My New Backdraft 8e (Earthquake 8e Convert) wanted to go E buggie racing so I converted my Earthquake 8e which had been having a lot of problems with the diffs so this should take some stress off the diffs and servo with running the smaller tires. Thanks to Kurt@URCHobby for the parts.

Randy It's Looking good. That body looks great you did a really nice job on it!!! Let me know how it runs when your done with it.

havent you heard ? about buggies man?

Runs great!!! still have the earthquake spur and pinion on there now but will see how it does on the track also picked up some backdraft shocks w/springs off an 8E on ebay so I can soft'en her up a little. I like the painting just as much as driving ha ha!! My 5yr old helped pick the colors out.

Forgve me for chiming in so.. late. (LOL)

Formula, I am doing the same with my earthquake 8e. I have parts coming today. I already got the adapters for wheels and wheels/tires. This runs way better with the wheels. Handles so good, and no more wanting to flip or do a wheelie when i give throttle. I will post pics asap.

I'm using JConcepts Double Cross buggy tires and Rulux buggy wheels. these are so cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om2pTRuWf14 I really liked it after the conversion, here is a vid I took after doing it..... still itisjust as quickas my Mugen ECO but that handles better for the track.

I have seen this video. I like your vids over at youtube. Been helpful. All my parts came yesterday and wow, this thing works great. I am still amazed at how well it handles as a Backdraft. Dont get me wrong, I loved the earthquake. (until the novelty of the wheelsies, balloooning tires and stuff wore off) Before the conversion of mine, I had to replace the servo saver. I think it was due to the wheelies.
Love your paint job too.

Here are some photos:

If your looking for a body to fit it in buggy form the j concepts ve8 is nice fit.

Formula, I noticed that a set of tie rods are gone. Is it okay to remove them?
See image below:

The Backdraft and Aftershock don't come with those links, just the Earthquake with its huge tires. You can take them off, but I was actually planning on adding them to my Backdraft.

What servo are you using now? You said you were having problems with the servo.

I already have a body. Bought a Backdraft body. I had to cut and trim it so it would fit over those extra steering links. As far as a servo issue, the only issue I had was with the stock servo, it would not go straight no matter how much I adjusted the sterring trim. I replaced it with an EXI Digital Metal Gear servo, now, it dead on.

Thank you for the insight on the sterring links, NewRage. Very helpful. I was wondering if I could remove them.