GA- great assembly = http://greatassemblyrc.com/ They sell 6061 & 7075 alloy bulks which are very strong, but a little pricey.

The grey bulks are the newer improved version on the t-maxx3.3, but they should work on an emaxx fine- slightly stronger, and the grey skids too.

The flm combo bulks come in two flavours:

FLM17500
FLM18500
$120.00/set = these take standard maxx diffs (minus the casing).

FLM17700
FLM18700
$140.00/set = these take 1/8 buggy diffs which mike sells, but they will require more work to set them up (shimming and gear alignment etc)

If you are on a budget like me, I'd go for the FLM alloy bulks:-

FLM18001 $37.50
FLM17001 $37.50

They looks lush and are still a great improvement over the stock plastic version. As for checking your diffs, you may have to dismantle them if you cant feel/ hear anything obviously wrong with them

I would just get the set of combos for 120.00 if you are running stock. You'll most likely never have problems with bulks again!

I'd go for the Great Assembly bulk kit. (See Pic) They are $95 vs $75 for the Fastlane machine versions but come with great bulkhead braces, are drilled for easy access to the shock tower bolts, and the machine work is better than FLM's.

I have a set of GA's in the 7075 aluminum and they are excellent! Nothing tougher! I also have their 7075 diff cases and 3mm Ti Skids. (See Pic)

If you can afford the FLM combo bulks they are very nice and provide a diff case upgrade as well.

That being said the FLM combo bulks are the best overall value with the GA's right
behind.

The nice thing about the combo's to be considered is that the diff cases are built in. So with the price, it comes with all that you need except the diffs! All for one price. if you get the GA's, which are nice, you are still stuck using diff cases, so if you want aluminum cases, you still need to fork out more money for those as well. Get the combos and be done...simple. .02...

Sound logic! I'll second that! (I would have but I had mine before FLM released the combos.)

Well then....hehe, nothing wrong with the GA's though, but i would prefer the built in case is all. Less pieces....:027:

Alright, ya talked me into it......I'm gonna get the FLM's that take the buggy gears. Procharged, what shock towers are in the pic you posted?

Thanks Guys.

Those are UE Knucklehead towers. I would go with FLM towers. I had some of the UE's and they didn't impress me all that much...The FLM's seem to be a better buy as well as they are more adjustable and have the holes for a wing.

Procharged- did you polish those bulks/towers or did they come like that, they look seriously nice.....

NICE polishing Pro! I am forever jealous.. :005: :mad:1

You are going to need 1/8th diffs then.

Thanks for the compliment! Yes I polish all my own stuff.

The towers are Unlimited Engineering Supermaxx "Knucklehead" Towers. Made from 7075 aluminum they are stronger and lighter (and nicer looking IMO) than the FLM's or any others I've seen.

FLM added more holes to their version for additional adjustability and they are less expensive. Both make for great choices. Why squee wasn't impressed with the UE Knuckleheads disturbs me. They are the finest towers out there, or at least have been for years (with no real competition!).

Currently the FLM offers a nice alternative and there is a Ti tower available that incorporates mounting holes for a wing mount which is nice. I think both are nice and I'd consider buying them.

I tried the Ti towers with UE shocks and was not inpressed with the handling they gave me. I liek my UE towers, but make my truck sit up too high, so I went with the Nova towers, also 7075 aluminum....very nice IMO....

What shocks are you using? I'm kinda surprised it sits too high with the knuckleheads. You were using the racer-X version like in my pic right? Or were you using the Wide-Track version which has fewer adjustment locations?

Nope, same as you. But my BODY sits too high, not the suspension. So I need a lower shock tower set up. The nova gives this to me using the muitlator shocks as well instead of the UE shocks. The mutilators are just shorter that the UE shocks, the same shock really, both are Ofna. The only real difference is the coated shaft, but I'm using boots, so that really does not matter to me. So now, my body sits lower, or will when I get the damn towers! They shipped regular mail from CA, not sure why they would do that!

Uh Oh! That means 5-7 days!

Post pics when you get it together with the Novas. I'd like to see what they look like.

Here are what the towers look like. Get them thru Mike if you do get them.
http://www.novarcproducts.com/t-maxxtowers.html

But they take a shorter style shock to work. The muilators are about the same size as the Big bores, so these will work good.

what did you not like about the TI towers?

The way they made my truck handle...it seemed to be all over the place with those particular towers...and it mattered not where I located the shocks

Been away for a while but back with a vengence( kinda) I get torn between to many hobbies. Been working on some airplanes for spring and doing some flying indoors:003:

Sporting a new look for the Emaxx. I wimped out on the hybrid bulks and went cheap and picked up the 3.3 grey ones. I got the revo cups for the shocks to set on which gives me the clearance I need over the sliders/3.3 upper arms(thanks Serum). I did spring for the FL shock towers and that really helped running the powerstroke shocks. The stock towers compressed the shocks to much and would'nt allow the truck to bottom, only the shocks would bottom out, leaving the skids 1/2" off the ground. Finally got some real tires, proline mashers on hpi wheels and the Excursion body from hotbodies. I was dissapointed with the this body as the holes were drilled a little off and the antenna hole is on the wrong side. I also picked up some new slipper pegs and the MGT spring like Procharged suggested. Finally got it together tonight and went to the park. After 10 minutes I snapped a center shaft(2nd time) so I guess its time for some real center shafts. Any word on procharge's slipper and the Mamba monster max?

On another note I'm looking for the "stiff" spring set for the powerstrokes, looks like its discontinued from most sources, any Ideas? What weight oil should I run to accomodate 3-5' jumps? I think I got 30w in them now which don't seem to do much.

See ya, J.

J.