Wow I'm actually impressed by the amount of abuse the ERevo can take with what I could call a fair minimal damage. Sure rod ends popping is annoying but they are cheap as beans, buy a lot of them and take them with you on the field. Easy to replace. I've got the original ERevo and I love it to the bits...... and I take with me a set of rod ends just in case ;) . After almost three years of abuse I changed a couple in the push rods and I've rebuilt the shocks a couple of times. Never popped a shock rod end, but they come with the rebuild kit so I just replace them as well when doing the shocks. Enjoy and thanks for sharing.
I'm sorry but in my opinion this is a fatal flaw for this truck. You shouldn't have to deal with these rods breaking and bending when doing jumping. That is unacceptable in my opinion and the reason I decided not to buy it. Go look at Rich duperbashs channel and he launches his Arrma trucks 20-30 feet in the air daily with not many breakages. This truck wouldn't survive 1 jump the ones he sends them off.
My friend has a notorious and compared to the e revo that thing handles like crap and breaks constantly. More manoeuvrable in the air by far but on the floor the revo handles much nicer. Only problem I have with my revo is I lunched the center driveshaft and pop the occasional rod/shock end. I just keep plenty with me as it's a 5 minute fix
Thanks for the video dude. I highly doubt those are actually Titanium though, if they were you would likely be looking at a price of about $100 USD per rod at least and that little car would not likely bend them even doing cart wheels. Generally Titanium is twice as strong as 6061 T6 Aluminium. Although it also depends on how the rods are physically shaped for the specific geometry of the vehicle as well. Keep the videos coming dude✌
I started watching this video and was like "damn those look sweet, hope they hold up. If they do I'm getting some myself". The disappointment after I seen what was happening to them when you were running them. I am like you, getting tired of the rod ends pulling out. So much so I ended up superglueing the rod ends on the stock rods. They are holding up for now as far as that goes. It always seems to be a specific rod end that did it to me all the time. Even when I replace the ends. Like for example. My right rear keeps pulling out at the nuckle and my right front at the chassis end. I did find rod ends (plastic ones tho) that are like a half inch longer meaning more thread engagement. They don't really help on the OEM rods as they don't have the threads long enough. I found rods that were threaded almost 3/4 of an inch on either end that worked. I haven't tested them yet tho as I had to get another 5 cell battery pack for my Revo 3.3. It isn't hard to fix the problem when the rod ends pull out, just gets annoying. I'm doing trial and error just as you are. If I figure out a solution to mine, I'll let you know.
That’s the problem with metal. The plastic will flex before it breaks. I thought about going all aluminum for my XMAXX, and everything I found was that the components bent easily.
Ok. Please don't assume I expect videos from anywhere. I'm just trying to show that I'm excited that you're showing it. You just do what you wanna do and if you make a video, I'll appreciate it. ;-)
Man they look sweet but I think you're right. They're just too stiff and don't really flex. Thanks for trying them out and letting us know. 👍 do you think using tire glue on the threads of the stock ones would help hold them in? I haven't had one pull out yet but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. Or should I just get the limiting straps?
You really beat the crap out of your vehicles. Is that your intention, to see how much of a beating the vehicle can take and which parts to fix it with?
Well, I want to have fun with them. Plus people like seeing these things fly through the air. It makes me smile every time I send this thing flying. I don't always run them this hard off camera.
Get some Pro Line Badlands pre mounted tires as the stock tires are smaller dia and narrower, and the proline foams are way better! Way softer landings and great traction and wider more aggresive stance!
I think the problem is within the rodends end. It should be flexible enough to consume the hits. It will be nice if someone made an end with some springs mechanism or something like that. So it can act as shock absorber which will allow it to flex without bending and breaking.
I have changed the oil and springs but I'm about to change it again. I needed to get the 60wt oil in. I'm putting 40wt in front with green springs, 60wt in rear with blue springs.
I see. I thought I read something about blue or green? front and purple springs ( in the back?) as an essential upgrade. I'll have to double check. Either way, I don't think I'll try the new tt rods unless maybe we can see new rod ends or maybe it's unnecessary to do the entire mod. Weird they bend so easily. I drive my trucks just like you. They take a beating. Believe it or not, my Redcat.... TRMT10E is most durable for the cost so far. Metal skids, new springs, new wheelies and roll cage and while the esc tries to stutter when its hot, Redcat sent me a new one anyway I've yet to install. I love my Traxxas models but very impressed that the Redcat is still going strong after I've over-juiced a 2wd slash and exploded parts and lately knocked screws loose from my ER-2.0 on the ramp.
The black ends (or whatever they called), want i've read they are not titanium, but aluminium. If you replace just them to a pair of titanium, it might not bend at all.
@@outsourcedrc are you running stock fluid in the shocks? Haven't bent one since I super glued the rod ends to the metal rods. (not inside the threads though. That's a no-no. I've heard if you're running heavier shocks than normal, the rods will bend. It's better to bottom out than to let 16+ pounds land on a cantelever suspension set to stiff lol. No limit straps here. Just a couple zip ties that just slightly limit the extent of the suspension unload, just before they're fully extended.
@@outsourcedrc yikes. Id send it to Traxxas. I've taken mine to the local skate park and hit big air on both low and high ride heights, and never bent a rod. Everything on the suspension stopped breaking once I dabbed super glue on all the rod ends. That was it. No more bent rods. Also started doing landings a bit smoother. Point being is that if in your situation, I'd be concerned if they were still getting bent.
What's up bro I would try Loctite on those brass fittings🤬😡🤧 and how is the strap limited-slip working for you I ordered some parts for it think I might do the same thing👍 I got the 80 and 100mm could not find 90..#fastrcs 🚘🏎#OutsourcedRC
Titanium doesn't bend it just snaps splinters so its just titanium coated paint on top of stainless steel and it takes a whole lot of crashes to break real titanium
I'd hate to add more weight to her. She's already overweight stock. The aluminum parts weigh the same so the only trade off it's stronger parts I guess for a good premium.
Kyle Gardner or buy spares when you bend the ones on the rig pull em off put the new ones on and hammer out the old ones when you get time and throw em back in the parts box.
Just like the Stampede, you can't put enough money in this RC to make Jump worthy (except for the Marvels of Tough Designed Engineering that are the Xmaxx and TRX-4). You are better off just playing in the grass and a bit of drifting in the dirt if you don't want to keep breaking that high stress point. You might want to look at the Arrma Kraton,I know it is not a good looking truck, but you can jump all day on the grass and there are no high stress points that will cause you grief when you are just trying to have a little air time fun.
Meh do not think titanium should be bending. Seems like the revo is not such a durable rig. Kinda wish I bought something different now. Afraid i will bend my rods every time i go out. Guess will need to tone my driving down.
Its a good truck. I also think it's worth the money. I havent needed to do anything about servos because I tuned back steering and my ESC is still solid. I have the limiter strap mod but not installed. Seems like a lot of essential upgrades but I find it'll take big hits out of the box.
I put bump stops in the shocks to help with the rod ends popping off instead of the limiter straps. It just seems like mine breaks something every time I take it out. I do not even air it out to much. Still working on the setup though to see how it goes. Just added a wheelie bar and have a aluminium body brace coming in as well. I bend that aluminum chassis brace pretty easy as well.
Rod ends tend to get bored or stretched out from what I've seen. I don't see any pop off yet and I hope I don't. I probably baby this truck vs my couple others but still hit 12' airs and because I use Floureon and Gens Ace packs other than Traxxas, I get disconnects and broken solder joints in adapters. I can land and about 10% of the time I have to plug in power again. :-/ My aluminum chassis brace does throw out screws and I put in on top of the stock one but I haven't bent it yet. lol. Maybe I need to try harder cause I bet it would be fun!+ Still on the same servos and esc but for the cost of new no-brand servos these days, I really wouldn't mind testing something different and cheaper just to see. I'd like to see the new wheelie bar you tried. I want one too.
You people that seriously think that There’s a car on this planet that would last through a hour straight of repetitive jumps off a launch ramp like this, and NOT break any parts, are out of your minds. I can picture the responses now... “well my cousin’s boyfriend step brother knew a girl that saw I guy jump their _____ scale brushless something-or-other over a two story house a thousand times in a row and land it every time, without a scratch on it!” .... yeah, I bet
People claim that Arrma RC's can take it without breaking... Some are saying the Xmass 8s can as well. But yeah it seems likely that stuff will break eventually.
I can't believe the time you waste fixing your car. Ever thought about building a landing ramp? Or a track you can rip around being consistent. Technical course made to be fun a bit differently a mll doable obsticals yet won't break your car. I just bought me an E-Revo 2.0 in great condition orange white and blue for $350 I just can't take something and beat the xiss out of it. my mind don't like that. I do but you to see how much abuse it will take though watching you. Also how are you ever bent titanium pushrods without breaking the end of the mount is beyond me. But Good Job
What a shitty car. I have an kraton v3. I just started in RC world and I am shitty at driving. I swear i have made 10 of those bad jumps and nothing happened. This was on hard gravel. Car looks as shit but nothing broke.
Lunsford toe links, 109mm. Direct fit on an e revo 2.0, stock rod ends thread right on. Haven’t broken one, regular skate park bashes.
Thanks for posting this video and all the product testing you do. Definitely saving us revo owners some cash and downtime!
I try!
Do some videos about more diffrences between the first gen erevo and the 2nd gen!
Love your video's. Definitely stick with plastic Rod ends... RPM Makes great stuff! 👍👊
Wow I'm actually impressed by the amount of abuse the ERevo can take with what I could call a fair minimal damage. Sure rod ends popping is annoying but they are cheap as beans, buy a lot of them and take them with you on the field. Easy to replace. I've got the original ERevo and I love it to the bits...... and I take with me a set of rod ends just in case ;) . After almost three years of abuse I changed a couple in the push rods and I've rebuilt the shocks a couple of times. Never popped a shock rod end, but they come with the rebuild kit so I just replace them as well when doing the shocks.
Enjoy and thanks for sharing.
You should see what I do to this thing in my limiting straps video
I'm sorry but in my opinion this is a fatal flaw for this truck. You shouldn't have to deal with these rods breaking and bending when doing jumping. That is unacceptable in my opinion and the reason I decided not to buy it. Go look at Rich duperbashs channel and he launches his Arrma trucks 20-30 feet in the air daily with not many breakages. This truck wouldn't survive 1 jump the ones he sends them off.
@@issac3100 definitely. But hey I hear their part support is best in the business! They better be, they will need it!
My friend has a notorious and compared to the e revo that thing handles like crap and breaks constantly. More manoeuvrable in the air by far but on the floor the revo handles much nicer. Only problem I have with my revo is I lunched the center driveshaft and pop the occasional rod/shock end. I just keep plenty with me as it's a 5 minute fix
Thanks for the video dude.
I highly doubt those are actually Titanium though, if they were you would likely be looking at a price of about $100 USD per rod at least and that little car would not likely bend them even doing cart wheels.
Generally Titanium is twice as strong as 6061 T6 Aluminium.
Although it also depends on how the rods are physically shaped for the specific geometry of the vehicle as well.
Keep the videos coming dude✌
Lunsford charges $18 per titanium turnbuckle or $55 for all 4.
Um the Erevo isn't the biggest RC out there, but is certainly a far cry from a "little" rc car...
Good job on that work bench! Looks nice, I'm in construction and carpentry so I can appreciate it.
Thanks! I like how it came out.
I started watching this video and was like "damn those look sweet, hope they hold up. If they do I'm getting some myself". The disappointment after I seen what was happening to them when you were running them. I am like you, getting tired of the rod ends pulling out. So much so I ended up superglueing the rod ends on the stock rods. They are holding up for now as far as that goes. It always seems to be a specific rod end that did it to me all the time. Even when I replace the ends. Like for example. My right rear keeps pulling out at the nuckle and my right front at the chassis end. I did find rod ends (plastic ones tho) that are like a half inch longer meaning more thread engagement. They don't really help on the OEM rods as they don't have the threads long enough. I found rods that were threaded almost 3/4 of an inch on either end that worked. I haven't tested them yet tho as I had to get another 5 cell battery pack for my Revo 3.3. It isn't hard to fix the problem when the rod ends pull out, just gets annoying. I'm doing trial and error just as you are. If I figure out a solution to mine, I'll let you know.
I have a couple of things I'm working on
You should build a dirt track with some doubles and triples
If I had time I would.
That’s the problem with metal. The plastic will flex before it breaks. I thought about going all aluminum for my XMAXX, and everything I found was that the components bent easily.
Travis Muhler never go full metal unless you have true shelf queen
Great review thumbs up 👍 I have first gen revo and the 2nd
Ive been waiting for this
I've been busy!
Ok. Please don't assume I expect videos from anywhere. I'm just trying to show that I'm excited that you're showing it.
You just do what you wanna do and if you make a video, I'll appreciate it. ;-)
I know. It's cool.
Great review, thank you!. I never liked integy they always break.
Nice field testing.👍👊😎
Thanks!
Cool video man. I like how u work then run it then work and run.
Yeah I make a lot of adjustments and try to get things right.
Man they look sweet but I think you're right. They're just too stiff and don't really flex. Thanks for trying them out and letting us know. 👍 do you think using tire glue on the threads of the stock ones would help hold them in? I haven't had one pull out yet but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. Or should I just get the limiting straps?
The straps only help the shocks. I've tried glue in the ends and it doesn't work. I have something else I'm working with n
You really beat the crap out of your vehicles. Is that your intention, to see how much of a beating the vehicle can take and which parts to fix it with?
Well, I want to have fun with them. Plus people like seeing these things fly through the air. It makes me smile every time I send this thing flying. I don't always run them this hard off camera.
Not sure what the deal is with Integy stuff but I always break it. Their stuff looks cool, but just doesn't seem to hold up.
Try Lunsford Titanium pushrods for the V1 Revo. I haven’t tried em yet, but I use there turnbuckles on my Slash 4x4 and they are strong as hell.
Hi, Great video. I was wondering if those rods are also for wheel alignment. do you align your wheels?
I'm not sure what you mean. I do align my wheels. I don't know what you mean by "those rods are also for wheel alignment."
Thanks for your reply. Maybe I am mistaken but the they look like the wheel alignment, toe in or toe out or camber adjusment rods.
Hi again I had another good luck and now realise they not the steerring rods.
Ok I get it. Those are the rods that you change to align the wheels with.
Love your tests and research! What power source were jumping on?
6s 35c
Outsourced RC You have better throttle control than I do. I really struggle with 6s.
It takes practice. Maybe me playing video games for 30 years helped!
Outsourced RC Lol, probably!
Get some Pro Line Badlands pre mounted tires as the stock tires are smaller dia and narrower, and the proline foams are way better! Way softer landings and great traction and wider more aggresive stance!
Love your videos!
When that ball pops out, does it break or can you pop it in again?
Oh these rod ends? They break.
@@outsourcedrc Okay, how much do they break, now that you've had them for a while? :)
I just bought an erevo 2.0 what parts should I keep in stock because of live 1hr away from the closest shop for parts
Rod ends. Drive shafts. Toe Links depending on how you drive.
I think the problem is within the rodends end. It should be flexible enough to consume the hits. It will be nice if someone made an end with some springs mechanism or something like that. So it can act as shock absorber which will allow it to flex without bending and breaking.
I was actually trying to make that. The guy I was working with isn't getting things done on his end.
Can you share some more info please?
You are such a good and peaceful person. May God bless you!
Thanks!
Have you done anything with the shock springs? Or just stock on shock springs?
I have changed the oil and springs but I'm about to change it again. I needed to get the 60wt oil in. I'm putting 40wt in front with green springs, 60wt in rear with blue springs.
I see. I thought I read something about blue or green? front and purple springs ( in the back?) as an essential upgrade. I'll have to double check.
Either way, I don't think I'll try the new tt rods unless maybe we can see new rod ends or maybe it's unnecessary to do the entire mod. Weird they bend so easily.
I drive my trucks just like you. They take a beating.
Believe it or not, my Redcat.... TRMT10E is most durable for the cost so far. Metal skids, new springs, new wheelies and roll cage and while the esc tries to stutter when its hot, Redcat sent me a new one anyway I've yet to install.
I love my Traxxas models but very impressed that the Redcat is still going strong after I've over-juiced a 2wd slash and exploded parts and lately knocked screws loose from my ER-2.0 on the ramp.
The black ends (or whatever they called), want i've read they are not titanium, but aluminium. If you replace just them to a pair of titanium, it might not bend at all.
The rods are still bending. I'm convinced that they need to have some flex to them. Being ridged is the wrong idea.
@@outsourcedrc are you running stock fluid in the shocks? Haven't bent one since I super glued the rod ends to the metal rods. (not inside the threads though. That's a no-no. I've heard if you're running heavier shocks than normal, the rods will bend. It's better to bottom out than to let 16+ pounds land on a cantelever suspension set to stiff lol.
No limit straps here. Just a couple zip ties that just slightly limit the extent of the suspension unload, just before they're fully extended.
James High I broke the shocks with the stock fluid. I think I have 50wt in them now.
@@outsourcedrc yikes. Id send it to Traxxas. I've taken mine to the local skate park and hit big air on both low and high ride heights, and never bent a rod. Everything on the suspension stopped breaking once I dabbed super glue on all the rod ends. That was it. No more bent rods. Also started doing landings a bit smoother. Point being is that if in your situation, I'd be concerned if they were still getting bent.
Their products aren't any gd I brought driveshafts for my stampede vxl one broke after 5mins
That brass ring you have to loctite them in.
I can't even get them back in correctly. Plus the rod end is all bent out of shape.
Can you give us the link for these
Its in the description.
Outsourced RC
Ok thx guess I was so early that it didn’t pop up when I looked
Thanks now I no what I'm buying good testing I didn't jump my cars. I leave that for the Savage 4.6. an revo but red .28. nitro.
Hey everyone! Does enyone konws if it is possible installing 120 rocker arm on e-revo 2.0? cheers
sir, you are the man. I would be so pissed.
What's up bro I would try Loctite on those brass fittings🤬😡🤧 and how is the strap limited-slip working for you I ordered some parts for it think I might do the same thing👍 I got the 80 and 100mm could not find 90..#fastrcs 🚘🏎#OutsourcedRC
The straps are awesome. They work perfectly.
The rod ends get distorted and bent. That's what's popping the brass out.
So has traxxas came up with a solution for this?
Nope. I may have found one though. It will be the video I do next weekend.
@@outsourcedrc did the limiting straps that you did work long term?
What!? So much damage on that little crash!? WTF dude
Titanium doesn't bend it just snaps splinters so its just titanium coated paint on top of stainless steel and it takes a whole lot of crashes to break real titanium
That is completely false.
That second jump is something I would do! Ha ha.
I'd hate to add more weight to her. She's already overweight stock. The aluminum parts weigh the same so the only trade off it's stronger parts I guess for a good premium.
They have new rods now. You should get the new ones instead from traxxas
That bench is so sick I might try make one it probably wan,t be as nice tho
I'm sure it will be fine. Its just a work bench!
Send me a link to those
Those jam nuts need to be tightened against the turnbuckle side. Those washers aren't helping at all
I just ride around with bent pushrods all the time until they brake lol
I've had a bent toe link for months lol
Kyle Gardner or buy spares when you bend the ones on the rig pull em off put the new ones on and hammer out the old ones when you get time and throw em back in the parts box.
Try and go with a carbon fiber rods and ends
Just like the Stampede, you can't put enough money in this RC to make Jump worthy (except for the Marvels of Tough Designed Engineering that are the Xmaxx and TRX-4). You are better off just playing in the grass and a bit of drifting in the dirt if you don't want to keep breaking that high stress point. You might want to look at the Arrma Kraton,I know it is not a good looking truck, but you can jump all day on the grass and there are no high stress points that will cause you grief when you are just trying to have a little air time fun.
Meh do not think titanium should be bending. Seems like the revo is not such a durable rig. Kinda wish I bought something different now. Afraid i will bend my rods every time i go out. Guess will need to tone my driving down.
I've only bent one Pushrod, and one Turnbuckle rod. I bent them both back in place. I beat the crap out of my E Revo and it rarely breaks anything.
Its a good truck. I also think it's worth the money. I havent needed to do anything about servos because I tuned back steering and my ESC is still solid. I have the limiter strap mod but not installed. Seems like a lot of essential upgrades but I find it'll take big hits out of the box.
I put bump stops in the shocks to help with the rod ends popping off instead of the limiter straps. It just seems like mine breaks something every time I take it out. I do not even air it out to much. Still working on the setup though to see how it goes. Just added a wheelie bar and have a aluminium body brace coming in as well. I bend that aluminum chassis brace pretty easy as well.
Rod ends tend to get bored or stretched out from what I've seen. I don't see any pop off yet and I hope I don't. I probably baby this truck vs my couple others but still hit 12' airs and because I use Floureon and Gens Ace packs other than Traxxas, I get disconnects and broken solder joints in adapters. I can land and about 10% of the time I have to plug in power again. :-/ My aluminum chassis brace does throw out screws and I put in on top of the stock one but I haven't bent it yet. lol. Maybe I need to try harder cause I bet it would be fun!+
Still on the same servos and esc but for the cost of new no-brand servos these days, I really wouldn't mind testing something different and cheaper just to see.
I'd like to see the new wheelie bar you tried. I want one too.
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I've never been a fan of jntegy everything I've bought from them has broken.
They have a few good items... a few..
Get the Traxxas TUBES 7075 aluminum rods, check out @Kevin Talbot he used them
Buy the traxxas ones
I did. They broke.
@@outsourcedrc new ones are different though? Like 2020 new?
@@jcallesano yes. There are new ones for the E Revo from Traxxas
Get summit aluminum long travel rockers
Swap the ends for plastic
You people that seriously think that There’s a car on this planet that would last through a hour straight of repetitive jumps off a launch ramp like this, and NOT break any parts, are out of your minds.
I can picture the responses now... “well my cousin’s boyfriend step brother knew a girl that saw I guy jump their _____ scale brushless something-or-other over a two story house a thousand times in a row and land it every time, without a scratch on it!”
.... yeah, I bet
People claim that Arrma RC's can take it without breaking...
Some are saying the Xmass 8s can as well.
But yeah it seems likely that stuff will break eventually.
I can't believe the time you waste fixing your car. Ever thought about building a landing ramp? Or a track you can rip around being consistent.
Technical course made to be fun a bit differently a mll doable obsticals yet won't break your car.
I just bought me an E-Revo 2.0 in great condition orange white and blue for $350
I just can't take something and beat the xiss out of it. my mind don't like that.
I do but you to see how much abuse it will take though watching you.
Also how are you ever bent titanium pushrods without breaking the end of the mount is beyond me. But Good Job
You are an innocent child.
these seems to be the most shitty rods you can buy
What a shitty car. I have an kraton v3. I just started in RC world and I am shitty at driving. I swear i have made 10 of those bad jumps and nothing happened. This was on hard gravel. Car looks as shit but nothing broke.