#Traxxas slash 4x4 ultimate tracking problems install#
#Traxxas slash 4x4 ultimate tracking problems drivers#

#Traxxas slash 4x4 ultimate tracking problems drivers#

I see a lot of drivers using stock Losi TEN-SCTE shocks, but Traxxas recently released their GTR shocks for this truck, so I picked up a full set along with springs and filled them with 35wt oil before mounting them to the truck. Then it came down to making a decision on shocks. This was the perfect time to order Traxxas blue anodized lightweight aluminum turnbuckles to reduce the sprung weight on the arms.Ī Traxxas sway bar kit is a necessary item for this racer and this kit includes two different sizes of front and rear bars for tuning. As I mentioned before, I had the stock arms, but had to order up the pins, pin plates and new turnbuckles to complete the arm assemblies. HR also offers trick looking aluminum caster blocks that mated up perfectly with the Tekno RC steering knuckles. The thick, black anodized shock towers come with shock posts for stock big bore shocks and they have a nice jeweled edge for a custom look. Next, I needed to start ordering suspension components and I turned to Hot Racing for their aluminum shock towers. These would get installed later after I finished collecting the parts needed for completion. These axle upgrades prevent axles from bending or breaking and ride on larger diameter bearings for better durability. The front kit comes with new steering knuckles with steel CV type driveshafts and lightweight steel outdrive cups to mount to the diffs. Tekno also offers a front and rear driveshaft kit.

This setup won’t bind while the chassis is twisting and turning during stresses and is a must have for a racer build. I needed the center prop shaft and I noticed Tekno RC offers a dogbone-style center kit with outdrive cups for the front and rear.

The drivetrain, however, was not complete. The first thing I did with these items was to tear them down, clean them out and fill the front diff with 10,000wt oil, the center with 20,000wt and the rear with 5,000wt. A center diff was ordered from my local shop and this arrived at the same time. After a little hunting around, I found a good deal for the set online from a truck being parted out and had them shipped to my door for fifty bucks. When I was planning ahead, I determined I would need the front and rear differentials along with the cases. Before checking out, I also picked up their bearing kit for any bearings I would need along the way with the build. This gave me almost all the hardware I needed, with the exception of axle pins, to build up my project as I went along. But even before installing any of the parts that came with the kit, I ordered an RC Screwz stainless steel screw kit specifically for this truck. This is a good deal all-around for the start of a project or to convert an older, high CG S4x4.

#Traxxas slash 4x4 ultimate tracking problems install#

This set gives you the chassis, nerf wings, front and rear suspension pivot/diff mount plates, battery mount with strap, motor mount, center diff support and gear cover along with all the hardware needed to install the parts. That meant I would be hunting down everything else needed for the truck and I could custom tailor this build with whatever race-ready accessories I wanted.įor starters, I opted to go with a Traxxas LCG conversion set. In going through some parts from a previous build, I found I had new stock front and rear bumpers, suspension arms, body mounts and steering bell-cranks with turnbuckles already installed. This build, like many of my recent builds, started as a ground-up parts build and not an already assembled kit that I would have to tear down. So I set off to build my ideal club-race-ready Slash 4×4. I knew the Slash 4×4 is race worthy, but seeing its potential and what it could take got this racer to thinking I wanted to try laying down fast laps with a Slash 4×4 of my own. A few of the trucks, although not driven by the best drivers there, appeared to be working really well. I noticed a lot of Traxxas Slash 4×4’s seeding the heats and these trucks were taking a beating and coming back for more.

These guys at the track for fun caught my eye at a recent club race. His truck may not have the best motor or new tires each run, or the latest setup with a freshly painted race body that look as fast as it drives. But then I see a whole other type of racer, the guy who is there to have fun, who is proud of their machine he is wheeling around the track. Sure, at the track I have seen a lot of high-end big dollar trucks laying down ultra-fast lap times with highly skilled competitors driving as if their life depended on it. Not only is there a significant resurgence in racing, the short course craze has brought back many racers and elements of grass roots racing. It’s amazing what short course trucks have done to the racing scene.