Originally Posted by SteveP

Good advice, but I'd like to emphasize the importance of proper brake set-up. The ST-RR features the strongest brakes of any truck on the market. The brakes have precision ground rotors and bonded semi-metallic brake pads. The pads are actually made by a high-performance brake manufacturer in Japan that makes competition brakes for a variety of full-scale racing applications. The brakes are incredibly strong. Their construction makes them more consistent than any other brakes, but it also makes brake adjustment more critical. You need a radio that has precision end point adjustments, and the brakes need to be carefully set-up.

Set-up the brakes so they don't lock-up. A lot of us like to think that we have precision in our throttle finger to regulate the braking so lock-up doesn't happen, but the smarter move is to take the time to set the braking end point so there's no lock-up even when full brake is applied. When a heavy truggy is running at full speed and poorly adjust brakes are slammed to full lock when the truck is running at full speed, the ultra-strong brakes of the ST-RR produce a violent reaction, which is very hard on the drivetrain.

Lesser brakes don't really have this challenge because they can't produce as much stopping power and they tend to fade with heat, but they also don't provide the strong and consistent stopping power when you need it. The ST-RR brakes will never let you down when you need good brakes, but they do require that you respect the tremendous stopping power they produce by taking the time to set-up the brakes properly.