I put some limiting straps on the rear end of the E Revo 2.0 and test it out. I'm trying to solve the issue of the rod ends being pulled off the shock rods.
Thanks for the tip, ever since I did this "fix" I haven't had any issues. Before this fix I broke it on second and third run in. I called Traxxas and they were usless. Thank God we have community to share the knowledge. 👍
you could probably preserve the health of the shock ends on all your RC's by extending the length of your ramp so its more gradual with a small kick at the end. Hitting short ramps at high speed will bottom out your suspension really hard. Just a thought! love the content!!
Genius fix here sir. Thank you. I’ve ordered the parts. The moment I cart wheeled (93.5 times it appeared :-), and saw the truck was looking a little weird...I knew this is what had happened. Saw your video before buying the truck. I’m amazed that people are already selling these. They are WAY more durable than the savage I own. It’s a hot rod and hot rods break (just like the one in my profile pic!). Great truck...cheapo servos (what do we expect for so cheap?? Thanks for the info dude. Smart fix here!
Just got the e revo second hand in almost brand new condition going to be doing this upgrade soon love the info keep up the good work and thanks again for helping enjoy this great hobby
Great video and very informative. 6:45 is the part number and size. Thank you so much. I'm gonna definitely reinforce mine this way seems to solve the problem i was having👍👍
I like your videos...entertaining and helpful. I’ll followed your advice and made the mod to my Revo 2.0 that you showed in your video. It’s been 3 months since the mod and no issues. Thanks!
I have an E Revo on the way and have been doing my homework here. It's nice to see someone isolate a problem and find a nice cheap fix that works, instead of just trashing the truck. Thanks for what looks like a great bit of preventative maintenance! Also thanks for the links! Great video and great ideas! I have also seen another video where TSM ruins backflipping...another thing to think of. Anyway...Great job and thanks for sharing your ideas!
I got one within the last week, you'll love it! Also DO NOT buy aluminum toe links, the rod ends are crap. The stock toe links and pushrods will take a beating, especially with chassis brace and straps, I got 90mm for mine. Also I put HD progressive springs from VG. So I'd say springs, brace, straps, extra hardened steel 14t pinion and metal 54t spur, rpm front bumper and rpm control arms are the best upgrades you can get. I wasted money on 7075 toe links...I suggested 14/54 pinion and spur bc a video recommended that for cooler running...we'll see...also get the yeah racing dual fan and heatsink for the motor.
@@timsgta My comment, being a year old.....since then I got it, put the limiting straps on, ran it a few times and then sold it on ebay. It was a great truck, but too much truck for my running space. It was really hard on my lipos as well. I also found I had to set braking to about 60% or it would flip over itself on pavement...lol. Those brakes were amazing! I kind of regret selling it, but just tight on space. The telemetry was cool too! Also, if I remember right, it had dual steering servos that sometimes, needed to be unhooked and synced up. Some people had the 2 servos fight each other which burnt them out.
Nice back flip fakie to face plant to 180 side flip to reverse landing, 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 straps look good seem to work pretty well on limiting the suspension.
I got one within the last week, you'll love it! Also DO NOT buy aluminum toe links, the rod ends are crap. The stock toe links and pushrods will take a beating, especially with chassis brace and straps, I got 90mm for mine. Also I put HD progressive springs from VG. So I'd say springs, brace, straps, extra hardened steel 14t pinion and metal 54t spur, rpm front bumper and rpm control arms are the best upgrades you can get. I wasted money on 7075 toe links...I suggested 14/54 pinion and spur bc a video recommended that for cooler running...we'll see...also get the yeah racing dual fan and heatsink for the motor.
I bought those straps also but did not buy spacers or anything so i was thinking on how to connect the straps to the suspention and i came with the easiest solution i could think of . My straps are 85mm and i just placed the strap over the brace from suspention to suspention and it fits like a glove
@@outsourcedrc the strap i use is 85mm and when i lift the car the suspension can not travel to the end. i understand what you mean that i connected them and that it seems if they limit eachother but that is not true. while i drive they can move because then the strap is not pulled at (sorry for my english xD) . those straps only need to limit the suspension when i jump. the pushrods only get pulled really hard at jumps and not while driving normally. if the pushrods damage i can always change it but i think it is oke like this.
just order the aluminium ball ends plus the straps. Really hope this works well. I am disappointed I spend 550 on this truck then first run mine broke. How this got through traxxas is beyond me.
Your rod ends on the push rods will fail next. My guess is that an engineer didn't have a hand on the 2.0. It seems like someone just wanted a beefy E Revo with out testing it.
It's very surprising how much punishment these trucks can take, then other times surprising how easy the break. I'm up to 70wt oil, rc raven springs, vdk#2 in the shocks. It still lands so stinking hard. Tried 80 weight, but then the vdk pistons snap in half.
I'm running 40wt. I think that the shocks are overall too small for how heavy the E Revo is. If you want to see durable, check out my first video on my channel.
I just ordered hot racing 105mm limiting straps and some anodized aluminum pushrods since my stock ones are plastic and they’re bending. They’ll eventually break so I figured I get new rods and try out the limiting straps since everyone says they’re a life saver.
If Traxxas is smart, they should include this in all E-Revo 2 going forward and offer it to any current owners. Such a small cheap fix to make it more sturdy .
I literally did the same thing but with zip ties from the brace to the cross on the a arms and it works flawlessly along with aluminum rod ends on the shocks
Hello savior :) I would like to know the about the blue bar you have on top where you have the straps around. Your idea is such a help. I'll other the parts and get it fixed like yours. Thanks for sharing your idea to us.
Seen another guy take a shock rebuild kit and take the bump stop for the shock shaft in the rebuild kit and put it on the inside of the shock on the shaft to keep it from coming out as far and it has work for him and the rod ends pulling out or breaking
Hi and thanks for the good videos. I just bought a E Revo 2.0 after seeing how much you liked it. It's my 1st ever rc car. Is there anything I should do to keep it healthy right from the start? Or just clean it after each use to begin with bruses and paper towels. I bought 'diff syrup' but I dont know what its for. Are there any other fluids I should stock? I have copper grease to hand.
The fluids will last you a while as stock. You will need to change them one day. Just be ready to replace the servos and get the limiting straps and you will be good.
Why is it the back that only needs them? Doesn't the front tires and suspension get whipped up when you accelerate? Or is it not bad. I basically just asking if I need this for the front shocks too. Thanks for the great vid!
I know from personal experience that the 8338 toe links, the black 7075 ones are not good, the rod ends do not stay together on those! As I'm sure everyone can attest...but I was wondering how the 8619 push rods hold up on the erevo?
How has the mod held up over the last month? Thanks for sharing the parts info! What was the part number for that red spacer? Thank you so much for your contribution to the community. Traxxas should have you in R&D!!
This mod has been great. The shock ends have zero stretching. That red spacer was made from a piece of a steel Traxxas axle. Use 90mm straps and you won't need the spacer.
Absolutely love it when a reviewer will take the time to measure out where to put the camera to without question show the total landing of a rc machin , some1 would find it hard to discribe what was being shown, 🏅🏅🏅💥💎, How is the x maxx, is he double parked, or parked up🤣🤣👌
Wow!!! Now I gotta go try this. I skimmed threw the video because i was in a hury but i hope you told everything you used. to make it. screw size and all. i hope.
This is something we used to do to our 5B/5T's back when those 1/5 scales blew up in popularity. I would stick with the 100mm and no spacer. If you look at the video clips, whenever you manage a nice flat landing when the spacer isn't installed, the rear suspension does it's job and the Revo lands well. With the 10mm spacer you added, the rear end doesn't function as well and the Revo's back end always bounces hard even when you do manage a good landing. If anything, try a 5mm spacer but it looks like the spacer isn't needed.
The straps are the perfect length with that spacer. The suspension doesn't drop any lower if I undo the straps. I'm not sure why it seems more bouncy after. It may just be the clips I selected. I didn't post everything.
Outsourced RC it's not a matter of the rear suspension dropping lower, aka, droop. It's a matter of allowing the springs to decompress more when the the rear end is on the way up. In any event, if it works for you, it's all that matters. Like you said, those are hand picked clips so it's limited on what people can see. Have a good one👍
couldn't find 90mm anywhere when I ordered yesterday; had to get 100mm. What exactly (was) is that little aluminum piece you honed down for a spacer? My ramp is now built according to your specs but went with 40 degrees. Finishing a couple details tonight and I even have some material left over to build more. Thanks for all your help.
I think turning the nut on the shocks to take some of that tension off the springs. just because the thread goes that high dose not mean they should be that high.
Do you run straps on the front ? Some people do some do not. I just got an E revo Installed the brace and straps on the back. Looking for advice. Love your channel.
looks like the bottom of the ramp is kicking up and putting undo stress on the rear wheels and suspension. I would bet, thats playing a role in the broken shocks on rear only. My 2 cents
Nice shots man! So what exactly was that mod for!? Didn’t seem like it limited the extension of the suspension just had more support for when the suspension went back to normal? How did that end up working? I mean I saw till the end and it didn’t look like it stripped it. I wanna know the parts you bought for that mod!
I have a video about why that mod is needed. It's on my channel. I talk about why the rod ends on the shocks keep stripping out. There should be a shot of all the parts I bought. I think that 85mm straps may actually work better so that the spacer isn't needed. I went long with my straps so that I could add something to make them shorter.
Have you thought about putting a soft ramp made w say dirt on the other side so the car doesn’t take as much of a beating on landings? I’m thinking I’m going to build double sided ramps w/ a soft side landing so it will not take as much toll on landings. But if I break this links I’ll try that. My son keeps breaking his but at 13 he’s a little harder on things. I put the stringer aluminum rods on mine and doing his too. It’s mainly the plastic that snaps.
I havnt had any issues with needing limiting straps on my revo 2.0 or chassis braces if your not bashing like kev talbot no need for all those upgrades
Did you try connecting straps from the rear brace mount out to the pusrod ends? Then it would perhaps help save ripping any of the ball ends out. I'm about 50/50 as to which ones rip out, either the shock or a pushrod end. Might need to get an alloy body mount so it doesn't flex though for that to help. Still use the plastic mounts for the body, but the "tower" part would be alloy as the anchor.
You have inspired me to make my own. Used some plastic coated cable I had when I made these for my 5B many years ago. However, I didn't have any eyelets small enough/strong enough to work, so I had to fold the wire into small loops, wrapped them with more wire, then soldered it a lot and heat shrunk. Not quite as nice as yours, but hopefully will help keep all ball ends from ripping off. Seems fairly solid and I made them just short enough to where the arms hang gently on the cable vs the suspension at full extension. gmarquee98.x10host.com/myPics/98gmarquee/erbe/2018-0611-ERBE-RearShockLimitStrap02-rear.jpg gmarquee98.x10host.com/myPics/98gmarquee/erbe/2018-0611-ERBE-RearShockLimitStrap03-top.jpg gmarquee98.x10host.com/myPics/98gmarquee/erbe/2018-0611-ERBE-RearShockLimitStrap01-side.jpg
Had a couple good bash sessions with these so far. Seems to have helped with my issues. Ever since I installed the pro-line 3.8" trenchers, I have ripped at least one shock end or pushrod end off every time I ran.
Another question: in the comments, you said the 90mm was a tad too long then later on, you suggest getting the 90mm instead of the 85mm. Is your buddy's 90mm just right now or should I try to build what you did? Thanks big time for info
We bought the Revo2 for our 5 year old son.don't worry,he drives it like a pro. We are from Germany.this 2.0 with charger,2 3s lipos ...869Euros. Third run with that 2.0...Shocks (back) broken. Tears. Ordered new shocks from china (20euros).. Problem fixed. (6 month without trouble). But..after the 5th. run..the servos ..cked up. Order steelservos from china. 20 Euros both. Perfekt. Traxxas..thats poor. Sascha
I just bought a Revo and it has a plastic mount where the straps go and I noticed that you have a blue aluminum piece. Can you tell me what Traxxas part that is
It's 4 feet wide. 10 inches tall. 22 inches long. The curve is about 3/4ths an inch. Home Depot sells the plywood in 4x2 feet pieces and that is what I used for the ramp surface. I'll be making a video of me building a bigger ramp soon.
Well it’s October 2018..I was able to buy the 100mm limit straps as well as spacers from hot racing, only question is what is the length of screw you ended up settling on?
Wow! Every erevo owner needs to know this for sure!
Thanks for the tip, ever since I did this "fix" I haven't had any issues. Before this fix I broke it on second and third run in. I called Traxxas and they were usless. Thank God we have community to share the knowledge. 👍
Awesome!
you could probably preserve the health of the shock ends on all your RC's by extending the length of your ramp so its more gradual with a small kick at the end. Hitting short ramps at high speed will bottom out your suspension really hard. Just a thought! love the content!!
Genius fix here sir. Thank you. I’ve ordered the parts. The moment I cart wheeled (93.5 times it appeared :-), and saw the truck was looking a little weird...I knew this is what had happened. Saw your video before buying the truck. I’m amazed that people are already selling these. They are WAY more durable than the savage I own. It’s a hot rod and hot rods break (just like the one in my profile pic!). Great truck...cheapo servos (what do we expect for so cheap??
Thanks for the info dude. Smart fix here!
Thanks so much! I just made a video about 1 servo vs two.
Just got the e revo second hand in almost brand new condition going to be doing this upgrade soon love the info keep up the good work and thanks again for helping enjoy this great hobby
Awesome
Great video and very informative. 6:45 is the part number and size. Thank you so much. I'm gonna definitely reinforce mine this way seems to solve the problem i was having👍👍
thanks for the timestamp
Thank you!
actually I use the 90mm straps without that extra plastic in the chassis brace
I like your videos...entertaining and helpful. I’ll followed your advice and made the mod to my Revo 2.0 that you showed in your video. It’s been 3 months since the mod and no issues. Thanks!
Thats awesome!
Just put on the 100 mm straps. 90mm are sold out. Thks for sharing this awesome idea. And especially the screws and spacers sizes. Works great 👍
Awesome!
I have an E Revo on the way and have been doing my homework here. It's nice to see someone isolate a problem and find a nice cheap fix that works, instead of just trashing the truck. Thanks for what looks like a great bit of preventative maintenance! Also thanks for the links! Great video and great ideas! I have also seen another video where TSM ruins backflipping...another thing to think of.
Anyway...Great job and thanks for sharing your ideas!
I got one within the last week, you'll love it! Also DO NOT buy aluminum toe links, the rod ends are crap. The stock toe links and pushrods will take a beating, especially with chassis brace and straps, I got 90mm for mine. Also I put HD progressive springs from VG. So I'd say springs, brace, straps, extra hardened steel 14t pinion and metal 54t spur, rpm front bumper and rpm control arms are the best upgrades you can get. I wasted money on 7075 toe links...I suggested 14/54 pinion and spur bc a video recommended that for cooler running...we'll see...also get the yeah racing dual fan and heatsink for the motor.
I almost forgot but you should not use tsm until you do a stronger single servo mod...
@@timsgta My comment, being a year old.....since then I got it, put the limiting straps on, ran it a few times and then sold it on ebay. It was a great truck, but too much truck for my running space. It was really hard on my lipos as well. I also found I had to set braking to about 60% or it would flip over itself on pavement...lol. Those brakes were amazing! I kind of regret selling it, but just tight on space. The telemetry was cool too!
Also, if I remember right, it had dual steering servos that sometimes, needed to be unhooked and synced up. Some people had the 2 servos fight each other which burnt them out.
Nice back flip fakie to face plant to 180 side flip to reverse landing, 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 straps look good seem to work pretty well on limiting the suspension.
Man, thank you so much for the video. The quality of the review is worthy of the GOD level !!!
lol thanks
Got my revo 2.0 today. What a damn beast.
Thats awesome!
thank god you made new jumps man. listening to your car slam of it every time is like torture lol
I think you have the toughest E-revo traxxis has ever made. Lol. Awesome vid!
What a nice modification. Very well done. Plus it held up well through some hard bashing. Keep us posted. The car hitting the Camera was funny.
Thanks! RIP tripod
Will you post a parts list please? I really like what you did.
Sending that thing off the ramp! Sound is nuts. Sounds like a small missile launching. Thanks for sharing how to fix this issue!
Haha thanks!
Dang, I lost count of how many Erevo you have. Oh wait...the magic of editing....:)
I have 3
I put CABLE TIE on mine! It works the same! Problem solved!
Yep. That works too!
can you take a photo of it? would help alot, im getting my evo soon and im gonna make this fix before I go out and run
Until you drive it. I tried it and one snapped on the first jump.
Just got my revo 3 days ago, I look forward to this modification, thanks
No probelm!
I got one within the last week, you'll love it! Also DO NOT buy aluminum toe links, the rod ends are crap. The stock toe links and pushrods will take a beating, especially with chassis brace and straps, I got 90mm for mine. Also I put HD progressive springs from VG. So I'd say springs, brace, straps, extra hardened steel 14t pinion and metal 54t spur, rpm front bumper and rpm control arms are the best upgrades you can get. I wasted money on 7075 toe links...I suggested 14/54 pinion and spur bc a video recommended that for cooler running...we'll see...also get the yeah racing dual fan and heatsink for the motor.
I almost forgot but you should not use tsm until you do a stronger single servo mod...
Hey man just to let u know u influenced the rc world with this video. Those 90mm straps are sold out everywhere. Good stuff.
I noticed lol
went with the 90 mm straps being a little shorter i dont think i will need a spacer of any kind... great video..
How’d it go, did ya end up needing spacers? Also how’d your shock rod ends doin ?😂
That jump at 6:00 the suspension really works for it lol
Im thankful I found your videos my friend. You do good work.
Thanks!
Love when it hit the camera, awesome view.
Ha. Thanks. I've hit that thing several times. It's all broken and bent. The tripod I mean.
I bought those straps also but did not buy spacers or anything so i was thinking on how to connect the straps to the suspention and i came with the easiest solution i could think of . My straps are 85mm and i just placed the strap over the brace from suspention to suspention and it fits like a glove
That doesnt work. That only limits the suspension from each other, not from the chassis and thats what you need.
@@outsourcedrc the strap i use is 85mm and when i lift the car the suspension can not travel to the end. i understand what you mean that i connected them and that it seems if they limit eachother but that is not true. while i drive they can move because then the strap is not pulled at (sorry for my english xD) . those straps only need to limit the suspension when i jump. the pushrods only get pulled really hard at jumps and not while driving normally. if the pushrods damage i can always change it but i think it is oke like this.
Excellent video
Thanks dude! I purchased the limiting straps and will install asap. Appreciate the info!
traxxas r&d should of addressed this, big time. u should contact them and let them know what’s happening
We have. They know. I don't know if they are going to do anything about it.
zedrick zedwick They are watching trust me
They want the money for their ripoff spares
just order the aluminium ball ends plus the straps. Really hope this works well. I am disappointed I spend 550 on this truck then first run mine broke. How this got through traxxas is beyond me.
Your rod ends on the push rods will fail next.
My guess is that an engineer didn't have a hand on the 2.0. It seems like someone just wanted a beefy E Revo with out testing it.
Outsourced RC same here. Rod ends broke or stripped out literally every time we run it. Any suggestions?
Hey thank you so much for the info and sharing the part numbers- So I could go to Home Depot and buy the same stuff. Great video keep it up
no problem!
It's very surprising how much punishment these trucks can take, then other times surprising how easy the break. I'm up to 70wt oil, rc raven springs, vdk#2 in the shocks. It still lands so stinking hard. Tried 80 weight, but then the vdk pistons snap in half.
I'm running 40wt. I think that the shocks are overall too small for how heavy the E Revo is.
If you want to see durable, check out my first video on my channel.
I just ordered hot racing 105mm limiting straps and some anodized aluminum pushrods since my stock ones are plastic and they’re bending. They’ll eventually break so I figured I get new rods and try out the limiting straps since everyone says they’re a life saver.
They are. I think 105mm are too long though. 90-85mm seems to be the best.
@@outsourcedrc Thanks for the reply! If I have to I’ll go shorter, but we’ll see what happens.
Just bought revo 2.0 last night. Hopefully get your same setup to prevent damage
It's been working so far.
Slow motion shots are awesome!
Thanks!
Perfect I was going to say put something in between for the straps :):):)
That trucks perposly made for bashing!
awesome video! those limiters turned out great!
Yep! Thanks!
If Traxxas is smart, they should include this in all E-Revo 2 going forward and offer it to any current owners. Such a small cheap fix to make it more sturdy .
I literally did the same thing but with zip ties from the brace to the cross on the a arms and it works flawlessly along with aluminum rod ends on the shocks
Maybe the spacer is not needed when using shorter limiting straps? Good video 👍🏻
Its not. This is all I had.
You slow Mo,s are king :)
Hello savior :) I would like to know the about the blue bar you have on top where you have the straps around. Your idea is such a help. I'll other the parts and get it fixed like yours. Thanks for sharing your idea to us.
That bar is the aluminum rear brace that was made for the v1.
Way to think out of the box!
Seen another guy take a shock rebuild kit and take the bump stop for the shock shaft in the rebuild kit and put it on the inside of the shock on the shaft to keep it from coming out as far and it has work for him and the rod ends pulling out or breaking
Did you have had any problems with the motor? Because mine melted on the fourth drive...
Amazing must have cheap fix. Great job
thanks. It serves me well.
Just a question, Instead of using that piece of aluminum why not just buy shorter limiting straps?
Because I didnt know I would need shorter straps when i started making the video and i wasnt going to wait another week to get some.
@@outsourcedrc so now that you know what size would you recommend me getting?I ordered 85mm I hope thats a good size
@@WhosMega 85 seems to be what everyone else is doing.
Hi and thanks for the good videos. I just bought a E Revo 2.0 after seeing how much you liked it. It's my 1st ever rc car. Is there anything I should do to keep it healthy right from the start? Or just clean it after each use to begin with bruses and paper towels. I bought 'diff syrup' but I dont know what its for. Are there any other fluids I should stock? I have copper grease to hand.
The fluids will last you a while as stock. You will need to change them one day. Just be ready to replace the servos and get the limiting straps and you will be good.
They are sold out :( can’t find it anywhere
yep. Every store looks like its been looted lol
@@outsourcedrc Same here in Germany. Do you think strong cable ties will also work?
@@spadjaari Yeah i would guess nearly anything that would limit the movement would.
Pretty cool video! Liked the jump into the camera. Haha
Why is it the back that only needs them? Doesn't the front tires and suspension get whipped up when you accelerate? Or is it not bad. I basically just asking if I need this for the front shocks too.
Thanks for the great vid!
The Rear does different things than the front. Its not the same motions. You dont need limiting straps on the front.
I know from personal experience that the 8338 toe links, the black 7075 ones are not good, the rod ends do not stay together on those! As I'm sure everyone can attest...but I was wondering how the 8619 push rods hold up on the erevo?
Wow. Brilliant idea. Should have limiters for all models. Prevent popping shock caps ect.
Extremely surprised your push rods did not come out.
They rarely come out.
How has the mod held up over the last month? Thanks for sharing the parts info! What was the part number for that red spacer? Thank you so much for your contribution to the community. Traxxas should have you in R&D!!
This mod has been great. The shock ends have zero stretching.
That red spacer was made from a piece of a steel Traxxas axle. Use 90mm straps and you won't need the spacer.
Aw man I ordered the 100mm, haven't shipped yet tho and it's amazon. Let's see what i can do!
@@andrewstanhope9568 how'd the 100mm work out for you?.
I just got the 100mm and I'm curious.
Oh man ima have to do this I have gtr end already will they fit the stock ones an anyone Have any guidance on the revo 3.3 black trans ???
Absolutely love it when a reviewer will take the time to measure out where to put the camera to without question show the total landing of a rc machin , some1 would find it hard to discribe what was being shown, 🏅🏅🏅💥💎,
How is the x maxx, is he double parked, or parked up🤣🤣👌
Wow!!! Now I gotta go try this. I skimmed threw the video because i was in a hury but i hope you told everything you used. to make it. screw size and all. i hope.
yes, its in the video. I think its in the middle somewhere...
Found it. ruclips.net/video/MJOgcxF_D4w/видео.html
This is something we used to do to our 5B/5T's back when those 1/5 scales blew up in popularity. I would stick with the 100mm and no spacer. If you look at the video clips, whenever you manage a nice flat landing when the spacer isn't installed, the rear suspension does it's job and the Revo lands well. With the 10mm spacer you added, the rear end doesn't function as well and the Revo's back end always bounces hard even when you do manage a good landing. If anything, try a 5mm spacer but it looks like the spacer isn't needed.
The straps are the perfect length with that spacer. The suspension doesn't drop any lower if I undo the straps. I'm not sure why it seems more bouncy after. It may just be the clips I selected. I didn't post everything.
Outsourced RC it's not a matter of the rear suspension dropping lower, aka, droop. It's a matter of allowing the springs to decompress more when the the rear end is on the way up. In any event, if it works for you, it's all that matters. Like you said, those are hand picked clips so it's limited on what people can see. Have a good one👍
A parts list from you would be very helpful
In the video I show you the exact package that every part came in.
could I avoid using the zip tied spacer by purchasing 90mm straps? I have the same truck and just working on preventative maintenance. Excellent mod.
Yes. 90mm straps work with no spacer. You do need the aluminum brace though. The plastic one still lets the shocks break.
excellent! I have the aluminum brace already installed. Thank you very much.
couldn't find 90mm anywhere when I ordered yesterday; had to get 100mm. What exactly (was) is that little aluminum piece you honed down for a spacer?
My ramp is now built according to your specs but went with 40 degrees. Finishing a couple details tonight and I even have some material left over to build more.
Thanks for all your help.
that spacer was piece of one of the traxxas steel axles. It was just scrap I had sitting around.
understood. I'll get it fixed. Thank you.
What a poor design. They should have limiters built in.
Leo Best they should have made them metal too lol
Just don't use wheelspin models UK ! They know absolutely nothing
@@inventions47 why what did they say
You guys are all ignorant noobs if you think no RC on the planet needs some sort of upgrade, modification, or adjustment out of the box!
@@timsgta who thinks that 🤷♂️
I think turning the nut on the shocks to take some of that tension off the springs. just because the thread goes that high dose not mean they should be that high.
If you press the throttle when you're in the air it does a front flip you hit the break-in level out and if you hit the reverse and it do a backflip
Do you run straps on the front ? Some people do some do not. I just got an E revo
Installed the brace and straps on the back.
Looking for advice. Love your channel.
Thanks! Nope. No straps on the front. Just the rear.
Hello, what about the screw for installation? From the video it seems you have there M3.5x25 and M3.5x30 ... Am i right?
looks like the bottom of the ramp is kicking up and putting undo stress on the rear wheels and suspension. I would bet, thats playing a role in the broken shocks on rear only. My 2 cents
It is. It's mostly the weight though. The E Revo 2.0 is just so heavy.
Ur ramp needs abit more of a curve in middle it's like it's hitting a big speed hump really fast cool video tho buddy like the strap idea 🖒
My next video is me building a new ramp. I filmed it today. That old ramp was built for a Stampede
Now you have to build a bigger ramp :P
Nice shots man! So what exactly was that mod for!? Didn’t seem like it limited the extension of the suspension just had more support for when the suspension went back to normal? How did that end up working? I mean I saw till the end and it didn’t look like it stripped it. I wanna know the parts you bought for that mod!
I have a video about why that mod is needed. It's on my channel. I talk about why the rod ends on the shocks keep stripping out. There should be a shot of all the parts I bought. I think that 85mm straps may actually work better so that the spacer isn't needed. I went long with my straps so that I could add something to make them shorter.
Oh cool ya I checked that out. That all makes sense! And I like the idea for the straps. 85mm you think? Where did you get those by chance?
A friend got 90mm and they are almost perfect. Just a tad too long.
So did you get the straps from home depo as well??
No. Amazon.
i couldn't find 90mm ones in stock anywhere so i went with 85mm i figured its only .20 of an inch shorter than the 90mm hope it works
They work. You just won't have as much travel. I'm not sure how much it impacts the suspension
of course the day after i ordered the 85mm ones i get a email from hobby town usa saying they got the 90mm ones in lol so i ordered them too
Ha. You can experiment with them!
Great video. Would shorter straps have worked as well as your aluminum spacer?
yes shorter straps work better. I didnt know what size to buy so I made these work.
это болезнь новой ревы.
отличное решение,спасибо
Did this fix stop the brakeages long term?
Yes. they worked perfectly.
i’m kinda curious why they discontinued this so fast and why there hasn’t been a emaxx refresh
Epic video mate! great idea! big like
Have you thought about putting a soft ramp made w say dirt on the other side so the car doesn’t take as much of a beating on landings? I’m thinking I’m going to build double sided ramps w/ a soft side landing so it will not take as much toll on landings. But if I break this links I’ll try that. My son keeps breaking his but at 13 he’s a little harder on things. I put the stringer aluminum rods on mine and doing his too. It’s mainly the plastic that snaps.
I'm not putting a pile of dirt in my front yard. Also, its really hard to hit a landing ramp. I do it sometimes. Just watch my latest video.
Oh, I’m doing mine in the back! The wife would kill me!!😂
Have you ever had to fix wheel wobble on your revo mine came out box like this
nope. Normally I dont worry about it too much. Sometimes its just a thing you have to live with.
I havnt had any issues with needing limiting straps on my revo 2.0 or chassis braces if your not bashing like kev talbot no need for all those upgrades
So use the 85mm ones? I see your e revo does standing backflips. What are your settings/gears?
Did you try connecting straps from the rear brace mount out to the pusrod ends? Then it would perhaps help save ripping any of the ball ends out. I'm about 50/50 as to which ones rip out, either the shock or a pushrod end. Might need to get an alloy body mount so it doesn't flex though for that to help. Still use the plastic mounts for the body, but the "tower" part would be alloy as the anchor.
I'm trying to come up with something. I have some ideas to try.
You have inspired me to make my own. Used some plastic coated cable I had when I made these for my 5B many years ago. However, I didn't have any eyelets small enough/strong enough to work, so I had to fold the wire into small loops, wrapped them with more wire, then soldered it a lot and heat shrunk. Not quite as nice as yours, but hopefully will help keep all ball ends from ripping off. Seems fairly solid and I made them just short enough to where the arms hang gently on the cable vs the suspension at full extension.
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very interesting. Nice work.
Had a couple good bash sessions with these so far. Seems to have helped with my issues. Ever since I installed the pro-line 3.8" trenchers, I have ripped at least one shock end or pushrod end off every time I ran.
Wonder if those straps would work better with the standard rear brace? That slot seems too far back to work with those straps on the aluminium brace
Side cutters and you hold it Ray at the end of the rod before the threads
Another question: in the comments, you said the 90mm was a tad too long then later on, you suggest getting the 90mm instead of the 85mm. Is your buddy's 90mm just right now or should I try to build what you did? Thanks big time for info
The 90mm are perfect.
This is very helpful. What size are the longer screws that you got from home depot that go into the straps?
We bought the Revo2 for our 5 year old son.don't worry,he drives it like a pro.
We are from Germany.this 2.0 with charger,2 3s lipos ...869Euros.
Third run with that 2.0...Shocks (back) broken.
Tears.
Ordered new shocks from china (20euros)..
Problem fixed. (6 month without trouble).
But..after the 5th. run..the servos ..cked up.
Order steelservos from china.
20 Euros both.
Perfekt.
Traxxas..thats poor.
Sascha
I’ll have to get this for my Erevo
This is a super dumb question but are there limiting straps used for the front as well? If so what size and placement?
Need to link the product in your video description.
Nice mate I have that same problem and I’m going to use your idea hope it helps thanks ha
You can use 90mm straps if you don't want to use a spacer like I did.
Awesome !!! I was so bothered about this issue. After several runs does it fix for goods the issues. Thanks for your video.
Yeah this has fixed my issue. I've had zero problems with the shocks and I'm still using the stock plastic ends.
I just bought a Revo and it has a plastic mount where the straps go and I noticed that you have a blue aluminum piece. Can you tell me what Traxxas part that is
www.amazon.com/dp/B00N62UTAK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_qNeCBbPVAQ9NG
I want to build a ramp like yours, would you mind sharing the measurements?
It's 4 feet wide. 10 inches tall. 22 inches long. The curve is about 3/4ths an inch. Home Depot sells the plywood in 4x2 feet pieces and that is what I used for the ramp surface. I'll be making a video of me building a bigger ramp soon.
What is the reference of they limiting straps
I'm sorry, I dont understand what you are asking exactly.
Anyone know why even with limit straps and the bumper inside the shocks, i pull the push rods out on any jump that get the back wheels in the air?
Well it’s October 2018..I was able to buy the 100mm limit straps as well as spacers from hot racing, only question is what is the length of screw you ended up settling on?
Home Depot parts list please!!!!
Nice video! Wonder if it applies to the MERV, probably doesn’t weight enough to stress them like that. Wonder if this was fixed in the ERV2.
The MERV doesnt have this issue.
Did you make any measurement of the amount of drop of the arm vs. after the straps were attached?
No. It stops it right at the length it needs to.
I went with 85mm straps using your same method. Is this still holding up for you?
Yes. They work fine.
Was there a part list on here?
No, but I show you in the video. I'll make up a parts list for this tonight.