Traxxas Slash 4WD Durability???

[Overdriven]

I doubt motor torque or slipper setting have much to do with the axle issue. On RCTech it was speculated the axle issue is related to suspension travel, weight and the hardness of the axles used. Axle is the same hardness as a 2wd in a heavier 4x4. Also users who did the Losi shock mod (or other longer shocks) said the axle issue went away. The theory is when the shock bottoms out, the downward load is transfered to weakest link, being the axles. But like I said, I bent more than one sliding the rear into things that shouldn't have bent them. And they always bent right at the hole for the hex pin, at least it was easier to dremel off the bent part so the bearing wasn't destroyed getting it out. And I believe Traxxas has an axle that's supposed to fix the problem. Haven't seen in at the lhs yet, but supposedly they'll send a set if you actually used the product registration card instead of throwing it away.

My fix was going to be finding the right bearings to use older style Maxx shafts in the stock carriers. But I wanted something different and never got around to it.