5 Reasons I DISLIKE The Traxxas XRT 8S | BIG FAST EXPENSIVE RC CAR

[@averylooper5534]

Not to worry! we are working on solutions for a few of those problems. currently in testing! We love the XRT !!! Thanks for all you do

[@andyb9994]

You guys build perfection....👍👍

[@Miko_of_the_North]

Do you guys ship to Canada. I am waiting for the Black XRT to get released here. I got my son the bigfoot and want something to drive when I take him out and this car caught my eye

[@longboardguy]

@@Miko_of_the_Norththey do! I am in Alberta I’ve ordered a few times from them now the shipping is reasonable

[@CentralVAracer]

Avery how close are you to releasing your bellcrank? I saw a video earlier of someone testing one. Do you plan to keep it as nylon and 7075 or offer an all aluminum version also?

[@dualtrondreamteam6811]

Hi do you have details for the UK distributor

[@flashevan]

Weird to see they have a scale 1/1th CEN racing F-250 on display….😂

[@dstjamesrc6395]

I was gonna say that too 😂

[@dstjamesrc6395]

@@Rek_Rc looked over their site and it appears they use Mabuchi motors

[@Rek_Rc]

@@dstjamesrc6395 oh ok. Thanks for the info. I appreciate that.

[@Rch_P]

Picked up a Protek 1KTBL Servo during Amain’s sale late last year. If I had to choose only one upgrade to my Xmaxx for the life of the truck, it would be the servo.

[@GNX157]

Stunned by that store. There isn’t even a genuine traxxas dealer of any size within 50 miles of me here in NJ.

[@876portturbo]

I work 5 min from there, it’s the world headquarters

[@mamahuna]

there isn't an normal rc dealer in like 50 miles from where i live...

[@Tommy2Gunz513]

I feel your pain. I gotta got to Indianapolis or Cincinnati

[@GNX157]

To clarify, there is a hobby shop, AAA Hobbies, that sells traxxas vehicles and parts, but apparently they’re not an “official” traxxas dealer. They are not listed in their web site as one or shown on their map locator. I don’t understand the difference of a shop that can sell traxxas versus one that is official dealer.

[@thedeadlee690]

They make a heavy duty servo spring TRA7746X that helps a lot with the steering. You can also add shims to the servo spring to stiffen it up.

[@craiglamb9029]

Bought the metal gear upgrade and servo saver upgrade and have been reasonably happy with the steering. Quicker, much more responsive and more steering torque at the tire. I upgraded that the second time out with it and it makes a big difference. I think people under estimate this mod because its still technically the same "slow" servo. But the saver is the hero here!

[@CentralVAracer]

@@craiglamb9029I agree. I’m definitely going to grab a m2c bellcrank soon as he releases them.

[@craigpoer]

Sway bars.

[@thedeadlee690]

@@craigpoer does anyone know who makes them for the xmaxx with a wide kit? I would love to find some for my truck.

[@craigpoer]

@@thedeadlee690 it seems like I saw a youtuber show them as an up grade.

[@michaeldorich4485]

I think other KZbinrs agree with you on some of the XRT issues. I think the wing brace will continue to break until there is another design. I watched one video where the host tested a 3D printed version and it cracked. This truck is basically a 5th scale truck and needs a 5th scale servo. For the price it should have a 5th scale servo in my opinion. The videos I watched were very impressive. The truck jumps great and lands beautifully.

[@s1lentcalib3r]

Agree on the servo I shouldn't have to spend another almost 200 bucks on a protek 1k traxxas makes shit electronics but the cars are stout my xmax haven't had anything break except the shitty 2085x servo just died full speed lost steering.

[@OBS4ever16]

I believe there are 3d printed TPU wing mounts that are almost indestructible.

[@juddwieser420]

I have seen people put foam in the open space on the wing mount maybe try that

[@limberg2005]

There are metal reinforcement rings for the hex connection on the wheels. Have them installed on my X-Maxx.

[@LouwrensStassen]

I think by "pushes" you mean understeer. The xrt understeer is way to excessive. Try stiffer rear shocks, more toe out and negative camber. Would be interesting to see a comparison of before and after setup changes.

[@dualtrondreamteam6811]

Do you own a xrt and have you tried any of the suggestions you made in your comment

[@bernardortiz7351]

I've had my XRT for about 2 months now. I've not broken the rear wing mount, despite several hard landings on it (which did crumple the body a bit). I've bent one of the front driveshafts as I learn how to land this thing from modest jumps. In the meantime, I changed out the stock oil and put 60 in the rear and 50 in the front (and the stock oil was terribly dirty). I also changed out the servo to a Savöx (mainly because the perfect pass one that many seem to love is out of stock..) and coupled that to a HotRacing standard servo horn (non Traxxas servos will not fit Traxxas servo horns without an adapter). I recently also changed out the servo saver spring and inspected the bell crank. That is still ok, but when it breaks, I'll install the upgrade from M2C. All of that has made the steering quite a bit more responsive (though I haven't since taken it out on a track to see how it turns... as stock, it does 'push' quite a bit, so you have to do a Scandi flick on every turn. Hopefully, it will all mean that the steering is leveled up... ). I've also put in a hardened steel 17T pinion (because I changed the tires out to a slightly larger size) and haven't had any issues (yet) with the gearing. That did require the removal of the spacer that came with the stock pinion to get the mesh to work right. Finally, I've put in the Traxxas light kit, just because I think it looks cool, and put high velocity fans in place of the Traxxas ones on the ESC and motor. Those will get changed only when they die.

[@dylanwhite6539]

Bought my xrt on launch day. Have a hw 5690 combo in it now. Still on the original wing mount. Hell, the only thing I’ve broken is pinion gear and servo

[@daviddobson20]

You need to get with garage life rc for the 3d wing mount.

[@newamericatowguy3633]

The XRT is definitely an impressive rig and I applaud Traxxas for releasing another monster rig! But you're right a rig of that size has its weak spots, and is a pain to store and work on if you're limited on room. Trust me I feel that one every time I work on mine.😅

[@christopherknuckles1]

Love the truck also. I had an issue with wobbly wheels too. The rims seem to bend and flex quite a bit. Under normal use. I ended up getting the six pack tires. They are holding up so far.

[@liliram6568]

I have bought a 3D printed wing mount off of eBay it's a different shape like a number 8 and it's made of a rubbery flexible plastic not broke it yet

[@ToxMod]

That Black special edition XRT though. 😍

[@MichaelGreco]

Hey Mark, if you could only have either an xmaxx or xrt which do you think you'd pick?

[@SoulciaLight]

Just asked him...he said XRT!

[@CentralVAracer]

Mark all you need is a garage life rc wing mount. They hold up to all the abuse and are under $20 shipped.

[@waynerush6318]

21 seconds in and I’m stoked to see what Mark has to say! Saving quarters and dimes to hopefully and eventually get something awesome for my son and I. Gonna build a track here on the property soon. Love the content and how family oriented Mark is…

[@SoulciaLight]

👏👏👏🥰🤗

[@s1lentcalib3r]

Best advice I can give is facebook marketplace you find all kinds of people who spend to much money on these rigs to post they don't got time to play with it or only ran once. thats when you swoop in and lowball em. I picked up a basicly new x maxx with 2 6700 traxxas batteries the max duel charger and a bag of parts guy wanted 1500 I told that fool ill give you 900 he took it.

[@metalrayne1]

Why would you re-buy a weak part known for its easy breakage? Rewarding traxxas for bad design.

[@Hajile97]

LOL shouldn't be affecting you to that level

[@da6965]

​@@Hajile97😆 right

[@macmccartney5760]

I'm sure someone makes aftermarket wing mount that's better. But then maybe he won't get endorsments

[@keldonator]

To what level? I'm not understanding you comment... ​@@Hajile97

[@GNX157]

Having had several Traxxas trucks, replacing stock with aftermarket was a doubled edged sword, depending on the part, because the strengthened part can just transfer the forces to the next part it’s attached too, like instead of the control arm breaking, an aluminum one then just breaks the bulkhead.

[@huntire6861]

What's the easiest rtr nitro to use/ work on

[@derwoodsdiy7710]

I will send you a snap in upgrade for the stock wing mount. Makes it much stronger. 3 second install.

[@justinrcplanes]

if that wing mount doesn't break something else will. probably good that it does break. cheap and easy to fix.

[@4DT44]

My wheel broke at the hex as well. Seems like a weak point Traxxas should fix for their customers. It’s happening for lots of people just like the wing mount.

[@nunu4692]

Pushing is traxxas stability (tsm) so it doesnt rolls over my guy say it how it is, wing mount it is what it is traxxas made it like that idk, it serves its purpose make the weak link the cheapest possible i think its ok its great by design, but then again the k8s doesnt break, just saying, bout the servo i one hundred percent agree with you, idk why traxxas pulls the apple designing queues here. It is definitely a nice truggy i admit 🔥

[@justaguyrc6303]

Has anyone had issues with stripping diff gears? I have shimmed mine and top them off with oil since they were dry when I got my truck.

[@BlueDroneBlues]

That has to be nice, whenever you need a part, you just take a short drive down to Traxxas store and get it for your truck 🛻. 🤪

[@nikogto]

A Traxxas store?? That would be a dangerous place to have so close. LMAO

[@missme9247]

Hey I would really like to build my own roller badger that absolutely rips and is fast and durable but I need help. I only built fpv drones and not sure how the esc and motor and remote bind or sync. Would you mind helping me out something together as a list and how to instructions plz?

[@shaunescarlett.1]

re the Wing Mount Mark, there are some great 3D printed Wing Mounts out there now, i recently brought one over here in the UK which has some flex in it, Definatly a worthy upgrade.

[@chrisryder4709]

Garage life wing bracket , for the win ! Check it out , great stuff thanx ! I took my XRT and tore it apart for a project in the snow covered winter here , just for fun I put a hobbywing set up in it ,found a motor that would fit with M2C mount ,haven't even run it yet , great to see you running it , I can't wait for the big thaw here , thanks again !

[@coyster530]

I think if you were to do a couple upgrades you can get rid of a lot of those problems

[@Pablo668]

At a guess, the weak wingmount is probably a break point to stop breakage elsewhere. Maybe they could make it out of rubber or something.

[@aurorasfamilyproductions8484]

I didn't hear anything about the Xrt before release and bought an Xmaxx 2 weeks before. I love the Xmaxx but probably would have gone with the Xrt if I knew it was coming. Xmaxx is my first Traxxas since the slash 11 years ago and Traxxas has came a long way

[@itsmeericbrc4453]

Where is this Traxxas store located?? Also the XRT is a beast and pretty durable from some of the crashes I had. You aren’t lying about the size and trying to store it. It takes up my entire trunk in my SUV. Lol

[@Thefaslife]

Xmaxx is king 🤴 I'd like to see the x-maxx version of the raminator! The G-maxx for giant!!

[@ericford3115]

Like I said every time you go in that store I can’t even imagine having a store in ny like that and the rear wing mount I bought an upgrade on there bunch out there and thanks

[@douglaspuglas6888]

It's called under steer being a pro racer you can usually dial this out?

[@duncandehulst2016]

Couldn't you fix the pushing a bit, by increasing the weight of the fluid?

[@wewsvideos6321]

Where is the actual traxxas store

[@prostreetcamaro]

TPU wing mount. Wing mount problems be gone if you have a 3d printer. I could drop one in the mail if you'd like to try one and cant print one.

[@johnsakowski3531]

What servo horn would you recommend to use for the xrt with the traxxas 2085x? Thanks

[@ribbledean4111]

Finally got one last night I can’t wait to try it, thanks for the great information man

[@chickenfist1554]

I can't imagine being able to walk into an RC shop like that and just get the parts I need to fix one of my cars. Anybody would think I lived in the Congo!

[@Macgyver46]

I know the feeling. Granted I do have a warehouse that sells online mostly with extremely limited store front. Traxxas is only available to me online and besides the TRX4M I don't want to order something I haven't seen in person.

[@danielminic2301]

It can't be as bad as Australia.

[@danielminic2301]

Traxxas in America won't sell me anything. Australian suppliers don't have enough parts and prices are high. I'm ordering a sledge in a few weeks.

[@duncandehulst2016]

Is there some racing coming up? I love the racing vids :D

[@motoacquatico1967]

hi Mark, do like me; i keep it in front of the TV in the living room using the waste bin as a pedestal: on the sides there are slits where we insert the used ear sticks👍💪😁

[@RC4us]

All cleaned up looking ready to go with the stylish hair cut my friend have fun in California

[@EJ-74]

Can't expect any wing to hold up to smashing into the ceiling 😆🤣 Fun watching though 😁

[@TommyChenault]

The wing need mount needs to be solid. I have a 3-D printed piece that goes into the opening of the oval to make that solid.

[@jski7132]

Great critical review!! Appreciate your efforts!! Looking forward to getting THE XRT!! Cheers

[@macmccartney5760]

You should check out the new servo made for the xmaxx xrt, kevin talbot has one on his channel. Apparently its better\more oowerful\faster than the perfect pass servo

[@rcsmith5909]

Fill the wing mount with silicone tape on the bottom fill it let it dry 💪🏻💪🏻

[@leronlee9419]

I feel ya on the storage part. I’ve moved it around in my garage multiple times. Love you videos Mark!!✊🏾

[@SOMNIOHM]

That is indeed one of the smartest/key things with one of these large scale RC's! KEEP THEM NEAR STOCK!!! Weight is the killer with these!

[@pwrofgrayskull]

I fully agree with you. My non-modified X-Maxx has been incredibly durable.

[@Echo4Hotel40]

wow what a nice Traxxas store!

[@EXTREMERC416]

I think you broke the wheels when you crashed into the bridge walls

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Good evening brother really nice cars cool channel enjoy the weekend

[@my89foxbody1]

Fastest eating world record!!🏆 congratulations

[@LSUFaithful7]

The issues that plague the XRT aren't really a surprise as the same issues are present in the XMAXX. I give props to Traxxas for essentially supersizing the sledge, because it's shown to be an amazing platform. However, when you make something bigger you'll always have problems. That being said, with the right upgrades a lot of, if not all of these issues can be resolved. The rest of these issues just come to things will break when you bash.

[@tregooch5960]

Rc guy garage had a prototype wing mount he created that might be more resistant to damage

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Always great footage

[@Storyracing387]

Awesome truck! Awesome video!!

[@RC4us]

Mark m2c has a steering bell crank made of 7075 for the Xrt which I think will help with the steering I see alot of BASHERS breaking this from pushing it to hard an not being strong enough they’re still testing it as far as I know but might be worth checking out an I’ve been seeing that wing mount break just landing big jumps I’d say poor design

[@andrewsumner5388]

That All Black XRT Tho!!!… 💪🏼

[@SoulciaLight]

👊👊

[@omega_rc]

Thank you for the info Mark very helpful brotha! 🤙🤙🤙

[@NTB_Retro]

Grab a garagelife wing mount and be done with it 👌

[@kylel6965]

traxxas needs one major outlet in every state lol

[@RC-KID801]

Yes

[@xx_Mr_IQ_xx]

I have the Xmaxx an I’m glad they hav break points.

[@ronniedalenortonii8213]

I don’t like how fast it eats tires up!! I’ve had my XRT since the day it hit the stores and I’ve already went through 1 set of factory X Maxx wheels/tires and I’m on my 2nd set of factory XRT tires now

[@douggilreath1984]

Truck skipped leg day. 😆 When’s the next Tamiya video?

[@robertmappus5668]

Good video. Might pick up the ultimate xrt

[@frfrank5862]

I have the 'XRT Roll Bar Sign' in black/Red lettering from GarageLiferc 💪. I worked with them on the make of it 👀and its Phat Azz, Yo Chief it came out great it's a #1 stunner😱 Also have the G-liferc's body wing mount too!

[@thomasgimenez5169]

I got in on the rcbox club 2 years ago .

[@keithy4129]

I agree 1000% on the servo, even the most basic 1/5th scale servo would be an upgrade.

[@macmccartney5760]

Maybe a carbonfiber wingmount

[@rayv882]

Have you ever had the Typhon TLR Tuned RC car? I have Traxxas vehicles but that Tuned TLR is 💯 AMAZING! OMG it is fast and just solid all around top of the line parts on that car. You should try it and do a video on it.

[@MrRhino12667]

Where is there an actual Traxxas store? I only see Traxxas authorized dealers.

[@deonfreeman651]

Check out Rc Guy Garage he has a flexible wing Mount for the XRT

[@bluegroovemodelsports9650]

well imagine having to find places for 2 dozen 1/5 scales . I might know of that issue.

[@RCscottyZ]

Mark ,,, you did it . Remember I mentioned when your like a 7 year old ( attention span ) . When you look at the traxxxas store ,, your like ooooo, look at that , ooooo look at that 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🪙it makes me laugh every time .. good stuff brother 🤙🤙🤙🐈🐈

[@BeautyBeastRC]

Love my XRT so much I bought myself a 2nd one. I've sent mine pretty good and never broke the bellcrank but I broke it when I tapped a pole on the bumper lol. Hopefully m2c is out soon with theirs else I'm going to end up just getting the vitavon bell crank. Some of your reasons are a little comical though bro and you were definitely reaching haha. You live in a big ass house and complaining about space??!? lol! I live in a 2bed room apartment and we have 3 XRT 🤣🤣

[@tripletrc5654]

The black one is so sick looking. I'm gonna have to get one dangit. Lol

[@Killa_b_rc]

Dope vid. This is off topic but I wrote traxxas requesting different bodies for the 4-tec 3.0 Supra. Since it’s a lil longer that the vette and the gt it’s kinda hard to find other bodies for it. Your name carries way more weight than mine in the traxxas world… since you own one are you interested in helping me out by requesting different bodies?

[@isaacsanchez4435]

Love that chicken from Popeyes.

[@bobby.lawncare1393]

What's the cheap version of a xrt

[@dub2536]

I recently broke wing mount too. Love the truggy tho. o7

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Sounds insane i like it

[@missme9247]

Is this the store in McKinney?

[@anthonyschneeman2303]

Forget all the BS on spoiler mounts. They all suck, except RC Guy Garage spoiler mount. It’s even green!

[@neilandsonsrccars299]

I have the xrt ultimate witch has belted tyres as you know. My question is I can't get it to go up on its back wheals so would you gear it up as its completely stock at the moment. It just doesn't seem to have the power to backflip either.

[@jacolamprecht6920]

@perfect pass does have a awesome servo think it is 45kg (true rated/ tested)

[@BlueDroneBlues]

I wonder why after all this time Traxxas keeps pushing out sh!ty servos for their RC’s?

[@EZ-D-FIANT]

Sorry bro but that steering under rotation is your driving, before i has a more responsive ESC I could still hit a corner and hit the brake in such a way i could slide the vehicle round and accelerate out way quicker then you were tuning those corners, if the track has too much grip then ill just say you dont know how to set up your suspension either, 😏 Honesty I dont know how much of my knowledge comes from my carrier as a mototrsports engineer but it all seems really obvious to me, I still watch and enjoy your videos tho dont I dont take this as hate I got love just a competitive nature i spose, stay safe and keep having fun bro... 👍👌👍

[@smittywerbenjagarmanjensen3059]

My wing mount broke just landing a simple jump on the wheels

[@0thers1d3]

No, no one is telling you to do that to your F250... 🙄

[@duncandehulst2016]

The ultimate flex, knocking on a traxxas product, infront of traxxas 👀

[@jettechdraincleaning7517]

click bait title...got me. i would have been more mad if that lifted truck was yours. idk why

[@andyb9994]

I agree the servo situation for the X class Traxxas is not the greatest, buy luckily M2C is on the problem....as Avery mentioned in the comments, so no need to worry M2C will take care of the servo issue💯

[@backlashD]

Why would you waste your money on the wing mount when you know it's a huge weakness, and when there are fixes from 3rd party?

[@keithmcsorley5271]

great video