-Official Traxxas JATO Thread-
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Put some good tires on those Jato's. The stock ones suck! Yokohama Geolanders or moabs. These will take the jato to a whole new level.
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the original 2.5 tires are ok, but yea, the anacondas are only good for what? carpet racing? thats not what I bought my jato for. did you?
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that roll cage looks pretty beefy...how much was it
that roll cage looks pretty beefy...how much was it
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you can stand on it...i saw a pic of someone driving a chevy truck on top of it and it didnt break
ah here it is...well, its not a jato, but the cages are built the same
ah here it is...well, its not a jato, but the cages are built the same
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Those are GREAT cages. My friend used to have one and it was great. But then, one day, his LST want out of range on the beach, and drove, full throttle, into the ocean. It want out about 40 feet, the it got flooded, and sunk. And then, it got pulled away by a undercurrent before we got to it. On that fateful day, we lost a $$$850 bashing lst that day, and it will forever haunt me. thats why I refuse to drive my truck on the beach, even with fully charged batts and a failsafe.
True story. It really sucked [X(]
(this happened about 2 years ago.)
True story. It really sucked [X(]
(this happened about 2 years ago.)
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Well I wouldnt trust it under the weight of a vehicle as there is 2 mounting points that will prob break under the weight. It mounts wear factory roll bar mounts and that is not a really strong point to mount it and the other places are the shock towers which are pretty strong I wish they would have made it mount to the aluminum bottom peice that would have been CRAZY strong but this works well enough. This cage also helps with the Whoolies which is a good thing
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hi guy, i was wondering if you can tell me if this will fit a 3.3 jato? it just says jato so i don't know. thanks http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=016
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scroll down and read the package...it says "for traxxas jato"...and i think youve been around long enough to know that rpm is the best hands down
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Welll so you know ever part on the jato and jato 3.3 are the same except engine, rims/tires and exaust. Other then that its all the same. and the rims and tires are the same size they just use diff styles for the two trucks. So they are interchangable.
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Welll so you know ever part on the jato and jato 3.3 are the same except engine, rims/tires and exaust. Other then that its all the same. and the rims and tires are the same size they just use diff styles for the two trucks. So they are interchangable.
Welll so you know ever part on the jato and jato 3.3 are the same except engine, rims/tires and exaust. Other then that its all the same. and the rims and tires are the same size they just use diff styles for the two trucks. So they are interchangable.
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ok, now if i want to make my jato 3.3 a bump start what would i need to do? right now it's still has the ez starter system. i know a bigger fly wheel, and a starter box. but what about a back plate? and do i just lose the owb? thanks for the help
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[link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNWR7&P=7[/link]
heres the mip backplate
[link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXKMK9&P=Z[/link]
heres the flywheel
heres the mip backplate
[link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXKMK9&P=Z[/link]
heres the flywheel
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no, it doesnt get in the way...all you have to do is pull the plate and one way bearing out, then put the new backplate on and its good to go..
have you ever taken your ez start off before
have you ever taken your ez start off before
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no, it doesnt get in the way...all you have to do is pull the plate and one way bearing out, then put the new backplate on and its good to go..
have you ever taken your ez start off before
no, it doesnt get in the way...all you have to do is pull the plate and one way bearing out, then put the new backplate on and its good to go..
have you ever taken your ez start off before