Final Phase mods
The BF extreme has turned out to me my favourite runner other than my Dagger. The final mods are 1) Custom fibreglass shock towers 2) Both rear and front arms are modified Duratrax Monster truck arms 3) Duratrax Stainless U shafts 4) added fibreglass servo brace to prevent servo from sway. 5) Duratrax Silver shocks . With the modified arms , the width of the truck is extended about 1/2 an inch each side. The overall wheelbase is increased slightly compared to the original. In order to accomodate the lengthened steering requirements, I used some PCB standoffs ( brass jobs) ... they worked well. I also modified the angle of the shocks to an outer position which is nearer to the drive hub. This is done using some hinge pin left over from my Yokomos. Luckily the length was just nice after slotting in an additional O ring. With the lengthened arms and improved shocks the truck still turns pretty tight ...much to my surprise. It now has a less tendency to tumble.
I think this will be the last bit of mods before doing away with the stock chassis altogether. All in all I jus love the way the truck handles even with hot motors... my all time fav basher.
A bit on the u shafts...., they hold great . The won't snap even with the bulkier Masher 2000 tires.