Lone-wolf Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 can you good people give your opinions on the xl-5, is it a tough car or fragile, the running gear looks pretty simple 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Jack Reacher said: can you good people give your opinions on the xl-5, is it a tough car or fragile, the running gear looks pretty simple You can upgrade the plastic gears. And if you get RPM arms it is a strong car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy_uk Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Rear shock tower is weak too. One jump and mine was gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, monkeyboy_uk said: Rear shock tower is weak too. One jump and mine was gone. never broke one as body normally stops it moving about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy20xe Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I have a rustler at the moment and running on 3s its a good basher. My last one had all the rpm parts and was tough as! Wish I still had that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy_uk Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, turok007 said: never broke one as body normally stops it moving about. Mine snapped off right at the bottom. No idea how it happened. The RPM tower is probably better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thanks for the replies, its one to think about, trying to find a new car for the wife to run, but she seems to want to stick with outlaw, so i guess i will be fixing it after every run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namastebuzz Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 XL-5 Rustler was my first proper RC car. Still may favourite despite having many bigger, better cars.Upgraded mine to brushless and upped the gear pitch to 32P to stop them stripping.RPM towers. Alloy caster blocks. Proline Trenchers or Badlands and a wheelie bar for 3S and you're good to go.Very easy to fix. Loads of parts quickly available. The Rustler has survived: being on fire, going to the bottom of a lake and driving away half a mile before embedding a a fence at maximum speed.Of all our cars it's missed the fewest days bashing because it's fixed the quickest.Sent from my S88Pro using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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