Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
08-25-2004, 09:20 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
my friend's is blue but you can get black and chrome rear ones at www.miponline.com i'm not sure about the price though. the rear exhaust is so much better than the side because when you go to clean it, the back left wheel wont have crud all over it and also your rear left shock wont wear out faster than the other one when normally it does.
08-25-2004, 09:42 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
It matters if you want performance or strength. For performance get the traxxas blue pipe, and and another upgrade would be a motor saver airfilter, hitec 645MG stearing servo, or something like big bores.
But for strength, go with RD! they are by far the best, and you should see how great looking and strong there products are. www.rdracingproducts.com CHECK it out if you haven't so far. WELL worth the visit and money.
But for strength, go with RD! they are by far the best, and you should see how great looking and strong there products are. www.rdracingproducts.com CHECK it out if you haven't so far. WELL worth the visit and money.
08-26-2004, 11:29 AM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
i was think of buying new shocks to replace my stockers. i know that the big bores are great but are there any other shock the are even better?
08-27-2004, 03:17 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
another ? what screw sets do you guys use. please name Full set and sizes, brands etc.... titanium, alum, steel factory?
08-27-2004, 04:16 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
Does anybody know who make some good dogbone style axles for the rustler. Please don't say MIP I've been through to sets in a month. The factory half shafts last longer but they eventually get to where they won't slide in and out anymore.
08-27-2004, 04:36 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
I have never had a problem with them sliding in and out i've always had them warp and twist and pop off the universal balls. MIP sucks with there dogs I have had no luck with them NO SUSPENSION TRAVEL. they bind up and as far as I know there is no other companies out there that are making them. If anyone knows let us all know THANKS
08-27-2004, 06:05 PM
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I have had the shiny MIP cvd's for about six months now and haven't had a single problem. There are spacers to help set them up right and I can imagine if you don't use them you would have problems. I have not seen any others made for the Rusty.
08-27-2004, 07:26 PM
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can you show me a photo I put all the parts on I also got the shiny ones and no worky tried different arms alum and plastic factory ones.
08-27-2004, 07:58 PM
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Nice rusty. Still no luck I guess I will get some rear rpm arms and see if they will help. either that or I will just stick to factory and keep replacing those stupid halfshafts.
08-27-2004, 08:09 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
Yea it's got big bores on it. I plan on using evader shocks in the future.
I am using a steel braid cover kit that I bought off of ebay (steel braid and shrink tubing) it was like $6 or something ridiculous like that.
I plan on doing a thorough cleaning tomorrow and will get you some better pic's & possibly some measurements.
I am using a steel braid cover kit that I bought off of ebay (steel braid and shrink tubing) it was like $6 or something ridiculous like that.
I plan on doing a thorough cleaning tomorrow and will get you some better pic's & possibly some measurements.
08-27-2004, 11:35 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
the rear shock tower i got from RD bent about 30 degrees after a small six foot landing...i hammered it back but its still a little bent...if you look back at my opics you can kind of see it
how are the piggyback shocks???
how are the piggyback shocks???
08-31-2004, 02:16 PM
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RE: Official NITRO RUSTLER thread!!
i just bought a car at a garage sale and my friends keep tellin me that my car is a t-maxx and a nitro rustler is there any way to tell them apart besides the body
08-31-2004, 06:45 PM
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looks at the shocks....is there 2 for each wheel....if there is 2 vshocks for each wheel its a t-maxx................... if u cant just find this out by looking at pics on the internet that is pretty sad
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[img][/img]some dumbs-- just went out of their way to go onto the sidewalk to run over my rusty!! its all stock except for alm. shock caps & ball bearing instead of slipper pegs!!!! damage done just stripped my spear gear!!!![img][/img]THANKS TRAXXAS FOR MAKING ONE TOUGH TRUCK!!![img][/img]
[img][/img] who needs all that rd stuff??? i do just can't spend the $$ on it yet[
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[img][/img] who needs all that rd stuff??? i do just can't spend the $$ on it yet[][img][/img]
