FInal thoughts on the new EREVO. Diffs and CVDs are equal to or better and much bigger than the ARRMA 6s capable rigs. I added 60wt diff fluid to the front, topped off the center with 1M wt, and 30wt to the rear. Front and rear needed 1 shim on exterior outdrive pinion gear bearing side. After shimming, diffs were smooth with no side to side movement. Also changed the plastic center drives out for MIP steel drives. I’m only running 6s (2 SMC 4500 90C 3s Lipos)and I wanted to take care of known weak points early. Servos and ESC are average RTR quality. The Hobbywing
Max 8 woke up the Traxxas 2200KV motor and the Savox servo has way more torque than both the Traxxas servos. I really like the new tires, but I might add extended wheel hex’s to help reduce traction rolling. This is normally an easy upgrade, but Traxxas adds splines inside their wheels so they can only be used with Traxxas wheel hex. There’s no aftermarket kit that works without modification of the inner wheel. A-arms and other plastic parts are unusually thick and high quality for a Traxxas truck. Definitely need a wheelie bar. I haven’t played around with the shocks, only added more preload to keep the front from scraping the ground when braking and the back from scraping the ground when accelerating. Just like the Kraton, it slaps the chassis on large jumps. I’ve seen reports of the rod ends pulling out on hard landings. Similar to the Nero when it was introduced. Although the changes I made may sound like a lot, its the same or even less than I put into my V2 Kraton to make it durable(stronger servo, shock towers, billet bulkheads, new esc, rebuilt all difffs, bearing kit, and other aesthetic touches). I own both the both the Kraton and
MT410 and they are beast in every respect. If you haven’t driven an EREVO and you own a Kraton or
MT410, you’ll think its unstable and not as refined as a true truggy based MT. That’s true, but that’s the charm of the EREVO. It’s a butt dragging, 3 wheel turning, smile producing and finally
durable monster truck. It reminds me why I got into hobby grade RCs in 2005.
Here’s a few pictures of my finished rig:
