Traxxas Summit
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Man...seeing all of you guys with y'all's Summits is making me miss mine! I'm really hoping to be able to afford one this summer once I can start working more and making more money, but until then it's gonna mainly be watching y'all have fun! I think if I do get the chance to buy another one, I'm just gonna leave it almost completely stock. I think these trucks are the most fun that way. Sure, my brushless Summit was ridiculous, but so were the repair bills, so I think I'm just gonna leave it stock mostly.
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I really don't plan on doing a whole lot to mine I like the way it runs stock I might get some new shocks at some point but the 775 is plenty power for me from what I've seen.
I think moving that rod over a notch made a difference ill find out as soon as I go run it here after a little bit ill post the results
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ORIGINAL: Summit is Beast!!!
Im leaving mine stock...i love low gear and love to run it off in a creek. I dont see a need in doing anything else to it.
Im leaving mine stock...i love low gear and love to run it off in a creek. I dont see a need in doing anything else to it.
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I'd hate to add it all up and see just how much I have into this truck. Sometimes I wonder what I might have got for my full size 4wd truck. But I actualy put more miles on my Summit!. One of the best upgrades is some tough skid plates to protect everything underneath. From T-Bone Racing. Great product.
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I have come sooo close to getting those like 3 times!! Ive always talked myself out of it and got something else. Thats about all i have left to buy now besides this...
http://holmeshobbies.com/product.php?productid=274
I want the skids and the front bumper. I dont really care for the rear.
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Im about to order a fan for my dewalt before it gets back to 90+!!! Any ideas? I've been looking and cant really find anything water res. That would be great but not really a must have. I can just take it off when I wash/run in water.
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So I got to go play at the bmx track today the lady took some awesome pics for me as well 127 of em to be exact lol heres a few
gravel tread anyone? So whats the best way to go about cleaning these things is the garden hose a brush and a blow dryer the way to go.
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Dude do as many pics as ud like. We dont care. Yes i just hose mine down, spray it with some weak degreaser, wash that offthen spray wd on all moving parts. Then blow it off with air tank.
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On the mobile the post was fine' on my pc it went across the page instead of down anyways Does wd help attract water like alcohol would? I wonder it it would be safe to to spray alcohol on the bearing allow it to dry the lube them. That really the main thing I'm worried about is having to replace the bearings from bathing damage.
This thing just keeps blowing me away went up this rock like it was nothing the only way up was a ledge that was taller then the summit tires and this BA didn't skip a beat. I'm going back to a construction site today my buddy and I were messing around at last night but could get any good shots with the iPhone cause it was too dark
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Ive been using wd40 on mine for over a year now and the only bearings that have blown out were the 1s i dont spray(in the tranny and diffs)??? I wouldnt use anything else. But thats just me. Ive seen people post where they hate using wd. Guess its just personal pref.
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Went and had some fun this morning she needs a bath now for sure
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=dZEfhMFUj5c&d esktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdZEfhMFUj5c%26feature%3D youtube_gdata_player
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Make two holes, on opposite sides of the tire. A hot soldering iron works good. If not, use a sharp razor knife and cut a small diamond shaped hole, SMALL! lol Then when you run the water will spin out and air can get in. I did this and have had no problems. But, I do try not to submerge my truck. I don't find it necessary to often, if ever. I run through alot of puddles, but try to stay out of water more than a couple inches deep. I have boats for that, lol.
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I know but that mudding is sooo much fun. That's what I was thinking is to put a couple small hole inside the tread and go drive it. I really don't see it getting completely dried out but enough that it won't be unbalanced. It's hard not to drive in water here it rains... A lot
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Can anyone tell me how to adjust this drive shaft? It's pushed out a bit it looks like the other side is all the way in notice the stripe on the shaft. It's rubbing the upper arm constantly.
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I dont know that u can adjust it??? Id say just take it off and put it back in. Maybe u will get the kink out where ever it may be.
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I think the reason it looks pushed out on one side is just because of the diff lock sticking out, unless there's something else you're talking about that I can't see in the picture, the shafts on each side are slightly different lengths to compensate for the oddly shaped bulkheads. In any case the shaft shouldn't be rubbing the arm at all, I just checked and mine has plenty of clearance so there might be something maybe broken or bent in that area of the truck. Maybe take the shaft off for a closer look?
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What is this noise it sounds like its coming from the driveshaft at the wheel is something too tight or shot or what but I don't want to run it if its going to break something
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