Arrma 8s Kraton!

[Clubin]

Who wants one.

 

[WoodiE]

So who's buying the new Kraton 8s truck?

https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/arrma-kraton-8s.16109/

 

[evssv]

I'll wait till there sensible £££ thks ....an get a tidy used one ina year or so
Same as i did with mr maxx

 

[evssv]

Jus watched kev's vid of it and it would make a sweet companion for mr maxx....all me lipos will fit....we'll see

 

[Z.hb71]

Jus watched kev's vid of it and it would make a sweet companion for mr maxx....all me lipos will fit....we'll see

youuuuu wont no balls

 

[evssv]

All the 1/8th truggy's I've had have handled sweet asBetter then any other type of platform imo ...so theres no reason this shouldn't
And no doubt the v2 will b the one to buy..as it'll have sum of v1 issues sorted out..as per the x maxx v2

 

[-Dusty-]

Kinda looks like they used that same cheap aluminum for the chassis as they did for the 6s models. I can see it bending easy since they use cheap aluminum for the chassis braces.

I like armma but Im glad I went with the losi for 5th scale. To be honest I don't see this as an "X Maxx killer"

 

[evssv]

Them ridges in the chassis will improve strength lots....guess we'll find out once kev starts abusing his

 

[-Dusty-]

Them ridges in the chassis will improve strength lots....guess we'll find out once kev starts abusing his

At the end of his video you can see a noticeable curve on the chassis brace and he didnt even really do much with it

 

[evssv]

Guess they could b replaced with sum beefier tubes then

 

[Clubin]

So who's buying the new Kraton 8s truck?

https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/arrma-kraton-8s.16109/

I’ll buy one for my “son”.

 

[Billp]

Guess they could b replaced with sum beefier tubes then

The tubes are silly. Some proper bracing with multiple contact points to the chassis would have worked.

 

[Thrasher]

Im not a fan of the design. Those stiffening bars they have put in seems to be an afterthought and reveals to me a design that used too thin materials (probably to save bucks). I guess the Whorizon effect is setting in, as it did with Lo(o)si. I am definately holding out until I know the longivity and potential issues, better. I am not as up in arms about it as I had hoped and it doesn't look like the Xmaxx abuser I had hoped it would be. Say what you will about the Xmaxx, it will stand up to abuse. Edit. Oh piss flaps...it has a "gearbox". Thats the one bit about my LST2's that I absolutely despise with hate and fury. So unnecasary and it does not actually protect the gears. It makes it easier for the shit that does get in to slowly grind the gears down as it doesn't get out as easily as it seems to get in. Its a complete turn off for me. Sorry Arrma, it was good knowing you.

 

[snowleopard888kk]

dbxle 2.0 vs kraton 8s??????

 

[dougstar]

Dbxle for the win

 

[Clubin]

Dbxle for the win

I’d say the dbxl e is better thought out. Better engineered. $200 more though. I’d say a fifth scale Rc should have beadlock rims for sure. Don’t like that k8s tired are glued to rims.

 

[evssv]

I've never had any probs with glued on rims

 

[John Parks]

Yep dbxle 2.0. Seen numerous posts now already on the kraton 8s with the chassis bending. It will likely need a chassis upgrade right off the bat, which as of now nothing is available. But I'm sure in the next few months we will see more.

 

[Clubin]

I've never had any probs with glued on rims

No me either. Problem is if you spin a hex or cut a tire. Separating them is a pita.

 

[John Parks]

No me either. Problem is if you spin a hex or cut a tire. Separating them is a pita.

Agree there. Usually I just throw stuff like that away though. What's the size of the hex on the kraton 8s?