Bolshevikjoe
Just an old nerd playing with expensive toy trucks
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- Location
- Williamsburg, Kentucky
- Arrma RC's
- BigRock
- Granite
- Mojave
- Senton 3s
- Vendetta
New to all of this and having a fun time figuring out problems and engineering solutions. This was my first 'name brand' hobby grade truck and I got it back in February 2021. I have loved and abused this thing like crazy, but I hadn't done much to it aside from a set of RPM front arms once I snapped one within the first week of ownership and swapping out the servo from a budget AFG model.
Recently I got to looking at the old girl and was sad about the state of her and also wanted a little more top end speed while keeping the front wheels down a bit more. Thus far here's what I've done/added
- Swapped out the 3300kv 540 size Reedy motor and 60amp ESC for a BLX system from a Senton (thinking about getting a Hobbywing MAX10 SCT but not sure yet)
- Went from a 13t pinion to a Robinson Racing 18t
- Ditched the Method wheels and tires that ballooned like crazy for a set of PowerHobby Belted Defender 2.8 MT's (still on 12mm hexes as I'm unsure of a good 17mm adapter)
- Upgraded to steel driveshafts and outdrives
- Added cooling
- Spekrtrum radio and receiver
- Rebuilt all 3 differentials
- New bodyshell with custom paint and decals (they don't sell just a sheet for the MT-10 and the Rival MT10 logo doesn't match my livery so I had a pair of logos made custom)
- New 3.5mm sway bars front and rear
- Added extra cooling fans because 18t pinion
I feel like she's about complete at this point, BUT I want to upgrade to some aluminum shocks however I'm already like $500 into this thing and it's still a Rival MT10 at the end of the day, so another $100 for shocks kind of grinds my gears. Do you guys know of any worthy alternatives? Also, I'm a little worried about the extra rotating mass of these PowerHobby Defenders and I have a lighter set of Proline Badlands that are supposedly belted but sure don't feel like it. Would they be a better route? I've looked at the trenchers but they're just cartoonish looking on the truck.
Recently I got to looking at the old girl and was sad about the state of her and also wanted a little more top end speed while keeping the front wheels down a bit more. Thus far here's what I've done/added
- Swapped out the 3300kv 540 size Reedy motor and 60amp ESC for a BLX system from a Senton (thinking about getting a Hobbywing MAX10 SCT but not sure yet)
- Went from a 13t pinion to a Robinson Racing 18t
- Ditched the Method wheels and tires that ballooned like crazy for a set of PowerHobby Belted Defender 2.8 MT's (still on 12mm hexes as I'm unsure of a good 17mm adapter)
- Upgraded to steel driveshafts and outdrives
- Added cooling
- Spekrtrum radio and receiver
- Rebuilt all 3 differentials
- New bodyshell with custom paint and decals (they don't sell just a sheet for the MT-10 and the Rival MT10 logo doesn't match my livery so I had a pair of logos made custom)
- New 3.5mm sway bars front and rear
- Added extra cooling fans because 18t pinion
I feel like she's about complete at this point, BUT I want to upgrade to some aluminum shocks however I'm already like $500 into this thing and it's still a Rival MT10 at the end of the day, so another $100 for shocks kind of grinds my gears. Do you guys know of any worthy alternatives? Also, I'm a little worried about the extra rotating mass of these PowerHobby Defenders and I have a lighter set of Proline Badlands that are supposedly belted but sure don't feel like it. Would they be a better route? I've looked at the trenchers but they're just cartoonish looking on the truck.