Sorry we haven't posted in a while guys! We wanted to make sure we put all of our effort into this video, and our upcoming ones. Thanks for 700 subs too! If we hit 1,000 by 2021 we will do a giveaway! Make sure you check out our other channels, they will be linked in the description. Thanks for everything!!
It’s insane dude. Never would have thought this channel will Lego’s as much as it did. I only really post in the summer too, and it stills grows in the winter. Now I just need my other channel to do the same 😂
I have a Slash 4x4 Ultimate that I bought on Christmas 2012 and still works today! everything is stock and even the original batteries are working, truly amazing! I'm getting back to the hobby and your video will be very helpful, thanks for that!
Bought my slash the other day and then that next day, sent it into a truck tire and snapped the control arm, i think those are a must need upgrade for beginners, i got a set of aluminum ones
I wouldn’t recommend aluminum control arms. Get RPM as they are a higher quality plastic and more flexible. Aluminum won’t flex, instead it sends the impact force to other parts causing them to break. I bet if you drove into something full speed your bulkhead would break with aluminum arms.
I am a fan of the renowned chargers amd have a 2 channel one. The tracxas charger can do almost everything the venom can if you use the app amd set it up for what ever you want. I was really impressed with how much you can do with that traxxas charger.
Originally I was careful with it so it rarely broke. After about a year it started breaking a lot more. That’s also when I started “bashing” my RC’s. Now I’m so hard on them that any traxxas RC breaks every other bash. Because of that I have sold most of my traxxas cars and really only run Arrma RC’s.
@@traxrc I just bought an arrma for the first time and its the nail in the coffin for me with Traxxas. Traxxas is utter garbage. I beat the absolute heck out of the arrma, and it didn’t skip a beat, until I hit a rock sideways at like 30mph and something hit the on/off switch lol
My friend has a Traxxas 2wd slash and he still has the stock Traxxas servo in it from day one his car is about 6 to 7 years old and it sucks so bad but he is refusing to replace it until it breaks but, me on the other hand can’t keep one good for more then a month.
That’s crazy that his stock servo lasted so long! For both of you I would recommend getting a power hd 20kg waterproof servo off of amazon it’s affordable and works great
I have a brushless motor on my 2x2 slash and I have the stock drive shaft that’s plastic and it hasn’t torn up or worn down enough so it breaks and it’s a really old one like from 09-10 and same thing with the suspension caps I jump mine off 20-30 feet jumps and they haven’t broke off yet and I’ve flipped it over 100s of times and nothing happened, mostly the suspension arms is my biggest up grade that I think should be on this list bc the stock ones are skinny and easy to break, I went with heavy duty metal ones but you can get beefy plastic ones
Crazy how you've had great luck lol! You better go buy a lottlottery ticket because I've never heard about someone who's never broken the plastic shafts with a brushless system!
The 4x4 is very similar to the Stampede 4x4, which is my favorite RC I own. The 4x4 Slash is better than the 2wd imo because it’s more durable, but compared to something like the Arrma Senton, the Slash 4x4 is outdated and overpriced because it still needs a lot of upgrades to be very durable, unlike the Senton.
@@traxrc it takes 30 seconds max to thank your subscribers and to welcome new people to the channel and subscribe. All I’m saying is condense that part and stop repeating yourself cause it was annoying👍🏻
Well yeah.. you have to consider that this is an old video. My ways of making content has changed significantly lol. Check out my other channel... linked in the description of my new video, much more condensed.
I recently got a Slash 4x4 VXL a couple weeks ago & it's alright atm, but I really like it. :) I might use this vid as a guide to get most of those upgrades; this is very helpful, so thx for making this video. :D I also recently started to post some vids with this RC car as well; mostly beginner videos, but my recent vid kinda knocked over my camera/tripod. My parents like the RC car as well; my step-father might build an obstacle course in our backyard as well. He might get another Traxxas Car so we can race; can't wait to see that. Anyway, thanx again for sharing this video & gg on 1K Subs here & 4K Subs now; I'm currently trying to reach 1K Subs as well & I hope the Slash 4x4 VXL will help me reach my goal.
@@traxrc It took me 2 years to reach 700 Subs; thanx :) In case one of my vids does grow very fast, I hope to reach 1K Subs sometime in May (hopefully). Also, small update: My step-father did build a small obstacle course yesterday (3/18) & the vids I got for that might be out within a week according to my daily uploads. My step-father also has his own Slash 4x4 VXL. He also repairs that car sometimes; his job is a car mechanic.
Congrats on hearting every comment! Also, what do you think of the proline trencher wheels? I've heard that the badlands are better for off-road and trenchers are more general. Is this accurate?
Can't go wrong with either, but the Trenchers are more of an all purpose tire. Badlands wear out quickly unless you get the MX ones that have bigger knobs.
Traxxas doesn't make a brushless TRX-4, but, if you want to make your motor run better, we arent the right people to give advice lol. We've been in the hobby for almost 7 years and have rebuilt only 1 brushless motor out of 4, and we didnt even clean it lol. We just used a Traxxas rebuild kit and swapped out parts inside it.
I have a question cause i'll have my first traxxas slash 4x4 vxl today and i want to know if i can buy the battery at the beggining of the video and use the original charger and wont damage the motor in the rc car of wathever. I will need to change something in the car to use the battery?
That sounds like you should be all good! Make sure that your charger is the same port as the battery so you can actually charge it. If it’s not you can buy an adapter.
If I ever win a slash (my dream truck) i want to start rc since long but can't afford it. I will give you some tips to grow your youtube channel even faster and also a asp ap 09 hornet engine which I have sitting around if you pay the shipping
We don't have any plans to give away any of our RC's, sorry dude. We couldn't afford any of our stuff when we first started, but now we have acquired so much because we worked for money and saved up. We don't have any use for a engine either. Just work hard and save up, and you'll get there! Thanks for watching dude!
They are stock ultra shocks, with these two parts upgraded on them. Aluminum shock caps: Red amzn.to/3zG4aFs Blue amzn.to/3PGReoe Green amzn.to/3SbCBLn Pink amzn.to/3oDmPLG TiN shock shafts: Front TiN coated shock shafts amzn.to/3Q8tgSS Rear TiN coated shock shafts amzn.to/3OMcZSa
@@traxrc just thought I’d give a nice input to what I did to my 4x4 to make it more of a “track” truck. I’m needing to get my rc channel started up. I have so much track, bashing and water skipping footage it’s ridiculous.
The case can still flex, messing up the gear mesh and stripping the gears. Kinda pointless if ya ask me. Plus the electronics in the stock servo aren't the most reliable either.
Only happened to us a few times. It is more common on the Slash 4x4 and Stampede 4x4 as they weigh more. It is mainly a preventive upgrade to us, but a needed upgrade for many.
It's funny he makes it sound like it's absolute garbage stock. I've drove mine for 2 years straight, and I have a track at my house so I drive it probably 15 hours a week with no brakes except server
@@traxrc yes its easier to use. But u also have no tsm if you have the brushed model, But if someone was good with brushless and good with brushed the brushless would win everytime.
I personally think tires, shock caps and shock shafts, I prefer to run 2s less things going wrong all round haha. Also those progressive springs suck imo. I see your slash still has the plastic tie links edit Oh only rear mever mind. Good video.
2S is a lot easier on components that's for sure. I still breaks driveshafts on 2S so that's why I included it in the video. I hate the progressive springs too. They are way to soft! I don't even know how I havent broken a rear plastic link on thos RC, but this RC was broken down and used for parts to get my more upgraded, red themed Slash up and running.
Those ez-peak chargers really aren’t the greatest, other branded batteries are not able to be charged, traxxas batteries are really meant for it and Gens ACE and other companies make higher quality batteries for less and they sometimes are better then traxxas
Honest opinion. If u run this car on 2s mostly on training and on sport mode sometimes for fun , avoiding crazy jumps or worthless bashing , it will last and the stock comoonents will survive. Adding 3s and pinion gear for speed running this car full throttle on sport mode on every crazy terrain u will get broke. All these components are not essential except probably esc fan.
While I agree with you, I also think that driving in training mode is the most boring thing you can do. For me, I'd rather break a few parts on high power than drive slow all of the time lol.
You are taking all the fun out by not running in normal mode and not doing any extreme bashing it is awesome and I don't break anything now with the experience of running them
Spending 45 seconds of your video begging for subscribers does the opposite of what your hoping bro! I really wanted to watch this video, as I own 3 of these and am now ready to upgrade them (I broke one front end! LOL) I watch this one channel titled "That Chapter" and he never begs/asks his viewers to "Click, like, subscribe, etc." and I was happy to subscribe because it's a quality channel (which yours looks to be as well). He now has 1.59M subscribers, and a constant theme I notice is people saying how refreshing it is not to be asked over and over for viewers to subscribe. (If you watch one of his videos you'll see, there is nothing glitzy, or flashy, just him talking and presenting his info for the viewers. Please don't think I'm bashing on you, because I'm not. But I'm pretty sure you wouldn't mind 1.6 million subs am I right? LOL Anyway, congrats on your channel, and it's growth. I've changed my mind and will watch it, as the info sounds valuable. (which is all we as viewers want truthfully!) Cheers bro!
Cool! Well thanks for sharing your wisdom and tips with us! I can't tell you how much it helps us, not to mention the money you probably save us in mistakes we'd likely make trying to just trying to go it alone without your visual help and guidance. 😉
If ur saying for me to get you a slash because ur unemployed, then absolutely not. Get off the couch and get a job yourself and work for what you have.
Wow 21 pinion you Shure 19 is the highest recommended with 54 spur on 3 s we run the 16 on on 3 s on 54 spur the 19 only for short speed runs on street only .or you will over heat speed control and buy buy warnties .now up grade speed controler ok but still buy buy warrenties we run 2 s 19 pin with 54 spur most of the time with 6000 mil bat to keep 40 off road and 20 min run time.whats the diff good speed no broken stock drive shafts great jumps only broke 4 parts 2 bodies an arm now rpm and shock caps alum now and are temps cool with or without fan .when in water fans not water proof. lower body great for racing bad for off road bashing. I bash. Better shock oil kills the roll over effect. The stock oil to soft a ride so it rolls. Happy bashing. In the new year. And yes I run badlands. . 😆
Get the esc fan of the list and put in a decent hobbywing system or so. The vxl system is overpriced and crap and gets hot in 2 hard passes on grass. The hobbywing esc won't even get warm in 20 minutes of hard bashing.
Personally, I like the VXL system. If I were to do it again I'd get Hobbywing, just to try it because I hear that it is better than the VXL. But, I don't hate the VXL system. It has plenty of power and it won't get hot under the right gearing. I can run 3S packs back to back in my VXL equipped cars without an issue.
@@traxrc with the hobbywing system it will have way more punch and a lot more speed. Esc stays dead cold motor gets warm when you run the shit out of it
Way too much youtube like comment subscribe bullshit before the video content. If you must please add that after enough content to even know if we want to subscribe.
@@traxrc that's fair, and I do understand why creators do this, RUclips created a system that's hostile to both viewers and creators alike. I did watch the rest of the video and ordered some of the parts through the links you left and found the content helpful. Apologies for the salt in my response; it's the platform I'm fed up with. Thanks for your classy response, I just subscribed.
Thank you a lot bro! It does mean a lot that so many people found this video useful. Never would have thought that sharing my experience would have helped so many. This was also made when I was trying to just push out content as much as possible, not really thinking about what I’m posting. Interestingly enough, I rarely watch RC content on RUclips. I watch automotive type stuff like you would find on my other channel. I’ve come to the realization that if it isn’t something I would watch, I’m not going to post it, or include it in the video.
@@traxrc that is a great perspective to have and I wish more content creators did. If I could suggest one idea for a video, I see you have a lot of recent videos about both Arrma and Traxxas cars. I recently got back into RC stuff and it would be nice to hear about your thoughts about each brand and how they compare, or specific vehicles like the Slash vs Senton. I bought a Slash to go with my Losi SCT but I'm wondering if I should add something from the Arrma lineup, and which is best for what. For example the Slash was easier to drive out of the box but the Losi is waaaay faster around the track, and I am wondering how Arrma compares in the mix. Just a thought, maybe you've already done something that I missed. Anyway best of luck in the future and I'll be watching for more content, maybe check out your other channel too as if you're into the RC scale stuff, seems like there's a lot of overlap with performance cars.
I’d like to do something like that where I compare Arrma and Traxxas. I need more experience with Arrma though because Traxxas has been my main brand for 8 years, and I got my first Arrma 2 months ago.
Your a bit obnoxious w/ the begging Bro, there's only so much talking & begging people to join your channel before people click off & go elsewhere. you might want to re-think your commentary. The video mentions upgrades & for the first 5 minutes a it's begging & other nonsense
First of all, this is an old video and my style has changed. Watch my recent videos. They are better. Also, I just hit a milestone around the time this video was posted, so I was hyped and grateful. I wanted to share that with my viewers.
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Sorry we haven't posted in a while guys! We wanted to make sure we put all of our effort into this video, and our upcoming ones. Thanks for 700 subs too! If we hit 1,000 by 2021 we will do a giveaway! Make sure you check out our other channels, they will be linked in the description.
Thanks for everything!!
Are you guys still doing the giveaway since y’all hit 1K?
At the moment we arent in a good situation to do a giveaway, but there will be more giveaways in the future.
@@traxrc you’ve tripled that goal by now, really shows that if ur consistent with content you’ll continue to grow!
It’s insane dude. Never would have thought this channel will Lego’s as much as it did. I only really post in the summer too, and it stills grows in the winter. Now I just need my other channel to do the same 😂
My boy got enough wd40 for the rest of his life
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Lol
It goes pretty quick
Ik right!
first thing i noticed lol
I have a Slash 4x4 Ultimate that I bought on Christmas 2012 and still works today! everything is stock and even the original batteries are working, truly amazing! I'm getting back to the hobby and your video will be very helpful, thanks for that!
Glad to help!
Wow, 10-11 years?? :O
That's amazing!! :D
Most impressive thing about all of that is how you resisted the urge and kept it stock for that long😂😂😂
Bought my slash the other day and then that next day, sent it into a truck tire and snapped the control arm, i think those are a must need upgrade for beginners, i got a set of aluminum ones
I wouldn’t recommend aluminum control arms. Get RPM as they are a higher quality plastic and more flexible. Aluminum won’t flex, instead it sends the impact force to other parts causing them to break. I bet if you drove into something full speed your bulkhead would break with aluminum arms.
Mines brushed, stock, and about 12 years old. Time to upgrade!!
For sure!
I am a fan of the renowned chargers amd have a 2 channel one. The tracxas charger can do almost everything the venom can if you use the app amd set it up for what ever you want. I was really impressed with how much you can do with that traxxas charger.
I agree there’s nothing wrong with renowned as long as it works!
I love how there’s a army of WD-40 in the background lol
Gotta love it
HE NEEDS MORE
I do bro
Real lol
2 years with a slash 4x4 vxl and totally stock. Nothing broken.
That’s insane! The way I bash my traxxas cars it’s usually every other bash session😂
That LCG chassis should help a lot. Brother has a Losi that sits a lot lower. So stable.
It is a game changer for sure!!
Just picked up a Slash VXL 4x4 today. Subbed!
Nice!
How many times did it break on you? Mines been such a money pit since I bought it.
Originally I was careful with it so it rarely broke. After about a year it started breaking a lot more. That’s also when I started “bashing” my RC’s. Now I’m so hard on them that any traxxas RC breaks every other bash. Because of that I have sold most of my traxxas cars and really only run Arrma RC’s.
@@traxrc I just bought an arrma for the first time and its the nail in the coffin for me with Traxxas. Traxxas is utter garbage. I beat the absolute heck out of the arrma, and it didn’t skip a beat, until I hit a rock sideways at like 30mph and something hit the on/off switch lol
@ItBetterBeFast I tell everyone traxxas sucks and they refuse to believe me until they get an Arrma! #ArrmaTough!
The shoe goo is a good idea I think I’ll do that asap
It definitely helps a lot!
I can say about the shock caps I have drove my slash since 2018 really
Hard and it ain’t broke but ima try to get the raptor cause mines so old
The stock drive shafts have worked for me so far- and I use race gearing
Cool! I’d still plan on replacing them at some point. Usually when they wear out they become more fragile.
@@traxrc yeah with all the stuff I’m having to buy- servo, shocks, tires, etc, I might as well just go all in
Yep… it’s a Traxxas thing
My friend has a Traxxas 2wd slash and he still has the stock Traxxas servo in it from day one his car is about 6 to 7 years old and it sucks so bad but he is refusing to replace it until it breaks but, me on the other hand can’t keep one good for more then a month.
That’s crazy that his stock servo lasted so long! For both of you I would recommend getting a power hd 20kg waterproof servo off of amazon it’s affordable and works great
@@traxrc ok
I have a brushless motor on my 2x2 slash and I have the stock drive shaft that’s plastic and it hasn’t torn up or worn down enough so it breaks and it’s a really old one like from 09-10 and same thing with the suspension caps I jump mine off 20-30 feet jumps and they haven’t broke off yet and I’ve flipped it over 100s of times and nothing happened, mostly the suspension arms is my biggest up grade that I think should be on this list bc the stock ones are skinny and easy to break, I went with heavy duty metal ones but you can get beefy plastic ones
Crazy how you've had great luck lol! You better go buy a lottlottery ticket because I've never heard about someone who's never broken the plastic shafts with a brushless system!
@@traxrc haha yea I guess I should buy a lotto ticket lol, I’ve mostly just broken suspension arms some how lol
I'm the other way around lol
3S in Louisiana requires an ESC fan and a motor heatsink and fan.
Other than the alum shock caps and tires, most of this is not needed if you stick with 2 cell which is more than enough for this platform.
True but 2 cell is not enough for experienced bashers who want more power!
Thank you so much had to sub for the links in description!
Haha thanks man! You can always count on me for putting links in the description.
Me and my brothers got xl5 slashes 4 days ago. Long story short our bulk heads broke whem we hit each other head on full speed.
Ur lucky more didn’t break. These Slashes aren’t made for that at all. An Arrma, maybe, but not Traxxas lol unless it is upgraded.
Cool vid. I run a 23t on mine and it's alright for the heat temp 👍
Thanks! I thought that it was a little uncontrollable on the 23t pinion, while on 3S. I dropped it down and it is a lot more fun!
Thank you for this video I just ordered a traxxas slash today. Very good video 😁
No problem dude 👊 thanks for watching 🤘🤘
Just picked up a Slash 2wd today, thanks for all the info, gonna bash today!
Awesome!
I'm looking at the 4x4. How do u like it so far?
The 4x4 is very similar to the Stampede 4x4, which is my favorite RC I own. The 4x4 Slash is better than the 2wd imo because it’s more durable, but compared to something like the Arrma Senton, the Slash 4x4 is outdated and overpriced because it still needs a lot of upgrades to be very durable, unlike the Senton.
So the 4x4 slash is good for beginners?
If you are ready to spend another $200-$300 on more parts right away. To my knowledge the Senton needs a servo only.
Do I need to change the gear ratio to run larger tires?
Yes, for example if you wanted to run stampede tires I would drop the pinion's teeth count 1-3
I bought my first one today (vxl 4x4) and I love it
Awesome!
Awesome i got one about a week ago today an it was worthit
There are fun!!
Awesome dude!
I run 86 spur and 24t pinion, runs hot when I’m doing speed runs but can hit 60mph
Slap some fans on it and send it
@@traxrc happy bashing brotha!
60,000TH view!!!!
thank for the infor and the chance to be one to round it off
Let’s gooo!! 👍 thanks for watching homie
Over 2 mins in and this dude won’t stop talking about subscribers
Well I wouldnt be here if it wasnt for my subscribers... I'm sorry that I appreciate how far the channel has come 😔
@@traxrc it takes 30 seconds max to thank your subscribers and to welcome new people to the channel and subscribe. All I’m saying is condense that part and stop repeating yourself cause it was annoying👍🏻
Well yeah.. you have to consider that this is an old video. My ways of making content has changed significantly lol. Check out my other channel... linked in the description of my new video, much more condensed.
I recently got a Slash 4x4 VXL a couple weeks ago & it's alright atm, but I really like it. :)
I might use this vid as a guide to get most of those upgrades; this is very helpful, so thx for making this video. :D
I also recently started to post some vids with this RC car as well; mostly beginner videos, but my recent vid kinda knocked over my camera/tripod. My parents like the RC car as well; my step-father might build an obstacle course in our backyard as well.
He might get another Traxxas Car so we can race; can't wait to see that.
Anyway, thanx again for sharing this video & gg on 1K Subs here & 4K Subs now; I'm currently trying to reach 1K Subs as well & I hope the Slash 4x4 VXL will help me reach my goal.
Glad to help! Sounds like ur having fun with rc and videos! You’ll get to 1k, might be soon, or in my case it might take you a year or two!
@@traxrc It took me 2 years to reach 700 Subs; thanx :) In case one of my vids does grow very fast, I hope to reach 1K Subs sometime in May (hopefully).
Also, small update: My step-father did build a small obstacle course yesterday (3/18) & the vids I got for that might be out within a week according to my daily uploads.
My step-father also has his own Slash 4x4 VXL. He also repairs that car sometimes; his job is a car mechanic.
That LCG you were showing is for the 2wd slash not the 4wd. Then 4wd is wider and setup for the driveshaft
This video is for the 2wd Slash not the 4wd.
Sounded better when the mic was unplugged. Good video!
Thanks! The mic I used in this video was garbage lol. I have a new one now that is 100% better!
Congrats on hearting every comment! Also, what do you think of the proline trencher wheels? I've heard that the badlands are better for off-road and trenchers are more general. Is this accurate?
Can't go wrong with either, but the Trenchers are more of an all purpose tire. Badlands wear out quickly unless you get the MX ones that have bigger knobs.
@@traxrc ok ty!
No problem!
hai..can you make a video how to clean the brushless moto trx4..what contact cleaner can we use and step after clean the moto
Traxxas doesn't make a brushless TRX-4, but, if you want to make your motor run better, we arent the right people to give advice lol. We've been in the hobby for almost 7 years and have rebuilt only 1 brushless motor out of 4, and we didnt even clean it lol. We just used a Traxxas rebuild kit and swapped out parts inside it.
I have a question cause i'll have my first traxxas slash 4x4 vxl today and i want to know if i can buy the battery at the beggining of the video and use the original charger and wont damage the motor in the rc car of wathever. I will need to change something in the car to use the battery?
That sounds like you should be all good! Make sure that your charger is the same port as the battery so you can actually charge it. If it’s not you can buy an adapter.
I think I am going to get the pro-line badland tires. Does it matter what size I get? I have a 2wd brushless slash.
Yes! There is a link in the Description to the ones you need for the Slash.
@@traxrc Ok thanks. By the way I subscribed to your channel.
Thanks 👊
@@traxrc No problem.
@@traxrc I have a question tho, are they super grippy that they cause the rc to roll and you can't drift with them.
very solid video, you helped a lot!
Thanks!
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Funny guy eh?
You earned a sub
Thanks!!
Yeah I'm slash crazy
Lol same. I have 3. I had 4 but recently sold one.
if you get the sway bar.. do you still need the aluminum shock caps?
I haven't seen a good sway bar for the Slash 2wd, but if you were to get one, then yes I'd still get them.
Is the brushed version better?
Depends on what you want to do. Brushless is more fun imo but it needs more upgrades.
how did you get a black chassis?
It is a separate part. If you search for it, it'll pop up.
You forgot to mention they should replace the plastic bearing with a aluminum bearing on the motor and the driveshaft
I think your thinking of the 4x4 Slash
If I ever win a slash (my dream truck) i want to start rc since long but can't afford it. I will give you some tips to grow your youtube channel even faster and also a asp ap 09 hornet engine which I have sitting around if you pay the shipping
We don't have any plans to give away any of our RC's, sorry dude. We couldn't afford any of our stuff when we first started, but now we have acquired so much because we worked for money and saved up.
We don't have any use for a engine either.
Just work hard and save up, and you'll get there!
Thanks for watching dude!
@@traxrc thanks for replying well i cant save up but np
Can you tell me the exact shocks ? Titanium nitrate coated ? Brand ect ?
They are stock ultra shocks, with these two parts upgraded on them.
Aluminum shock caps:
Red amzn.to/3zG4aFs
Blue amzn.to/3PGReoe
Green amzn.to/3SbCBLn
Pink amzn.to/3oDmPLG
TiN shock shafts:
Front TiN coated shock shafts amzn.to/3Q8tgSS
Rear TiN coated shock shafts amzn.to/3OMcZSa
Do the wheel come in a pack of two or four?
They come in packs of 2, so to get 4 you’ll need to buy 2.
hi, what is your spur, pinion gear combination?
On VXL Slashes I typically run a 20-23t pinion and a 90 or 86t spur gear.
Immediately get rid of the stock garbage chassis. Get a lcg or get a aftermarket aluminum. Stock tires suspension servo body mounts and driveshafts.
All of those are great upgrades!
@@traxrc just thought I’d give a nice input to what I did to my 4x4 to make it more of a “track” truck. I’m needing to get my rc channel started up. I have so much track, bashing and water skipping footage it’s ridiculous.
Haha! That would make for some cool videos!
Me racing my slash …. Waiting for my driveshafts to “completely disintegrate”
It will happen at some point, sooner than later.
You are so close to 1k subs
Yes! Super excited!
Brushless is taller?
No we put a different chassis on the brushed one. Brushless is still stock.
@@traxrc the black high one is taller. What is it called?
And is it for brushless 4wd?
That's the stock High CG (Center of Gravity) on the Slash 2wd, not 4wd.
@@traxrc is there a high one for 4wd brushless?
If I were you I would also upgrade the turnbuckles.
Yes that is another good upgrade, but we only included the first 10 upgrades for the brushless Slash.
Can you make links in the discruption
There are links just click on more and they are the first things you will see
Where did you get those rims ?
Probably proline or amain hobbies? It was years ago I can’t remember.
So for those tires, do I have to get rear and front ones???
If you want them to match then yes. Since only the rear tires have power to them then I guess you really only need the rear ones.
@@traxrc are the rear and the front ones any different?? Or can i just click the link you posted and just buy it and swap out the rears
There is no difference. I have the same setup on the front and rear
My servo broke the first day I bought my slash 😂😂
I then replaced it with metal gears. Bes upgrade ever
Sounds about right 😂
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5 upgrades for vxl bandit?
Never owned a Bandit, but it is basically a Slash. Ik that the tires wear down fast so maybe that is something to look into!
Just put metal parts in the stock servo I did
The case can still flex, messing up the gear mesh and stripping the gears. Kinda pointless if ya ask me. Plus the electronics in the stock servo aren't the most reliable either.
Don't have no problems with mine and being running on mine for 2 years and still going strong and I bash the heck out of mine
Where can I get that battery hold down used in upgraded LCG Chassis 5) 5:28
It is made by STRC. Here is the link amzn.to/3BNRziS
Thanks
Glad to help!
The phone audio was kinda better
My shock caps have never ever ever popped off. I bash the shit out of it too.
Only happened to us a few times. It is more common on the Slash 4x4 and Stampede 4x4 as they weigh more. It is mainly a preventive upgrade to us, but a needed upgrade for many.
He who dies with the most WD40 wins! 😋
It’s true🤷♂️ and I’m gonna win😂
Does your motor get hot fast on 19pin and 86spur?
With that gearing you should be fine. Ours gets hot on 23t pinion and 86 spur. We like to run 21/90 most of the time on our Slash 2wd VXL's
@@traxrc for some reason on traxxas 3s it got hot fast and I got 4 mins of runtime without it getting hot
Hmm weird... what size tires are you running??
@@traxrc stock
It's on my profile pick
he saw 5k views and said: "It just absolutely blew up"
Meanwhile this one with 100k...
The other one is at 95k views now😂
It's funny he makes it sound like it's absolute garbage stock. I've drove mine for 2 years straight, and I have a track at my house so I drive it probably 15 hours a week with no brakes except server
Do you have a brushed or brushless Slash?
@@traxrc brushless. No point in getting a brushed. I feel like brushed is meant for little kids
For a Slash 2wd, I think brush handles better bc it has less wheel spin.
@@traxrc yes its easier to use. But u also have no tsm if you have the brushed model, But if someone was good with brushless and good with brushed the brushless would win everytime.
Ya I dont have TSM with my brushless setup because I converted it from brushed to brushless
I personally think tires, shock caps and shock shafts, I prefer to run 2s less things going wrong all round haha.
Also those progressive springs suck imo. I see your slash still has the plastic tie links edit Oh only rear mever mind. Good video.
2S is a lot easier on components that's for sure. I still breaks driveshafts on 2S so that's why I included it in the video. I hate the progressive springs too. They are way to soft! I don't even know how I havent broken a rear plastic link on thos RC, but this RC was broken down and used for parts to get my more upgraded, red themed Slash up and running.
Those ez-peak chargers really aren’t the greatest, other branded batteries are not able to be charged, traxxas batteries are really meant for it and Gens ACE and other companies make higher quality batteries for less and they sometimes are better then traxxas
The Traxxas stuff is really good for beginners, and we charge our other branded batteries on it all of the time. Never had an issue doing it.
@@traxrc what batteries are they
Any LiPo really. We have Floureon, which you can't find anymore, Povway, Gens Ace, Venom, etc.
Honest opinion. If u run this car on 2s mostly on training and on sport mode sometimes for fun , avoiding crazy jumps or worthless bashing , it will last and the stock comoonents will survive. Adding 3s and pinion gear for speed running this car full throttle on sport mode on every crazy terrain u will get broke. All these components are not essential except probably esc fan.
While I agree with you, I also think that driving in training mode is the most boring thing you can do. For me, I'd rather break a few parts on high power than drive slow all of the time lol.
You are taking all the fun out by not running in normal mode and not doing any extreme bashing it is awesome and I don't break anything now with the experience of running them
700 subscribers look at yall 5k
It’s been a journey!
Spending 45 seconds of your video begging for subscribers does the opposite of what your hoping bro! I really wanted to watch this video, as I own 3 of these and am now ready to upgrade them (I broke one front end! LOL) I watch this one channel titled "That Chapter" and he never begs/asks his viewers to "Click, like, subscribe, etc." and I was happy to subscribe because it's a quality channel (which yours looks to be as well). He now has 1.59M subscribers, and a constant theme I notice is people saying how refreshing it is not to be asked over and over for viewers to subscribe. (If you watch one of his videos you'll see, there is nothing glitzy, or flashy, just him talking and presenting his info for the viewers. Please don't think I'm bashing on you, because I'm not. But I'm pretty sure you wouldn't mind 1.6 million subs am I right? LOL Anyway, congrats on your channel, and it's growth. I've changed my mind and will watch it, as the info sounds valuable. (which is all we as viewers want truthfully!) Cheers bro!
Yeah I don’t do that anymore. This is an older video and I’ve changed my ways of making videos. If I mention anything now I keep it very short.
Cool! Well thanks for sharing your wisdom and tips with us! I can't tell you how much it helps us, not to mention the money you probably save us in mistakes we'd likely make trying to just trying to go it alone without your visual help and guidance. 😉
That’s exactly why I made this video!
Yea, just buy the salsh get the motor and throw the rest and then buy again all the parts. ..
That's one way to do it 🤣
I just replaced the whole shock metal shocks aluminum
Not a bad upgrade, but if you buy the cheap ones they don’t last
Traxxas is making a killing off so called upgrade parts that should already come stock since they know they’re weak.
Ya some upgrade parts should be stock
I don't mind Traxxas, and I'll still buy their stuff in the future, but they arent my first choice anymore.
RPM parts are the best
Help me get one even if it's unemployed
If ur saying for me to get you a slash because ur unemployed, then absolutely not. Get off the couch and get a job yourself and work for what you have.
Lol he said it looks like a Fat Pig
Wow 21 pinion you Shure 19 is the highest recommended with 54 spur on 3 s we run the 16 on on 3 s on 54 spur the 19 only for short speed runs on street only .or you will over heat speed control and buy buy warnties .now up grade speed controler ok but still buy buy warrenties we run 2 s 19 pin with 54 spur most of the time with 6000 mil bat to keep 40 off road and 20 min run time.whats the diff good speed no broken stock drive shafts great jumps only broke 4 parts 2 bodies an arm now rpm and shock caps alum now and are temps cool with or without fan .when in water fans not water proof. lower body great for racing bad for off road bashing. I bash. Better shock oil kills the roll over effect. The stock oil to soft a ride so it rolls. Happy bashing. In the new year. And yes I run badlands. . 😆
We run a 21T pinion with a 90T spur usually. No issues. The 54T spur we dont even own.
What is the part number for the 90t spur gear... please
Traxxas part #3956
Thank you... gonna try this gearing here in Arizona... cause everything gets super hot... lol
I'm so sorry I realized I just gave you the wrong part number! I hope i didn't mess anything up for you! The part you need is 4690
pov u live in norway: hahahhahahha ecs fan nahh gearing more fast pro yes
Get the esc fan of the list and put in a decent hobbywing system or so. The vxl system is overpriced and crap and gets hot in 2 hard passes on grass. The hobbywing esc won't even get warm in 20 minutes of hard bashing.
Personally, I like the VXL system. If I were to do it again I'd get Hobbywing, just to try it because I hear that it is better than the VXL. But, I don't hate the VXL system. It has plenty of power and it won't get hot under the right gearing. I can run 3S packs back to back in my VXL equipped cars without an issue.
@@traxrc with the hobbywing system it will have way more punch and a lot more speed. Esc stays dead cold motor gets warm when you run the shit out of it
What hobby wing set up..
@@angeloverduzco2891 3660 max10
Way too much youtube like comment subscribe bullshit before the video content. If you must please add that after enough content to even know if we want to subscribe.
Thanks for the opinion but if you watch my recent videos you would know I don’t do this anymore.
@@traxrc that's fair, and I do understand why creators do this, RUclips created a system that's hostile to both viewers and creators alike. I did watch the rest of the video and ordered some of the parts through the links you left and found the content helpful. Apologies for the salt in my response; it's the platform I'm fed up with. Thanks for your classy response, I just subscribed.
Thank you a lot bro! It does mean a lot that so many people found this video useful. Never would have thought that sharing my experience would have helped so many. This was also made when I was trying to just push out content as much as possible, not really thinking about what I’m posting. Interestingly enough, I rarely watch RC content on RUclips. I watch automotive type stuff like you would find on my other channel. I’ve come to the realization that if it isn’t something I would watch, I’m not going to post it, or include it in the video.
@@traxrc that is a great perspective to have and I wish more content creators did. If I could suggest one idea for a video, I see you have a lot of recent videos about both Arrma and Traxxas cars. I recently got back into RC stuff and it would be nice to hear about your thoughts about each brand and how they compare, or specific vehicles like the Slash vs Senton. I bought a Slash to go with my Losi SCT but I'm wondering if I should add something from the Arrma lineup, and which is best for what. For example the Slash was easier to drive out of the box but the Losi is waaaay faster around the track, and I am wondering how Arrma compares in the mix. Just a thought, maybe you've already done something that I missed. Anyway best of luck in the future and I'll be watching for more content, maybe check out your other channel too as if you're into the RC scale stuff, seems like there's a lot of overlap with performance cars.
I’d like to do something like that where I compare Arrma and Traxxas. I need more experience with Arrma though because Traxxas has been my main brand for 8 years, and I got my first Arrma 2 months ago.
2:20 Stops begging for likes and subs...
Not begging just wanting to grow so I can make more videos!
Brooooo just get to the point to much talking
I’ve gotten better at that! This is an old video
Your a bit obnoxious w/ the begging Bro, there's only so much talking & begging people to join your channel before people click off & go elsewhere. you might want to re-think your commentary. The video mentions upgrades & for the first 5 minutes a it's begging & other nonsense
First of all, this is an old video and my style has changed. Watch my recent videos. They are better. Also, I just hit a milestone around the time this video was posted, so I was hyped and grateful. I wanted to share that with my viewers.
do those servos fit the bolt holes
Yep!
Will the m6 driveshafts work on a 2wd?
Yes, they sell a set specifically for the 2wd.