Need help with my G3-build

[JoFreak]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

1. Possibly- smaller spurs like that would be used with smaller pinions, so the pro diffs would be better **I think**- the calculator will answer that question better than I can as there are many gearing possibilties.

Ok, then I have to see if I find technical data for both diffs, to find out the exact ratios. And the overall ratio to aim for is about the same ratio as the one the stock maxx has?

Originally Posted by suicideneil

3. No person who speaks German could be evil...

Uuuuuuh I wouldn't say that...
and I actually am a German
But if I recall correctly that line is form "the simpsons"? At least that's where I think I once heard it.

Originally Posted by suicideneil

(your English is better than most English speakers on the traxxas forums to be honest).

Well, thank's a lot, keeps up the morale necessary to try and keep improving
How comes it that I'm always hearing bad things about the traxxas forums? Respectively the average users of that forum?

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Specs sound great really for those lipos, price is pretty much what I'd expect from a good brand, so you should be be fine with them. Careful with some lipo-savers though, as they arent designed to work with cars that have forwards-brake-reverse throttle, only boats or planes/helis with forwards and brake only throttles.

Ok, thanks for that hint! That's what I'm going to ask the guy from the shop.

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Post up the link if you like, there are a few german speakers around here and babelfish does a good job of translating web pages.

Well, I have some bad, in other words no good, experience with those translation machines. But that's another story and was a rather long time ago, maybe they got improoved. See for your self if you like to:
german link to the 5S battery
translated link for the battery
german link to the LiPo saver
translated link for the LiPo saver

Originally Posted by suicideneil

4. The traxxas 17mm hubs are fine so far as I know, just a little pricey I think compared to the various other options- 17mm is 17mm at the end of the day though, so its better than stock 14mm and gives lots of options with regards to wheels and tires etc.

When building models in Germany you get kind of used to high prices and insanely expensive parts (traxxas suggests 25$ for their wheel carriers, here they cost 30€ and that's about 40$)
But in the pictures the part of the traxxas wheel carrier where you put the wheel on looks ab bit fat to me. Sure that there are no problems with fitting standard rims with 17mm carrier?

5. Speaking of which: Maximizer bead locks are good or a no-go? Because I really really really hate to glue tires and I'd prefer standard size truck tires.

6. After the standard maxx front bumper broke into three pieces because the truck rolled against an obstacle I'm looking for an alternative. Traxxas 4935X? Or is there anything harder and/or cheaper out there?