5 worst things about the Arrma Mojave - how to improve the best offroad rc basher around

[@klausknudsen106]

I love my mojave, but i have not had any of these problems, my motor do get hot, but it never shuts down, and at this point in time, i am running mine as a monster truck, with bigger wheels, and still no issues, but i do live in denmark, and i might have somewhat cooler weather, but i will be watching out for this, so thanks, and may you all have a really nice and rc fun summer. :)

[@peaceracer86]

You seriously deserve more subscribers. Please keep the quality videos coming!

[@khalidmuhammad1991]

Thanks man! Using your advice, I got the exb and had all these issues sorted, dumbo RC transmitter with giro, 40k servo AGF, M2C wheel nuts, arrma heatsink and aluminum fan

[@1peanut]

I check wheel nuts on all my trucks every time i swap a battery. lose wheel nuts can happen to any RC.

[@speckledjim_]

yeah i was thinking exactly the same thing, you should check them before each run anyway, ive always done that

[@1peanut]

@@speckledjim_ I have a 4 way wheel wrench on a lanyard around my neck when i am running. Very handy.

[@JordanGrau]

YES😂

[@d-south4093]

Thanks for the video. Been on the fence on getting this truck for a while. Going to get one this week!

[@kdoubleg]

Helpful video most people seem to agree with you. I spent some time on reviews. It seems arrma is actually adressing some of these issues too which is nice.

[@jesseormond3202]

Your channel is one of my go too channels!!!

[@BigB117]

Get some M2C +2mm hexes with the double nuts. They’re worth it.

[@Bobsbargainbasement]

Yep M2C hex and double nuts are the ticket

[@bobt219]

So true! I put them on before I ever ran my Mojave and have not had a wheel come loose yet.

[@xXCigarXx]

Maybe a little bit of blue loctite on the wheel nuts? I think blue is the lighter strength so you don't have to dream on stuff to get it back off.

[@tigertank7209]

Arrma/Horizon have a wonderful deal going much like the gaming industry. Release high end vehicles and through customer warranty claims allow us to do all their R and D. Then later after we work out the bugs they release the Exb version for nearly the same price minus their bogus electronics. Ridiculous. Thank you for your honest reviews and videos. Appreciate someone not being in Horizons pocket.

[@ryanmcmuffi6137]

Most companies do that tho except axial them mf just dont listen period lol but like losi did that with the rock rey then they gave us the baja rey then the hammer rey each iteration fixed the bugs from the previous version

[@Watermoehlen]

Baseball fields have silica mixed into the sand infield to help absorb moisture so if any RC car is being used on the sand intensive cleaning will be needed or it will destroy bearing so fast

[@ShadeTree_RC]

hot racing bellcrank, raw 500 servo, hot racing servo mount, nhx muscle fans. m2c wheel nuts and radiolink receiver .....ur pretty much spot on to mine fran lol

[@drog343]

Spot on, that is a good list. Though, you could also address the bearing rear hub carrier issue, by upgrading the carriers themselves with aluminum or whatever ones. Sure, it is a bit more pricey, but they pull away some of the heat, are a bit more resistant to warping since the material isn't as soft, and are generally pretty well protected against impact damage in that position.

[@jonstevens6371]

Thank you sir…..I got the V2 with the better radio and heat sink installed at factory as part of the V2. A tire came off for the first time in 8 months just the other day. Any links to your suggested fix for the rear bearings? The V2 servo is a ~ little ~ better, but not a whole lot…… Have always appreciated your channel…..have several of your vids saved for crawlers since I decided to get trx4 Defender….. Please keep up the good work, it’s the only channel I subscribe to for crawlers, one of the few overall ……..period

[@zackoftrades8547]

8months and one wheel rolling off is normal with any RC. Nothing to worry about specifically with the Mojave there.

[@jonstevens6371]

Yup……that was my response to his observation about a tire coming off….happens to most all rigs…….once every 8 months…I can deal with…….it takes a beating and begs for more…..

[@donyboy73]

I think I will buy this vehicle, thanks for the heads up!

[@RCReviewChannel]

Enjoy it

[@stevencrowl7305]

Im not gonna read through and see uf anyones said it yet but M2C makes an extended nut with double lockers.. Ive honestly been able to take wheels that are pretty much perfect circle stripped the inside of my hex and with this upgrade it even holds a completely stripped hex allowing the ones you have stripped a second chance at life

[@jhoansebastianvergelmendoz5411]

Hello greetings from Colombia

[@BigChuck_1]

The reason the Mojave....(IMHO) -Loses the lug nuts, -Breaks the bearings Is because the Tires and wheel setup is too small and too heavy for this vehicle. By contrast the Talion Katar tires and wheels are 10mm larger in OD & also Wider but they are actually lighter. I fixed this problem by simply going to the Talion tires & wheels and trimming the fenders to accommodate the change. I am much much happier and the lug nuts don't come off any more and I don't "dig-in" with the front bumper near as much. 😎 Go figure.

[@garywhitaker2244]

Got the bigger tires but it killed my turn ratio

[@Daniyoyo]

This video makes me love my 5 year old fully stock traxxas slash lol seriously

[@Korninator1989]

Very nice Video. On my Mojave the hubcase of the Center diff bearing melt after not even 10 Batteries.😂 Now i have a alu bearing case.^^

[@gripking131313]

I got suckered into the arrma hype by some buddies. Sold my senton v3 after 4 battery runs and my Mojave after 5 maybe 6 battery runs. Both cars where riddled with problems. From bearings, rocks constantly jamming the servos and cooking them, burnt esc's, blown out shocks, hexes coming apart, blown center diff, drive shaft melted to the diff and would not come off. Every time I drove one I would end up having to cut my run short because they would break one way or another. Bought a tekno sct410.3 and a losi dbxl-e 2.0. Zero issues with both. Only replaced the servo on that losi because it was weak.

[@dualtrondreamteam6811]

This 100%

[@norcalrc]

Some excellent points you make here . As for the loose hex nuts , try putting some o-rings on before the nuts. This will usually stop the nuts from loosening up. Mine only come loose on the front passenger side and the rear drivers side. I’m sure this is because of centrifugal force. Great video

[@josephmorelli3191]

I love my 8S OUTCAST. Unfortunately I have experienced one of the same problems you have with the MOHAVE. EVERY SINGLE TIME I take it out, at least one hex nut has come loose! I am not very hard on my RC’s. I work too hard & spend too much money to take them out & destroy them. I have used the tool supplied by ARRMA & have tried absolutely as hard as I can to tighten them as much as possible & I was amazed to find the problem continued. I asked Earl Mooorhead if he also has the problem with the OUTCAST. He told me he didn’t, however, he uses a cordless electric ratchet to put on & remove the hex nuts. I was wondering if a little loctite might work without causing too much of an issue getting the hex nuts when I need to. What do you think?

[@paulclancy2404]

Don't use tool comes with , 08s great truck 👍

[@bobt219]

I use the after market double nuts and a little blue loctite, never had a problem. BTW, it is usually the right rear that gives you fits. The same happens at my local Carpet track with 1/10 race buggies. Do NOT use the red loctite, just the blue. If by chance you ever feel it is too hard to remove when you need to, add a little heat from a soldering gun to any loctited part.

[@josephmorelli3191]

@@bobt219 I didn’t know double wheel nuts existed. I put those words in EBay & nothing good came up. Where do you get them.

[@3SonsRC]

1) body mounts..... Even with foam... Only thing I have broken 4x

[@jerseyscaler445]

Do you by any chance know of the fire team and the Mojave have the same diffs?

[@rickyhits6547]

I recommend a mesh chassis cover

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

Those crappy fragile body mounts are another one of the biggest disappointments on this thing. They break by just looking at them .....

[@guitarzzero]

Dude, check it, use Tekno parts to upgrade any of the Arrma stuff that is weak. Especially the hubs, (order up the Tekno ET/EB lightened +3/+4mm hubs), captured wheel nuts, the 2.0 rear carriers with ability to change roll center with the hub inserts, Tekno SCT or ET “C” block w/inserts will let you change anti-squat and toe, use the Tekno servo saver, servo arm, swaybars and links, and you may be able to use the 2.0 rear suspension arms as well.

[@haroldbascom5866]

In this video you said, that In the 2021 version of the Mojave they're using a better radio, the DX3? But try as I might I cannot find ANY Arrma Mojave being sold with such an improved transmitter. I have an Arrma Infraction and I love the transmitter it came with. When I heard you say that there's a 2021 Mojave with that very radio, I was excited. Sad thing is, I can't seem to find it.

[@GastonMaqueda]

Hi, please do a video about the Traxxas UDR

[@elisrcwrld6591]

My wheels used to come off too but after I started tightening my hexes after EVERY run I've never had that problem anymore it's annoying but worth the headache compared to that feeling of not being able to run smh!

[@RCReviewChannel]

Yup. Have to be checked after every session. Surely there must be a better way in this day and age.

[@user-rx8qq8sk9ydv1ce5ib]

Would you please review the losi Baja ray

[@jefferythomas001]

Spot on…great vid.

[@edp9517]

What’s a good servo replacement for this

[@rcguyusvi9206]

i've had one for a few months, all it needs a heavier oil in the rear shocks

[@NyGreggUSA]

What does the gyro do? Instead of doing a mod to the motor would it be better to upgrade the motor? Salamat kuya

[@onca6742]

Arrma needs to upgrade their engineers.

[@Guy-em4ck]

I also have a problem with loose nuts

[@dandyer8351]

I wish arrma would leave all the crap out to begin with. And just lower the price abit so we could buy half decent stuff. This is why i got the exb version. Most of that crap ends up in land fill.

[@cacanjacowans540]

Added a HR ALUMINUM SERVO MOUNT, M2C 17mm hexes, DX3 remote w/SR315 RX, PH/YR heatsink dual fan system 👍🏾.... none of the Arrma 6S OFFROAD RTR's have fans on the motor BTW

[@scottg429]

On my Mojave blx it only came with one shim on the ring gear side of the rear diff. I’ve been told adding another one will tighten up the gear mesh and I’m not sure if I want that. What are the pros and cons of adding another?

[@mr.airbus373]

What kind of battery Pack I need for this? How long it works?

[@NANNIRC]

Hi also this is interesting. Horizon is a great company that makes a lot of products pretty standard (similar each other considering frame technology) good but not top quality... Ciao Nanni

[@cheminica]

Hi there i can stand how dirty get on any ride... How good is that shield and where did you get it??

[@tiffinhappy9744]

I was thinking about getting this but afrId itwill traction roll to easy. Anybody can help me with that information? Thankyou

[@LyrickCZE]

Hello. Just got the Mojave EXB yesterday. About number 3 - wheel nuts - any links for ones that work and you mentioned, please?

[@Top-Jimmy]

Have these issues been addressed by Arrma in the V2.0 ?

[@modzilla74]

Kyosho has some nylock wheel nuts that may help your loosening issue.

[@branhamphotos5354]

would you purchase the EXB over the RTR?

[@lepiaf128]

goodonia mate!!

[@tracyd4774]

Where in the world can I buy parts for this thing?

[@oscarhernandez2326]

I just bought one of this funs mojave none of those things you mentioned happened to me before hopefully I don't break none of those

[@llorulez]

which is best UDR or Mojave? great content

[@npc5569]

If you wanna bash get the mojave, if you like scaling then get the UDR

[@wolfguard1180]

Mojave is a basher and the Udr is a scale driver, the choice is yours.

[@npc5569]

@@wolfguard1180 nicely put, i wouldn’t even compare them honestly they are very different.

[@talkischeap7418]

I’d say the #1 worst thing about the Mojave would be not purchasing one of these bad boys, I’m thinking about throwing that Castles motor and ESC in mines 🥺😂 in the future.

[@jeffparryncc1701]

Has anyone come across any Titanium replacement screw kits for the Mojave? I live on the coast, so unless it's Stainless or Titanium, the screws are toast in week. Thanks :) I'll have to use the RC Screwz Arrma Mojave 6S BLX Stainless Steel Screw Kit. Thanks heaps :)

[@nopalsporttv352]

Nice video

[@wolfguard1180]

There's no point in having speed and power if there's no control. That's why I built a Udr instead, I don't think one is better than the other. The Mojave is a basher and the udr is a slasher, simple apples to oranges.

[@EXTREMERC416]

Udr is a trophy truck. What i hate about the mojave is air control, and the body posts. Udr might be less stable but heck the body posts doesnt Explode

[@wolfguard1180]

@@GhostActual206 I'll never deny that, but this is still a apples to oranges topic.

[@wolfguard1180]

@@GhostActual206 Couldn't agree more.

[@MrGrandcherokee98]

This or X-Maxx? Which do you prefer?

[@RCReviewChannel]

The X max is better because it is more durable and it has a more reliable drag queen

[@MrGrandcherokee98]

@@RCReviewChannel is there a Drag Queen included? I have no use for such a thing ;)

[@rcflashcars]

cool! 👍👍👍

[@kylefloyd7015]

Love the mojave

[@sajidaniel1740]

Hotracing or vitavin aluminium hubs have bigger bearings...issue solved

[@tangenterprise]

Hi I'm very close to pulling the trigger for the mojave. I was reading the description for the V2 and it says it comes with the SLT3 is that the better transmitter you were talking about or did they just not update the description?

[@paulclancy2404]

Yes that's better than SLX

[@kostasdrb]

This or the traxxas udr?

[@daviddobson20]

M2c have a better hex nut setup.

[@modzilla74]

Sbr2.0 is better. Imo. U should try one Francis.

[@_every_rc_9621]

Mojave is a lot tougher than the sbr2.0 the Mojave will be a lot quicker too being independent suspension all around the sbr has a solid axle which heavily affects the performance

[@modzilla74]

@@_every_rc_9621 I'd love to see that theory put to the test. Box stock

[@rickyhits6547]

I stripped a wheel the second time I ran the Mojave

[@subscribeme2313]

I don't have any issues bout majave. Mine is V2. Radio is slt3 just add fan heatsink because arrma just give a heatsink out of the box, not come with fan. 😂😂😂

[@NBC_NCO]

Ahhhh... There is no better feeling then fixing a brand new car.

[@zackoftrades8547]

I’ve never had any wheel issues as far as falling off on the v2. Tighten them down good the first time and you’ll be fine… EDIT: Now that I’ve watched the whole video it’s pretty apparent this is an outdated V1 Mojave. Pretty much all of these issues have been addressed. Good info for older Mojave’s though!

[@GIOTubes]

Put a gyro in it and it will just rip like a guided missile!

[@eliastorplarsen229]

the only reason it breaks is because it is such a beast🤣🤣🤣

[@robbierolly453]

Only fault is steering servo got notorious & mojave been through hell two years can't kill em

[@tblk2186]

But you never say what servo to use, ya?

[@rdp131]

“It’s funny but not that funny” 🙂

[@efeezhee4088]

Fantastic review! Even with these issues it’s still a UDR killer. Hahaha

[@npc5569]

Lol not even the same kind of rc truck

[@xWORLDxCHAMPIONx]

Doesn’t have a live axle, It’s apples to oranges.

[@xWORLDxCHAMPIONx]

Maybe a the Baja Rey 2.0?

[@rjansen6874]

Amain hobby is not appealing to us here in europe, or are you focused on the U.S. only?

[@JoseTorres-lp2mo]

Done

[@tankbulldogge8639]

Seems like a pretty sweet truck but, Really. Why spend $650.00 on a truck you fix all these things on. Looks like no Mohave for me.

[@orcaloca5733]

This is a typical Horizon Hobby crap.

[@kevinperry5458]

You can't improve on the best RC on the planet,, lol

[@RCReviewChannel]

It's the bestest 4ever! :)

[@harrysrcchannel5651]

The esc and motor are to weak. It's a huge car, better put the hw max 5 or 6 in it 😁

[@harrysrcchannel5651]

Just lock tide the hex 😂

[@Subboxstoker]

Fan fact rc cars are NOT vehicles

[@Youworstnightmare77]

You make complaints about the motor skinz heat. . Nothing or no one rc come with the motor fans please makea complaints about another things if you don't like it why you buy it. I'm my personal opinion if I going to buy any rc first I look all the pro or conts. Just a simple like that 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Youworstnightmare77]

Right......I don't understand why this person. this youtuber makes so much complain about this mojave. Yes, everything has to be upgraded for you if you want to improve the motor, esc, servo, radio, etc. I don't think that in all those crawlers who look behind their shelf there is none that does not have a type of upgrades that he did not like. all rc you need to spend money if you want to improve it to your liking. I can't believe that someone with a lot of "experience" in rcs makes a lot of complaints about the Mojave. if he is one of the best bashers in truck version that is out today

[@Youworstnightmare77]

ok Mr. rc review. you talk about the 5 worst things about the mojave. all those parts you mention. #1 radio and receiver #2 motor heat sink and fan #3 hex nuts #4 rear hyb bearings cracked and contaminated? WTF and got alot of dust? remember the mojave is a basher not a crawler. #5 servo all those electronic parts and bearings nuts hex hubs can be upgraded from aluminum as well as the radius of the servo. or perhaps you do not do upgrades to all your rcs. Like the crawlers? everything in the world of the rc hobby has a cost of maintenance and improvements if you want to have a mojave or traxxas either crawler or basher at %100. or all your rc already come with the best aluminum or bronze parts and electronics? and you can't say that 60 to 70mph isn't fast? hahahaha let me laugh 🤣🤣"remember" it's a basher, not an rc made for speed runs or drag racer. if you want more power and speed you have to spend money to upgrade it. everything has a price to improve it, I would like you to show me an rc that you have that you have not done any type of upgrades and it comes with all the performance that you would like to bring from stock without inserting a penny to modify it. even a house needs modifications and spending on it to suit the owner or at least you are a millionaire and build it to your liking. So it's easy to talk and look at the parts you don't like and criticize. I hope you give me a concrete answer and let's say this is me as a critic of your video. make me change my petty opinion. 🤔 have a fabulous day. 👌

[@bigshitty7190]

Year old, I know. He is just addressing some problems which might occur and help people fix them before playing or at least be aware of it. He is praising the product as well, so this is not just a bashing of the car. The manufacturer could have easily fixed that beforehand and so they did later on.

[@slottygw2wvw842]

Locktite?!?!....

[@unfukngbelvable565darkstar3]

Really blue loktite for the wheel