Associated gt2 or jato??

[rcripper]

i am going to get a stadium truck of some kind and i have it narrowed down to these two. i could use some help deciding which one would be better. i dont race just yet(i may in the future) mainly just trying to get a feel for everything. i am planning on getting a few sets of tires for whichever i decide on and probably some aluminum. please respond with your ideas about what you think would be best. it would also be helpful to hear some ideas about aluminum and tires. i am new and dont quite know which parts are the best to replace with aluminum. and if there is another truck that you can think of that would be could dont hesitate to add them

thanks

 

[fastflee]

Go with the gt2,just my two cents,also on the shiny stuff since it adds pounds to the truck I would just add it as you break things,alum parts are cool but the next weakest point breaks and somtimes it would have been better to just have a a arm snap....good luck

 

[Lessen]

to my knowledge, most 10th scale 2wd races generally restrict the engine size to .15. that automatically disqualifies the Jato, whatever trim it may be. I don't think the Jato was really intended to be a track star though. I mean, it comes with road tires and a wheelie bar. If you want a racer I'd definately get a GT2.

 

[sickpuppy1]

If your going to race at all, consider the GT2 of Losi AD2. About the only 2 I'd consider. Havent seen a Jato yet thats competetive, heard of 1 once,never seen one....

 

[bnrpat09]

get the jato, but if you are looking to race the gt2

 

[olds97_lss]

RPM doesn't sell arms for the xxx-nt, or at least they didn't used to. RPM sells arms for both the jato and rc10gt though.

The jato is fun though. The steering is ridiculously sloppy, but it's a pretty tough little rig for a basher. I bash only, so I can't say how good it would be for racing. It takes the same jumps as my aftershock and seems to deal with it pretty unfazed. I have RPM arms all around and an after market pipe/header. The stock pipe sucked and the stock header broke off after a couple hard landings (just like all of traxxas stupid headers do).

I bought/sought out the jato because of the two speed. 7 years ago when I first got into the hobby, my first truck was a xxx-nt. As a basher, that was a horrible truck. I busted a ton of arms and pivot blocks. I'm sure it was a very capable racer... but I didn't race. I also didn't know what I was doing when I bought it.

Now, with some time and experience under my belt, I wanted another 2wd to putts around with, but I didn't like that you had to sacrifice off the line torque or top speed because of the single speed. The jato fits the bill perfectly for me. I have it geared low (wheelies are cool) and it still cooks when it hits second gear. I'm running the original 2.5 jato with an 18T CB. I think it comes stock with 20 or 22. Too tall geared for me and for the grass. Even on pavement it took forever for it to get up to speed with the 2.5. With the lower gearing, it gets up to top speed pretty quickly and is still pretty fast.

Sorry for the rambling...