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FG Marder or Monster


saulk

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Hi all,

I have a Traxxas Revo at the moment but want to get an FG Marder/monster but not too sure which one to get. I prefer monster trucks over buggys but have been told that the monster is uncontrollable due to wheelies and is constantly turning over and suffers from bad handling is this true?

Thanks

Saul

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Its thinner, the standard shock oil is like glue its soooo thick, the shocks don't even work, hence why it bounces alot. Once changed its fine, it doesn't roll at all, just backflips of all the wheeeelies :D:D

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if you want good handling, good stopping (ish), good accelaration, less drivestarin breakages, less overall stress on the parts, go with a marder

i have one (check my sig) and it is great, i have the front cable disc brakes fitted and a few other bits and it is massive fun. and marders are easier to sell on than MT's

Monstrous

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Merlin is dead right the stock shock set up is way to hard, i found that is was too with my Marder so i dropped the oil to 25wt all round and the handling was greatly improved.

Don't know how true it is but i heard that fg put the same oil in the shocks for there off road vehicles as they do for there on road which would explain why is so hard. ;)

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i might try some 30Wt oil in my marder front shocks

the back ones are ok but the front is ridiculous, RC007 i saw in your sig that you are selling your marder?? how come??

Monstrous

It's sold now mate, sold it because i'm starting more and more ato get into 1/8th scale off road racing and needed the money. For this year at least i want to concertrate racing my savage and lightning stadium, i find these are alot quicker around the track ;)

cheers

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