Got my new Mad Rat today
 

Hi i got my new Mad Rat today and hopefully will have it running tommorow but i was wondering what parts you think o should upgrade the shocks look crappy so do they need upgrading. I have just the bushings in at the moment but intend to put a bearing kit in.

Any Other Suggestions?

Thanks

buy some b4 shocks off here and a tplate carbon or metal and first thing bearing kit before you run it ebay £8.50 and some better tyres

if your kit has the new t plate in it then you won't need an upgraded one.

B4 shocks fit well. Bearings are a must.

Are you racing it, or just bashing? are you using lipos?

associated shocks tamyia shocks or the kyosho ones fit and all work well the bearings and if you dont thave it the upgraded T peice

I'm just going to be bashing it unless i get a chance to race it though ive never raced buggys before only touring cars. I will be running lipos with a 19t brushed motor but once i get my new esc i will be running a 5700kv castle creations motor.

Thanks for all your help

get a vxl esc of ebay and the dynmite motor c4 bigstick there only £35 there made by mamba castle and a quarter of the price of a mamba castle motor there like £80 plus there good motor i got 2 of them. and get a cheap esc of ebay you can pick them up cheap now for bashing

I've already got the motor but thanks anyway. I think im gonna get the ez run 60a as its cheap

Thanks

there good i have got 2 of them . there good for the money combo of ebay is about £55 but myself get a second hand 1 of ebay or traxxas esc or my mamba max cost me £85

if you are running lipo then put around 150-200g of lead weight in the car, ideally around the front end to help with front grip and stop wheelies

Fastrax do an alloy shock set , they do various lengths for a different variety of cars, fast166 £7.99 and fast168 £8.50 are the ones that would fit a Mad Rat, use your original springs as the ones that come with the shocks are a bit on the long side to work properly, I have a couple of customers that use these shocks and they find they work as well as any others on the market.