In summary then....
 

It's been out for a few months now, and I'm fishing around at 2wd, so thought I'd ask, how are people finding the Xpro?

Whats it good at/bad at, what are the necessary upgrades, what bits break etc?

Not worried about things like drivetrain noise (eg spur, unless it causes failures), but reliability and speed issues!

good cars tplate breaks all the time just need to put alloy hop ups on and it will be fine . if you after a buggy i got a b4 forsale £100

The T-piece is the only real problem with the car.I have run mine every week at the PDA for the last 9 weeks and have only broken 1 wishbone through silly driving .
Carbon fibre T-pieces will apparently be available from Ansmann soon.
Also X-pro,s on Ebay are at 99 quid at the moment, get 1 in quick ;)

touch wood i ent had a t brake yet, and with the new t's there better. i haven't got the x pro, i have the madrat, i have changed the turn buckles and added b4 shocks and carbon shock towers. also made up a rear pin holder out of alloy, the stock plastic ones break. and the stock tyres are naff, iv just duck taped the inside for the time being to reduce ballooning.

the diff holds up ok and haven't had a problem, the spurs are a bit egg shaped but still running it hasn't really had an effect.

theres not much u need to do to a pro, recommend an alloy rear pin holder and some some good tyres mini pins up front and rear if run on grass/astro.

im pleased with mine ;)
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is that you r baby danny lol :woot:

carbide diff balls next on the list,

its wont make it any better the gearbox is as smooth as you will get it lol
put some nice wheels and rpm parts will make it look ten time better . diff balls are ok but it does not need them . you would be better buy a better spurgear koysho rb5 and slipper pads . :thumbsup::thumbsup:

carbide diff balls last longer imo, and do make your diff a tad smoother imo. the stock spur doesn't really bother me.

whats the item number for them?

Is there a still an issue around the front wheels binding? Or is it solvable by just tightening the nuts the right amount?

Also, what springs fit and are people running?

yes and yes

b4 shocks and spring

Currently running TeamC reds front and rear.Will be off to Coventry to test the harder springs soon.

what tyres you running bud, pins up front too ?

i can answer that one on dirt at the PDA he runs hole shots rear and ribs up front he hasnt had it on grass yet :)

Doesnt look like its been used yet Dan...give it some welly lad

lol oh its been used mate, thats after its 2nd re build smashed the front up, dam golf flag. its no shelf queen !

well my mad rat is sweet as a nut the only things i've replaced the t-piece got a alli one now and i've put losi shocks and the tyres schie green pins on the rear and staggered on the front. thats running on astro. its only my driving thats letting me down:woot: the car handles like a dream.:thumbsup:

Ginge

I know the madrat is cheap but if you need to use better shocks and upgrades to make it a competetive racer then would it be cheaper in the long run to buy a lower end or 2nd hand B4?. Ive seen the Madrat in action and the performance is very good but taking into account reliability and parts avaliabilty, is it a viable alternative to the B4 and RB5?

Just curious to hear from people that run them :).

Does anywhere stock all the bits?

yeah apex but the place i go is je spares they got nothing on there web site but give them a ring they will sort you out:thumbsup:

Ginge

fusion or J&L are the others too

apex models

stampy its been said

All you need are ball races for £8 and some form of second hand alloy shocks like B4 shocks, probably about £25. So that makes it out of the box around £80-85.
Yes you could get a second hand B4 for that money, but it depends if it suits your style and what condition it is.
The Madrat is extremely safe to drive, very similar to an RB5, yet it is a third of the current RB5 price even when you include new shocks. So in that respect is is a very good choice.

The new t-piece is meant to be stronger so that issue has gone. I've also had no issues with any other weaknesses on the car, the plastic is fine. Yes it will break if you crash at a rate of knots, but so will a B4 or X6.

I currently have a Mad Rat in stock with a full bearing set for £59.99 plus postage.

Go for the pro mate. its not just the suspension thats different to the rat. there are so many up graded differences its worth the extra. I have both kits so i know this is fact. but the plastics are identical as the part numbers are the same so ignore any talk of plastics.