One very simple way to adjust the handling and weight bias on your Slash 2WD would be to cut the foam battery piece in half and placing them at each end of the battery in different quantities. For more steering you can move all the foam pieces behind the battery (towards the rear of the truck) and thus putting the battery weight more forward. Continue reading 'Building Tips: Traxxas Slash 2WD Battery Placement adjustment'»
One of the weakness on the Hyper 10SC is the ball studs used through out the steering and camber links on the truck. The ball studs offers smooth and unlimited range of link’s motion, however, it can pop off really easily (especially the front steering linkages). Continue reading 'Buildling Tips: Hyper 10SC Ball Link upgrade'»
changing over your stock plastic Ultra shocks for your Slash4 x4 to our big-bore aluminum threaded shock body shocks will greatly improved the handling and performance of your Slash 4×4.
Continue reading 'Produc FAQ: Traxxas Slash 4×4 Shock Assembly'»
Tips on building our Aluminum threaded shocks for the HPI Blitz.
Continue reading 'Product FAQ: HPI Blitz Shock Building'»
With spec Slash class racing, most off-road track race directors will outlaw the ball diff, however, most will accept tuning to the gear diff. Out of the box, the gear diff is packed with light weight grease and for the most part the gear diff action is too quickly, which unloads too fast while the truck is cornering Continue reading 'Tuning the Slash Gear Diff'»
The Traxxas Titan 550 motor is one durable motor with plenty of zip. For a beginner, it has more than enough power. For racing, it is a great “spec” motor to keep things as equal as possible. Most “spec” class racing will allow you to change the gear ratio. While the kit comes with a 19T pinion gear, what you should use will really depend on the size of the track and the layout of the track. Don’t gear for top speed only Continue reading 'Gearing 101 (Titan 550)'»
If you been running your Traxxas Slash for awhile, you might notice a squeeky sound as you compress the front suspension. This might be caused by a small binding between the front inner suspension and the fiberglass hinge-pin brace. In stock form, the fiberglass brace is bit of a tight fit Continue reading 'Squeeky-Free front Suspension'»
Often time we see guys and the off-road track wash their tires by simply dunking them into the water first and then start scrubbing the dirt off. Unfortunately by dunking the tire into the water, the foam insert inside will soak in all the water (as foams naturally do) and thus having a lop-sided insert inside because of the water. And often times Continue reading 'Cleaning Tires'»
Many off-road race tracks around the country still offer a spec “run as out of the box” class for the Traxxas Slash, which requires you to run the original kit tires. While realistic in appearance, unfortunately the stock tires suffer a bit of lack of traction due to its hardness of rubber compound and tread design. One trick that seems to be acceptable under the “spec” rule is tire cutting.
Continue reading 'Tire Cutting Trick for Stock Slash Tires'»
Often times we see guys struggle with gluing tires. Whether it is stock tires that you’re gluing up, or a set of softer aftermarket tires, you will find the following tips helpful in keeping the tires on your wheels. Continue reading 'Tire Gluing tips'»
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One very simple way to adjust the handling and weight bias on your Slash 2WD would be to cut the foam battery piece in half and placing them at each end of the battery in different quantities. For more steering you can move all the foam pieces behind the battery (towards the rear of the truck) and thus putting the battery weight more forward. Continue reading 'Building Tips: Traxxas Slash 2WD Battery Placement adjustment'»
