Thumper01
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Thanks for sharing your experience! Hopefully the problems will subside and your "bash to repair" ratio will be in favor of bashing!I love these Voltage models. We bought a Fazon for my boy for Christmas. We both had so much fun with it that I decided to get myself a granite so that we can jam around together. Then he started driving mine more than his because the Fazon was always stuck on all kinds a little rocks and crap. So, we converted theFazon to a Granite.
Issues and resolutions so far:
Rear left shock shaft pulled out of the lower mount- after having to stuff it in repeatedly, I used epoxy from the 99¢ store and Voila. Now it will outlast cockroaches. Cost, $1.07 with tax. These shocks also seem to be overdampened for the weight of this vehicle. I'm going to try lighter shock oil and see what we find.
Black servo saver loose as hell - trying to find suitable replacement. Trying to find an "red" one in the Kimbrough style. In fairness, this was installed on our Fazon, unknown if any Granite models came with the black one. Cost: $0 yet, customer service said they'd mail the "proper" one to us in the interest of customer service.
Stripped differential outdrives - happened yesterday. Customer service is sending a new set. I went to order spares, both Arrma and Tower Hobbies are on backorder. Yikes.Cost: $0 (so far)
Servo gears stripped - this happened with the stock 5 wire servo on the car's 2nd run. Sad ?. Replaced with a standard 3 wire servo, eBay purchase, metal-geared waterproof 7kg Arrma ADS-7V. Cost: $15. It works well but I like stronger steering and recommend the $20/20kg red ones.
Tires out of round - They are super super out of round do to mediocre manufacturing tolerances and/or imprecise installation. The stockers DO have foam in them, I can confirm. We received a set of replacement Granite Copperhead tires and wheels that we used for the Fazon conversion. The replacements are much heavier, 1.4 oz. per, and the foam is also much firmer. Haven't driven it in the dry or off-road to see if traction is improved.
Waterproof electronics not waterproof - While jamming around in a wet parking lot with puddles, my Granite stopped working. I suspected water was the culprit although they call it waterproof. I tore it down when I got home. I pulled the ESC/receiver apart and it has water inside. Dried it out in a bag of rice and reassembled. Worked fine until diff cup stripped out. Cost: probably Amy 14¢ of rice.
That's about all of my observations. I've spent too much time and money on this hobby since December, but we do love these trucks. They're a blast.