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Seems pretty unreliable compared to the 3s line. I know it's a 2nd hand truck but ... yeah.
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What seems unreliable?Seems pretty unreliable compared to the 3s line.
What seems unreliable?
I watched about 4 seconds, until I realized who the video maker was. Can't stand being constantly yelled yet. Sorry not for me.Did you watch the video WoodiE?
The upgraded shocks aren’t that necessary. It’s to be able to tune the shocks more precisely, not really adding much reliability.It's worth a watch just to see the issues he encountered. I know it's probably not fair considering it was a 2nd hand truck. But it had the required upgrades, shock, arms, motor mount (KT installed that) and radio but still needed a lot of attention.
Some of his issues were minor but half the video was spent fixing little things until it wouldn't run anymore.
RTRs might need checking out of the box but when they require upgrading OOTB it's not a great look.
I would disagree, but I'll digress.It's worth a watch just to see the issues he encountered.
"Required"?! I are any of these absolutely "required"?But it had the required upgrades, shock, arms, motor mount (KT installed that) and radio but still needed a lot of attention.
Never heard of this. Can you elaborate?stock mount tends to bend under big jumps. There are other ways to combat this using a rubber oring on the motor can to keep it from slamming into the chassis
Putting aside this video, what issues exactly have you had with the 4S line specifically?
Something similar to thisNever heard of this. Can you elaborate?
No, just no..!!!It's worth a watch just to see the issues he encountered.
When you say 60-80ft of air, you mean distance and not height, right? If not, are you dropping it off a cliff? I can think of a few times my cars have been really launched hard and have been 20ft, maybe even as high as 30ft, but never even close to 50ft. I believe the Hardcore boys have hit over 50ft with that huge 1/4 pipe ramp.The biggest problem I had with my 4 skraton was ultimately a byproduct of its ability to do amazing aerials.
"Don't let your alligator mouth write checks your hummingbird @ss can't cash"
I was able to make mine do stuff that no plastic truck can survive. When you find the sweet spot in your whole setup, it'll keep up with the big boys on most big sends.
But.
It breaks when you tomahawk it at those amplitudes. Mt410's tend to do the same thing, so I'm not at all displeased. I've arrived at the belief that plastic trucks just don't survive many mistakes when you're pushing past 60-80 feet of air.
And the rear diffs get shredded by double backflips off of big boulders and concrete dividers. But you knew that part, right?
For anyone with any shred of self control at all, it's a perfect rig. I sold mine due to it being part of an abusive relationship and needing to find a better home with someone who wouldn't treat it so poorly. I will miss it. It was the first arrma I loved. But I was bad to it.
50-60 feet of distance. I doubt mine ever got more than 30 feet of vert.When you say 60-80ft of air, you mean distance and not height, right? If not, are you dropping it off a cliff? I can think of a few times my cars have been really launched hard and have been 20ft, maybe even as high as 30ft, but never even close to 50ft. I believe the Hardcore boys have hit over 50ft with that huge 1/4 pipe ramp.
Good morning and happy Father’s Day! Would you mind explaining the o-ring on the can more please?The upgraded shocks aren’t that necessary. It’s to be able to tune the shocks more precisely, not really adding much reliability.
Arms were a huge issue with the first released models. Same with the 8S rigs. Over time they got much more reliable. RPM took a while to make theirs too. It was for sure an early issue. Today, not a big deal. Easy fix.
The motor mount is a nice upgrade as the stock mount tends to bend under big jumps. There are other ways to combat this using a rubber oring on the motor can to keep it from slamming into the chassis. It’s a $0.25 fix. But the CRCU and M2C mounts are very nice too if you can afford them.
All new Arrmas have come with better radios, so the new 4S will surely get that update too.
Again, it was a second hand purchase that he didn’t go over before driving. The busted shock rod end could have had previous damage. It’s hard to know.
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