Kraton Kraton 8s Carnage! Nose first landing off 10 foot ramp at skate park

[Bigjay23834]

This is why I said I was never going to a run on concrete or skate parks. Its kinda like one of those " I am never gonna drink again " after a bad hangover. But lesson learned $200 in parts ordered. I had a blast though! I do know that I will hold off on putting this 23t in until I learn to drive a bit better.

 

[Outcastblxnut]

Dooooghhhhh??‍

 

[gotnitro]

Grenaded! Skate parks will leave a mark.

Nose going down, hammer throttle to lift it up.

If you plan on keeping your chassis stock, I know a guy with a brand new one

 

[Bigjay23834]

Grenaded! Skate parks will leave a mark.

Nose going down, hammer throttle to lift it up.

If you plan on keeping your chassis stock, I know a guy with a brand new one

I ordered a new one from horizon but would like another if the price is right

 

[r4nd0m]

Nose going down, hammer throttle to lift it up.

Which indeed works better if you run a bigger pinion - one reason I did put the 23T in, more authority in the air if needed

 

[Mongoose]

Owwwwwch!

 

[gotnitro]

I ordered a new one from horizon but would like another if the price is right

Actually, a better aftermarket chassis would be recommended over the stock one. However, the cost alone would be what you just paid for all your parts. I have the JBI chassis and although I've never bashed it, I bet I can hit a grand slam without bending it!

 

[Bigjay23834]

Actually, a better aftermarket chassis would be recommended over the stock one. However, the cost alone would be what you just paid for all your parts. I have the JBI chassis and although I've never bashed it, I bet I can hit a grand slam without bending it!

I will look up the JBI chassis thanks otherwise I was gonna have some steel rods or an additional plate welded length wise along the factory chassis. I may be able to get this old one straightened and experiment with it. More to follow on that

 

[Clubin]

Well done!!

 

[Jimbobjr]

Boy, scrolling down those pictures was tough. It just got worse and worse. Strange how the bumper didn’t break but the bulkhead did. You can just hammer the chassis back out as well as the brace. Maybe keep the new ones for when you’ve had some more wheel time.
Keeping the nose up is hard on this truck. Moving the batteries back could help. I’ve thought about drilling a couple holes and moving them back for more weight to the rear. As stated above the 23t will help as well as setting your punch to its max

 

[Mrhockey37]

Ouch. I do think you may want to invest in a jbirc chassis. 7075 or 6061. 199.00 or 179.00. Stock is what about 80.00?

 

[Bigjay23834]

Ouch. I do think you may want to invest in a jbirc chassis. 7075 or 6061. 199.00 or 179.00. Stock is what about 80.00?

Yeah new stock one was $99 on horizon hobby.

 

[Jimbobjr]

Btw the way, if you hammer out the old chassis the front has 7-8 degree kick up in the front.

 

[Bigjay23834]

So actually its not as bad as I thought then. I am going to work with it and see what I can do. I will make sure to leave that angle thanks becuase I was thinking flat @Jimbobjr

 

[olds97_lss]

Man, that's a rough one!

On a side note, I really like the fact that they use o-rings to seal the diff case to the chassis. That's nice!

 

[Bigjay23834]

This is why I said I was never going to a run on concrete or skate parks. Its kinda like one of those " I am never gonna drink again " after a bad hangover. But lesson learned $200 in parts ordered. I had a blast though! I do know that I will hold off on putting this 23t in until I learn to drive a bit better.
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Time to get to work!!!!

 

[jondilly1974]

Time to get to work!!!!

Are you planning on the carbon fiber tubes to upgrade your braces? Some here are thinking that would solve most of the chassis bending issues.

 

[Bigjay23834]

Are you planning on the carbon fiber tubes to upgrade your braces? Some here are thinking that would solve most of the chassis bending issues.

Well I plan to take all 3 tubes with me to lowes today and look for something to maybe go around them or replace them. I need to get the Afro Luchia need to get a link to the 8s ones.

 

[bicketybam]

Well I plan to take all 3 tubes with me to lowes today and look for something to maybe go around them or replace them. I need to get the Afro Luchia need to get a link to the 8s ones.

Get the CF tubing from Amazon and save yourself $200 which is what those Afrolucha braces cost. It will keep you chassis from bending lengthwise. Now if you land on a hard uneven surfaces you might bend up one of the sides but there isn't any type of bracing that will prevent that. You would need an aftermarket 7075 chassis to prevent that.

 

[Bigjay23834]

Get the CF tubing from Amazon and save yourself $200 which is what those Afrolucha braces cost. It will keep you chassis from bending lengthwise. Now if you land on a hard uneven surfaces you might bend up one of the sides but there isn't any type of bracing that will prevent that. You would need an aftermarket 7075 chassis to prevent that.

Do you have a link to the amazon carbon fiber tubing ? @bicketybam