RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Handles like its on rails.uhm the frame is thin so I think hard are bashing is out of the question.but we'll see.got a vxl 4x4 stampede for that but racing should be great

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Cool, looks like a rustler now lol

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

I would say its more like my sc10 that I had.<div>Also drives like it.</div><div>All in all im happy with it....it's a hard choice between this and my outlaw chassis.they both have there own pros and cons </div><div>Against each other.</div><div>And seeing the smile on my sons face is priceless</div><div>He wanted something like daddy's and I got a smoking deal on it  <div>
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RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

i'm thinking about buying an LCG kit this summer and converting my Rustler to a Slash? pros, cons?

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

The only con from stock is you lose the...I'm going to jump over the house and maybe not break anything ability.<div>It's not a trailer queen but not a hard core basher</div><div>But if your a racer I don't see any cons,</div>

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

well, i'm by no means a racer, but i am tired of crap handling...

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Ive been having trouble with the on/off button on my ESC sticking. It ends up making it hard to turn on or off and sometimes puts it into programming mode.  Most of the time its only a minor inconvenience but it seems to be getting worse.  Its the stock vxl system. Any tips on how to get this to stop sticking? Its getting a bit annoying lol

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

mine did the same thing. to fix it, i took the ESC apart and bored out the hole with a exacto knife. seemed to have fixed it. please note that doing this will void the warranty, but to fix it Traxxas was gonna charge me $65, so i just did it myself. before doing anyhting, i would contact Traxxas and tell them what happened, and asking them if they would please fix it. if they say they're gonna charge you the warranty fee ($65), i say just fix it yourself like i did. otherwise, just get yourself a 35a HW ESC for $30 on hobbypartz. great ESCs.

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Another tip is don't turn it off just unplug the battery....one less chance of getting something stuck under it each time<div>
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RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Having yet another problem with the Slash. Took it out today and once it gets about 10-15 feet away I lose all function until I get right up on it again.  I put brand new batteries in the transmitter thinking that might be the problem but no such luck.  I dont beat on this thing and take good care of it so I dont know why I seem to be having so many electrical problems in the first month owning it

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Would be super easy for you with the srtc Kit and a body........maybe some tires
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RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Im not a huge fan of the rustlers handle off road. So i say to it.... go RPM parts all the way after the conversion for the SCT look

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

everyone says rpm this and that..sure it is far better then stock and i have it all........wait till you brake something then change it out .no use swaping out  good parts that still work.just upgrade as you go.
btw i bought a roller that was all hopped to start
and the one in the pic i posted last only has rpm arms up front and that was because i hit a curb and broke the a arm on my original slash i bought when it first came out.
but if money isnt a thing then swap the whole thing and go hard core

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

correct... 80% there are a few RPM parts worth it from day one on a slash. Rear bumper mount, gear cover, rear skid plate & front skit plate.... IMO they are a must, the rear skid is not a big one to worry aboutif u are running the proline chassis saver.

Why u ask...
Rear bumper mount, Its to advoid hard knocks in the rear twisting the stock mount up and damaging the gearbox housing or stripping out the mount bolt holes

Gear cover, the stock gear cover has a hole in it just above the axle, that hole lets heaps of dirt onto the gears. RPM gear cover does not have that hole and the hole for sliper adjustment is larger to make things easyer

Rear skid plate. the whole gearbox is held in by only 2 screws on the top shock tower and its attached to the rear skid plate & the rear skid plate is held in by to screws thats only 4 screws holding the motor & skid plat in!!.... There has been heaps of cases for the gearbox snaping off the chassis the RPM skid plate has 1 extra screw in the middle of the plate to help advoide this.

Front skid plate
stops the bellcrank from poping out after a hard landing

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

This wasnt actually the problem when you posted this but my most recent problem was this exact same issue and your pictures helped a ton because it would have taken meforever to figure out where it plugged in lol. Thanks a ton man

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Hummmm really thinking about a LCG chassis kit... Did some car parking bashing and it's just stupid the way it flips

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Go for it I have two lcg slash's.they still traction roll but not every turn<div>
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RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

everyone seen the new Slash. looks pretty dam cool if you ask me.
http://cdn5.rccaraction.com/wp-conte...ar-slash-5.jpg

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

I love it!

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

yeah i know! and that's not even the coolest part. check out these blue rims and TQi radio:
http://cdn8.rccaraction.com/wp-conte...ash-1-Copy.jpg

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Im now running the TQi on most of my cars now & love it....with a ipod it makes it so easy to adjust all the setting, only problem ive snaped off the lever to lock down the ipod.... oops wonder if RPM will make a upgrade lever lol

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

pretty cool truck i would like to have the body for my slash

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

how good are the stock electronics in the slash? i would only be bashing.

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Brushless or brushed?<div>
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RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck
 

Finally got what I been wanting for ever. Pick it up last Thursday. Only upgrade it had was Integy piggy-back aluminum shocks on all four corners and aluminum front spacers so it could run the same 4x4 wheels at each corner. I did a complete tear down/cleaning, replaced the rear springs with stiffer blue ones and added adjustable upper links in the rear so the wheels would be able to tuck into the body instead of smashing into it.
Heres when I got it
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...eo1981/132.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...eo1981/133.jpg

Then the tear down
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...eo1981/134.jpg
(wife wasnt too happy that I used the dining table lol)

Painted the body
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...eo1981/137.jpg

Cut the back section out and the windshield to get rid of the "parachute effect"
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...eo1981/139.jpg

Went down to the beach for some glam shots
Heres the best one
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...eo1981/151.jpg

Future plans:
GO BRUSHLESS!