Stampede 4x4 VXL

[slick2500]

Another one down the Traxxas rabbit hole tell me if you have not heard this before from some Traxxas owners I am going to buy this than upgrade to that just do yourself a favor and never look back at the cost if your like me it will make you pissed but that just me.

I lucked out and so far I only have like $220-$250 in it including what I paid for it.

This thing looks so pretty. Was super nice that it comes with a spare bearing.

Stock bearing on the left, Kingheadz on the right.

 

[slick2500]

Finally decided on a body for this beast.

 

[WoodiE]

I like that, where did you get it?

 

[slick2500]

I like that, where did you get it?

eBay, it's was $20. This guy on eBay uctopfpv has tons of bodies. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/263947642693

 

[WoodiE]

eBay, it's was $20. This guy on eBay uctopfpv has tons of bodies. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/263947642693

Nice! Thank you sir.

 

[bicketybam]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/283145974237

This one isn't bad at all. There is a black and red one I like even better. How well made are these? Will they get destroyed if you bash with them?

 

[slick2500]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/283145974237

This one isn't bad at all. There is a black and red one I like even better. How well made are these? Will they get destroyed if you bash with them?

I had that one on my Outcast for a while, the faux motor broke off, because I was running it without the wing and a chopped wing mount and after many hard bash sessions it developed cracks in the front of the body. I would recommend doing like @sevin7 did for his body https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/sevins-outcast-jeep-indestructible-body-tutorial.8138/#post-83488

The body I ordered for the Outcast was the one for the Revo and it did not come with the body holes pre drilled, this one I ordered for the Stampede had the body holes pre drilled. Idk if they just recently started pre drilling the body holes or if only certain bodies come that way.

 

[slick2500]

As we all know the stock VXL system does not work that well in the Stampede 4x4 so I decided to do an upgrade. I had to make my own esc mount and modify the chassis a little bit.
GoolRC 3100kv 3665 brushless motor, with an 11t pinion and a Hobbywing Max10 SCT RTR esc.

I also lowered the body.
Before

After

I will need to do some trimming to the wheel wells as they are going to rub.

 

[WTF MIKE]

As we all know the stock VXL system does not work that well in the Stampede 4x4 so I decided to do an upgrade. I had to make my own esc mount and modify the chassis a little bit.
GoolRC 3100kv 3665 brushless motor, with an 11t pinion and a Hobbywing Max10 SCT RTR esc.
View attachment 24170
I also lowered the body.
Before
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After
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I will need to do some trimming to the wheel wells as they are going to rub.

How does that motor run?

 

[slick2500]

How does that motor run?

It ran pretty well in my 2wd Ruckus but was a tad overkill for it. It would snap axles on 2s.
I haven't had a chance to run it in this yet though.

 

[WTF MIKE]

It ran pretty well in my 2wd Ruckus but was a tad overkill for it. It would snap axles on 2s.
I haven't had a chance to run it in this yet though.

I’m interested to know cause I need a new motor for my pede. I currently have a castle 4600kv but it’s under sized for the 4x4

 

[slick2500]

I’m interested to know cause I need a new motor for my pede. I currently have a castle 4600kv but it’s under sized for the 4x4

With the 11t pinion on 3s it is much slower than the VXL 3500 on a 9t pinon, no backflips and only the occasional wheelie.

 

[WTF MIKE]

So

With the 11t pinion on 3s it is much slower than the VXL 3500 on a 9t pinon, no backflips and only the occasional wheelie.

the stock vxl is a faster and more power full? Maybe you should up the pinion size

 

[slick2500]

So

the stock vxl is a faster and more power full? Maybe you should up the pinion size

Yeah might try 13/52 for gearing.

 

[slick2500]

So I was messing around with the Hobbwing LED program card on this esc and it has a 7.4v bec. Seriously not expecting that from a rtr esc especially a Redcat one to boot. Does anyone know if the Traxxas 5 channel receiver can handle 7.4v?

 

[Sledgehog]

For when the cheap traxxas servo strips gears (and it will), you can replace them with the savox metal gear set. Cheaper than the traxxas set and fits perfectly: https://www.amainhobbies.com/savox-sc0251mg-metal-gear-set-w-bearing-sav-sg-sc0251mg/p183320

 

[olds97_lss]

For when the cheap traxxas servo strips gears (and it will), you can replace them with the savox metal gear set. Cheaper than the traxxas set and fits perfectly: https://www.amainhobbies.com/savox-sc0251mg-metal-gear-set-w-bearing-sav-sg-sc0251mg/p183320

Yeah, I tried that on a couple and they bind really bad. I have to leave the screws 1/4 turn loose or it will barely turn. Then it negates the waterproof and makes for a generally prone to failure servo as they rattle even more loose over time.

 

[slick2500]

For when the cheap traxxas servo strips gears (and it will), you can replace them with the savox metal gear set. Cheaper than the traxxas set and fits perfectly: https://www.amainhobbies.com/savox-sc0251mg-metal-gear-set-w-bearing-sav-sg-sc0251mg/p183320

Psh that you think I would leave the stock servo in a Traxxas It was replaced before I ever ran it with some eBay cheapo waterproof servo, picked up 3 of them for like $36 and other than being a bit on the slow side they work pretty good.

And thanks for that link, I have some the 2056 and the 2075 servos in my 2wd rigs that I want to replace the gears in and I couldn't find my link to what servos gears fit.

These are the servos. I bought them for testing purposes in my 1/10 scale stuff. I stuck one in the 4pede and 2 in the Summit. And like I said previously other than being a bit slow they have plenty of torque even at 6v.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/K2-Waterpr...epid=1176288145&hash=item4b0224cb69:rk:4:pf:0

 

[Sledgehog]

Yeah, I tried that on a couple and they bind really bad. I have to leave the screws 1/4 turn loose or it will barely turn. Then it negates the waterproof and makes for a generally prone to failure servo as they rattle even more loose over time.

Weird, I put them in my rustler and stampede 2wd after both servos stripped and had no issues with that. Was it that particular set I linked? I know for sure that specific one works in the 2075.

 

[olds97_lss]

Weird, I put them in my rustler and stampede 2wd after both servos stripped and had no issues with that. Was it that particular set I linked? I know for sure that specific one works in the 2075.

Yep. Same part #. I tried putting them in a couple 2075's I took out of my brushless revo when I got it. I never used them, but figured beefing them up and throwing them in a box and they could get used in my ejato or stampede 4x4, but they labor so much that they are kind of useless. I even tried putting green slime on the outputshaft/o-ring then putting them back together. Both of them did the same thing.