TheMightyAtom
Active Member
Not really any point to this post aside from sharing my BR 3S experience.
I've had my frustrations with the 3S platform over the past 1.5 years I've owned it, and I've shared those frustrations on this forum. But I've recently managed to iron out all the wrinkles, and I'm honestly really happy with the final result.
I got the heavy-duty Hot Racing motor mount, the metal input and crown gears from the 4S rigs, a metal spur gear, and metal diff yokes. 20+ more packs through it since then, and zero issues. And I beat on it pretty hard. I land on full throttle a lot, I do donuts for 10 minutes straight like a moron...etc.
I know opinions vary in this community about whether the 3S vehicles are worth this kind of investment, and frankly, I was skeptical at first of putting this money into it. But I'm glad I did.
Honestly? I think the 3S rigs are worth upgrading until the weak points are gone. Yes, my total investment in my BR is equivalent to the cost of my Kraton 4S. But the BR is lightweight, fast, dirt-cheap to fix, reasonably easy to work on, and I never worry about it breaking. Parts cost pennies on the dollar from Jennys. And for all the drivetrain issues these vehicles have, I've never had any issues with the superstructure. The chassis, shock towers, bumpers, shocks, A-arms....All solid as a rock. I've never had any issues there. Probably helps that the truck weighs next to nothing.
Just wanted to share in case anyone was on the fence about getting one of these based on the chatter around the internet about their weak points. I'd like to see Arrma address the weak points in the future, but they're still good rigs for affordable bashing.
I've had my frustrations with the 3S platform over the past 1.5 years I've owned it, and I've shared those frustrations on this forum. But I've recently managed to iron out all the wrinkles, and I'm honestly really happy with the final result.
I got the heavy-duty Hot Racing motor mount, the metal input and crown gears from the 4S rigs, a metal spur gear, and metal diff yokes. 20+ more packs through it since then, and zero issues. And I beat on it pretty hard. I land on full throttle a lot, I do donuts for 10 minutes straight like a moron...etc.
I know opinions vary in this community about whether the 3S vehicles are worth this kind of investment, and frankly, I was skeptical at first of putting this money into it. But I'm glad I did.
Honestly? I think the 3S rigs are worth upgrading until the weak points are gone. Yes, my total investment in my BR is equivalent to the cost of my Kraton 4S. But the BR is lightweight, fast, dirt-cheap to fix, reasonably easy to work on, and I never worry about it breaking. Parts cost pennies on the dollar from Jennys. And for all the drivetrain issues these vehicles have, I've never had any issues with the superstructure. The chassis, shock towers, bumpers, shocks, A-arms....All solid as a rock. I've never had any issues there. Probably helps that the truck weighs next to nothing.
Just wanted to share in case anyone was on the fence about getting one of these based on the chatter around the internet about their weak points. I'd like to see Arrma address the weak points in the future, but they're still good rigs for affordable bashing.
