 

[Ginglehopper]

I re-did the T2T tower brace. V2, still going to change it a bit. Want to pretty it up, make it a little lighter, and make the dampening system more compact.

It's made with 3 main parts, two chunks of aluminum tubing, and 6" chunk of all-thread. Maybe i'll take some better pictures so you can see how it works better.

The two rubber chunks aren't for dampening, though they will provide a little, I used them for spacers. I'm going to find some stiff tubing to use though.
I can add washers to the left side of the spring to stiffen it.
I can also move them from the left side of the spring, to the right side of the spring to limit how far the brace can compress.

Please give me any suggestions if you have any.

 

[Ginglehopper]

T2T Chassis Brace V3!

So I had a lot of extra popped stock driveshafts, drilled a couple out, made them into spacers. Works pretty well actually. Very compact and light. I replaced the rubber spacers with them, and shimmed it up.

Next paint it? Would that work? Would it look good? What color?
I appreciate any suggestions and/or criticism.

 

[jondilly1974]

Is there a reason you didn’t just get the T2T brace from the 4S rigs?

 

[Ginglehopper]

Is there a reason you didn’t just get the T2T brace from the 4S rigs?

Didn't feel like spending the ~$50 to get all the little pieces lol. It was fun building my own too.

 

[StephenSchandelmayer]

Glad she is in good hands sir. Sorry for the little mishaps here and there. Also I knew the shock shaft was not all the way in and I swear I fixed it, guess I didn't fix it enough. And I was thinking about how to do the fronts, I didn't invest a ton of time in thinking about it but the main thing that stopped me is I couldn't run the 6s hubs on the front.

 

[Ginglehopper]

Glad she is in good hands sir. Sorry for the little mishaps here and there. Also I knew the shock shaft was not all the way in and I swear I fixed it, guess I didn't fix it enough. And I was thinking about how to do the fronts, I didn't invest a ton of time in thinking about it but the main thing that stopped me is I couldn't run the 6s hubs on the front.

Nope! Your good. Whenever I buy things second hand, I expect it to be a little worse than described. (Known or not known by the seller.) That way, when nothing, or not as much things are wrong with it as I was expecting, I'm happier, and I'm not upset that it's worse. A little something my dad taught me. It's all in your mindset. I had all the spares on hand to fix everything though, so perfectly fine. I enjoyed taking it apart and cleaning etc.

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My thought is to make it an actual Kraton. I want to widen it with Kraton 4s arms and turnbuckles, and Kraton 6s tires. Yeah, it's gonna be spendy(for me), might be a while before I can actually do it. Here's my parts list, most parts will be from my LHS.

My only concern is the Kraton 6s tires being too big. Has anyone done this before?

Needed:
-RPM Front A-arms
-RPM Rear A-arms
-GPM turnbuckles and camber links
-Arrma 4s CVD's
-4s C-Hubs
-4s Steering Blocks
-4s Rear Hubs
-Kraton 6s tires

Possible Parts:
-Fast Eddy Bearings
-K4 Rear Wing
-Body Protection Kit

If anyone has any of these parts and wants to sell, I'd be glad buy them to save a little money.


By widening it, the current driveshafts won't fit. I'll probably throw them on my Typhon 3s.

 

[StephenSchandelmayer]

Nope! Your good. Whenever I buy things second hand, I expect it to be a little worse than described. (Known or not known by the seller.) That way, when nothing, or not as much things are wrong with it as I was expecting, I'm happier, and I'm not upset that it's worse. A little something my dad taught me. It's all in your mindset. I had all the spares on hand to fix everything though, so perfectly fine. I enjoyed taking it apart and cleaning etc.

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My thought is to make it an actual Kraton. I want to widen it with Kraton 4s arms and turnbuckles, and Kraton 6s tires. Yeah, it's gonna be spendy(for me), might be a while before I can actually do it. Here's my parts list, most parts will be from my LHS.

My only concern is the Kraton 6s tires being too big. Has anyone done this before?

Needed:
-RPM Front A-arms
-RPM Rear A-arms
-GPM turnbuckles and camber links
-Arrma 4s CVD's
-4s C-Hubs
-4s Steering Blocks
-4s Rear Hubs
-Kraton 6s tires

Possible Parts:
-Fast Eddy Bearings
-K4 Rear Wing
-Body Protection Kit

If anyone has any of these parts and wants to sell, I'd be glad buy them to save a little money.


By widening it, the current driveshafts won't fit. I'll probably throw them on my Typhon 3s.

That thing will turn into a beast! Sounds like a good time to me

 

[Ginglehopper]

That thing will turn into a beast! Sounds like a good time to me

Yeah, I'm selling my smaller cars to fund it, but I'd much rather have a bulletproof overpowered basher that I can send without worry than a few cars that will break a lot. I know i'll still have to upgrade things, but it's already pretty beefed up.

 

[jondilly1974]

Nope! Your good. Whenever I buy things second hand, I expect it to be a little worse than described. (Known or not known by the seller.) That way, when nothing, or not as much things are wrong with it as I was expecting, I'm happier, and I'm not upset that it's worse. A little something my dad taught me. It's all in your mindset. I had all the spares on hand to fix everything though, so perfectly fine. I enjoyed taking it apart and cleaning etc.

---

My thought is to make it an actual Kraton. I want to widen it with Kraton 4s arms and turnbuckles, and Kraton 6s tires. Yeah, it's gonna be spendy(for me), might be a while before I can actually do it. Here's my parts list, most parts will be from my LHS.

My only concern is the Kraton 6s tires being too big. Has anyone done this before?

Needed:
-RPM Front A-arms
-RPM Rear A-arms
-GPM turnbuckles and camber links
-Arrma 4s CVD's
-4s C-Hubs
-4s Steering Blocks
-4s Rear Hubs
-Kraton 6s tires

Possible Parts:
-Fast Eddy Bearings
-K4 Rear Wing
-Body Protection Kit

If anyone has any of these parts and wants to sell, I'd be glad buy them to save a little money.


By widening it, the current driveshafts won't fit. I'll probably throw them on my Typhon 3s.

The Kraton 6S tires are ….ok….. but the Backflips are for sure better. Either style, the 4S LP or 6S Regular are way better than the Copperheads. The 4S are going to be the best fit if you ask me, but the 6S should fit. I just think they’re too heavy for that size truck. But to each his own.

 

[Ginglehopper]

The Kraton 6S tires are ….ok….. but the Backflips are for sure better. Either style, the 4S LP or 6S Regular are way better than the Copperheads. The 4S are going to be the best fit if you ask me, but the 6S should fit. I just think they’re too heavy for that size truck. But to each his own.

Okay, I'll probably start with the oc6 tires since I can get them from Jenny's for cheap. If they're too heavy, I'll get the oc4 tires. Thanks!

 

[Ginglehopper]

Got some eBay C-Hubs and 110mm ZD racing shocks from @travykat today.
Even though I'm going to have to change the c-hubs, I still installed them. I'll probably move them over to my T3 once I get the K4 set.

Forgot to take a picture after I installed both sides. lol.

Before:

After:

 

[travykat]

Got some eBay C-Hubs and 110mm ZD racing shocks from @travykat today.
Even though I'm going to have to change the c-hubs, I still installed them. I'll probably move them over to my T3 once I get the K4 set.

Forgot to take a picture after I installed both sides. lol.
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Looking good I didn't evan kno they fit on that rig nice

 

[Ginglehopper]

I got my Kraton 4s body from @Ajag today. Looks great! Raised the body mounts a bit, and put a spacer on the wing to raise it also.

I got some worn Outcast 6s tires from @leroychurchill, not sure when they'll get here. Planning on getting OC4 tires in the future.

 

[StephenSchandelmayer]

Dude I love the way she is coming along. Very nice

 

[Ginglehopper]

Dude I love the way she is coming along. Very nice

Thanks! I love it to.

 

[Ginglehopper]

I got my tires in from @leroychurchill, for free! Thanks again!

Not sure why there is the purple in the bottom of the pictures, but you get the point. Glued them up, but can't install them. I need to get the arms, driveshafts, hubs, etc.

 

[Ginglehopper]

Just for kicks. Didn't drive it like that of course.

 

[Doom!]

Looks like a hopped up moon buggy!

 

[Ginglehopper]

Looks like a hopped up moon buggy!

Yep! I would be tempted to drive it like that, but I sold the Typhon today.