My Wife and I are super excited to back into the RC hobby after years away and today we made the jump by getting a Talion and Typhon!
It seems that changing the oil and shiming the diffs is a commonly suggested practice in general for longevity/durability. Besides that, that are some smaller upgrades or preparations we can make while we wait till we have a chance to drive them in a week or so? Not trying to go down the rabbit hole of upgrades but we also want to save simple headaches later on.
Edit: Holy cow I wasn't expecting this many replies already, you all are awesome! Working through responding ^_^.
Edit 2: Seems like the consensus is ditch the STX2 radio, verify proper esc and servo endpoint settings, inspect diffs for good fluid fill and shim if needed, possibly upgrade to sealed bearings, and replace parts as they break based on my driving style.
Edit 3: Gotcha, I won't cover the spur gear opening on chassis, gotta let that debris have an exit! Also, thanks Yonic for suggestion the tire vent method by Rich Duperbash, such a clean way of doing that!
It seems that changing the oil and shiming the diffs is a commonly suggested practice in general for longevity/durability. Besides that, that are some smaller upgrades or preparations we can make while we wait till we have a chance to drive them in a week or so? Not trying to go down the rabbit hole of upgrades but we also want to save simple headaches later on.
Edit: Holy cow I wasn't expecting this many replies already, you all are awesome! Working through responding ^_^.
Edit 2: Seems like the consensus is ditch the STX2 radio, verify proper esc and servo endpoint settings, inspect diffs for good fluid fill and shim if needed, possibly upgrade to sealed bearings, and replace parts as they break based on my driving style.
Edit 3: Gotcha, I won't cover the spur gear opening on chassis, gotta let that debris have an exit! Also, thanks Yonic for suggestion the tire vent method by Rich Duperbash, such a clean way of doing that!
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