It’s easy to go up, but getting down is a different story! Brakes must be smooth, strong and linear for you to retain control of your crawler on the way down a hill. Or you could upgrade to any of the crawler-specific brushless systems.īrakes are a rock crawler’s best friend. Most of the hardcore crawlers I’ve talked to suggested using a motor in the 55-turn area. A lower-turn motor would really help in the torque department. The included 27-turn brushed motor is snappy and moves the Honcho around on flat surfaces without a problem, but when you try to climb, I think it loses its edge. It does have a decent turning radius for any type of trail driving and will probably work fine for your application. That’s the nature of the beast, so I really can’t hold this against the Honcho. The downside is that it takes away some steering. This is mandatory in the crawling world as it keeps both front and rear wheels turning to help pull the truck up and over huge obstacles. Most competition crawlers feature a front and rear locked differential. TEST VENUE The rocks, the trails & the beaches of Southern California
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