10 Options Almost Every Ready To Run RC Car Or Truck Needs | RC Driver

Me: bought an RC car and replacing every single piece after watching this vid

In England a DRAG SLASH is something TOTALLY DIFFERENT! LOL😂

Thanks for the lessons. I’m new to rc, I’m starting a club for the youth in my community and your videos are very helpful.❤

For a slash going big bore or after market shocks is worth it

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I think it's safe to say, Electric has taken the market, and killed the specs of Nitro around 2018...R.I.P Nitro

I would also recommend a bearing kit as well. Replace stock bushings that come with RTR kits

What I understand is in summary "With a ready to run RC car you have to change every parts of the car"... a bit discouraging. :/

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I bought a couple used SCTs and am just getting back into racing. I love to tinker, just like on my dirtbike. So glad RC has endless options.

Lights Sound Telemetry and body armor including metal bumpers.
Those items have to be addressed before anything else.
It's an expensive hobby yet very rewarding.
Especially if you don't do anything you don't see on the real thing.

Alot by wltoys has good ready to run
Metal drive shafts
Metal suspension
Metal most of the body
Need grease and oil in drive train
Need good driver

There’s a lot of Tire manufacturers????

There’s a lot of body manufacturers???

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I threw a twin turbo on mine first. Then I re-upholstered the interior with dingle ball accents (extra 10 horsepower), and last, I added a horn that plays "La Cucaracha"!

Mine was 2s max, came with 2s lipo's 2600mah, I guarantee your statement was wrong.

I'm still getting my tires wet 😆 but I do want to upgrade my vehicles. I have a ECX Amp Crush and Arrma Granite MEGA. I already put a brushless 120a system in he granite 2/3 lipo then dried my input shafts ...lol I want to just bash wit my Granite and Street race the Crush. What upgrades should I make on both of those??

But at this point you might as well build your own car

I like your videos you're the best

So basically rebuild the entire car… Got it!

I've been out of it for a few years and just ordered a revo 3.3 and I have so much stuff coming for it I'll probably have all the parts before I even get the truck 🤦. Pumped I found your vids tho

I’ve seen a few comments about soaking the plastic suspension parts in WD40. I am new to R/C, could you explain this trick for me please? Thank you.

yeah, i did my upgrades for my RTR in the order:
-most importantly the charger and battery, ofc
1. driveshafts (steel ones, ofc)
2.metal gearbox gears
3. better servo

4. oil shocks
5. better electronics
6. better tires

that is the order i did it in.

Regarding the body, my approach is one for display and one for bashing with.

ive snapped the middle of my frame twice lol

I believe RTR is responsible for ruining the hobby… yes they’ve also been responsible for the massive and exponential growth of the hobby too. But it’s RTR that started the mindset of “easier is better”…

Whoa!!!!!
Getting a new body isn't really like getting a new vehicle. No.
BUT if ya get a hard body, not a Lexan shell type, you can spend LOTS and LOTS on cool mods, lights, super detailing with paint, weathering, and use up all your receiver chanels
Add a winch!! A remote controlled unit. Put your lights on 2 circuits, normal and off-road. Or......
Go out on a limb. Get a sound system. They make a few good ones.
If you do go with a body shell only, try to get one that you can install an interior. Nothing cooler than a super detailed and painted interior!!! Ya know, add dash lights, a dim some light to show off your handiwork. Add some seat belts or harness. . If ya have a SUV like a Cherrokee or Bronco, the back seat and storage area is made for cool stuff.
Don't omit the roof rack!!! Stick some more off road lights up there too. And fuel cans, tools, tarps( spray painted paper towels), High Lift Jack, spare tire? meh? Mine would be too big. Hey, not racing DAKAR, or BAJA. Put a cooler and grill up there.
I have Cherokee 1/10 I think? Or 1/12 by Pro Line with a full interior. It looks like they are going n a 3 month camping trip. Even have Coleman Lanterns( Lego's,) LOL fishing poles, skate board, and more. All snuggled down under a cargo net with Bungee cords.
Sorry. Didn't mean to rant. Or rave. Whatever. I just want em to look as scale and realistic as possible.
Don't get me started on MOAs. Motor On Axle. How crappy is that.? Even a servo. No. Just no.

I think, after about 20 years or so the TWO or THREE biggest upgrades are, 1- Tires, 2- Steering Servo and saver, 3- battery or batteries ( my EMAXX EATS em 2 at a time. A good TX- RX is a good idea too.

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HRP finally....finally has the Savage X 4.6 back in stock after years of not putting one out. At least here in the States.
Chris from HRP is a man of his work and after email after email after email he let me know they will be back in stock as soon as Friday. And Bam! the Legend is back!
I bought it immediately and can wait to break it in and get after it
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Great list for sharing to the RC noobs! I would add a tool kit though. A spare screw kit, and front/rear bearing carriers.

I think I will stick with replacing parts as they break. As a newbie, I'm having tons of fun now with the stock parts. Love the video thou, great suggestions.

OMG Better Endpoints? The TX either has Endpoint adjustment or not, there is no such thing as better adjustment. Better shock oil? It has different weights ok, but better??? Aluminium suspension arms are a bad idea 90% of the time. Caster blocks, gear/diff housing ok, but the arms? Crashing your RC with aluminium arms, destroys either your diff housing or breaks you chassi, thats expensive and takes a lot longer to repair than simply replacing an arm.

Yeah just replace the whole car lol

If you have to do all of this to your brand new car you bought the wrong car lol

what is the best one for 40 dollars and has 2wd and 4wd

when upgrading to a better servo, a bec is also needed right?

What is a good charger that is cheep and it works with a traxxas stampede

Battery, battery, servo, radio, just tell people to dont buy rtr.... 🤣 i got a zd racing 1/8 is a chinese cheap brand but it does work fine.... but in all honesty i will upgrade the control, and servo everything else seems ok

Personally, I would not add the body as one of the most needed modif on a RTR... more a "replace if it break" thing to me on a starter kit... my 2c, great vid.

Tip, just replace everything that makes RTR an RTR

Got a notorious 6s coming, feels like most of this doesn't apply to that car.. but i guess thats a good thing. got a nice servo coming too tho :P

#1. Battery

This hobby can send you to the poor house. I want to buy a kit and build my own sct but cannot justify $400+ for a box full of injection molded plastic. Then you have to buy motor and esc...tires and wheels, body...i mean jesus christ....i just built a bad ass ar15 that costs about half of an rc build and the gun is mostly machined steel...its ridiculous.

I disagree. If you are buying an RTR, be ready to live with most, if not all, of these issues. When you buy an RTR, the whole point is to save money. You're paying for the cheapest possible versions of all the various components; paying again to buy all these things again is a waste of money. Besides, the vehicle itself is the cheapest possible version it can be... If you throw in a better motor, esc, battery, servo, radio, shocks and faster gears, etc., the vehicle becomes the weak link... now you're blowing diffs, bending chassis plates, breaking plastic components and waring out drive line components, and you've bought everything you need to get a high end kit going. Certain items will ware out eventually anyway, so when that happens, by all means, buy better ones.... Like tires... DON'T buy the stock ones again, TRUST ME... but what does a decent set of shocks cost? At least $100... what does a good set wheels cost? Close to $100... what does a motor/esc combo cost? $150 to $250 or more... What does a decent transmitter cost? $200... what does a nice lipo battery cost? $75... What does a decent servo cost? $75... What does a decent charger cost? $100... You can't seriously tell people they should buy all this and more for their $200 or $300 RTR... that's silly... if you're considering buying all these upgrades, you should be looking at a higher end kit... for example, if your looking at a Traxxas Slash 4x4, and you are thinking about getting all these upgrades, forget it... get a Tekno 410b or Losi SCTE.

I just buy Traxxas charger and batteries because there easy to operate.

Whats the best place to find parts for the redcat volcano that are compatible

A senior citizens discount would be nice lol just getting into hobby didn't realize how expensive it could be.

#1 should be tools

Max Amp, Love em, Own a couple, But WOW The price!!!!