tlo1360
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Hello everyone still on here,
I have noticed that a lot of the threads on here concerning the 2WD or 4X4 RUCKUS are more than a year old now I know and understand economics and why the truck is slowly fading. What I don't understand is why there is not more people on here showing there 5-6 yr old RUCKUS. This truck is fun as heck all around fully customizing it has been a fun venture in it's own, let alone the downtime from objects and miss calculated jumps. NOw it's time for me to pull mine out of the closet again get it overhauled with all the knowledge I now have on properly gearing, setting mesh, spur spring, etc.. By far my biggest mistake after getting this truck was not educating myself on proper break-in play. I have fried 2 motors both brushed. never seated or cleaned. So i have now tore the whole truck apart to see what all mistakes I have made with my truck to my drive style and this is all of what I have done and what I have planned for this truck over the next two months.
So first is the steering saver i have switched to HR aluminum steering saver to try and get rid of slop and get a little better response compared to the zip tie trick. Then it hit me there are all these shiny parts out there I can put on my truck and make it all shiny and it will all be metal so it wont break no more. HAHAHAHA Thus, began the training course... Youtube of course. How do I upgrade this, how do I do that, then i saw the posts set your mesh. oil your bearings,etc..
so then came these the famed HR steel axles for the 2WD RUCKUS now discontinued. unfortunate I have really enjoyed these axles I have had no issues with them while misusing the truck I have now sourced the updated HR steel axles which come with the rubber booting on them I see issues with the rubber tearing from use and sand debris getting inside the boot itself so looking ahead of time might use the traxxas axle mod if they break.
Then came a new spur gear and steering servo due to a intense head-on with a misplaced pallet along with a new chassis front bulkhead and some suspension parts then at that time. I switched the spur gear at the same time because i noticed a lot of slipping before the hit.
So now that I have band-aided the truck as much as I could for my learning mistakes I have now started to source parts based mainly on durability followed by price followed by necessity. I have reached this as an upgrade list and I am able to keep the total price to just under 300 U.S.
FR A Arms -aluminum for durability and weight disp. going to run plastic rear for now and upgrade when they break
FR/RR Shocks- need help looking at an aftermarket knock off 110 mm RR and 95-ish FR also looking at possibly getting a trax. slash aftermarket?
running 30/35 WT Shock oil in new shocks- up for debate
Metal transmission gear set from ECX with the full set - Should I put a lube compound on new gears or seal the case and run a full 10 WT synthetic?
FR Aluminum shock tower/ wheel hub/ wheel spindle -mix of off brand aluminum and HR parts mostly for weight displacement
New bearings all around
switching to a 81 T spur I currently have a 17/87 pinion/spur both metal and am looking to swap between the 17 T up to a 24 T 48 P pinion so I can try different gears with diff. mesh
new all metal transmission case and sourcing a 3900 KV motor to go with a 80 A ESC combo- up for debate in a small sense kind of sure on 80 A because I wont extra power down the road
going with the trax. wheelie bar mod to assist with getting proper gearing ( I do not want to just wheelie and flip the truck)
And last but not in the least I am sourcing all new linkage for turnbuckles to servo linkage looking at going full adjust and just buying a piece of all thread cut down to length and put metal heads on to make home made linkage for all of it
I am still looking to see what parts I really want over others I still need to source the power and the brains of the truck. I want to continue to run the RX that came with the truck I don't run it more than 50 FT from where I stand, so I don't need a Remote that is over-sized and bulky to carry around with me. I am open to new Remote options that I could resource and see if I would like them or not.
I have a lot of spare parts already for this truck because I always play it smart and buy the economy packs that have 2 or more items for a lower cost. Yes I am a budget basher.
If anyone still runs these forums that have had times with any of these parts always welcoming new information or parts to look at. Also I am looking for more ECX forums to join as well if any leads on that as well?
I have noticed that a lot of the threads on here concerning the 2WD or 4X4 RUCKUS are more than a year old now I know and understand economics and why the truck is slowly fading. What I don't understand is why there is not more people on here showing there 5-6 yr old RUCKUS. This truck is fun as heck all around fully customizing it has been a fun venture in it's own, let alone the downtime from objects and miss calculated jumps. NOw it's time for me to pull mine out of the closet again get it overhauled with all the knowledge I now have on properly gearing, setting mesh, spur spring, etc.. By far my biggest mistake after getting this truck was not educating myself on proper break-in play. I have fried 2 motors both brushed. never seated or cleaned. So i have now tore the whole truck apart to see what all mistakes I have made with my truck to my drive style and this is all of what I have done and what I have planned for this truck over the next two months.
So first is the steering saver i have switched to HR aluminum steering saver to try and get rid of slop and get a little better response compared to the zip tie trick. Then it hit me there are all these shiny parts out there I can put on my truck and make it all shiny and it will all be metal so it wont break no more. HAHAHAHA Thus, began the training course... Youtube of course. How do I upgrade this, how do I do that, then i saw the posts set your mesh. oil your bearings,etc..
so then came these the famed HR steel axles for the 2WD RUCKUS now discontinued. unfortunate I have really enjoyed these axles I have had no issues with them while misusing the truck I have now sourced the updated HR steel axles which come with the rubber booting on them I see issues with the rubber tearing from use and sand debris getting inside the boot itself so looking ahead of time might use the traxxas axle mod if they break.
Then came a new spur gear and steering servo due to a intense head-on with a misplaced pallet along with a new chassis front bulkhead and some suspension parts then at that time. I switched the spur gear at the same time because i noticed a lot of slipping before the hit.
So now that I have band-aided the truck as much as I could for my learning mistakes I have now started to source parts based mainly on durability followed by price followed by necessity. I have reached this as an upgrade list and I am able to keep the total price to just under 300 U.S.
FR A Arms -aluminum for durability and weight disp. going to run plastic rear for now and upgrade when they break
FR/RR Shocks- need help looking at an aftermarket knock off 110 mm RR and 95-ish FR also looking at possibly getting a trax. slash aftermarket?
running 30/35 WT Shock oil in new shocks- up for debate
Metal transmission gear set from ECX with the full set - Should I put a lube compound on new gears or seal the case and run a full 10 WT synthetic?
FR Aluminum shock tower/ wheel hub/ wheel spindle -mix of off brand aluminum and HR parts mostly for weight displacement
New bearings all around
switching to a 81 T spur I currently have a 17/87 pinion/spur both metal and am looking to swap between the 17 T up to a 24 T 48 P pinion so I can try different gears with diff. mesh
new all metal transmission case and sourcing a 3900 KV motor to go with a 80 A ESC combo- up for debate in a small sense kind of sure on 80 A because I wont extra power down the road
going with the trax. wheelie bar mod to assist with getting proper gearing ( I do not want to just wheelie and flip the truck)
And last but not in the least I am sourcing all new linkage for turnbuckles to servo linkage looking at going full adjust and just buying a piece of all thread cut down to length and put metal heads on to make home made linkage for all of it
I am still looking to see what parts I really want over others I still need to source the power and the brains of the truck. I want to continue to run the RX that came with the truck I don't run it more than 50 FT from where I stand, so I don't need a Remote that is over-sized and bulky to carry around with me. I am open to new Remote options that I could resource and see if I would like them or not.
I have a lot of spare parts already for this truck because I always play it smart and buy the economy packs that have 2 or more items for a lower cost. Yes I am a budget basher.
If anyone still runs these forums that have had times with any of these parts always welcoming new information or parts to look at. Also I am looking for more ECX forums to join as well if any leads on that as well?