INSTALLING Hot Racing SWAY BARS On my TRAXXAS SLASH 2WD

In this video I install the Hot Racing Sway Bar Kit (Part #TE311SLC) on my Traxxas Slash 2wd (aka) “The Cheapest Traxxas Slash Project”
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[@redles4212]

After I put swaybars on my slash, it flipped way less. Probably one of the best upgrades ive done to it.

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I’ve been wanting to do this upgrade for a while

[@DilloanGraham]

The preload on ur rear shocks is insane.

[@RCKnockout]

Otherwise it bottoms out…at least it does most of the time…and the suspension sags a lot

[@ryanwilliams3497]

Hey Nolen I have seen this upgrade before the links for the rear thread into one of the spare holes for your shock you are also not supposed to use the spacer they just give you extra incase the screw backs out hope this helps

[@RCKnockout]

I tried to do that off camera actually…..it didn’t line up properly in any of the other shock holes though…..it was pulling awkwardly on the sway bar

[@ryanwilliams3497]

@@RCKnockout you could try moving th shock over a hole idk do whatever makes you happy that's the best part about this hobby😁

[@RCKnockout]

@@ryanwilliams3497 yeah I might run it how it sits right now before I make any changes…..hot racing definitely should have some detailed directions for a kit like this…..but they don’t include anything

[@ryanwilliams3497]

@@RCKnockout I completely agree I was kind of surprised when you opened it and there was no instructions also thanks for replying it's the first time someone has in a while

[@RCKnockout]

@@ryanwilliams3497 no worries man! Yeah hot racing doesn’t have detailed directions for a lot of stuff…..with how expensive and “name brand” they are they definitely need to step it up

[@adamcaywood6945]

Rear sway bar is to be mounted to the chassis. Not a shock tower. Just like the cars we drive daily. I would imagine it mounts in the back near the transmission somewhere. Just a thought

[@RCKnockout]

I’ve swapped around the rear sway bar since filming this video….but I do wish Hot Racing would include instructions so it’s not a guessing game

[@cornfed31]

The install worked great! Thx. 👍

[@RCKnockout]

Good to hear! Your welcome!

[@meknow2851]

Thanks for sharing this information helps me

[@RCKnockout]

Happy to help!

[@OverlandSubaru]

The rear sway bar links mount to the rear of the control arms, not on the same Side as the shocks.

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I’ve swapped them around to the back of the suspension arms 👍😉

[@modzilla74]

I just bought these sway bars a week or two ago. Had similar issue on rear. I ended up mounting mine on the backside of shocktower. And luckily a have alum rear arms and they had screw Holes on the backside of the arms giving me a mounting point for swaybar facing backwards. It's funny cuzz I had to mount my front sway on the chassis instead of at the bumper cuzz I don't use a front bumper assembly.

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah they need a detailed instruction manual to go with this kit

[@modzilla74]

@@RCKnockout mine came with a crude instruction sheet.. ended up doing it my way..

[@RCKnockout]

@@modzilla74 it was pretty vague then?

[@modzilla74]

@@RCKnockout yeah it was blurry and there wasn't more than 3,4 drawings , not even photos.

[@RCKnockout]

@@modzilla74 I gotcha

[@bombpoprc2023]

For the front sway bars I wonder how it would work with the RPM bumper because the RPM bumper does not have that extra bar where you can put the front sway bar mount. I'm going to search that up and maybe ill order a stock bumper because when I upgraded to the rpm one i just threw the stock one away because it was and terrible condition and scratched up. I have a lcg slash 2wd too. I still have the brushed system in it. I'm planning to put in a hobbywing max10 sct, a new radio system and a new servo. I had been looking at sway bars because 1. it still flips but not as much as the High cg chassis. And 2. I plan to race it and I do take it to my local indoor carpet track every other weekend or so.

[@RCKnockout]

Nice man! That sounds super cool! Yeah I think you’d have to mount it on the chassis rather than the bumper with the rpm bumper

[@RubbleRC]

Well I’m not getting one now if it won’t work for the RPMs

[@DashzRight]

Do you have a video about the components of your 2wd slash? I have seen it a few times in your channel, that rig looks insanely good man. I assume the body paint is custom

[@RCKnockout]

I have an entire playlist for the “Cheapest Traxxas Slash”…..feel free to check it out….it the stock body actually

[@DashzRight]

@@RCKnockout ahá! They dont sell it separately you have to buy the truck with that body

[@RCKnockout]

@@DashzRight yeah it’s the stock body though

[@richardsalinetrojr1957]

Man, I did my sway bar setup completely different than this. I got the front on the rear and visa versa on front. Lol. Rear bracket is bolted to the front of the rear shock tower, and I have the front bracket bolted down to the chassis just behind the front tower above where servo sits. of course, mine went on well before any videos existed for the sway bar, but the way I have it set up works, so in all honesty, idc if mine is right or not. It's worked up to speeds of 130mph so far, so I'm not chamging out anything. I already have about $2500 tied up in my slash build, so I'm not doing anything else other than maintenance and fixing broken parts. do plan on changing motors (maybe a TP power)and maybe trying out a XLX2 ESC on it but unclear as of yet. I have the MMX8S ESC and a castle 2200kv 1/8th scale motor installed now, so it's already overvolted like crazy but runs great and I have the option of running up to 8s if I'd like assuming the castle 2200kv motor can handle 8s since I never really looked it up for specs and whatnot. maybe I'll do a video or a short just to show what my setup looks like. I

[@RCKnockout]

That sounds pretty cool! Yeah I wouldn’t change it if the setup is working well 👍😉

[@icin4d]

The front sway bar looks correct. But the geometry for the rear bar looks very wrong.

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I changed the rear position of the sway bar since filming this video 👍😉

[@icin4d]

@@RCKnockout I looked up your other video describing the change. That looks a lot better. 🙂

[@RCKnockout]

@@icin4d yeah I think I’ve got it corrected now…it’s unfortunate that Hot Racing doesn’t include any instructions with a lot of their upgrade parts…it kinda leaves us with a guessing game

[@islandrc-duke1972]

cool sway bar install

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks man!

[@smolscale]

I ordered a hydraulic brake kit + 3 speed transmission conversion for my baja 5b in 2016, neither came with any sort of instructions. They are still sitting in the box un assembled

[@RCKnockout]

That’s a bummer……If it’s a Chinese Product that’s not super surprising that it didn’t have directions….a brand like Hot Racing definitely should though

[@EddieDesigned]

It appears that the cheap set i bought are direct knock offs! At least they came with instructions!

[@EddieDesigned]

I fitted the rear bar on the back of the shock tower, spaced out by 6mm. My shocks are run on the outer holes so i used the innermost hole to mount the linkages and cut off the upturned section of the bar. The result is the bar sits closer to horizontal and provides a better twist action and doesnt interfere with the shock travel. Glad to see i'm not the only one who struggled! ;) couldn't find any videos to help me out tho

[@RCKnockout]

That’s kinda funny they included instructions lol

[@RCKnockout]

@@EddieDesigned Same man! It wasn’t very clear cut

[@EddieDesigned]

@@RCKnockout what's the easiest way to get in touch with you? I'm away at the moment, but when I get home I'll send you some pics of how mine is set up

[@RCKnockout]

@@EddieDesigned email is the best [e-mail]

[@modzilla74]

The direction of the swaybars facing shouldn't effect how they work as long as they don't bind

[@RCKnockout]

Idk I think it could still possibly effect it….all depends on where the main weight is compared to the bar

[@MrNasty-ei1zz]

What shocks are you using I'm looking to upgrade mine on my slash. Traxxas GTR look nice but they're pricey. Thinking about going with Racers Edge I think they're like $22 for the front and 23 for the Rears aluminum my buddy put them on his truck they're pretty nice

[@RCKnockout]

These are the Proline PowerStroke Shocks…they’re very expensive though…I think they cost more than the GTR shocks…I don’t have personal experience with the Racers Edge Shocks

[@DareJohn]

The stock proline powerstroke will be worse than your stock shocks UNLESS you move to their lightweight springs. Stock powerstroke shocks are very disappointing

[@RCKnockout]

@@DareJohn I haven’t had any issues with mine..they seem to work really well

[@damonpeters4368]

Pretty sure the rear swaybar is supposed to mount to the rear of the arm not the shock bolt.

[@RCKnockout]

That makes sense but then I’d have to drill holes in the rear suspension arms to attach the links which I don’t really want to do

[@nikkreid6701]

Hey man does 4x4 slash have different sway bars

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah they mount up completely different on a 4x4 slash

[@joshherrman3201]

So I did this on my slash a few years ago. I never ran the rear on mine because I'm using the rpm a arms to. Hot racing has instructions online and if you look the stock slash arms have a hole in the back of the rear a arm and that is where hot racing wants them mounted. Have you had luck with the rears yet?

[@RCKnockout]

Why would they have the directions online…..but not in the package with the product that someone bought? Lol So far everything has been alright with the rear….we will see though

[@joshherrman3201]

@@RCKnockout ya no kidding. I first mounted the rear like you have it but the links that bolt to the shocks kept popping out. I think the thing to do would be to drill the rear out and it would work great.

[@RCKnockout]

@@joshherrman3201 ok thanks for the tip!

[@murder_wagon]

The traxas a arms have holes where the screws go.

[@RCKnockout]

I didn’t know that? Every install I saw online required drilling into the arms

[@dirtybauer7022]

@@RCKnockout its ok though man, its on and its most likely going to work.

[@RCKnockout]

@@dirtybauer7022 hopefully 🤞

[@maartencoppens7312]

I think the back swaybar is wrong. But don't ask me how to do it. I think that rear 1 has to sit flat to. Now it is standing up

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah it didn’t look right to me either but we will see if it works

[@Texasbroski512]

What if you run the RPM bumper

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I’m not sure how you’d attach the front sway bar if you run that bumper

[@scottfirman]

Hey Knolan( probably spelled that wrong) Would that sway bar work on a Bandit? Just wondering. My Slash Ultimate came with sway bars.

[@RCKnockout]

I’m not sure if these ones would work on a bandit…I’d guess no because it doesn’t have the same style front bumper

[@scottfirman]

@RCKnockout I changed that poor excuse for a front bumper to a wider one. I tend to bounce it off stuff and could see me breaking front end parts.

[@charliemaybe]

I have the vxl 2wd slash and I have it completely stock, the only real problem is accel out of corners when the inside rear picking up and braking while turning because the inside picks up and locks then no matter how hard I brake, nothing happens besides the inside wheel locking. Should I get a sealed diff with some oil like 30k wt oil in I to help or does the sway bars help more?

[@RCKnockout]

Changing the trans and diff should make a bigger difference…..if you don’t have the lcg conversion kit yet I recommend doing that first

[@charliemaybe]

@@RCKnockout I have it, I just didn’t install it yet as I’m about to move so I don’t want a large project like that until after the move. I also got an upgraded servo for around 15-20 dollars that should cover me in case the stock one goes or if I need a faster one. Also if I just get a sealed diff and put fluid in it does that work with the stock transmission case?

[@RCKnockout]

@@charliemaybe not sure about that…..I have the drag slash trans which is different….I highly recommend doing the lcg kit though….it’ll help the handling tremendously

[@happyhunter09]

for bashing and jumping you should take the sway bars off..sway bars are more for racing

[@RCKnockout]

True…..but I’m not gonna bother taking them off every time I bash it either…..overall it should help with the handling

[@dirtbikewesley5815]

I bash and jump only and swaybars work well for me. Less roll overs and better handling is something anyone can appreciate not just for racing only.

[@RCKnockout]

@@dirtbikewesley5815 that’s very true….any bit of handling helps

[@swololikesolo1625]

I have some hot racing sway bars sitting around for my brushless ecx torment 2wd, which has a similar rollover problem to the 2wd slash. The problem is they only work with the hot racing aluminum A-arms. I really don't wanna spend $40 on arms just to get these darn sway bars to work. 😂 If these do well on your slash I'll probably give it a shot though :) You planning on getting those rpm mud flaps for your slash 4x4 ultimate build?

[@RCKnockout]

I might get the mud flaps…..that’s surprising that you have to run the aluminum arms from hot racing to also run their sway bars lol

[@swololikesolo1625]

@@RCKnockout yeah, very weird. I might try to DIY a mounting system without using the aluminum arms.

[@RCKnockout]

@@swololikesolo1625 yeah I would too! Cause aluminum arms really aren’t great for bashing

[@swololikesolo1625]

@@RCKnockout exactly my thoughts. Can't wait for more of your videos!

[@andrewtimson3249]

Hey,you are a diamond gessa.andy Timson from England

[@MyVetteHeadLife]

Your Shock springs look way too stiff. For off road and bashing, you want sag and soft squat. If you aren’t allowing your springs to compress on landing, they have nowhere to go but to flip you. You are set way too tight. You aren’t allowing any spring or suspension travel, as tight, and as high as the truck sitting in the video we’re watching. Loosen those shock springs first.

[@Tom-xp7dl]

I would never buy a kit where I have to keep saying "my guess is".