All about Jammin truggies & conversion.
 

I have been with Hong nor/Jammin truggies for almost 5 years now & recently got sponsored by them.

I hope to help guys who are keen to convert or have problems with their truggies.

Pls post here to show off your jammin truggies or if need help.cheers!

My setup as follow

Hobbywing xerun 150amp with tekin 1550kv T motor
Acorn 6s 3800, 6s 4200 Lipo
X2 CRT with RCM motor mount
46 RCM slip diff
Pinion 14

Welcome! What motor mount are u thinking of the jammin conversion kit or Rc monster?

any chance i could get some infomation from you?

what are the differences between the crt x2 and the normal crt x1,

is the x2 a hopped up race version? or is actually a redesign?

i am getting an x1 pretty soon and wanna know the differences so i can make a few small updates :)

All the cars are designed for race, that's why are pro kits.

X1 CRT has a bigger spur 62, whereas x2 CRT is 48. Internal gear ratio is different, x2 CRT diff is spiral, x2 CRT chassis is narrower n longer, all electronics n engine moved towards the center, x2 CRT has 16mm big bore shocks.

It's not worth it to upgrade x1 to x2 I made that mistake before, the chassis, universal, big bore, gears will cost u like a used x2 CRT.

so basically as a basher, there's nothing i should do to it :)

cheers :)

Looking at picking up an x1 crt, wondered which motor mount to go with. I'm thinking I read somewhere that the x1 mount limits gearing, and the buggy, x2 mount works better.

X1 CRT motor mount is higher n can be use in both x1 n x2 series. I m using it for all my jammin x2 n CRT. It allows me to use bigger pinions too.

http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q...hmerebear/CRT/

would you say all of that (not including electrics) is worth $300? as thats what the guy wants for it...

Too much to pay for a x1.

how much would you pay for it?

A x1 CRT roller is only worth us$150-200 max.

I paid $180 for a very nice X2 CRT roller.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...emr1/jamt1.jpg

How she sits now.

MMM Esc 2200kv motor (soon to be 1800kv 1y)
Turnigy 4s 5000 and 6s 5000 (speed runs only)
X2 CRT with RCM motor mount
Losi Battery Tray
Pinion 14

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/IMG_5010.jpg

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/IMG_5014.jpg

Use the hong nor rx case;)

I've got a couple waterproof traxxas rx cases I plan on using.

Hong nor ones are made to fit n neater:)

Hey, Is this truggy any good to be converted to brushless? If sowhat would be needed to convert this truggy to brushless? http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ster-Truck-Kit

U can use jammin conversion kit or rcm conversion kit. I am using both. It's a great car!

Thanks for the replay. Do you have any pics of your conversions?

email me n I will email u, I m using iPhone can't post pixs:(

Alanhoon@yahoo.com.sg

Email sent. :happy:

Just curious if you or anyone knows the approx cycle life of the current X2 truggy? Any expectation of it being replaced in the next couple years?

I'am doing a custom project, and thinking of using some X2 parts, but would hate to see it discountinued next yr or something. OTOH X1 parts are still easy to find, so not too much of a worry.


Any idea of a Hobao replacement of the Hyper St? Saw the buggies and smaller scale trucks, but haven't seen much on a new 1/8th truggy (not that I'm much in the news)

The NEXX8 just came out, which uses a ton of Jammin parts. And the Jammin buggy and truggy share a ton of parts. I wouldn't worry about a shortage of parts any time soon.

When I search for Jammin buggy parts on Ebay it seems to me like there are way more for the X2 truggy. Lots of chop shops selling the truggy.

Yeah I saw that Nexx8, but wondering more about a truggy version tho, but I'd imagine one is not far behind.

I was not all that impressed by it tho, seems like a step down from some of the RCM conversions and nothing terribly innovating jumps out. Mike's motor mount is way nicer. Steering hubs look like cast alu. IDK much about it, perhaps its quite good, but seems more a down-market filler sort of car.

The x2 is no longer in production. Only difference between that and the x1 was longer chassis, spiral cut diff gears and smaller spur.
http://www.hongnor.com.tw/eng/ppdtli...rea=45&cat=157

Yeah I wasn't too impressed by the NEXX8 either. But I think they are trying to have another car in the entry level 1/8 e-buggy category, so you kind of expect it to have e-clip hingepins, and other stuff like that to keep costs down. I think buying a used X2 and refurbishing it and converting it will give you a much better vehicle, but for people entering 1/8 electric the NEXX8 is a lot easier to deal with.

Either way, the NEXX8 should ensure those of us with Jammin vehicles have plenty of parts available.

Yeah, that was my take on it too. A truggy version on an LX1 or something.
I'm just disappointed as they killed the low budget hyper st, but seemingly replaced it with something of lesser quality. Ie, got my hyper pro kit for $360 or so, and had captured pins, spider diff, etc.

I know there have been many evolutions of the hyper buggy, and was hoping for a truggy version of the H9e buggy or so. Maybe something is coming out, I just have no idea, and haven't seen anything in the few places I looked.

Its too bad if they are killing the X2 also. Nice price @ $360 when alot of the other brands are over $500.

I still have my HST, and parts are harder to find as cheap as they used to be when the ebay chopshops were running, otoh I've almost never broken anything, and got a whole barely used roller for $100 as spares, as well as the other bags of spares I have. I just bash w/ it, so I plan to keep it for quite a while.

U guys shld try the nexx 8 the handling is alot better than x2e. Just need afew upgrades here n there that's all.

The good news about jammin is they hv part support for their cars for very long period of time so don't worry.

N big bore shocks. Handling is also alot better

I'll keep watching. I like OFNA stuff. Just surprised they didn't have other trucks in hand as they discontinued the current breeds. I'd bet they'll have more out soon to fill in the gaps

Ofna n jammin are diff company.

an x3 truggy and buggy rare in the works
Gosch had them at the roar nats

Any pic or link?

?

http://www.ofna.com/teamjammin/kits.html

Its a division of the same company I believe. Which is a distributor of Hobao & Hong Nor or something rather confusing

Cool. Always fun to wait for a new truck and see what people come up with

Hobao and Hong Nor are different manufacturers. Ofna is the distributor.

Yeah, that's what I saw. One co is chinese, one is taiwanese, ofna is a us distributor for both, then Jammin is a "performance" division built on Jammin Jay's rep. Seems to be how they get a lot of duplicate and self competing veh, like the crt.5 and teh mini St, but you go to nitrohouse to buy parts for both.

I think thats right, but is a bit of a mess. Not simple like traxxas, hpi or losi.

Whats really confusing is that the back of my hyper st manual there is a part# conversion table from hobao to ofna. The manual is written w/ the hobao #'s in the diagrams, then you have to go to the back to cross ref to the ofna # to find it. Sometimes you have to have both if you are looking for a specific part on ebay as the HK based sites may have listed as the hobao #, while US sites have it as the Ofna #.

lol!

OK, I wasn't sure how jammin fits in to it. So are they the ones regulating the standardizing of parts? I don't know how many co's are under the Ofna umbrella but it makes sense for them to make a few parts that are interchangable.

Jammin is marketing in US

So did Hong Nor make their own US marketing company before Ofna stepped in?