thinking about a stampede and what hopups should i bye

[losi man]

I'm thinking about a stampede for just fun play. I already have a xxx rc10t2 xxt and rc10l2 (they are all highley modfied) What should i get for hopups, if i do get one. And what do you guys think about it?

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

Im a high performace guy my self too. but i had a stampede not to long ago. the first thing you need for the traxxas kits is there t6 alluminum shocks. there pastic ones dont work worth a **** , and with the stampede i like to jump things and those shocks didnt like that much. the caps keep poping off. so first you need shocks. then get you some rpm front and rear hub carriers
and a full set of bearings this makes the stampede run much better. but dont buy bearing unless you get the rpm carriers, becouse your bearing will blow out. i learned that the hard way. and then ti turn buckles becouse the stock sticks and steel buckles dont hold on that well to hard im pact. and make sure you get an aftermarket spur and pinion ger. becouse the stock ones just eat each other up. good upgrades are robinson racings spurs and pinions. they work great. and get some nylon ball cups to go with the ti turnbucles. and that should pretty much makes your truck unstopable or atleast unbreakable. i put mine through hell and found out these are the parts needed to have fun with this truck. and when you get this truck jump it alot, everywhere , it likes that!!!

[RCJunkie]

Sounds like he covered all the bases to make it bulletproof. The Pede rocks. It's the best jumper out there. RPM makes a nice sturdy front bumper for about 6 bucks. Do not get an aluminum one. They look cool but will break quickly.

[R_C_MAN]

Originally posted by The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r:
Im a high performace guy my self too. but i had a stampede not to long ago. the first thing you need for the traxxas kits is there t6 alluminum shocks. there pastic ones dont work worth a **** , and with the stampede i like to jump things and those shocks didnt like that much. the caps keep poping off. so first you need shocks. then get you some rpm front and rear hub carriers
and a full set of bearings this makes the stampede run much better. but dont buy bearing unless you get the rpm carriers, becouse your bearing will blow out. i learned that the hard way. and then ti turn buckles becouse the stock sticks and steel buckles dont hold on that well to hard im pact. and make sure you get an aftermarket spur and pinion ger. becouse the stock ones just eat each other up. good upgrades are robinson racings spurs and pinions. they work great. and get some nylon ball cups to go with the ti turnbucles. and that should pretty much makes your truck unstopable or atleast unbreakable. i put mine through hell and found out these are the parts needed to have fun with this truck. and when you get this truck jump it alot, everywhere , it likes that!!!


All these parts aren't necessary to have fun with the truck, especially if you actually know how to drive a hobby class R/C vehicle and don't crash every minute. Those stock plastic shocks are pretty good and the caps don't come off ecspecially when you screw the caps on first and then drive the truck! You said the stock and pinion gears eat each other up. Well maybe if you do a high jump and land with throttle on. Traxxas has this part that fixes that. It is called a slipper clutch and it works. Works better though when you actually have on installed on your Stampede.
You said the stock camber links and turnbuckles don't hold well in hard impact. Well, I got a quick fix for that too: Learn how to drive.

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

first off bud, i have two kinds of rc's my play rc's and my race rc's. he asked what would be the best hopp ups for a stampede i told him. you said maybe i need to learn how to drive, maybe you need to start driving, becouse s*h*i*t happens, i told him how to bullet proff his truck, maybe us real rc'ers like to really DRIVE our trucks and not just watch them go around in circles in the parking lot. im helping this guy out, i dont know you and dont wanna know you. maybe you could use this board for what its for and not to yack about what you feel someone else did wrong. And i dont think you own or have ever owned a a traxxas stampede, so why should you tell someone that there wrong about a truck that they own! i bet if you ask the other members what breaks the most and what would be the best hopp ups for a stampede you would get the same answer! the stampede does come with a slipper clutch, but its not the best in the world neither.
i think you have your pantys on to tight or something becouse your acting like a little girl. So why dont you use these boards for what they are for to help others and not b, i,,c,,t,,h.

thank you.

[R_C_MAN]

You named some good hop ups but you made it seem like the stock Stampede is just crap. You said the stock placstis shocks dont work worth a **** and the caps keep popping off. Well maybe if you throw it off a roof of a house.
This is a qoute out of your post "found out these are the parts needed to have fun with this truck".
The first sentence of my post I said these parts are not necesary to have fun. Maybe you need to read what you say before you go ripping on others. I didn't call you one name, read my post and you will see.
I've jumped my rustler a couple of times and haven't broken a part yet. I guess it's because I know how to drive. Me and my friend were jumping he has a rustler also and every time he jumped he landed bottom side up. Why? Because he was doing something wrong when he jumped. Check the posts son before you start ripping.

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

And i repeat , that is what you NEED to have fun with the truck. and it is unless you love to go back o the workbench ever time you smack the ground after a big jump. im just trying to help him out before he goes through what all of else have.and exactly what i was saying, you said you have jumped your rustler a COUPLE of times. thats your problem. you havent used your truck yet.
most of us like to do real jumps and notlittle bumps like what your talking about. and as i remember, your the one who has jumped all over me. i didnt jump on you!

[ravenmt]

hey guys...go to your seprate corners...if you intend to run the stampede hard then the mods negotiater mentioned are the way to go...i would definately install adjustable camber links all the way around...mine handled much better after doing so. as far as the stock out of the box truck...they are great but if you do a little work to them they are even beter..i would also like to mention that bearings are a must to make it go fast. but stay away from the stock ones...mine blew out in 2 days.....by the way the stampede is a good jumper....i have jumped 14 feet with my modified stamp....have fun

[R_C_MAN]

How would you know how much I run my rustler?
Like I said before maybe you just need to learn how to drive.

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

You stated,

I've jumped my rustler a COUPLE of times and haven't broken a part yet.

[fitzofrage]

i don't want to get into a ******* match, but in my opinion you will also need an ESC and at hotter motor 15t or hotter 13t seems to work the best for me... The 20t stinger that comes in the 'pede is about as strong as a 24t trinity

[ravenmt]

i jump against rustlers on a regular baseis with my stampede...and after my mods i am not breaking anything....yet...the amount of stuff you break is directly related to how fast you go... I have a 13 turn garnet speed gem in mine. when a stampede goes that fast and has that much torque in the rear end it tends to push in the corners...this is not a problem a rustler has. As for running it hard...I do and i know what breaks on them....not much unles you hit something at full speed. A stock out of the box peede is alot of fun but the mods make it even better. any improvement to handling will help you alot

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

Hey rc man go to this site and down load these movies, thats what the stampedes are made for. http://www.geocities.com/bill06096/

[R_C_MAN]

So your saying the Stampede was made to be just a jump truck?
I could jump that jump in the first movie no problem without breaking a part. I also have a Speed Gem 2 Garnet 13T double.

[ravenmt]

rcman...do you own a stampeded?

[R_C_MAN]

Sure don't. Why'd ya ask ravenmt.
Negotiator those movie didn't load correctly for me. when you first click on them they start to play before it is done loading so when I hit stop, it stops loading period.

[ravenmt]

i also was unable to get the movies to load...and rc man we are talking about a monster truck not a stadium truck....a little different

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

Right click on the movie you choose and then click save target as. Save it. and when its finished downloading just open it and it will run.

[R_C_MAN]

Ravemt I know the Stampede is a monster truck. But what does that have to do with anything?

[ravenmt]

oh not much...it is just what this topic is about...not how great your rustler is

[R_C_MAN]

ravenmt-What are you talking about. When did I brag about my rustler?

[crashnburn]

RC man you need to read the first post, this guy owns trucks that are all ready hopped up to the max. He now wants a stamp (and just like his other truck) hop it up. Hopping up your truck is half the fun for some of us.

you took the comments after the first post way to seriously.

Chill you don't want to hop up your truck cool just don't harp on someone that does.

crash

[ravenmt]

you said it. also it can be alot of fun to watch these crashes...some of them get prety wild. and rcman all your post talk about is your rustler

[gubbs3]

When I had one I had this setup: 50weight oit all around with 3 hole pistons. Pink losi springs in front and yello in rear. 0* front camber 2* rear. 1* toe-out in front. 3rd hole in on rear arm. upper hole on rear carrier. Outside on front arm. It handled very well like this(really well on pavement) and jumped flat.

[tadium54]

yes stuff does happen, and in bad cases, you mill have to buy a replacement part. true, you don't need all those hop ups to have a good time, but in the long run, they might keep you off the workbench and on the trails, street, etc.
have fun
tadium54

[rceric]

You can use the RPM hub carriers but if you don't want to spend the $5 per set then purchase the hub carriers for the nitro Rustler or Stampede. These will fit into your control arms just fine. You may need to adjust the camber/caster a bit but it will save you some cash.

[R_C_MAN]

Crashnburn- How about your read the first sentence of my first post. I was just meerily saying all those parts weren't neccesary just to have fun with the truck. Of course they make the truck better and I do like to hop up my cars just like anyone else. Crashnburn can you find in one of my post where i say i dont want to hop up my cars. Well let me give you a hint to save you some time, you can't find it.
ravemt all my post don't talk about my rustler. Read the first one.

[crashnburn]

When you say "Learn how to drive" and " If you actually know how to drive a Hobby class R/C vehicle and don't crash every minute"

Now i know this was directed towards the-ne-go-she-ater-r but I am tired of people taking personal shots at other people for no reason.(if it was not dirrected towards him it sure read that way)

Its fine to state what you think ex. "Traxxas in garbage" or " I love Traxxas " just don't slam some one for a opinion you don't agree with.

Crash

[ravenmt]

good point crash

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

Thanks Crash, said well

[R_C_MAN]

Crashnburn- your taking parts out of my post and making them seem personal and very derogatory towards negotiator. Read that post again. Does it say negotiators name when i say if you actually know how to drive a hobby class vehicle? No it doesn't.
"Learn how to drive" was for negotiator. I was setting the record straight for when he basically said a stock stampede was just garbage.
You people are trying to make this into a big ol' fight and are blowing it out of proportion. Did you even read my next post. I said those hop up parts he named were some good ones.
This thread doesn't seem to be going anywhere and I won't be surprised if it isn't here tomorrow. But if you three continue to "put me in a corner" I will just keep having to defend myself.

[crashnburn]

I'm Afraid you put your self in the corner.

sometimes when you write down your thoughts it does not get across what you are tying to say.

I know it has happened to me before

Any way no hard feelings.

Crash

[The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r]

Same here