"Well, that's like, your opinion man".... 😉 😉 I love wheelies because they take a little bit of skill to get right.. Saying that, some RCs I do like to stay planted, like my buggies.!
On my first pack running on dirt and loose rocks my ‘center drive shaft’ snapped in two. Seems like a weak point. Why do you say avoid aluminum upgrade? What is the downside?
So during my first 10 or so battery packs, I also had my stock plastic driveshaft snap. I replaced with another stock plastic center driveshaft and it has held up fine after A LOT of abuse. I do not recommend an aluminum driveshaft because you are shifting the weak point to other drivetrain items that are not as easy to replace. If I were you I would try another stock plastic one. If you break another plastic one, then consider upgrading to aluminum. General rule of thumb: When upgrading to aluminum you are shifting the weak point to something else. You want the weak point on things that are cheap and easy to replace.
Ordinarily I would say that’s true but the driveshaft is telescopic so I figured it would have some give and not transfer the shock like suspension arms would. But I think going to go with plastic one more time makes sense. It’s only a $10 part. Thanks
I ended going with an 84mm 5.4# spring up front and 90mm 5# spring in the rear with 50W oil front/rear. Front and rear have M2C racing 15mm spacers and the small clip spacer from Arrma. Ride height is perfect for me. Dampening on both compression and rebound is excellent. Track handling is a lot better and still has fast action for fast straight line bumpy terrain. Other mods include Ali aluminum center drive, Globact steering bell crank including servo arm. Globact aluminum pivot balls. Had the Globact servo saver as well but the spring is weak and it binds inside the housing causing tons of play in the steering. Put factory saver back in with aluminum arm. I'm a little wary of the center drive being aluminum but so far so good.
I will come home from vacation to my new Mojave, freshly delivered. Life is good. Btw, thank you for this thorough review. I’ve watched them all and his one is comprehensive and well thought out.
My center driveshaft has been EATEN by rocks, its holding on for dear life atm, been milled down to bare minimum. Wish adding a dustcover was easier. Also my right front CVD has broke twice now. Seems like it got destroyed by a bad bearing, check those. My links are also shot. However, like yours, mine has been through hell at this point. Its like my old trusty. When the Xmaxx goes down for the count and other cars break down, this one usually is the last man stading. Also, my body has got stuck multiple times, but only after running it in dusty gravel areas.
And for anyone watching this. DONT BUY A MAXX SLASH!!! They absolutely suck!!! Mojave 4s will run circles around a Maxx Slash all day every day! And the Maxx slash is 6s!
I absolutely second this! But for other reasons. My maxx slash lasted 13 days before the esc shit itself. (Sent whole car back for full refund) . Parts are expensive, from new all suspension components, hubs and steering are very sloppy. Mojave 4s is far superior in terms of the build quality, dirt protection etc. Parts are cheaper. Very durable. And £350 less than the maxx slash!
Interesting. I would recommend going to the horizon hobby website, find the Mojave 4S store page, go under the 'support' tab, and download the latest version of the manual
What springs did you use? I put 50w oil with stock springs and made an improvement. I was thinking a 5# 6s spring. Almost always on a track not too much “bashing”. Thanks!
@@ChrisWilliams-lt8lq I forget the rating on the springs I used but I know they are almost twice as stiff as the stock ones. I am running 80 weight also. I hear a lot of guys are running Mojave 6S shocks on the 4S. I am mostly at the local RC track as well.
@@make4all2000 I just recently put 30k front, 60k center, 20k rear. It's much better than stock but I think your suggestion would improve my setup further. Thanks!
Very well! They do not perform like my gens ace or Spektrum batteries but for the price I can't complain. Personally wouldn't race with them. Too heavy.
