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I've had my t-maxx 2.5 since this october and i've spent alot of moeny on it just reparing it, like bulkheads, a-arms, diff bearings, tie rod's, servo's, i have upgraded some stuff to aluminium but even then i still manage to break something or damage it.

I'm not that a mad driver atall but i' considering going for the savage 25rtr cause my dad's got the .21 savage and the 25 rtr and he's stripped 2 wheels but that's it, i think that my money is'nt worth spending it on my truck.

But what have you guys encountered with your maxx's, how much money have you spent on it juat reparing it.
P.S- if i did sell my t-maxx would the hop-ups add more value to it?
 
When you replace your broken parts, are you using new stock parts? Or are you using aftermarket stuff like RPM?
 
:nope: :nope: :nope: :nope: dude, give the tmaxx a chance. i have beat the living dogpiss out of mine and all i've broken are bulkheads and bumpers. i live for massive big air jumps at bmx and moto-x tracks. and when i say big i mean big (none of this 4 or 5 foot chit) just beef up a few weak spots such as the bulks and arms and if your landing skills aren't that good you might brush up on that a bit too. all of my buddies that run other MT's complain all the time about they should have got a tmaxx. as for how much money i've spent fixing it...probably not over 200.00 in the last 8 months. adding hop-ups such as exhaust, wheels, tires, etc..... that's a different story. this is an expensive hobby man, welcome to the club. oh, by the way, if your not married, get on your knees and thank god. cause that gets sooooo old listening to the wife bitch about how you always spend money on that "stupid little truck".
 
I've had my Maxx for a year and the only things I broke was a rear tranny rod and right a-arm. After I broke the rod I put skid plates to protect the under carriage. Overall it's a great truck.
 
Well, i kind of agree with jray2003. It's not a bad truck after you get over the fact that you should throw anouther $200 at your $400 truck.

I have few bad landings (HAHAHA), but i tend to be able to drive out of them.

Here's what i'd recommend for you:
integy al bulks ($29 a set)
integy al chassis braces ($20)
rpm arms ($48)
golden horizon bulk braces ($8)
proline turnbuckle ends ($12)
traxxas FOC (forward only conversion) ($9)

This is what i'd start with. For extreme durability get integy's diff cases and maximizer diff cups as well.

I wouldn't go with al suspension arms though or shock towers. You need something to give.

The reason i'd go with integy is the fairly low price and relatively high quality. Just be carful putting in the screws into the bulks, as they do bottom out and will twist the damn heads off. I've done that a few times and it's not easy to fix without a drill press.
 
well i got some hop'ups already like aluminium lower chassis braces and some lower a-arms for the front, aluminium skid plates, i got a fastrax bulkhead brace comming soon, saves me buying aluminium bulkheads, i would go for rpm but i live in the u.k and so if they break i will have to send them to america and then wait to get the new ones back, i would go for the foc but i only bash about and need reverse some times, but i'll see how it goes, wot do u guys think og the K&N air filter i put one on my 2.5 maxx and it seems fine but i still have the stock as a backup just incase,
 
i have had my maxx for over 4 years, dropped over $2500 into it and have broken atleast everypart.

as of now i run the UE widetrack suspension with OFNA 9.5 shocks, stock bulkheads(need something to give) aluminum diff housings, full kippster diff gears, xtm .21 conversion, XTM 24.7 engine, and some other parts

these are good trucks once u find the weak spots and get them to be stronger.

bryan
 
I completely agree with supermaxx with finding the weak spots.

I preferred to go with al bulks since they are a pain to replace. I went with the RPM arms and a homade front bumper (more of a mess than bumper) to absorb head on mistakes.
 
I've broken loads of poop on my money-pit-maxx but u gotta love it but yeah my parents hate me putting so mush $ into it :stick:
 
If you upgrade smartly, you can save yourself a ton of heartache and avoid most breakage. The T-Maxx is a pretty tough truck out of the box (not the toughest, but tough none-the-less), but driving it hard will produce damages.

Aluminum, titanium or any other metal part can be found for use on your T-Maxx, but they come at a price. I would steer clear of aluminum lower a-arms...espsecially on the front. They are lower to the ground and thus more prone to ground contact. They are on the front of the truck and thus more prone to damages taken in head on collisions. When you bend a metal piece, you can try and straighten it, but every time you bend and reshape a piece you weaken it.

If you want the full on story about what is good or not good in the way of metal upgrades, I'm certain I wrote up a lengthy piece on the subject. Let me find the thread and post it for your viewing. Bottom line is metal upgrades have their place, but it is more cost effective to leave plastic in some places of high breakage. Why? Cheaper to replace.

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Originally posted by SkyMaxx
Super...

It is all in how much you think your truck can take. If you think you are going to be beating the hell out of it on a regular basis, and do not want to keep spending money on replacing plastic, then there are places on the truck ideally suited for an upgrade to a metal part.

Chassis braces, bulkheads, bulkhead braces, and bumpers are all good things to upgrade to a metal component. I say metal, because some can afford to lay out the dough for titanium (which is way better than aluminum). You want to keep the bumper brakets plastic for the reasons mentioned above.

Suspension is another area that can afford some upgrades. A nice set of all metal shocks is a great upgrade. There are a number of quality shocks out there. You can use the search function of this site to read through several discussions about them. Titanium turnbuckles are also another great hop-up. If you get them, get a beefier rod end. You can go with either RPM (plastic) shock towers or upgrade to a good aluminum set. The plastic will give a little on the big air, but the aluminum gives a rock solid base for the shocks to work from.

Areas that are a wash when it comes to metal.

Skid plates. Do not get aluminum; if you must get metal, go straight to titanium. The aluminum skids will give you more fits for having to spend down time reshaping them than they are worth (the exception being the center skid...aluminum, titanium, plastic...all work well for the center skid). I run the stock plastic skid plates. They are flexible and inexpensive to replace if they get broken.

A-arms. Aluminum a-arms are just begging to be replaced as expensively as possible. The problem with aluminum a-arms is that they do not reshape so easily, and they are expensive to replace. You are better off sticking with a quality plastic set (RPM). You could upgrade the upper a-arms to metal (as I did), but that is a matter of preference. The ones that you need to watch are those closest to the ground (and therefore more prone to contact with objects on the ground).

Why does everyone push the RPM button when it comes to plastic parts? Simple, they are near indestructible. If you manage to break one, then send it back to RPM and they replace it no questions asked.

Anyway, I think I have used up my dime on this one...
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I've had my T-maxx for almost a year now. The truck to me is awesome, but it breaks parts alot more than any savage does. Everytime something on my maxx breaks I fix it. The worst thing that has broken on my maxx so far was the Aarms cause I had to run it without a body and the antenna came out of the reciever and got caught under my tire. It ran uncontrolably into a pourch. To solve your problem, you will save alot of money on parts if you buy a savage.

But to be honest the maxx has more capabilities.
 
Lets be realistic these trucks were not built to take 25+ foot jumps. If your gonna play that way your gonna pay. My Maxx is coming on 3 years old and I am only running a ported trx .15 and big bore shocks as my only hop ups. Yea I broke some bulks on occasion but they are certainly cheap enough. I am running my original a-arms also. I do take fairly big jumps on occasion but I wouldn't say I beat the piss out of my truck.

I think for what the Maxx was designed for it can take a wicked beating out of the box. Its all in the landing though LOL

I know deep down you guys like breaking your trucks thats part of the fun eh?? LOL
 
It's more of a "see how high i can fly without breaking" thats fun.

10 feet, good.
15 feet, good.
20 feet, good.
30 feet, damn broke stuff.

I have to say that when i drive alone, which is more often than not, i have a tendency to break more stuff than when i run with someone else. When i run alone, i get bored and start jumping stuff. When i run with someone else, it's more of a speed issue than jumping issue.
 
msly, u caught me, i think that is the funniest part of these trucks, is too see what i can break.

olds97, 30+ that is the addrenaline rush, not the oh god i broke something. for me the higher i go the more fun it is!!!!

bryan
 
I'll have to start trying to flip soon. I do it occasionaly on accident. Maybe that's what i need. 30 feet of air and flipping... yeah that will help.

Anyone tried mounting an actual gun on their truck??? Now there's a market to get into.
 
I had an original T-maxx for a few years, and I sold it and bought a Savage25 RTR, and I couldn't be happier. From starting and tuning, to durability, I like the Savage better. Just my opinion, that's all. I think they are both great trucks, and the newer T-maxx is probably much much better, but after reading a lot of opinions, I went with the Savage. Good luck!
 
I have had my sportmaxx with 2spd for a bout a yaer now, and i am an :madface: INSANE:madface: driver, and so far i have stripped the stock servo and broken by rear shock tower ( skatepark, 10 flips, very bad..) And i replaced the chock tower with the gpm aluminum one, and it works fine, i love my maxx. !SAVAGE BLOWS! Ok that is a little harsh. sry but give the maxx a chance
 

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