Ofna to Truggy

[sdillon]

Can anyone tell me what I would need to do to put either Savage SS or MGT rims and tires onto my Ofna Violator??

[Ruiner]

I did this with my ofna buggy and it didn't last very long. Meaning, I didn't keep the setup very long. Something about it just didn't work the way I expected so I took it all off and went back to the regular setup.

As far as the conversion, you are going to need the adapters and different gearing. I don't know the part numbers for yours specifically as I put Maxx tires/rims on mine.

Good luck!

[sdillon]

Thanks for the info. Specifically what didnt it do that you were looking for?

I run this one alot on the grass where it gets higher so I figured the larger tires would help. I dont mind going with the hub adapters, just wanted to see other options. As for the gearing, yup got the parts to lower it down.

[Ruiner]

You need to gear it down so that the extra weight doesn't put an overwhelming amount of stress on your differentials. This makes it go slower. I like to go fast.

You also need to ensure that you have a beefy steering servo. I had one, but it still didn't help out. The turning radius was cut significantly.

Braking was a joke. It was improved by putting the HiTec 645 on there, but it just didn't seem to want to stop like I thought it would have, you know, like the monster trucks that are designed to be monster trucks?

The constant rolling over was junk as well.

I could have been doing a ton of stuff wrong. I could have had a lot of the "settings" wrong. I just didn't like it. After 3 tanks of fuel, I never used the monster tires again.

Something like this - http://www.robsrchobbies.com/inc/pdetail?v=1&pid=396 - might be a better idea. No adapters, still pretty light, and reasonably priced.

[4DMNYC]

Hey sdillon, the Blazer SST is the same platfom as the Violator. Just buy the stock tires, clutchbell and spur gear from the Blazer..and get a better steering and throttle servo like Ruiner said and your good to go.

[sdillon]

Thanks guys! I dont know now, but will advise!

[Jdogg]

Try the HPI Nubz Their a little smaller truck tire I think they would work great. They should also fit right on