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Lighten
Up.
Make your truck as light as possible. Usually the
plastic parts are fine and they give a little. With
plastic parts you won't have to worry as much about
screw backing out and having to use loctite on every
screw on your truck.
Slicker Suspension.
Adding Teflon coated aluminum pivot balls helps
the truck consistently handle better, by improving
suspension movement, performance, and better steering
response.
Run A Rustler Fuel Tank.
A low profile Nitro Rustler fuel tank has a lower
center of gravity, less prone to cracking in a rollover,
and has better fuel pick up. Since the rustler tank
sits lower than the carb the engine will run the
same for the whole tank. The stock tank sits higher
than the carb, with a full tank the engine runs
rich as the fuel runs out the mixture leans out
causing a difference in performance. This small
factor may make the difference of winning or losing
a race.
Lose Reverse.
Don't run the reverse setup and use the traxxas
forward-only shaft.
Bigger Brakes.
Use 1/8th scale on-road brake pad material glued
to the pressure plates (two plates per side) to
reduce fatigue and give the truck more consistent
brake pressure.
Roll-Center Repositioning.
If you are luckly enough to have a friend that owns
a machine shop you can have a custom bulkhead with
added roll center adjustments. The highest position
should be the same as the stock position.
Silicone Diffs.
Run the front diff with Ofna 30,000 wt and the rear
with 50,000 wt. Having heavier fluid in the rear
causes a gain in on power steering. If the track
is slick or really rough, switch to a slightly lighter
fluid in the back.
Standard Sliders.
Stick with the standard telescoping drive shafts.
They are light and require little maintence and
work with well with the output of the TRX 2.5
Low Receiver Pack.
Mount the receiver pack underneath the chassis.
This helps keep the trucks center of gravity as
low as possible.
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