#Traxxas rustler body drivers

Between the wheel wells an F2 specific, double drop treatment has been chiseled and tucked into the hourglass shape of the rear-end.

A slight flare to each gives some structure and rigidness to the panels and fine details the design. Wheel wells can make or break a truck body and the F2 delivers on smaller openings which have shown to close-up the body and minimize air-draft inside while turning and jumping. The spoilers are durable and with proper trimming and included hardware bolt directly to the back of the new shell. The F2 includes two spoilers, one for high-bite conditions and another taller version for low or medium bite conditions. The tail of the body has been lowered with an upper and lower transition making the rear a more durable piece even with light-weight materials. The new body includes the traditional Finnisher “V step-downs” in the bed area which makes it identifiable to the savvy racer. The popular side-window treatment has been once again incorporated into the design for maximum coverage. The cab is important, not only for performance but to set off the F2 design with angular roof and parallel window design. Protecting the front shock tower area is done with a traditional shape but contains new louver positioning and available air-release features located just in front of the main cab. The imprint of the nose draws in the truck enthusiast without giving up on the futuristic twist and Finnisher heritage. The narrower front-end appears on-point and with an all-new grille and headlight layout with 4 included grille options. One of the key features is an arrow based design where the front is much narrower than the rear. As they say, the slate was once again swiped clean and the F2 was a ground up form started in the computer and ultimately finished by hand.

#Traxxas rustler body drivers

Now, Traxxas Rustler drivers can drop-on a race favorite design to their bash vehicle of choice. But do the math, I'm in Canada where shit is overpriced and shipping is expensive, it might be different for you.Press Release from JConcepts: The F2 body by JConcepts has been a trend setting design since its release on the buggy population. And then when you factor in the time and work it takes to replace the parts, I'd say it's worth it. Those upgrades alone cost me nearly the same as the cost difference between the normal and VXL versions.

And the stock alignment with the non-adjustable turnbuckles are great for the low speed bashing the brushed motor would give you, but she gets really unstable and squirrelly at high speed. The first to go will be the plastic center driveshaft, then the rear diff pinion. The cost difference is negligible once you factor in the upgrades. I can give you all the part numbers if you'd like as well, just let me know! Like, if you're upgrading the plastic center driveshaft to the aluminum one, you also need a part that screws onto the front diff, that goes into the driveshaft with splines since the driveshaft is just an extruded aluminum part, with 7 splines all the way through the center.ĮDIT: If you're asking because you plan on swapping out the motor & ESC with something more powerful like I did (Arrma BLX185 & Dynamite Fuse 3900kv) just get the VXL. I dunno what people are talking about regarding the driveshafts to the wheels, they're the same, plastic u-joints on both versions. Adjustable metal turnbuckles instead of plastic non-adjustable Better steering servo Stiffer springs A wheelie bar And I think that's it, other than the motor, ESC, and body. Here are what the VXL has over the normal one.Īluminum center driveshaft vs plastic Coarser and tougher ring and pinion gears in the diffs. So, I bought a 4x4, and upgraded it to the VXL, and kept going.