MonsterBuggy building in Quebec City

[bergy01]

Hi RCMX members,

I want to know if some of you have ever use hub extensions of 15mm or 30mm ? Is it solid to jump, hit and flip over anythings i can go on ?

I bought monster truck tires from Tim on Ebay and the front tires are ripping my side guard on my Ultra LX Pro.

Traction is the best ! Yes ! Pray for traction

Thank you for all your answers. Yes i will post some photos of it next week.

Bergy01 -- R/C ADICCTED

[Evoboy]

Ya made it! good. Have a look around and mingle.
I haven't used the extentions on any of mine .
So I can't say yes or no.

[thirdgen89gta]

Anytime you run a hub extender, you are stressing the bearings and hubs more. They will fail sooner, and break easier.

Will they hold up? not sure, never tried them. But just be prepared with some spare parts cause they will wear out and break faster.

I see you have a Ultra LX. I have an Ultra Comp 2, I wouldn't take any serious jumps with them on there. The steering knuckles on the LX's aren't very strong and mine broke after 2 months with standard buggy tires. Though tim will tell you I was taking some pretty rough jumps. Though the straw that broke the camels back was just a little jump, nothing like when I actually line up and nail it, hitting the ramp at terminal speed.

Though if i were just gonna run in grass and stuff I don't think they'd be bad. The monster tires up front have a pretty wicked offset, and it might not be enough to clear the plastic gaurds. Either live with the rubbing, or cut the side gaurds down and somehow rework them to keep dirt and crap out of there.

[bergy01]

Hey ! Thank you for the info about stressing bearing. Yes for sure i will take care of my side guards. I never broke any suspension parts on my LX's (LX Pro and LX Comp I) and yes they fly all the time at the sand pit. We have here some big hills that MGT are jumping all over and i'm the only buggy to follow them (sand paddles tires). The main jump is about 20feet long and the buggy is flying at an altitude of 18feet and fall on the ground with a smile. I will probably not install those extensions (want to jump) or will buy anyway for showing a MonsterBuggy ! ! ! lol

---One more thing -- If you want your buggy to stand up off the ground, put the gold MGT springs. They are strong and fit perfectly to let your buggy absorb all he bumps and jumps

Alive and kicking (not the song)

[bergy01]

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Hey ! here are the pics of my mods on my Ultra LX Pro.
-side guards removed
-Huge tire from Tim
-Brace bettween differentials
-Roll cage - very home made (we will see if it's tough)

Play safe with toys !

[twistednitro719]

that is a monster of a buggy