TRAXXAS SLASH 2WD - Hot Racing Sway Bar TESTING at MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK!!

In this video I Test out the Brand New Hot Racing Sway Bar Kit (Part #TE311SLC) on my Traxxas Slash 2wd (aka) “The Cheapest Traxxas Slash Project”
Location - Two Rivers Mountain Bike Park
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[@reriley20021]

you have the rear sway bar on wrong. remove the 2 top transmission mount screws where it mounts to the chassis behind the shock tower. use the longer screws and washers that come with the sway bar to hold it in place in the 2 transmission mount screw holes. the bar runs to the rear of the a-arms (the stock a arms have holes in them) screw the links into the a arms and the sway bar hooks to the links.

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I’ve switched it around since this video 👍😉

[@joseywilds3133]

A lot of companies need to add instructions when it comes to mods, it can be frustrating guessing on 500$ car! Thanks for the video stay safe bro

[@RCKnockout]

Agreed! Thanks bro 😎👍

[@gumpycognac4505]

Same goes with the hot racing aluminum trans. I tried for hours to figure out how to mount my rear bumper to it.

[@EriMCardenasRC]

I agree on that😅 had alot of problems with my Rally RCs adding aftermarket mods

[@joeblow1939]

Hey Nolan. My son Jake was jumping speed bumps with his 2wd slash last weekend and lost the battery. A first for us. We were laughing like crazy when yours did the same thing. Keep up the good work!

[@RCKnockout]

That’s funny! Thanks man!

[@hippysplace]

Not a let down here Brother, always like your videos and don't blame you for not running it! Thanks for the share👍😎

[@RCKnockout]

Glad you still enjoyed it man! 😎👍

[@CraigLogan-uz1qp]

Was lucky enough to have an empty lot next door during my Grasshopper, RC10 youth. People dumped a couple of loads of dirt there and we grabbed the rakes, good times

[@CraigLogan-uz1qp]

Just bought a slash with sways for 200.00. Front to the front and back to the back. All the plastic arms are aluminum and all blue metal turnbuckles

[@RCKnockout]

@@CraigLogan-uz1qp sounds like a solid find! 👍😉

[@RCKnockout]

Sounds like a good time!

[@parrishvinson3689]

The back sway bar looks like it will do more harm than good, it won't let the suspension even work like it is

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I changed the rear sway bar setup

[@joeblue2012]

On the rear suspension set the shock to the 2nd to last hole on arm closer to the wheel then attach sway bar links directly to innermost holes

[@RCKnockout]

I tried that….it doesn’t fit right

[@ghsteagle5567]

Great video, all your content has been great!

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks buddy! 😉

[@redles4212]

Man, you've been pumping out videos lately; this video makes me wanna get my slash out. Im planning on going brushless sometime this summer when I have the money.

[@jazsambi8442]

oh man , i wish i never did the upgrade. To be fair i learned alot about rc during this upgrade but the rabbit hole has gotten so deep because of the wear and tear a bash takes when it goes faster. i wish i kept it at speeds it was built for. im over 3k for a $450 dollar slash 4x4 ?? in what world does that make any sense ?? body's , arms , shocks , servo's , wheels , lights , batteries , fans , driveshafts , bumpers , u name it , ive bought so many times. Im thinking of getting a sign made and hung up in the hobby shop so i can just point to my phone number when they want to pull up the account ffs. then the sledge comes out lol , i wish i kept that thing stock-ish and spent the money on a machine thats more robust with the speeds it can achieve . making this slash go 60+km was alot of fun but im done dropping money into it and currently eyeing better performance rc's for the dollar. its honestly ridiculous , if i had to do it again i would prolly still gone brushless because its how i learned about everything else . if i had a choice and i knew what i know now .....id have a pretty sweet xmaxx or sledge .....or both at this point

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks Man! I’ve been trying my best

[@mOries0795]

@@jazsambi8442 3k for a 60kph slash isnt right if thats what you are talking about i have a 2wd slash with a hobbywing max 10 and i probably spent 500€

[@jazsambi8442]

@@mOries0795 after all the upgrades, batteries and repairs . My slash has run a bill that's 3k . That does include the initial cost of the unit. We don't get the trade up program in Canada I believe .

[@beng.6417]

sounds like a diesel. The worlds first Diesel powered electric Slash 2wd. Brilliant!

[@RCKnockout]

Lol 😂

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Cool RC and bashing, have a great day and stay safe brother

[@RCKnockout]

Appreciate it man! You too!

[@islandrc-duke1972]

@@RCKnockout thanks

[@RCKnockout]

@@islandrc-duke1972 😉

[@rangrinshpan4995]

keep it up!

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks! Will do

[@georgeparsons6632]

I had my sway bars the same as u front and rear. The rear like that I noticed on mine with aluminum shocks it made the rear suspension very stiff it would bounce in the rear every bump so I ended up mounting it using some washers down below the shock tower and running the bar to the rear. Didn't have to drill holes tho because using aluminum suspension arms and they have holes front and back. And yeah I know aluminum arms a no no. But to each his own. Lol but it works better for me and didn't stiffen up the shocks like the other way like u have in rear. And kept the front the same. But I was using the blue bars I didn't try a thinner bar the same way in rear 1st might had helped but I seen others mount the same way with washers down below shock towers and bar to rear

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah it was super unclear on how to hook them up……I haven’t really noticed yet If mine is bouncy in the rear…..haven’t really been able to test the full potential of them yet

[@davidbrock2450]

You need to keep the throttle on while the truck is in the air to keep the front of the truck up in the air. When it comes to landing if your front end to too high, A quick tap on the brakes with the front end down.

[@RCKnockout]

True….but it’s not as simple as it seems to level out a 2wd truck, much easier with 4x4….flooring a 2wd doesn’t bring the front end up….a lot more has to do with the takeoff itself….braking can help bring the nose down…but not nearly as effective as a 4x4 truck either

[@davidbrock2450]

@@RCKnockout True, and I'm nowhere near even a decent club racer. But I've also (if I remember it eight) heard if you let off the throttle a bit before the jump and then pin it that can help also. Unfortunately it's incredibly flat where I life now. I have really have to drive about 45 minutes 1 way to a good crawling place and a 90 minute 1 way drive to a track of any kind.

[@RCKnockout]

@@davidbrock2450 that is true….I should have been letting off the throttle….that’s unfortunate it’s flat all around where you live

[@NightmareXDYT]

Pls help idk were to by new antenna wire and I can’t find KZbin video I need antenna wire for slash 2wd pls help Idk what to do can’t find it anywhere

[@RCKnockout]

It tore out from your receiver?

[@NightmareXDYT]

No it’s like the top got cutten of while driving

[@TG20102]

If you take these jumps like intended, the car won’t break at all. You need to speed check so you don’t overshoot and land in the flats, no different than riding it with a bike. Of course under shooting it you can still break it Lolol. The ramp is designed to have low impact landings 😎😎 I take mine on BMX tracks and love watching the car float

[@katier7787]

Hey Nolan, I’ve just spent 250 dollars on my slash lately including a Vxl motor

[@RCKnockout]

Nice! Hopefully you got some good upgrades

[@camtaufer9800]

In the rear could you use another shock mount hole for the link ?

[@RCKnockout]

I tried that but the suspension had Issues compressing fluently….I just ended up drilling the holes in the rear arms…that is the setup that seems to work best overall

[@camtaufer9800]

@@RCKnockout that's awesome I just got a 2x4 vxl for 140 needed 2 tires so I've been looking at your videos and realized in my Facebook buys some how already have the lcg chassis I'm glad we have guys like you how give detailed information

[@RCKnockout]

@@camtaufer9800 glad you found it helpful bro!

[@brad2835]

Dude, you aren't wrong that they aren't clear about those swaybars. I didn't like the front being mounted in the bumper. The bumper twists before force is transferred from one shock to the other. Test it by elevating the front wheels off the ground and pushing up on only one a-arm. You'll see the bumper assembly twists a little before the other shock comes up. Mount it behind the shock towers. It will eliminate all loss of force transferral and you'll get more action. However, it requires cutting the swaybar so it doesn't rub the wheels and drilling holes in the plate. Good job though. You used you're resources and what you did should work. The rear one is weird too. I did something entirely different that my local hobby shop owner showed me.

[@RCKnockout]

Totally agree…..Hot Racing really leaves you hanging when it comes to instructions…..I’ll probably leave it like this unless I start having issues….then maybe I’ll change it

[@STEVEEDG]

Do you have a link to that spur gear?

[@RCKnockout]

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[@StopFaffin]

I got a manual with my swaybar set, I can tell you the front is installed correctly but the rear is wrong, if you have a mail adr I can send you the manual 😊✉️

[@RCKnockout]

Your hot racing sway bar came with a manual? Yeah you can email it to me [e-mail]

[@rccat6059]

Great bash sucks pinion gear stripped 3 teeth thx for the vid Stay safe on ur travels bro

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah it was a bummer…..appreciate it man stay safe

[@TheRealMozes]

man those battery mounts all come lose lol. I am waiting on parts for my 2WD i think i might add batery straps to that RC aswell

[@RCKnockout]

The taller battery strap from Traxxas?

[@TheRealMozes]

@@RCKnockout I use these AXIC0041. I believe it came with a traxxas lable. I was tired of batteries flopping out of my RC's. I never use the plastic traps. I've had a battery puf up after slamming the floor.

[@RCKnockout]

@@TheRealMozes oh ok I gotcha

[@MrEdsster]

@@RCKnockout I'm from the pc world and I use the velcro straps we used to group wires together with. If needed the have a hole at one end so you could link multiple straps together.

[@RCKnockout]

@@MrEdsster that’s true! Thanks for the info

[@didierlebeau5714]

the rear sway bar cannot work this way. it has to be parralel to the chassis. the way its installed is cancelling the rear shocks

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah it’s been swapped around

[@EddieDesigned]

Dude, you've bent your rear right shock too! Got home late last night so I'll get those pics of my sway bar setup sent over this evening. FYI, you've set them up exactly as described in the instructions, as unclear as they are

[@RCKnockout]

Oh ok I gotcha……I don’t think I bent my shock though…..I guess I haven’t looked closely at it

[@EddieDesigned]

@@RCKnockout out of interest, what are your average timescales between filming and releasing the videos? Just want to gauge how out of date any advice or tips i can give actually is!

[@RCKnockout]

@@EddieDesigned that’s a great question……anywhere from 2 weeks to a month and a half ahead of when it actually goes live…..occasionally sooner but most of the time that’s the timeframe……so a lot of times I’ve already filmed multiple videos on one rc…..so the tips and advice aren’t always relevant……I have people make suggestions but sometimes I’ve already filmed two or three videos on that car at that point…..if I could do faster film, edit, upload, release I would…..but this is what works best for me

[@EddieDesigned]

@@RCKnockout in other words, anything i can say here to prevent damage or help things work efficiently will always come after the damage is done! You'll have my email address soon and I'll be more than happy to offer any advice as you need it, rather than after it's helpful! I've seen that you have Facebook, but it's hardly been used. If you were able to keep in touch via messenger then you'd be able to send me short video clips to help me with diagnosis and potential solutions :)

[@RCKnockout]

@@EddieDesigned basically yeah lol….I haven’t really posted much on the Facebook page…..I probably should to get advice on things like you were saying….what’s your email?

[@josbinyoface6276]

The pinion and spur gears don’t look like they match, spur looks like a 48p while the pinion looks to be a 32p probably why the pinion breaks.

[@RCKnockout]

Nope they’re both the identical pitch…

[@rubenroldan1233]

always bring spare parts

[@RCKnockout]

You’re right about that lol

[@elijah9657]

6:40 your supposed to hit it the other way, theres a landing on the other side -_-

[@elijah9657]

7:00 okay thats better, just send it a bit less