My Traxxas Slash 4x4 Modifications & Setup

[@nickd.5692]

I bought a brushed slash and it never seen power before I upgraded the motor and esc. I finally pulled the trigger and got the low center of gravity conversion kit and now because of the low cg kit that was the final part before all the stock parts were gone I paid 300 for the car and now I have about 600 into it. It’s hands down my favorite rc. I have a box full of stampedes and rustlers and bandits that only need drive shafts and my slash is the only one I really car to fix

[@Cooper25-l1h]

I’m wondering do you need all new gears of just the low chassis

[@nickd.5692]

@@Cooper25-l1h I only replaced stuff as it broke.

[@Cooper25-l1h]

@@nickd.5692 but I bought a slash 4x4 then got brushless but want better brushless so do I need low chassis

[@nickd.5692]

@@Cooper25-l1h you do not. I did low chassis because I got drift tires for it and a different body for one of my dream cars and made it a drift car

[@Voltzshredz]

You are seriously the “whistlin Diesel” of rc cars

[@RcKingz]

These things are SO much fun! I bought my first one the other day and so far it's held up to what we've put it through!! Love the vidz Kev! Keep 'em coming! Thanks.

[@theLyzhendricks]

Just curious u still got it? And if so what's the main things uve broke

[@jamesperrine1984]

Because of your slash videos is why I bought my slash ultimate. Love this thing

[@DaVeHiLl200]

Lol because of the slash videos I bought a Senton 🤣 but one day I will get a slash just to upgrade it along with the Senton to see which one is the best durability wise. Front skid plate I'm having issues with on the Senton and the stock body is way too thin but what a car bro. Backflips no trouble at all at the skate park

[@jamesperrine1984]

I have a 6s senton. What a beast and really durable. Body mounts are a real weak spot but I upgraded to aluminum ones and no problem

[@DaVeHiLl200]

@@jamesperrine1984 maybe I should have got the 6s Senton Bro🤔 But I'm happy with the rest of the car other than front skid plate, the body shell and the barings. The stock 7kg servo died after a few runs so I put the 15kg out of my Kraton in there and it's all good. Chucked a hobbywing max10 120A in instead of the blx100 ESC🚀 but the rest is completely stock. It's only 9days old 🤣 Has any of the side walls on your tyres split at all? My rear tyres are not very healthy at all

[@jamesperrine1984]

I killed those tires a long time ago. I have some buggy tires on there now. Duratrax lockups

[@DaVeHiLl200]

@@jamesperrine1984 pretty sure the tyres are supposed to last a little longer than a week man. I've message the modelsport to see if they are under warranty hoping they'll send me new one, I only just bought the car I don't want to have to buy new already. But when I do purchase wheels and tyres I'll be buying those off the arrma Granite to give more ground clearance, give better air authority and cushion landings better. Also I'll be changing the shock fluid for thicker stuff, lowes grade I have here is 7000cps which is probably too thick but I'll give it a go then try to figure out the perfect weight from there. See I believe that with the right shock set up I can eliminate chassis slap and rebound on landing but it's means the suspension will be hard as nails so I may be sacrificing handling but that's fine, it's a stunt truck that I use mostly in skate parks, bmx tracks and anywhere I can launch the thing sky wards 🚀🌒

[@neil9184]

you can use hot glue if you don't want to buy the aluminum shock caps it was worked for me

[@WowoodogPlays]

I agree with the stock driveshafts being weak, the only thing I have broken on my slash are the driveshafts and gears

[@tabortackett.1]

you should try out proline bfg baja’s

[@MrNobody-bv4ec]

Just bought one, non-platinum, last week, have ripped on it almost daily and aside from the stock shock caps popping off after some brutal jumps the thing has been bullet proof to the abuse i've put it through. My buddy also picked up a 2wd vxl one and been doing the same stuff i have with zero issues, I upgraded my shocks to aluminum ones after i popped the cap off the stock shock for a second time. Crazy though how much abuse these things can take. Body is also slowly starting to die on me, but when you are constantly crashing and thrashing, what do you expect!

[@DaVeHiLl200]

Hahaha they don't make body shells to last do they, my Senton shell only lasted just over a week but the car over all is amazing. Front skid plate issues but other than that and the shell it's an amazing car. I have the same amount of fun with it as the Kraton, difference is the Kraton is broken and it's always the drive train that gives. I definitely want to get a Slash one day, they're awesome. Got 2 arrma and an FTX, next on the list is traxxas... after I've built two RC river jet boats that I still haven't started making 🤣👍

[@velineom8527]

I also have the stock slash with a few upgrades, i daily it a lot and i just keep breaking driveshaft carrier over and over and over and over 😂 and im getting tired of wasting my money on the im just going to upgrade them

[@denney19]

Crazy i beat my 4x4 and the only thing I haven’t broke is a drive shaft!! Probably spoke it into existence lmao good video my dude! Love the channel just found it and I’m hooked

[@Duck_Boy_94]

Slash’s are cool and fun in my opinion.

[@mattster197]

You certainly have put it through its paces. If you want to run that fast with a car you can not use a body like this that just parachutes all the time. These things are run as speed cars but not with the stock body. I have done many of the mods you have shown.

[@colinleonard2541]

Hey kev have u tried the Tekno driveshafts? They’re pretty good

[@JohnConnor12]

Won't work with his aluminum hubs and steering knuckles. Great kit though. I have the Teknos on my Rustler 4x4 and they're holding up nicely.

[@lilvfr400boy]

Kev please can you update the amazon links ❤

[@VikingDudee]

Center diff controls a lot of the wheelies, its nice. My only issue is the VXL motor is quite toasty on 3s. Controllable on 9/54 gearing, but its slow. I'd say it needs a an and heatsink for sure.

[@912Metalhead_5]

Traxxas makes a motor fan for the vxl 3s motor

[@s1lentcalib3r]

Dude the stock gearing is 14/54 what the heck are you using a 9 tooth pinion that's why it's so slow. Even if you put bigger tires on 9 is way to low.

[@mariaz4000]

in my slash vxl 2wd i run the stock plastic drivesafts and i have zero issues.

[@chriswade3986]

Hey I’m trying to put the esc and motor out the maxx . It’s 4s 2400kv I’m having a hard time trying to find a place to mount the esc . I also have another 3 slash platinum that I have the mamba monster 2 2200kv mamba monster x 2200kv and a mamba monster x 2650 . It’s easier to mount the castle creations esc’s then the traxxas 4s

[@tward1290]

Ik I'm a little late but I just converted my lcg slash 4x4 to hoss shock towers and maxx body. I'm just upgrading my shocks now. I do another of the same driving as you do, what shock oil do you recommend?

[@kazimozoz]

How did you fit the 4s in the jlb cheetah 120a? I can't get it in there

[@Piaspeedy]

Do you have a painting video of itm

[@rcgarageph7228]

Wow kev u have ton of vid are u gonna show your all rc upgrades?

[@DaVeHiLl200]

Yo Kev or ladies and gents. I'm looking for a basher body for my Senton. Apparently the body fitment of the slash and Senton is almost identical, same with the size (1/10 or 3s which you prefer lol). Trashed the stock Senton body within a week. Got a Killerbody coming in the post but I think I'm gonna smash that up too, so you see durability is what I need chaps. Any ideas for me? Peace 🙂👊👊👍

[@Sky37533]

I have a traxxas slash 4x4 fox Edition and the plastic driveshafts are not destroyed.

[@idonthaveaname2719]

is it brushed, my 2wd was brushed and i never broke them and then i upgraded to brushless and the driveshafts got melted multiple times, i going to buy the steel ones

[@brothertax]

Why no nerf bars?

[@pedellbills130]

What are the best shocks for the slash? I purchased the traxxas big bore but was not too impressed

[@TheTommyBrookman]

Those are a waste of money. Get the GTR shocks. Best upgrade EVER

[@ZingZingNZ]

I got a ultimate 3 weeks ago. Day one skate park. Always used 3s 50c and Now my tyre foam is all unbalanced. So new tyres and driveshaft I should of got a xmax

[@John-np2bf]

Xmax has minor issues as well. When you get one you'll have some things to sort out before you truly have a tough truck. For example; day one with my xmax and both front and rear bumpers brake. They bracing is thin plastic. The real problem with this is that the rear bumper is connected to the wheelie bar so when it brakes so do your ability to pull wheelies. They're upgradable though so no biggie. I have to admit, even though I own and love the Kraton 8s and the Outcast 8s, I think the Xmax is slowly becoming my all time favorite RC truck. It truly is a beast.

[@ZingZingNZ]

@@John-np2bf I will get one. I just got a team magic 6seth. And day one few teething issues. Now it's super fast and strong.

[@newlphd]

Hello Kev i a new slash 4x4 engine becouse the normal engine died can you sen me a link for a good motor

[@brendenhempel5956]

Use a fan for the motor so you can run 4s and not over heat the motor

[@carsonsrc5333]

Can anyone let me know for the best gearing. Both pinion and spur

[@rotten2209]

That depends on the setup. Typically, having the most teeth possible on the pinion and the least possible on the spur is what people go for. On a stock vxl, the motor mount will only allow room for a 23T pinion with a 52T spur(54T is stock).

[@rotten2209]

Gearing should come second to battery choice on stock setups. The velineon system can handle 3s pretty well, so go with a higher burst rating for a better "get extra speed" option. Changing gears out while using a 20c-35c lipo wouldn't really be worth it. Try a 100c 3s before messing with the gears. Both will cause the motor to heat up quicker but a higher discharge battery would liven it up.

[@carsonsrc5333]

@@rotten2209 wouldn't that overheat it too much. Thankyou for the advice by the way

[@dat1fatty540]

What’s up

[@ajbowers767]

I’m not even hard on my slash it was brand new I broke 4 driveshafts in 2 days

[@codykubik2285]

Ive beaten my slash hard and my driveshafts are one of the only things that havent broken idk why

[@ptloserr]

you might not want to do that again.

[@petermiller6629]

Al U. Many-Um...? Ah-loom-in-um.

[@kyleallen5246]

Nice slash mine faster

[@Myaimskindagood]

Lmao you realize he’s running 4s right? That’s crazy for the vxl