Traxxas MAXX VITAVON Suspension Shock Fix! No more chassis slap, suspension tuning solution problem!

[@creaturerc]

Never seen such a struggle with a knife in hand before lol

[@WildBoyRC]

🤣🤷🏼‍♂️ I’ll try and do better next time while multi tasking, still new at YouTubing and filming Any tips appreciated though ! :)

[@nendostudios1769]

@@WildBoyRC doing a good job, RC is full of bros running their mouths. Thanks for taking the time to put this together .

[@WildBoyRC]

@@nendostudios1769 thabks man! Appreciate the positive feedback !

[@jamiefox8670]

​@@WildBoyRC screw what people say man can't please everyone but thanks for taking time to show other options never get why people will want to argue or be negative over toys..can't wait to get my TLR Typhon going I have the brand new roller! Nice rig brother!!

[@WildBoyRC]

Thanks my dude !

[@jeremymiller2340]

Great upgrade. I will be looking into this kind of set up. Very nice looking rig BTW😎

[@WildBoyRC]

I wouldn’t buy them. They were alright at first. Then bent and popped out. And vitavon owner just swore at me

[@cobra11YT-z2o]

bro this maxx looks sick :D

[@a007raptor_3]

Really cool videos really inspiring for me trying to grow my own channel too!! Happy 300 subscribers!!!!!

[@WildBoyRC]

Thank you! I’d like more subscribers but I need to make some better videos! I have a better plan coming soon ! Gunna be straight carnage ! Still 300 is a lot more then I expected seriously though ! Thank you too all of them !

[@joshc6080]

Chassis slap is what saves everything else from bottoming out and breaking

[@WildBoyRC]

I know that, I’m just reducing it and this mod works amazing I tested it last night but it was dark, video coming soon ! And it uses up almost all of the suspension now maybe 1-2mm left then slaps, best upgrade I’ve done by far, as long as it holds up, we will see over time and battery packs :) Cheers

[@Brandon_Nelson92]

adding 80wt (I used 90wt) in the rear shocks and 70wt in the front shocks goes a long way in taming chassis slap. stiffer springs also help when running a large battery pack and/or bigger motor/esc.

[@WildBoyRC]

Yes I am running 70 front 90 rear and VG springs

[@AVERAGEJOERC]

I found the ebay equivalent of vitavons shock mounts.. 12$ they work fantastic.. only left for u to get is the redcat landslide xte tires because i have found they are the best.. cool video

[@420_3RC]

Sick looking Maxx!

[@WildBoyRC]

Thank you! Subscribe and like for lots more!! SLEDGE coming soon !! And lots more MAXX stuff :)

[@thunderrc]

She looks mean brotha! Awesome!!!

[@WildBoyRC]

THUNDER!!!! Thanks for checking out my channel bro! I feel grateful the KING himself has now seen my vids !! Check out the last video, didn’t send it as big as you but I don’t have a 6/8s and a TERMINATOR RAMP 🚀 lol

[@WildBoyRC]

I’m uploading a video of my crawler now and a little story about my name and I gave you a shout out ! Hit the bell and you’ll see it :) If Thunder subscribes to me my life has grown so much ! You’re a beauty !!

[@michaelbell6079]

That body is wicked looking !

[@WildBoyRC]

Thank you!

[@mattsrcvlogs1130]

Yay you got it fixed i just broke a rear driveshaft

[@WildBoyRC]

Oh no, plastic or metal? Mine have held up pretty well so far, I think I’ll have to order the VITAVON front bulkhead I heard they never break

[@mattsrcvlogs1130]

@@WildBoyRC plastic shaft i am hoping to get metal ones here soon

[@WildBoyRC]

@@mattsrcvlogs1130 me too, once my plastics break but so far so good :)

[@mattsrcvlogs1130]

@@WildBoyRC ive now broke 3 of them

[@WildBoyRC]

@@mattsrcvlogs1130 you broke 3 what? VITAVON front bulkheads!?!?

[@omarrjamesgarcia8686]

Your Rig is awesome bro.....keep it up

[@WildBoyRC]

Thank you ! LOTS more coming and new rigs subscribe and hit that bell ! Any help appreciated ! Cheers! 🌀

[@omarrjamesgarcia8686]

@@WildBoyRC already did bro im 1 of your subscriber & follower....i make to appoint to check your channel always cause we have same rig even in the color of choice ( black & red ) that's why im following you...Best of Luck bro

[@WildBoyRC]

@@omarrjamesgarcia8686 awesome thabks ! And I didn’t know I can check my subs ? Sorry still new my apologies! And thank you very much ! I’ll sub and check you out !

[@WildBoyRC]

@@omarrjamesgarcia8686 I actually don’t know how to check who’s subscribed to my channel, sorta new with this while KZbin, how do I check? Thanks !

[@meanangel4life]

Need to see a video of that suspension at work my friend!!😎

[@WildBoyRC]

It’s up :) skate park, my driving wasn’t the best that day though 🤣

[@wise--men]

0:40 Hey! What is this part that is in the center of your Maxx wheel? Where did you buy that red nut that is in the center of your wheel? I've already bought two sets and the Maxx shaft bar looks like it's unique and not compatible with anything.

[@WildBoyRC]

They’re hub extensions. Make it even wider. You can get them for hot racing by make sure you get the right ones. Either for plastic driveshaft. Or metal shafts has bigger stub axle

[@onesnyg3804]

What's that black trim around the bottom of the Maxx body?

[@onesnyg3804]

O I know now

[@WildBoyRC]

It’s door edge trim off Amazon :) great for durability and preventing cracks !

[@mikeblankumsee4668]

I could use some advice on shock setup for my hpi savage x V2....just don't know what might work...

[@WildBoyRC]

I’m not too familiar with that truck but I’d try different shock oil, go with… I’d say 70wt

[@GameTrekkie]

shelf queen body and basher body. I did the same. do a video on the body edge tape. I've never seen that.

[@WildBoyRC]

I will! When my sledge comes in a week or so! Stay tuned :)

[@wise--men]

Can you make a video with your Maxx turned upside down and show the tire spin at medium and high speeds? I wanted to see how the balancing and rounding is. I am referring to the tires of the Duratrax DTXC5607 Hatchet MT Belt 2.8 model. I live in Brazil I need to research well to be able to buy and not make mistakes. In fact I already bought it, but I will only be able to test it in December. I also wanted to see how the belts performed.

[@WildBoyRC]

I absolutely can yes I will either later or this week, make sure you hit the bell and you’ll see it. Thanks for the idea ! I have those tires and they have about 5 packs through them so far so good. Stay tuned. Also sledge is coming next week in a few days !!

[@wise--men]

@@WildBoyRC Thank you very much! I quickly noticed that you are a super nice guy, now even more so. I liked you friend, and the bell was already marked since the first video of yours I watched. There are few channels that I activate the bell, and your channel is one of them!

[@WildBoyRC]

@@wise--men I really appreciate that my friend I just try to show my experience and help others out and show them the product before others buy them. And be honest and myself :) I really appreciate it ! Cheers my bro!

[@nox1010]

I have M2C pistons, VG springs and the lift mounts coming, you mentioned someone had said they might not be a good idea, why not??, what did they say?? I may get the shock collars, see how it goes

[@WildBoyRC]

I just heard that on a Facebook page, for some reason it adds stress or something and the shocks aren’t meant to be like that but I think it’s a great idea, next video I do will be it jumping and handling ! We shall see, started to not feel well yesterday so the video will come in the next couple or few days, I haven’t seen all the upgrades in the MAXX yet on KZbin

[@WildBoyRC]

Also it is a bit stiff so I may put back on the stock shock collars

[@WildBoyRC]

I tested it and seems good the way it is, how are those m2c pistons? Noticeable difference? Thanks!

[@nox1010]

Not got round to fitting them yet, got the max8 and a spektrum receiver in and sledge rear springs to try a stiffen the rear end a bit, took it for a rip yesterday (two 4S packs and a 3S), dinged the rear of the body a bit but nothing major, other than that no damage. Big smiles 😃, this things an animal

[@WildBoyRC]

@@nox1010 there’s these special springs i forget what there called but like blue is medium and orange is heavy duty they’re colour coated for stiffness

[@John_D2]

I've got the vitavon toe links and the servo mount ,with a Treal steering assembly. No problems in two years.

[@WildBoyRC]

Nice I want to get the steering bell crank aluminum

[@painkillerrc7718]

New sub here Thx for sharing👌👍

[@WildBoyRC]

Right on bro thanks. !!

[@paulbaker7500]

ive broken several bulkheads front and rear in less than 1 year but i am not easy on it. i just wish it would stop eating ring and pinions

[@WildBoyRC]

Ya I chewed 5 ish spur gears until I went all metal, and on my 5th bulkhead in 3 months lol I’m not the easiest but deffs not the hardest what I’ve seen guys do

[@BrainOrberts]

How did you get this shock collars on? I can screw mine down because the thread stops on the collar

[@WildBoyRC]

They just screwed right on. From the top

[@WildBoyRC]

Maybe you’re thread count is a different size what collars did you buy? And do you have the stock shocks?

[@a007raptor_3]

Are those 2.8 tires or 3.8 tires I want to buy the same ones

[@WildBoyRC]

2.8

[@jamiefox8670]

M2c sells chassis brace for the bottom also a shock upgrade that helps with shock rebound all around shock tunning just another option man!

[@WildBoyRC]

Ya I gotta look into that! I seen the pistons and brace.

[@cepancagaj3257]

Nice 😉

[@macmccartney5760]

I've been getting a lot of wobble in the ass end of my maxx v2 when accelerating, especially when coming down off a wheelie while accelerating, any insight? Maybe rear diff ?

[@WildBoyRC]

I’d maybe check your arms and hinge pins inner and outer, sounds like they have some play? I’d maybe have to see it to be sure

[@macmccartney5760]

Hinge pins seems fine, maybe a millimeter of play when grabing arms

[@macmccartney5760]

I just know it didn't do that before I started jumping it pretty high off of quarter pipe I made

[@macmccartney5760]

I know after I got the Traxxas brand netal cvds there a little play in the wheels, like if you pull straight out on them like you would when you take them off

[@WildBoyRC]

@@macmccartney5760 hmm just take it apart and try to figure it out, that’s what I usually do, I broke so much but also learned a lot and can now build an RC from the ground up

[@ChaseDecker-z7h]

why didnt you do it on the back where the slap and sag is way worse than the front? kind of a waste to put them on the front, also why wouldnt you have just done both?

[@WildBoyRC]

Trial and error I did end up doing it on both. I was just showing on camera the difference. I took them off though. Waste of time kept bending and popping out

[@GameTrekkie]

Green

[@mikeblankumsee4668]

Subbed dude...hope to have a channel myself soon

[@WildBoyRC]

Awesome thank you! Really appreciate it Mike, trying to grow this channel it’s like my 2nd full time job except I don’t get paid for this one lol but it’s my fun hobby :)

[@DoRC]

The problem is that you now have the suspension so stiff and so topped out that it's not going to be able to properly do its job. You've also significantly increase the center of gravity which is going to make the truck much less stable. Chassis slap is an intended part of the suspension system in in trying to eliminate it you're going to make the handling much much worse.

[@WildBoyRC]

I totally agree except I now tested it and handling is same it does flip a tad more and still slaps and I haven’t broken a bulkhead which was my main issue, when the tires aren’t super warm and it’s not baking hot it doesn’t flip over I can go full speed and drift it and do 360s on dry it’s actually perfect, I have the 10mm extra offset extensions too to that helps a lot, thing feels the same but better now

[@macmccartney5760]

I would half used heavier shock fluid

[@WildBoyRC]

@@macmccartney5760 I don’t want it too heavy it will make the handling bad. a have a mix of 70/80 weight in the front and 90wt in the rear

[@WildBoyRC]

@@macmccartney5760 @Do RC I have the wide MAXX and hub extensions &offset rims. It didn’t make handling worse and didn’t traction roll any worse just made landing on jumps worse since it used up all the suspension so when I landed a bit sideways on 2 tires or in tire it would bottom that out and I broke stub axle. I now switched to metal drive axles but I took those shock lifters off a long time ago.

[@macmccartney5760]

@@WildBoyRC I have the new widemaxx as well. Was thinking about getting the hub extenders

[@mikeblankumsee4668]

Hmmm....good idea

[@WildBoyRC]

Works really well! Took it out the other night but was dark, video coming soon with the handling and jumps :) Stay tuned ! Thanks!!

[@heyby8764]

hahaha gets a xmaxx that slaps from the start. then adds double the weight and dont no why stuff is breaking. to good, great video. now all you need to do is replace the plastic frame and youll be good to go.

[@WildBoyRC]

1st off it’s not an Xmaxx, and second no extra weight was added

[@tomlobdell2143]

Add 3/4 inch nitro fuel tubing. On bottom of. The shock shaft. And it acts as a bump stopbbjo more slapp

[@WildBoyRC]

Yes that’s my next nod it’s so amazing I took it out last night as is and was clearing 10 stairs with minimal slap everything held up fine !

[@mvtepixels]

If you are doing small jumps it may help, but for bigger stuff it's worthless and can bend another shock components... you need to leave some travel on the shocks with the chassis bottoming out because you don't always land on flat surfaces, if you are jumping high you can tune your shocks to have less rebound, but there is no way around the chassis slap, you are breaking bulckheads because the MAXX chassis isn't flat, the bulckheads sit lower than the center of the chassis... there is no distribution of impact, the bulckheads suffer most of it, then they break, plastic can bend, but has its limitations... just trying to criticize constructively

[@gonzodetroitify]

Hello MvtePixels So if you don’t jump as much as in this show When you build your shocks and have sealed them up Before you put the springs on should the shaft come back out of the shock body-say 30mm on say the Hpi savage flux xl as right now Ive been building them so the shaft doesn’t come out like say the TRAXXAS xmaxx shocks are built with no rebound I ask because as I read your comment it seems as I’ve been doing it backwards and I do not jump like The maxx does here that’s too high Thanks for any advise

[@mvtepixels]

@@gonzodetroitify The concept of rebound is more relevant for racing in my opinion, for general bashing i think what really matters is oil thickness and the stiffness of the springs, when you go big on jumps and the chassis slaps very hard the tendency is to bounce into the air again, which can make the car roll over, if you have lots of rebound it just intensifies the bounce, because the shocks will catapult the car even higher. Less rebound will make the car more plush and less bouncy, with more or less rebound what matters is having the car setup to get the best performance for your needs

[@WildBoyRC]

Worked great on huge jumps, check out the skatepark v1 vs v2 I posted nothing broke except my stripped screws in my front chassis top mount came out but I’ve had that issue since I bought it

[@mjones2305]

Something tells me that truck is a shelf princess. 🤔

[@WildBoyRC]

🤣 look at my videos. I beat the absolute snot out of them! I just keep them well cleaned and maintained.

[@meudrone4k369]

Show carro 🚗

[@freerangehuman1976]

Can build an RC but can’t open a box.😂

[@WildBoyRC]

🤣 as you’ve seen my recent builds ! I’ve improved at opening boxes I think too

[@stingerranger4942]

I put on Mine I use 6200 mAh 80c my truck when I Press brake the who back lift off the ground if I do full throttle it want flip backwards😆😆 Mine is maxx v2 has in 20t pinion 54t spur gear

[@Thebipolarachiever]

Chassis is supposed to hit the ground. Keeps from busting shocks up

[@WildBoyRC]

I agree, this mod worked great though, the screws backed out but I fixed it with bolts and lasted huge sends

[@Thefireguy87]

JUST CUT THE BOX!!!

[@WildBoyRC]

😂😳😢

[@ericcontreras4030]

Looks stiff

[@WildBoyRC]

It is pretty stiff, next video will be on handling and jumps, and durability, just a test, it doesn’t chassis slap unless it’s over 8 feet high, I like to do big jumps, but we shall see, I may have to remove the shock collars or the bottom mounts, just experimenting, KZbining it to show people and maybe help others with the issue of the chassis slap, and also my front bulkhead always breaks at least every few battery packs even on small jumps so if this doesn’t work I will get the VITAVON bulkhead. And my Sledge is in the way too so a bunch of new videos coming soon !

[@WildBoyRC]

It’s actually not bad good handling, I took it out the other night but it was dark, video coming soon, stay tuned ! :) Thanks

[@craigengelman4534]

thats gotta be the dumbest mod ever made . the more travel you have makes a softer landing . put bigger tires and a set of Pro-Line PRO629300 X-Maxx Ultra Reservoir Shock Caps and it will land nice and soft without smashing the nose .

[@WildBoyRC]

Lol I tried bigger tires, number 1 it gets to hot. Number 2 it breaks the stub axles, number 3 don’t comment if you don’t have anything nice to say and you probably don’t jump as big as me and know. It’s my truck I’ll do what I want

[@Frostbyte911]

Watching you open that box is like watching Biden give a speech….

[@WildBoyRC]

🤣

[@wise--men]

Can you figure out if this part fits our Maxx 4s? I think so. It will be awesome, amazing! In addition to the gain in damping. Proline 1/5 Ultra Reservoir Shock Cap (2): X-MAXX Item No.PRO629300

[@WildBoyRC]

I think those are too big brother 1/5 scale for XMAXX

[@wise--men]

@@WildBoyRC Not necessarily the part of a car is just for him. The Traxxas Sledge's shock tube, for example, is the same diameter as the Maxx. I watched a video of a guy increasing his Maxx height with Sledge's longer GT-Maxx. It is likely that the diameter of the X-Maxx is the same as the Maxx, so maybe the caps will fit.

[@WildBoyRC]

@@wise--men ahh maybe yes I’m honestly not sure maybe they’re just longer ? I’m getting the sledge tomorrow or next day! Can’t wait 😜

[@wise--men]

@@WildBoyRC Congratulations, the new Sledge is beautiful and wonderful, especially its wheels.

[@WildBoyRC]

@@wise--men thanks! Super excited to have it and be on the channel Then XMAXX and I’ll start making more videos