![]() These control arms are much more durable and don’t break as easily as the stock parts because they’re made of a flexible plastic that can bend with the vehicle as its wheels turn and pivot. Within the shock and suspension department, we also recommend replacing the standard Traxxas Rustler control arms, which connect the RC vehicle’s suspension to the frame, with RPM front A-Arms. Upgrades like shock caps are easy to install, only taking a few minutes to turn your Traxxas Rustler into a sturdy piece of machinery. Replacing the shock caps with aluminum shock caps is also a good idea, helping your RC vehicle achieve higher jumps with more stable suspension. To beef up your RC vehicle, we recommend upgrading with replacement aluminum heavy-duty shocks. While the standard shocks that the Traxxas Rustler comes with are effective for normal use, they may not stand up under pressure of intense situations like mudding or bashing. So, let’s go through our top picks for the best Traxxas Rustler parts that you should use when upgrading your vehicle, and why each upgrade is so important. If you’re looking to overall improve your vehicle’s performance, then upgrading should be your next step. These are just a few reasons why you might want or need to upgrade your Traxxas Rustler. To do this, you’ll benefit from some shock and tire upgrades. You need your Rustler to handle off-roading and jumping.This will require a few upgrades, like battery, engine, and tires. You’re interested in making your Traxxas as fast as possible.To do this, you’ll need to upgrade some protection parts to keep your internals from breaking. You want your RC vehicle to be durable when bashing.The Rustler already comes stock with great parts that are reliable to a degree, but you may want to upgrade your Rusty if you’re confronted with any of the following situations: ![]() (With oil) it’s best to match spring rate with oil rate (soft spring – light oil) it’s ok to go to a thicker oil than the sping rate (the car might react too slower) but the other way around (hard spring with light oil) will make the car bounce and be unstable – it’s fun to drive like this but less productive.One of the most versatile and resilient RC vehicles on the market, the Traxxas Rustler is designed to handle a wide variety of uses – from off-roading and ramps to racing and obstacle courses. There are better shocks but any more than this and you should probably buy a team race kit. A more linear set Pro-Line Pro-Spec Front SC Spring-$24.99 eBay, and Pro-Line Pro-Spec Rear SC Spring-$24.99 eBay, but almost not worth the extra price.Ī good-looking shock upgrade for the price is the Yeah Racing Big Bore-$24.99 eBay, in the front, you’ll want around 90mm – the rear around 110mm (so yea $50 for the set) I would only go to this after you wear out your stock shocks. T eam Integy MSR9 set-$19.75 eBay, is a good place to start – they are slightly progressive (dual-rate) IMO linear springs are better – especially in the rear. Then probably the most important step is getting the right spring rate. The cheap way (and the way I would go) is to upgrade the stock shock with the Aluminum shock cap ($14.00) eBay, this will help the cap stay on with hard landings. There are many ways you can go with the spring and shock package. For the street – I would save my money and just wear out the stock tires and use them as the street-only tire. You can save a bit by only buying a set of rear wheels and tires – 2wd. You can run all 3 MX28 wide/narrow or MX SC. For Rustler – (Pro-Line Badlands MX28 Belted). keep in mind that the Pro-Line Badlands is “the jack of all trades masters of none” – so there is probably a better tire for what you’re doing… Badlands for Slash – (Pro-Line Badlands MX SC). The large lug will help it last on the street and dig in on the dirt – the softer compound will help it not spin on the track (Pro-Line Badlands) fits this category well. If you want a tire that can kinda do it all – you’ll need a large lug tire in a softer compound. If you’re track racing – it’s best to ask the local racers “what is the best tire for this track?”. ![]() Keep in mind the front and the rear tires are different offsets – the more offsets wheels go in the front. This gives you more tire options (for racing only). (for the Rustler and Stampede racing) I would go with the Traxxas 12mm 2.2 wheels $3.95. The first thing I would do and the most important upgrade for all RC cars are the wheels and tires.
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