afreek1000
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My new buddy holding up just fine.
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Yes love this place, air for days. Cartwheels? Yeah I’m a good gymnast.Great bash site! Several great saves in there, crazy cartwheel, too!!
What mods did ya do? Is that an aftermarket chassis or stock?
Nice video!
edit…..after second view, looks m2c chassis…..
good stuff !
We try to be…..I know I went to a different RC forum…..nothing affiliated with this one or with Trax!!Thanks buddy you’re the best. Guys are so friendly over here.
To be honest the Traxxas / X Maxx page is so damn uptight I can’t take it over there.
We try to be…..I know I went to a different RC forum…..nothing affiliated with this one or with Trax!!
……asked a simple question a couple times, nobody has ever bothered to answer…
I won’t say what forum it was, I try not to talk smack, but I will NOT recommend that forum either…..if people find it on their own, I guess so be it…..lots of stuck up ……ooops, talking smack…..
so…..legit question……what do you like of your Xmaxx over the K8, and what do ya like of the K8 over the X?
there are …. A few….
very few…on here that wanna keep other brands from this forum, but most, probably 98% or more who don’t care,and a heck of a lot who own other brands,including XMaxx….
if you’d like to share, I’m asking….like to hear what ya say
What a question, so hard to answer. In French we have a saying :je ne sais quoi, which basically means there’s a quality that cannot be described.so…..legit question……what do you like of your Xmaxx over the K8, and what do ya like of the K8 over the X?
What a question, so hard to answer. In French we have a saying :je ne sais quoi, which basically means there’s a quality that cannot be described.
Both trucks have that feeling.
Right now I am loving the Kraton, but I’m sure that’s because it’s the flavor of the week. (Meaning brand new)
My X Maxx had been very faithful, and durable.
X Maxx pros / cons
Max 5 w/800kv, 29/29 mod 1.5 gears, titanium 8mm CVD, 7mm proline shock shafts, proline bead lock trenchers, Russian unbreakable body
pro :
Fast!
Durable
Flipping machine
Very easy to repair in the field
Parts are cheap
Cons:
diff blowout
Ft/rear bulkheads crack
Shock blowout
Can be uncontrollable (sometimes)
Kraton 8s EXB
Max 5 w/800kv, 39/39 mod 1 saga gears M2C chassis. Contraband X Maxx body
pros:
Also fast
Diffs seem bulletproof
Sticks like glue to the ground
Build design seem to be tough
Cons:
CVD snap/bend too often (trying out M2C)
Suspension break frequently
Shock shafts bend too easily
Hinge pins bend easily
Suspension eyelets (ball ends?) wallow out quickly
Parts are more expensive
Overall, so far I am very impressed with the Kraton. It’s very aggressive and more like a racer, but handles it’s own in the air, no problem.
For the X Maxx, still an awesome and reliable truck and is king at acrobatics.
I would venture to state the two are on par with each other. They both have great design qualities where I feel each company could learn from the other.
Maybe someday, it is taking a while for my wife to absorb me getting a Traxxas TRX4 crawler, which, with all the upgrades I put on it is definitely my most expensive rig to date……definitely more than my Mojave version two, which is ….mostly …..stock. I hope to make this purchase at the end of the year, with a bonus check I have been getting at the end of the year, and that’s if it comes this year. If it does come at the end of the year, it will be a lot easier to convince the wife, if it doesn’t then we will make do until another time with what we have. Don’t wanna make her mad, she loves her Senton, she has stuck with me for 22 years, 23 next month,……Thanks buddy,
I would definitely recommend getting an X max would make a great companion for your Arrma.
Though, I will say, Traxxas electronics absolutely suck. I would recommend building from scratch or getting a roller.
To be honest though I think most RTR‘s have terrible electronics
That being said, there are some point on the X max which will need to be upgraded. And to the point I’m finding this is also true with the Kraton.
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