nitrofan12

hi i'm looking at buying a truggy for BASHING!!!!!!.was wonder if the ofna mutilator was nice and strong.I specialize in stadium trucks so i'm not as informed about truggies.i know there many used in racing but i'm looking for a truggy for bashing thats about 450 or less.advice and opinions would be great!!!!

nitrofan12

WOW no one at all!!!!

Nordy

My neighbour has the Mutilator and he keeps up well with my Losi 8T on our track, great truck for bashing as I even considered it for a spare when my Losi is down.

The knuckles are famous for breaking with ease and so are the driveshafts, I would buy these as immediate spares or upgrade to aluminum ones for $30 when you buy. The .32 is a great torquey engine and has lots of grunt, I have the same engine in my Ofna Violator.

Although for around $400, I would probably buy the Thunder Tiger ST1 as most on here rave about them, I think my backup Truggy will become an ST1 next month.

Good luck!

nitrofan12

really...i saw the thunder tiger and it looked cool but did not know anything about it's performance.

Nordy

TT ST1 is considered a top rate Truggy especially on here, i went for the 8T so I could consider racing one day. ST1 looks great but parts are tough where i live in Central Florida and it's only mail order.

nitrofan12

i will have to invest in a TT ST1 then....my lhs has thunder tiger supplies so it would be a easy fix if something broke

Nordy

Im pulling the trigger on my order next week from Amain Hobbies - good luck

revoskid32

I do believe Thunder Tigers starting to discontinue parts for the ST-1. [&:]

vnmsgt

IMO the Mutilator is a much older designed truggy. Yes the new one has longer arms on it but still a older design. My friend has one and it is fun to drive and the motor has a bunch of torque but I think comes up a little short on the suspension which is a kingpin design and small shocks. Nobody really has anything bad to say about the thunder tiger which is a solid truck but lately has been said about parts not being made anymore so do your research on that one to make sure. You could try the Caster Racing K8T RTR. It is perfect for bashing with the RTR tires it comes with they are big and wide better suited for bashing. Put Proline's on it and go racing in second. Shock towers are 5mm thick and all other aluminum are CNC machined aluminum and not pressed like on the Mutilator which makes it alot stronger and no C-hub knuckles to break. They run right at $450 at [link=http://holeshothobbies.com]Holeshot Hobbies[/link]

billzkustomz

u want a basher huh? get a savage,lst2,aftershock,monster gt.. those are bashers not truggies

nitrofan12

yeah uhh if you noticed i specialize in st's and monster trucks.i know that there good for bashing and truggies are mainly for racing but i'm just trying to expand my interest in rc and bring some fun.plus there is a local track 10 minutes from me so race is not an issue it's just that i don't want to get into that.

dominicevans

isn't truggies so pose to be tougher than mts or something like that?

vnmsgt

I think monster trucks have stronger chassis' but the truggies can do everything a monster truck can better and more IMO.

nitrofan12

yes i agree too.thats why i want to get a truggy

dominicevans

ok
but is it correct to say that monster truck is weak compared to a truggy? because when ppl mention truggy usually race is in that same sentence

nitrofan12

monster trucks are known for there 4-6 mm aluminum chassis and that whole deal thats all.i honestly think that truggies do a little better after hanging at my local track.i just want one for both racing and bashing.the TT ST1 sounds nice.how are the gs racing truggies?like the xut and sut?

dominicevans

the parts for the tt-st1 are being discontinued

ericem

no there not...

ST-1 is $299 in your cart - another $25 with coupon code. Don't need a wing either. They will come in stock there is just so much demand since each car they sell people buy the wing kit. Realistically they should have just included the wing and that was it like in the pro. Oh well. Anyway if you can find a strong good quality truck, that is well built for under $300 show me.

dominicevans

redcat monsoon, and the new himoto 1/8 truggy

ericem

oh ya lol still not very crazy about those companies. They are seriously difficult to get parts. My hobby shop stocks ST-1 parts, and so does a-main.

Coopz

Hehe Redcat=HSP=cheap. Himoto are another cheapy company. For bashing they are probably ok with some $$ thrown at their weak areas but for racing that will suffer. The only Monsson (or Searover) I've seen at our club looked very awkward in the cornering and over the rough parts.

jessemxt

I was wondering where you got your information? Do you have a quote from Thunder tiger? I am just wondering because I haven't heard anything official.

dominicevans

when I speak I dont speak about racing.

ericem

When you speak, what do you speak out of is the real question?

dominicevans

I speak about what I care about