T-Maxx weak or strong?
06-14-2007, 05:51 PM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
they are strong but you have to upgrade a few parts like rpm bulkbraces rpm arms and keep all the screws tight on it
06-14-2007, 06:49 PM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
there stronge as crap no doubt would reccomend to anyone wont regret it if you follow the directions unlike the people who have the problems.
06-14-2007, 07:05 PM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
ORIGINAL: adam032981
they flip over easily
they flip over easily
06-14-2007, 09:03 PM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
ORIGINAL: rawiswar
ok like what?
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WEAK.. for the price you can get a much much better truck.
WEAK.. for the price you can get a much much better truck.
ok like what?
GS racing XUT
Both RTR and the CEN is about the same as a maxx and the XUT is $379.99 rtr.
06-14-2007, 09:38 PM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
I will add to this also, I have had nothing but troubles from mine and I have 2 of them. One is constantly breaking, if you ride where you get good traction, forget about it, driveshafts break, diff cup breaks, flip it once trying to stop and you will strip the spur gear, the motor mount screws are too short. The screw that holds the ground wire for the easy start, only goes in 3 threads. I have had T-maxx's for 6 years and these new models are about as bad as it gets. IMO.
06-14-2007, 11:27 PM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
for the price of a t maxx 3.3 you can get an aftershock, at my LHS you can buy an LST2 for as muh as a maxx, or an MGT.
06-15-2007, 02:03 AM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
welll i have had one for 4 monhs and have abused the **** out of one of them there are 3 things that break regualy spur gear engine mountthe enginesome people have greatluck with themand others donta have onlybroken 2 stock arms and i bash a hell of alot
06-15-2007, 06:48 AM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
Weak I actually got rid of mine not too long ago because it was broken more then it was fixed. I dont have a LHS so I have to order a new part everytime something breaks.....which was all the time, almost everytime I took it out and no I dont abuse it excessively either. I upgraded to the Revo and guess what? Ive taken it out about 5 times and nothing has broken yet, only problem is the rear pushrod ends on one side pull out, nothing a lil JB Weld wont fix :-).....EIther way I didnt like my maxx very much
06-15-2007, 09:26 AM
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Yeah my truck is fully upgraded........ Alum front bulks, racing chassis, RPM stuff all around and it still manages to break!!!!!!!!!!!!! POS lol, I love my Savage pretty much stock with my .30 and no breakage ever and Ive got enough hp to kill any maxx out there
I ve pretty much replace more than half of my truck and spent too much on it, if it breaks any more this summer its going on ebay... $800 into it and its a complete dissapointment, go with the Savage or a Losi you wont regret it. Tom[8D]
I ve pretty much replace more than half of my truck and spent too much on it, if it breaks any more this summer its going on ebay... $800 into it and its a complete dissapointment, go with the Savage or a Losi you wont regret it. Tom[8D]
06-15-2007, 10:39 AM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
I have a mostly stock T-Maxx and its been a tank. I broke the front skidplate when i drove into the corner of a curb. I broke off 2 fins from the engine when the engine hit a rock upside down from a height of 5 feet which also stripped the spur gear. The engine is fine and a spur gear is like 3 bucks. 2 gallons so far and i love it.
06-15-2007, 11:54 AM
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RE: T-Maxx weak or strong?
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I will add to this also, I have had nothing but troubles from mine and I have 2 of them. One is constantly breaking, if you ride where you get good traction, forget about it, driveshafts break, diff cup breaks, flip it once trying to stop and you will strip the spur gear, the motor mount screws are too short. The screw that holds the ground wire for the easy start, only goes in 3 threads. I have had T-maxx's for 6 years and these new models are about as bad as it gets. IMO.
I will add to this also, I have had nothing but troubles from mine and I have 2 of them. One is constantly breaking, if you ride where you get good traction, forget about it, driveshafts break, diff cup breaks, flip it once trying to stop and you will strip the spur gear, the motor mount screws are too short. The screw that holds the ground wire for the easy start, only goes in 3 threads. I have had T-maxx's for 6 years and these new models are about as bad as it gets. IMO.
well i flip mine all the time and its fine also crashed into trees mid air last week one shock bust, you have to spend money on any truck to make them stronger
06-15-2007, 07:36 PM
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Ya but it seems like you have to rebuild an entire T-maxx just to make it through the day. I have boycotted all Traxxas parts. i will never buy another stock part. Also I was worried about any aluminum parts because they bend and stay bent. But again, in my opinion, get something else. If you get stuck with a T-Maxx that usually breaks, it will anger you to no end.
06-15-2007, 08:11 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^^ I agree[8D]
Not my Savage ^^^^
well i flip mine all the time and its fine also crashed into trees mid air last week one shock bust, you have to spend money on any truck to make them stronger
06-15-2007, 08:18 PM
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I break my tmaxx all the time!! I do think that they are kind of weak. The way I drive it is balls to the walls. I have an os 18 eb mod and I have center cvd's that won't hold up either. My slipper is loose so I can barely wheelie (which sucks on the track) and I can't keep a set on the truck for more than 5 tanks. Forget plastic driveshafts!! I just found one in my yard about a month ago from probably 6-7 months before that. The problem with the spur that everyone is having is mesh!! When I had a 3.3 in mine I would buy a spur and a motor mount almost twice a week cause I didn't know how to jump it. Thats what I do. JUMP!! The head on the 3.3 is quite a bit taller than my os. Now I have had the same spur on it for a while. I do break parts all the time. Mostly a-arms and bulkheads. I've upgradded to alluminum shocks. I also go through trans gears like nobodies business!! Thats probably the biggest downfall. You can't change transmission out in five minutes at the track even if you have an extra. I also got rid of my optidrive. Screw that!! That thing sucks!! But for my first nitro truck I love it. It is a great truck if you treat it right. Any monster truck is going to have it's downfall's!! They are really just monster beefed up buggys with bigger tires and longer a arms which make them more voulnerable to break and they are alot heavier too!! Thats just my opinion and my short story of my t maxx!!
06-15-2007, 08:24 PM
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I break my tmaxx all the time!! I do think that they are kind of weak. The way I drive it is balls to the walls. I have an os 18 eb mod and I have center cvd's that won't hold up either. My slipper is loose so I can barely wheelie (which sucks on the track) and I can't keep a set on the truck for more than 5 tanks. Forget plastic driveshafts!! I just found one in my yard about a month ago from probably 6-7 months before that. The problem with the spur that everyone is having is mesh!! When I had a 3.3 in mine I would buy a spur and a motor mount almost twice a week cause I didn't know how to jump it. Thats what I do. JUMP!! The head on the 3.3 is quite a bit taller than my os. Now I have had the same spur on it for a while. I do break parts all the time. Mostly a-arms and bulkheads. I've upgradded to alluminum shocks. I also go through trans gears like nobodies business!! Thats probably the biggest downfall. You can't change transmission out in five minutes at the track even if you have an extra. I also got rid of my optidrive. Screw that!! That thing sucks!! But for my first nitro truck I love it. It is a great truck if you treat it right. Any monster truck is going to have it's downfall's!! They are really just monster beefed up buggys with bigger tires and longer a arms which make them more voulnerable to break and they are alot heavier too!! Thats just my opinion and my short story of my t maxx!!
I break my tmaxx all the time!! I do think that they are kind of weak. The way I drive it is balls to the walls. I have an os 18 eb mod and I have center cvd's that won't hold up either. My slipper is loose so I can barely wheelie (which sucks on the track) and I can't keep a set on the truck for more than 5 tanks. Forget plastic driveshafts!! I just found one in my yard about a month ago from probably 6-7 months before that. The problem with the spur that everyone is having is mesh!! When I had a 3.3 in mine I would buy a spur and a motor mount almost twice a week cause I didn't know how to jump it. Thats what I do. JUMP!! The head on the 3.3 is quite a bit taller than my os. Now I have had the same spur on it for a while. I do break parts all the time. Mostly a-arms and bulkheads. I've upgradded to alluminum shocks. I also go through trans gears like nobodies business!! Thats probably the biggest downfall. You can't change transmission out in five minutes at the track even if you have an extra. I also got rid of my optidrive. Screw that!! That thing sucks!! But for my first nitro truck I love it. It is a great truck if you treat it right. Any monster truck is going to have it's downfall's!! They are really just monster beefed up buggys with bigger tires and longer a arms which make them more voulnerable to break and they are alot heavier too!! Thats just my opinion and my short story of my t maxx!!
do you have the 2.5 t maxx?
the 3.3 t maxx is stronger