Originally Posted by
koyota93
I have a heavily modded Slash 4x4. It's a blast in the sand with paddles, but the spur blows out every 10-15 minutes from the sand getting into it. It's only a $3 part but it's annoying to have to change it so often. Just FYI.
Use the steel spur. I forget who makes it because I haven't been in the Slash 4x4 world for a long time. But that coupled with a hardened steel pinion from Robinson Racing and it should be great in the sand with no worries of chewing up gears.