Battery help ecx ruckus 1/24 or 1/32?

[Outcastblxnut]

Got the lil ruckus up n running. Looking for lipo that will fit tired of nihm batteries. Any suggestions or luck with any 2s batteries. Just be for short humor runs?
Nothing on innerweb. So I'm turning to you guys

 

[Cheapbastard]

1/18 Ruckus. Pretty much 2s batteries that say fit Mini Revo will fit look on Ebay for 1/16 battery. But here's what I use.

 

[Outcastblxnut]

To big it's a 1/24
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Wtf?

 

[slick2500]

To big it's a 1/24

That is a 1/18 Ruckus that you posted a picture of not a 1/24.
https://www.rctech.net/forum/micro-mini-scales/787994-ecx-1-18-ruckus-torment-official-thread.html


This is the 1/24 Ruckus.

These batteries should fit
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-2200mah-2s-40c-lipo-pack-1.html
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy...ck-suits-1-16th-monster-beatle-sct-buggy.html



That being said, I owned a 1/18 Ecx Ruckus it was my first hobby grade rc. And regret buying the pile of crap. So not worth $100 because it doesn't even work properly out of the box, and the biggest issue with it is the butter soft plastic used in the diffs, there is no simple fix and everyone has pretty much given up trying to find a solution to the issue. It will cost you at least $200 to make that thing a worthwhile rc. That $200 could get you a Tacon/LC Racing mini that is already brushless and needs no upgrades.

 

[Outcastblxnut]

Yeah it's a 1/18 sorry

 

[slick2500]

Yeah it's a 1/18 sorry

Trust me when I say this get rid of it or make it a shelf queen.
I spent way too much money on this thing.

 

[nino]

Hobbyking surely has some that fit, go to their site and pick batteries, then you can search by size, cell count, etc...

 

[crimsonfancy]

2s 1200-1500 mah? I got some for quads and planes and even the two WLToys trucks I have came with a couple blue unbranded ones.

 

[slick2500]

Trust me those 2 batteries I posted will fit.

But alas the stock esc doesn't support lipo, and it is a 2 in 1 esc/rx so now you need to buy a new esc, a new transmitter and receiver.

Might as well go brushless since you need a esc.
There's $50-$80.

Oh and the diffs won't hold up to 2s brushless(they strip running the stock brushed motor let alone brushless) so something will need to be done about that. You could buy stock replacements for $28 a pop or the Losi Mini 8ight diffs are a direct fit, but the stock driveshafts wont connect to them nor will the Hot Racing axles........... so now you have to make your own using a center driveshaft cut in half then epoxied into the end of one of the slider shafts.
Another $60-70.

The stock tires are terrible and will need to be replaced.
$10-$30 if you can find tires that fit.

The stock shocks leak and the caps pop off constantly and will need to be replaced.
Hot Racing are the only ones who make shocks for this truck @ $17 a set.

Everything is either riding on metal shielded bearings or bushings. The axle carriers used to only have nylon bushings in them, needless to say they developed some slop after a few packs.
Fast Eddy bearing kit $20.

Now you see how fast you can sink 2-3 times what that little turd costs just to make a decent rc out of it.

https://www.ecxforum.com/threads/1-18-ruckus-differential-problems-and-upgrades-discussion.295/

 

[Outcastblxnut]

Going on the self. I can buy a brushless mini slash for cost of upgrades.

 

[slick2500]

Going on the self. I can buy a brushless mini slash for cost of upgrades.

If you want a mini look at LC Racing, Tacon, Losi or Team Associated. LC Racing and Tacon are the same vehicles(LC models have lexan bodies Tacon has pvc) DO NOT buy the brushed models.

 

[Outcastblxnut]

Thanks slick

 

[slick2500]

LC Racing thread https://www.rctech.net/forum/micro-mini-scales/681066-lc-racing-emb-1h-official-thread.html

Team Associated thread https://www.rctech.net/forum/micro-mini-scales/1026709-associated-reflex-14b-14t.html

I couldn't find the Losi Mini 8ight thread but there is one on rctech somewhere.

 

[Outcastblxnut]

Prob won't get a mini. Inherited the ruckus from my brother when he passed away. Just wanted to pep it up a lil but I'm not putting that kind of money in it. It will stay a self queen. I'll run it around the house on rainy days. Thanks again slick??

 

[slick2500]

Prob won't get a mini. Inherited the ruckus from my brother when he passed away. Just wanted to pep it up a lil but I'm not putting that kind of money in it. It will stay a self queen. I'll run it around the house on rainy days. Thanks again slick??

The biggest problem with it is the diffs and trying to find a solution to fix them. Ecx won't admit that the diffs are an issue on these, yet they added shims to the diffs when they came out with the Roost and the Orange body Ruckus. They sorta helped but the diffs still ended up stripping.