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Hey, I just finished the 1st version of my Kraton 6S V4. This would not have been possible without the help from this forum. Thanks!
At first, I just wanted to have my own RC truck so that I can bash with my son and his Granite. I bought it in January and I had no plans to upgrade anything right away, but I was a bit intimidated by this thing and I was fearing to get over my head with the repairs next summer. Just looking at it and reading about it was not enough. I had to work on it to understand how it works and how to repair it. I then decided to go ahead and proceed with some basic upgrades to get the feeling of wrenching on these things.
I bought a RPM front bumper and rear skid plate with the car. I then realized the stock front bumper needed to be replaced by a Typhon bumper in order to be able to fit the RPM bumper cleanly, which I did.
My first round of upgrades was from GKA. They fabricate beautiful parts and are based in Canada... I didn't need more justifications to go with GKA.
- GKA chassis braces
- GKA tall servo mount
- GKA Ackerman plate
I replaced the 4 bushing in the steering rack with bearings while installing the Ackerman plate.
After this was done, I went ahead and upgraded the radio for a DX5C with the SR315 Rx.
Then, my son stripped the gears of the stock servo on his Granite Mega on his first real bash session. I installed the stock servo from the Kraton in the Granite and purchased a Savox 1210SG for the Kraton.
Apart from that, I vented the tires and that's it. I should be good for a while and I'll just upgrade as I break stuff. I am still debating with myself about the T2T brace. I am not looking at sending this truck super high up in the air (I need to learn to drive first), so I am not too worried about bending the chassis too early. From what I understand, the T2T brace should certainly be removed if you don't have the aluminum braces. Since I have the alu braces and don't plan on jumping super high, I guess leaving the T2T brace on may not be problematic.
(Edit: Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics. I didn't realize how bad they were before posting. I'll update with better pics another time.)
At first, I just wanted to have my own RC truck so that I can bash with my son and his Granite. I bought it in January and I had no plans to upgrade anything right away, but I was a bit intimidated by this thing and I was fearing to get over my head with the repairs next summer. Just looking at it and reading about it was not enough. I had to work on it to understand how it works and how to repair it. I then decided to go ahead and proceed with some basic upgrades to get the feeling of wrenching on these things.
I bought a RPM front bumper and rear skid plate with the car. I then realized the stock front bumper needed to be replaced by a Typhon bumper in order to be able to fit the RPM bumper cleanly, which I did.
My first round of upgrades was from GKA. They fabricate beautiful parts and are based in Canada... I didn't need more justifications to go with GKA.
- GKA chassis braces
- GKA tall servo mount
- GKA Ackerman plate
I replaced the 4 bushing in the steering rack with bearings while installing the Ackerman plate.
After this was done, I went ahead and upgraded the radio for a DX5C with the SR315 Rx.
Then, my son stripped the gears of the stock servo on his Granite Mega on his first real bash session. I installed the stock servo from the Kraton in the Granite and purchased a Savox 1210SG for the Kraton.
Apart from that, I vented the tires and that's it. I should be good for a while and I'll just upgrade as I break stuff. I am still debating with myself about the T2T brace. I am not looking at sending this truck super high up in the air (I need to learn to drive first), so I am not too worried about bending the chassis too early. From what I understand, the T2T brace should certainly be removed if you don't have the aluminum braces. Since I have the alu braces and don't plan on jumping super high, I guess leaving the T2T brace on may not be problematic.
(Edit: Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics. I didn't realize how bad they were before posting. I'll update with better pics another time.)
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