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Originally Posted by Always Dreamin
Thanks linc. you were a lot of help in the buggy thread, and this one is no different! I have been in the hobby for a while, and i'm here to stay. I actually bought a 3pm 2.4ghz when i had my MM. But then I went back to a vxl, and sold the 2.4... Want to elaborate on your thoughts of buggy vs truggy vs MT? I am assuming a truggy will do all the stuff my Savage will, just handle 10x better. Anything I am missing?
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Monster trucks just bash better IMO. Something about the higher ground clearance and the higher cg just makes them more fun to me. I am sure a truggy is alot more fun on a track when you are tying to go fast consistently.
The muggy bridges the gap between a true MT and a truggy. It has the lst suspension that just seems to handle bashing better and you can run large wheels and tires on it to get some ground clearance. It has the center diff that makes it turn better, but that limits the braking a bit and also limits the stunt factor. It jumps great, better than even an 1/8 buggy. It hides its weight well.
I do not really consider maxx and revo trucks true MTs... Too small and they just cannot handle the beating as well as a savvy or a lst... Not stock anyways. That being said I have a bit of a soft spot for the emaxx. The newer 3905 is a great truck if you leave it stock and put a decent bl system in it. Not as strong as an 1/8 MT though.
The lst has the edge on a savage for drivetrain strength and design. The chassis is a bit easier to get everything on for a conversion (unless you consider the flux, but it is already electric). The savage skinny shocks are a bit weak, the newer big bores are better. And you can convert over to lst shocks too... I am sure the flux tranny and machined diffs go along way to beefing up the savage drivetrain.
Most truggies have pretty much bullet proof drivetrains, but they are about as strong as an 1/8 buggy drivetrain. I honestly do not think there is anything made that is as strong as an 1/8 buggy. Small wheels and tires do not put much stress on the drivetrain, the arms are short and thick, and the chassis are well braced on most models. I have never broken anything on a buggy save for the ofna ultra series crappy K series diffs...
If you have a MT and are a basher I really do not see a place for a truggy. I can definitely see a bash have fun with an 1/8 buggy. It is super agile and will handle most terrain well.
Plus the power system for a buggy can be smaller and cheaper, and you can run 4s on a buggy, not really much point trying to get 4s to work on anything heavier.
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Originally Posted by magman
I have also heard that the Muggy is pretty tough and makes a great basher...Linc is the expert on the Muggy so he is the one to ask if more detail is required
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I am no where near the expert on a Muggy. I maybe have 1 hr on mine... I did take it fully apart, and it is very similar with a lst, and I plenty of experience with them... Others here have run the crap out of their muggies, and the only real issue I have heard off is the chassis tends to bend behind the center diff... I am in the process of making a brace for that ...