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Old 07-07-2007 | 01:40 AM
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Silverwolf_MatrixTR
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From: crandon, WI
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I wrote this on another forum but i will put it here for you to read ace. I am a racer all the way. My truggy is only run on a track that myself, cousin, and uncle built in my back yard or on the club track. I run about 80% at my track but at the club track i push the truggy to 110% and i have only broke one thing at the club track and that was a front A arm but the was becuase i hit a fence post at full tilt with the right front tire. And with the tires I really like them they hook up great. Two things i dont like about the tires are they can't be put on any other rim then stock and they are to soft and ballon easly, other then that i like the tires but i wanna run 1/2 offset dish rims and i cant with them. I would post a pic of my TR but i dont know how. So other then that i will let you read.

I have had my TR for about 4 months now and what can I say it’s awesome. My uncle and cousin are running Kyosho ST US Sports (pimped out with all STR parts and upgrades) and my TR runs with and can lead them around the track, but that mainly as to do with the driver because comparing trucks im way out classed. Im running basically all stock except for servos (Hitec(steering) and JR(throttle soon to be a futaba), radio, knuckles, front lower and upper suspension braces, rear lower suspension brace, servo saver, and himoto wing. I was running with them with the stock rtr engine and my uncle has a werks .28 and my cousin has an lrp .28. But im going to be putting an axial .28 with a JP-3 pipe on so I should have no problem running with them now. The only reason im going to a different engine is I finally toasted the stock GO engine after 4 1/2 gallons. Don’t get me wrong this truck was a female dog when I first got it. It didn’t want to tune, run, or stay running. I was at the point of selling it and getting the Kyosho (also one mean machine) but I stuck with it and im happy I did. I replaced the servos and all of the tuning problems went away and the TR found a safe home on my work bench. I have only 4 bad reports for the RTR TR. 1) pull start broke bought a starter box (OFN10245 OFNA 1/8 and 1/10 Off Road Starter Box 49.99 at amains) didn't do anything else to the motor. Actually it wasn't the pull start that broke it was the pin that turns the crank shaft and the pin on the crank shaft two different times and locked the engine up both times. Good thing it was on trying to start and not after it was running. Flushed engine out and stopped using the PS. 2) Red lock tight don't get me wrong I love the idea of the lock tight but come on red that’s like the hardest stuff, blue works wonders on RC. 3) Servos and receiver. Servos suck and receiver is just too generic to be trust worthy had 2 crazy out of control situations, hens the new radio. 4) Wing mounts really weak, but that is because of all of the adjustment options. So I just run with mine on the lowest option and I haven't had a problem with the mounts again and it’s been over 2 months now. (But im not upside down as much anymore). I have only broken a few things. 1)1 front and rear A arm 2) rear brake camshaft 3) wing mounts 4) rim 5) front diff housing 6)bent a shock shaft but able to straighten it. And I think that everything. Mods I have done to the TR. 1) dremeld out the dust guards on the spindle carrier and on the servo saver plastic parts to get a better turning radius. 2) put a 1/4" fuel line on front shock shafts to stop dog bones from coming out 3) put a rear hinge pin in each of the front turnbuckles. I was sick of straitening them so I bought a new set and put the pins in and after 4 races no bend. (Just have to use a pair of pliers to adjust them.) And I think that everything.