Originally Posted by
got_nitro
If I owned a RC company, your my target customer! Oh yeah, they don't own the motors or the speedo's that their drive train can't handle. You don't need "extreme abuse" to grenade a traxxsucks diff, all you need is a 6s and a trigger finger. You act as if I don't know what I'm talking about, I've probably owned more traxxsucks garbage RC at one time or another then all the posters in this thread combined....
I'm not 'acting' one way or another, simply sharing my experience. I consider the scenario where I had two rear diffs fail overly abusive. Just because you CAN do something with a given product, doesn't mean it SHOULD hold. There are no stated warnings not to jump 30ft high with a MT, even though it may be capable of doing so, just as there are no stated warnings not to do standing backflips with oversized tires. The specs simply state that the truck is capable of running 6s, not that you can abuse to a given point and not incur damage. Ideally, it should not fail, but at the price point of the truck itself, I'm one that can look past that detail. I no longer attempt standing backflips as often, but when I do I just make sure to tap the brakes mid air to transfer some weight from the rear to the front, inducing a flatter landing, and taking stress of the drivetrain, and the diffs have held up well.