my tmaxx 3.3 thread
06-13-2011, 09:46 AM
#1
my tmaxx 3.3 thread
so i am a new guy here, not my first nitro. had 2 RC10GTs, 1 RC10GT2, TC3, and a few HPI RS4s. got out of the game for quite a while because of personal reasons.
i have always wanted a tmaxx 3.3, so the other day i splurged and bought a used 1, knowing i would be replacing a lot of the truck.
well i got the truck in better condition then i thought. RPM front arms, pretty stock otherwise. replaced glow plug, new fuel, and it started right up!
perfect. well after driving it around for about 3 days i knew it needed some mods. particularly suspension mods. so i went and got the traxxas big bore shocks, some 40 series wheels and some trencher tires, upgraded steering and high torque steering.
it still handles like a boat on the high seas.
i am going to do some upgrading and get the truck to handle how i want it. it seems as though i can't get the suspension just right...as far as tuning it. i think something might be installed wrong in the front end. i will figure it out.
just wanted to introduce myself. i'll have pictures in the next few hours...
i have always wanted a tmaxx 3.3, so the other day i splurged and bought a used 1, knowing i would be replacing a lot of the truck.
well i got the truck in better condition then i thought. RPM front arms, pretty stock otherwise. replaced glow plug, new fuel, and it started right up!
perfect. well after driving it around for about 3 days i knew it needed some mods. particularly suspension mods. so i went and got the traxxas big bore shocks, some 40 series wheels and some trencher tires, upgraded steering and high torque steering.
it still handles like a boat on the high seas.
i am going to do some upgrading and get the truck to handle how i want it. it seems as though i can't get the suspension just right...as far as tuning it. i think something might be installed wrong in the front end. i will figure it out.
just wanted to introduce myself. i'll have pictures in the next few hours...
06-13-2011, 07:37 PM
#2
I have two T-maxx's and really dig them!!
I don't care too much about the "handling" because I only use it for messing around and bashing!!!
Have fun with it!!
I don't care too much about the "handling" because I only use it for messing around and bashing!!!
Have fun with it!!
06-14-2011, 10:40 AM
#3
06-14-2011, 09:56 PM
#4
06-15-2011, 11:16 AM
#5
Getting a T-Maxx to handle the way I am imagining you want it to handle = impossible. If you wanted handling, a T-Maxx was a bad option from the get go. The main thing you have to do to any MT to get them to handle better is lower the COG and/or widen the stance.
06-15-2011, 03:07 PM
#6
well i wanna be able to hit the gas and not have the truck just get stupid sideways. also want it to be able to track straight....i know its not gonna handle like a stadium truck.
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