I've taken the plunge.

[Getpip]

I've decided to have a dabble at 1/10 off road and invested the huge sum of £50 on a new mad rat kit.

So to all you mad ratters...
Any build tips n tricks for a newbie to 1/10 off road (but not to rc).
(I have ordered a bearing kit, will be pre stressing the slipper spring and will not be replacing the kit shocks yet.)

Anything else?

[billyboy9002]

hi

whilst you are building it, i would pre tap the holes as the kit screws are not the best and will round off and you dont get that many spare, its very frustrating

[Battle_axe]

As above really pre tap the holes also put some ptfe tape on the thread on the shock tops then they won't pop off

[Chris B]

If you are planning on racing it get some spare hinge pin blocks and a rear chassis brace. The kit items on mine broke on a jump landing (not a crash) but the spare items seem to be made of better material than the ones you get in the kit.