Brushless Summit reviews???
 

I have a desire to buy a Traxxas Summit...wanted to get your guys opinions on the rig first. I am not that keen on diff rebuilds all the time or constant repairs. I have read mixed reviews but I respect your more then any. I may run just stock for ever or might go brushless some day I dunno.

Its funny there are rarely clean rigs for sale anywhere and when there is one on flea-bay they go for top dollar.

Thanks
Paul

Oh ya Im talking about the 1:10 scale

Summits great!
 

Hi.I've got an MMM'd summit.Great truck:yipi:. It's better off road than my 3.3 maxx,Flows over lumps and holes.Jumps really well,is tough,I've only broken the T lock servos(before I knew how to adjust 'em) and 3 front A arms,40 mph + tree = broken,same with a lump of rock hidden in long grass:lol:.People were worried about the T lock diffs crapping out,they're fine as long as they're not locked/unlocked when travelling at speed,same internals as the revo vxl except the lockers. Mines fallen off a 40 feet drop in a local quarry,only creased the shell:oh: .The stock tyres are good for crawling,not good for 40+ mph,uncontrollable springs to mind.Have a look on the traxxas site.

I run a cc outrunner on 4s in mine, top speed may be around 30mph. With big tires and the soft suspension that is plenty fast! It is basically an erevo, and I know the tranny is strong as I have used it in custom builds with good success. Only breakage so far is a cvd breaking where I welded it together (made my own cvds).

I appreciate the feedback. This is one of those trucks Ive been contemplating for a long time and just never pulled the trigger. I have a birthday coming in may maybe this will be my treat to myself.

i just bought a summit and one of the first things i did was convert it to BL. I am running a tekin RX8 and 1700kv motor, purely cause it was laying around and sensored.

It is wayyyy to fast currently, i actually run mostly in low gear as it is a better speed for the summit. I am planing to go for a little bash with it tomorrow so i will reduce the gearing but so far i am loving it.

Also, one recommendation i do have is to use a bigger RX box. I do not need the rx box to be waterproof so i used the old style of hobao/ofna rx boxes which are massive.

Hi.the only problem with my MMM'd summit,is the driveshafts/cross pins,the pins shear,the driveshafts rip :(

I heard about the shafts twisting off but that was when first come out.
Any more good or bad news on these?

I'm also kinda interested in the summit too now that I have a better job..... :D

Hi.I've had an MMM in mine a couple of years,never had one of them twist like that,it's always the driveshafts that go to the wheels that braek at the cross pin.BUT I've figured out a "cure" for that. Take the part that goes into the wheel.put the threaded end in a drill,open up the plastic where it fits by using it as a drill bit.Get a galvanized nail,cut it so 3 mm pokes out of the plastic driveshaft.Drill it out with a 1/1.5mm drill,Put it all together,then peen the drilled out end out. Sorted:)