Hey hey everyone.
Not been on here in ages! Sharkfat mate. Saw at bashfest that u had an xmaxx... did not bring mine but will next year now there is a ramp.
Last year I also stripped my stock gears, well, the 46t spur and stock pinion I was running. Since then I have just used the original v1 spur gear ( plastic) I had laying about from my 1st Xmaxx. After market std cheap pinion and it’s been absolutely fine. Quiet too and those spurs are really cheap anyway if it does strip out.
Im running a 50t spur.
Might b worth a go. Personally I don’t like the racket a metal spur/ pin mesh makes anyway and potential to save the drive train too if it’s plastic.
I ditched the pin traxxas mesh setting method too. Just take the pins out and set it yourself. I felt the mesh was too loose, others say too tight. Just set it yourself.