truggies

[NATERB30]

hey guys,i went to my first r/c track yesterday an wow! i want a truggie!!
i was wondering if traxxas made one???? i really liked what i saw.also does anyone have a link to the rules for this type of thing.?? i just have a rustler an a sport an i was wowed!!!!! thanks guys!

[masonholmes]

Nope, Traxxas doesn't have a Truggy, at least not yet. Rules.. basically they're 4WD buggies that are widened a bit and have oversized tires/rims on em. IMO that's a line Traxxas should get into.. 8th scale buggies. (8th scale seems to be the most popular for buggies & truggies these days) Personally I think most truggies look a little silly. I think it's the buggy style wing and the general shape of their bodies, being real wide at the bottom and narrow up top. They definitely run great though. The handling of a 4WD buggy with the added grip & stability of a truck..

[1 bad rc er]

i think they are come out with a brushless one. i have links.

[masonholmes]

i think they are come out with a brushless one. i have links.

Where are they?

[1 bad rc er]

they have the truggie made from what heard. there still making the brushlees motors

[1 bad rc er]

go in to my pubilc profile and look up the thread in made on the brushless system and read it

[masonholmes]

they have the truggie made from what heard. there still making the brushlees motors

So no liinks where employees converse about what's in store or already designed?

[1 bad rc er]

look they do all there testing in eurpe. sorry for no links. but i have a good friend at the hobby shop that lets me in on stuff. and a cuz who lives in eurpe and has seen a ervo bl emaxx!!!!!! sweet(emaxx)

[bbeck325]

why would they do all there testing in Europe when there headquarters is in Texas???

[masonholmes]

...i have links.

but but but....

[eemmaaxxxx]

why would they do all there testing in Europe when there headquarters is in Texas???

HQ is in Texas, Factory is in Taiwan, Europe's in the middle = testing ground!!!!


J/K it depends which way you go round the Earth! lol

[eemmaaxxxx]

Aren't all the videos of the new vehicles shot right outside their HQ?


Also, there were reports from somebody in Taiwan, that Traxxas employees were out testing a brushless Revo, outside the factory. That's wht I read, I don't bleive t entirely.

[mikesalt]

I would say that a brushless Revo is perfectly feasible. It would be the Revo VXL.

To be honest, I cannot see Traxxas bringing out a truggy anytime soon. The Revo is so adjustable and modifiable that it can be setup to take on the truggies. Try and set up a truggy to do what Revo can do over rocks and rough ground.

[eemmaaxxxx]

I think that a Revo with a wing looks a bit truggyish.

Does a truggy have a limited suspension travel, rather than truck suspension?

[mikesalt]

Yes, they have low travel suspension. Revo can be adjusted to behave like low-travel, a truggy cannot be adjusted to have long travel. The T-Maxx can also be set to low travel too. Thus the Revo and T-Maxx win again.

[eemmaaxxxx]

Just begs the question, Why buy a truggy??? Just buy a MT and lower it, 17mm hubs, and truggy wheels. Different shell, and a wing. Done.

[TRXREVOrusty]

truggy is completely different than any mt no matter what
a revo no matter how lowerd and upgraded it is will not beet a truggy that is race ready with equal drivers
truggys are just way to fast they do not have the giant tranny which makes them lighter and they have a higher gear ratio with a big .28
im not saying that a revo is bad or anything its just that they are seperate classes for a reason
any 1 who does soem research will find out the differences between a buggy mt and truggy

[TRXREVOrusty]

also most truggy do run off big blocks .28 is standard
its the engine and tranny that are the biggest difference from an mt and a truggy
still a revo can be set very close to a truggy but different classes are in plae for a reason

[masonholmes]

Truggies have low travel suspension? They sure don't by my books. I dunno, maybe compaired to monster truck's they do, but if you look at stadium trucks Traxxas' actually have too much travel these days, at least compaired to how you'd actually want to set them up for the track. It's my opinion that they did this because most n00bs aren't really into racing and always think the more travel the better. (which is definitely not always the case) Most of you would probably look at my Nitro Rustler and say it's lowered, but in reality it just has the suspension setup proper for race-day. (and Traxxas shocks pre-dating Big Bores, from back when they were still making proper lengthed ones designed for hitting the track, without having to limit their travel so much) Also, I agree - the Revo, lowered and with a wing looks truggy'ish. IMO it's it's the big rims that lend to giving it the look. Like TRXRevoRusty said, it's definitely not on the same playing field though, no matter what you do to one.

disclaimer - not meaning to flame anybody here, just making some points that I feel there might be some confusion on, but I dunno, maybe truggies really do have low-travel suspension..

[navigator ghost]

Truggies have low travel suspension? They sure don't by my books. I dunno, maybe compaired to monster truck's they do, but if you look at stadium trucks Traxxas' actually have too much travel these days, at least compaired to how you'd actually want to set them up for the track. It's my opinion that they did this because most n00bs aren't really into racing and always think the more travel the better. (which is definitely not always the case) Most of you would probably look at my Nitro Rustler and say it's lowered, but in reality it just has the suspension setup proper for race-day. (and Traxxas shocks pre-dating Big Bores, from back when they were still making proper lengthed ones designed for hitting the track, without having to limit their travel so much) Also, I agree - the Revo, lowered and with a wing looks truggy'ish. IMO it's it's the big rims that lend to giving it the look. Like TRXRevoRusty said, it's definitely not on the same playing field though, no matter what you do to one. [/I]

I don't think Stadium Trucks are the same as Truggies. What are the trannies like in truggies anyway?

[masonholmes]

I don't think Stadium Trucks are the same as Truggies. What are the trannies like in truggies anyway?

I know truggies are nothing like stadium trucks, I was just paralleling the fact that alot of people seem to have skewed views on what's "low travel", in terms of suspension. Just because they don't have as much travel as a monster truck, doesn't mean they're low travel. Truggy trannies are geared rather high, among other differences..

[fixed]

TRUGGIES(truck/buggy) have:center diff,very long A-arms,usually a 4mm kick-up hard coat chassis,.28,etc..
http://www.ofna.com/teamjammin/kits-x1crt-rtr.html


REVO`s have:inbored rocker suspension,2speed+reverse,3mm anodized chassis,.20 or whatever they are,etc...
http://www.traxxas.com/products/nitr...trx_revo33.htm


Oh and to 1 bad rc er
truggies have VERY adjustable suspension,not as mush as a revo,but close to a T-maxx..

[masonholmes]

...have:center diff...

Not necessarily, but as before, not trying to argue or flame.

[fixed]

Not necessarily

I thought all truggies and 1/8th buggies had a center diff.

But i guess i was wrong huh?

[masonholmes]

I thought all truggies and 1/8th buggies had a center diff.

But i guess i was wrong huh?

Well, not all truggies are 8th scale, and there are ones out there without a center diff, such as the Inferno 09 ST. It's still a truggy, be it 16th scale/mini/half-8, or whatever you want to call it. For some reason Kyosho went with killer, sealed gear diffs front & rear in the 09's, and had room for a diff in the center, but didn't put one in. I believe there are other 4WD buggies out there in various scales that don't have a center diff either. Not meaning to nit-pick but you didn't specifically say 8th scale so.. (and the little 09's are definitely nothing to laugh at, they freakin tear up the track! especially in truggy form)

[fixed]

masonhholmes you win the internet..lol your right i just looked it up

[masonholmes]

masonhholmes you win the internet..lol your right i just looked it up

YAY, THANKS! Yeah, the main reason I knew that is I was expecting my 09 buggy to come with a center diff. Kyosho boasts how it's designed so heavily after their 777 series bigboys, and makes sure to mention the beefy sealed gear diffs, but I don't think they specifically say anywhere that there's not one in the center. The electric version has one, (though not one of the nice sealed gear type), and us 09 guys had high hopes that they'd later release an upgrade including a center diff, but it never happened. Also I reallllly wanted the old Inferno-10 back in the day, Kyosho's original 10th scale 4WD nitro buggy, and already knew it didn't come with one, nor does their replacement for it, (the TR15 or whatever it's called), so I figured there might be some others out there without a center diff as well. And just for the fun of it, I'll put a plug in here for the little 09's - they rock! They're definitely king dingaling of the mini nitro offroaders. The price may look a little steep to some, but it's not at all for what ya get, and they're a complete terror on a track. I'd pit my 09 against 10th scale stadium trucks no problemo, as long as the track didn't have tooo awful long straights.