![]() The Traxxas Slash front bumper also (looks big on the Rustler), But works great for bashing. ![]() You can also get an RPM rear bumper to put on also, which you will need if your plan to put on a wheelie bar, “As” the wheelie bar mounts to rear bumper assembly. I would recommend replacing it with the RPM front bumper, which is a much better bumper. RC Upgrading – the third step!Īt this point, your RC car needs a new bumper to replace the stock bumper that is small and little too hard for bashing. They are all steel axles and do require some assembly but are really durable and well worth it. The MIP axles are a great choice to consider. But if you plan on doing a lot of jumping and high-speed driving than I would recommend upgraded axles. The stock ones do hold up well and if you’re not jumping all the time and racing top speed all the time you will probably be OK with keeping the stock axles. The rear axles are pretty durable, however, they do break, have I broken any? You bet I have! Several in fact. I don’t like to ruin my off-road tires by running them on the road. I like to have a few sets of tires my self.Ī set for street running(street tires), a set for off-road dirt running and a set I use for mud and bashing, but that is me. For off-road bashing, I like the duratrax c2 tires. There are so many tires that you can get and all are good, some better for certain vehicles than others. Now you want to think about some decent tires and axles. Once you got your shock, control arms and caster blocks replaced with the upgraded parts your Rustler is on its way to being really durable and will handle jumping and bashing really decently. “So” we fix this by upgrading them to RPM caster blocks. The stock caster blocks will break fairly easily if you hit a curb or crash and flip landing on the front end. Traxxas Rustler Upgrades – The Next StepĪfter you have upgraded the shocks and control arms, you want to upgrade the caster blocks. The rpm ones you can flex with your hands and that is what you want on an off-road RC vehicle. They are made of hard plastic, which is why they break kinda easily. You can see the difference between the stock ones and rpm ones, the stock ones you can’t flex with your hands. These new A-arms are more durable and do not break as easy due to the fact that they are made of a flexible plastic, so they flex when crashing or hard landings to absorb the impact. Now that the shocks are taking care of, we want to replace the stock control arms (suspension a-arms) with RPM A-arms. Or Traxxas piggyback shocks! These shocks are adjustable to set spring tension, which helps with ride height and keeps from bottoming out when landing jumps. Traxxas Big Bore all aluminum heavy-duty shocks. They are designed more for a stadium and flat track. The top shock caps(mounts) will pop off after a crash or two or a couple of jumps, not to mention if your bashing and jumping with it the stock shocks are not able to handle that very well. T he first upgrades you want to do is, get rid of the stock shocks. I’m not saying don’t go out and have some fun with your RC, by all means, I wouldn’t wait! I would just start planning on getting upgrades now before it breaks. Because of that, I have had a lot of downtime waiting for the chance to get parts. I didn’t have anyone tell me any of this when I started out, and I drive my RC hard and beat them up pretty good. The downfall with that is unless you buy all the upgrade parts you will need right away your RC will be sitting broken until you can get the parts and get it back up and running.īelieve me, I know. Most people will tell you just run it and upgrade just as it breaks, which that is fine I guess. “If” you use you’re Car to do backyard bashing with, you really are going to want to do these upgrades. ![]() Upgrading your Rustler – The Starting Point The Traxxas Rustler Upgrades that you will read about here will keep your car running with a lot less broken parts. This is a great RC Stadium Truck that can be run on and off-road, however, As you may have noticed this RC stock is a bit fragile if your backyard bashing. If you are into the RC hobby like me and you own an RC Car that you run just about every chance you get, then you should do some upgrades. These Upgrades make the Traxxas Rustler a seriously durable RC. I want to share some tips on some Traxxas Rustler Upgrades.
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