4 mins in and now I know what I need to do with my 2wd

So others are aware...Traxxas has a Power Up Program that let's you trade in the brushed motor & ESC for brushless for $125. You can send it to Traxxas or better yet, you can bring it to your LHS & they will swap it & you don't have to pay to ship it to Traxxas. You can also do the same to upgrade the radio & receiver and it's less than buying new ones! 👍 Great comparison btw, thx!

Awesome video, and it covers so much that a lot of channels don’t! I’m planning on buying a 2wd Slash just because it’s the only thing allowed for the increasing in popularity No Prep Drag events, but now I know there’s a lot of stuff I’m going to need to upgrade. Keep up the good work!

This guy's the best I've been looking for this everywhere on KZfaq finally I found it

wow . you did excellent job of explaining . I did not realize the different in the slash . I been wanting one for while . I was going with 2wd drive xl-5 but after this its the 4x4 vxL. Thanks , great video

I love a well timed ‘that’s what she said’ line! 😝

Finally someone knowledgeable with valuable information to give. Great video!

Good video. I agree that if you are only buying one SC truck or if you are an experienced driver, then the 4WD brushless is the way to go for value. That being said, a 4WD SC and a 2WD are really two different trucks, in terms of driving characteristics and what you would expect to get out of them. Personally, I enjoy driving a 2WD over a 4WD because it takes more skill to handle it. I think if you try approaching a 2WD with the expectation that it is going to perform like a 4WD, then you’ll get very frustrated. The key to getting a good performance out of a 2WD SC truck is having good throttle control and being able to manage the power well, as you pick your lines and corners. In this sense, the bone stock 2WD Slash is actually the best truck to learn how to drive off-road with. It’s slow enough that you can easily keep it under control and get the coordination with throttle, turning and putting truck exactly where you want it, but just fast enough that you will lose control easily if you get sloppy with your driving. With a 4WD, it’s way more forgiving to drive, even if you don’t have very good skills. So, I would say, for a beginner, buy the 2WD Slash and learn to drive it as is. Save your money for when you’re ready to buy your next truck, which should be a brushless 4WD. If you end-up really getting into the hobby, then you’ll pretty much own everything anyway. Also, if you are mostly going to drive on high traction areas, like pavements, get the 2WD. You’ll get better performance out of it than a 4WD and you won’t be binding and breaking drive trains.

This guy is so good at explaining, he should have lots more views and subs.

Thanks for the review. I always wondered what was the better model. Keep up the good work.

Great video my friend. Thank you for all the tips and trix.

Thanks for the plain talk on the differences between the Slash models. Looks like there is an Ultimate in my future...

Great video. Very informative. Thank you.

fantastic video!!!! Exactly what I wanted to hear. Thanks

So good vids dude, keep up the great work. I love projects with slash because i have one 2wd and i realy realy wan't the vxl sistem but it costs 200 so im gonna have to wait for cristmas so that is a long time and i have my birthday one day before cristmas so thats good.

That hcg chassis gives it so much character, they are a blast to race stock class with that high chassis! I tried the Lcg and was disappointed.

Thanks for the video, 30 yrs of motocross and back into r/c cars much easier on the body. I just grabbed a 2wd slash so this was very helpful.

This is the best Traxxas Slash breakdown/buyers guide on KZfaq. And I think I have seen all of them duing my one month of research on which RC car to get. Was going to start out with a stock 4x4, but after watching this it made alot more sense to order the 4x4 VXL instead. How do you deal with the "parachute effect" by the way? It seem to be a real issue with these models once you go S3 or get some serious airtime..

Video was brilliant bro

Great video and advice, I have the 2wd but I’ve spent a boat load on upgrades.

I love the cheapest 2wd model, I bought the builders kit. I love how squirrelly it is. I swapped in a bigger brushless system and 32p all metal gears. It’s currently geared to go about 35mph.

I just realized I found ur channel from your video installing the shock towers on the 2wd slash😭 as soon as I watched the video I bought em.

Great video!

thank you so much i was wondering if i should go with a 2 wheel vxl or a 4 wheel and upgrade it to vxl but now im am going to spend a little extra to get a 4x4 vxl

Dude you go over a lot of of stuff and that’s awesome.I have a 2wd slash I want to upgrade the shocks.I want a race worthy slash. I have done some upgrades

I had the first Rustler VXL. It was a standard rustler with a brushless and 3S. Only traction control was your finger. The receiver controller was exactly the same as the one I had for my standard rustler. Traxxas has come a long way.

Best drivetrain upgrade for Traxxas Slash 4x4: replace Slipper clutch with center differential. I did that upgrade on my Traxxas Slash 4x4 and it corners like a dream. Put Sway bars on the suspension, too.

I ran wltoys for along time. Now I’ve been buying used traxxas slash 2nd and 4wd rollers. I load them with cheap brushless kits. They run hard hold up well and are really fun. The 4wd is a better all around car.

When he said that's what she said I instantly subscribed

idk, I have a 4x4 stampede and revo, but I still love my 2wd slash, I don't have issues with the roll overs after tuning shocks. I also have never had issues with rear shock tower, I have had issues with the front casters, but easy fix.

What should I buy?

Also with the TQI receivers you can use the same TQI transmitter. I dont remember for how many but I do think its for 10 cars.

I got "my son" a 4x4 vxl rustler and I have a souped up 2wd stampede.. I put some part from the stampede on the rustler but want to put it back together so we can "race "lol. Anyway im thinking of just making it a slash with the lcg slash kit . but if im starting with a stampede not a slash what else would I need. Ive only found that id have to get a slash steering rack . and body ... Am I forgetting something???

My 2wd slash is build for asphalt, doesn't flip and runs in the low 90 mph. Depends on what you want to do with them. If you're going to toss money into it then don't worry about buying the upgraded model if those parts are going to end up in a box in a few months. Get the basic one and make it how you want and not how Traxxas sent it. That's the glory of this hobby.

I (Santa) bought my 6yr old son the 2wd base model. I bought the 2wd VXL. Both are great and plenty of fun. The shop said for me not to get Tue 4wd BC 4wd are slower as it has more weight, and more moving parts, which also mean more possibilities to go wrong. So I got the 2wd.

If you plan on Club Racing check the rules. Many clubs require 2 wheel drive and it can't be a converted 4 wheel drive. We have great dirt oval races that get really competitive but 2WD Only. Same goes for the popular drag races.

I have the ultimate version. I switched over to proline trencher 2.2 and regularly go back and forth between 2c and 3c lipo on VXL system. I took out the slipper clutch and now have a center differential 54t and stock 13p gear. Dual fans on motor and fan on esc. I’m more of a on road guy but love off-road as well. What’s you’re opinion of changing to a 14p or 15p gear and run that all the time? I want a touch of more speed but not to kill the vxl. Just safe enough

Sooo, I had a 4x4. I have a 2wd now that I put a brushless in. I tried to use a 3s in it....it literally too flight and flipped going straight....any way to fix that besides a wheelie bar?

Im new to rc cars. I remember rc cars having a box receiver. Remember Back to the future? Doc using that square remote for the DeLorean? How comes those arent around anymore?

Good job with the explanation. Traxxas has too many options! They need to dumb it down and standardize.

Bro please do a video on the Traxxas Slash two-wheel drive RTR xl5 and the Traxxas Slash XLV 2 wheel drive I have upgraded all my stuff on the RTR xl5 the millennium servo and motor and now doing the axles but what else is different

1 year later and now the drag slash comes with an lcg chassis in black too

I have both those trucks I have the vxl 2wd and the vxl 4x4. In the snow I have way more fun with the 2wd I put a set of skis on the front and put paddle tires in the rear for the snow

They have a stock slash with the LCG chassis its called the Traxxas Slash Unlimited...

have both a basic 2wd and a 4x4 ultimate and can have just as much fun with both. bashing only ofcourse

@rcknockout Great vid!! Anyone knows the weight of the slash 2wd VXL box sealed?? I need to know that so I can import it to my country. Thanks!!

What kind of motor is that on the 4x4 model and how much faster does it go? late comment

It’s crazy the vxl kit for slash 2wd is more than what I paid for my whole rc

What do you reccomend for bashing? Hcg 4x4 or Lcg?

If you see this can you tell me a good way to replace the rubber antenna cap cuz immune ran under a truck and I ended up losing it

There is a simple solution with the 2wd high center of gravity chassis. Just have a buddy who also has a 2wd slash drive his car over and flip your car back over it’s crazy how good slashes flip each other back over lol

Do you recommend getting the metal drive shaft for the 2wd vxl?

What motor did you upgrade your 4x4 with

So can someone provide a link to upgrade the receiver on the slash 2wd as I can’t find it .

I have the 2wd and i put a castle sidewinder on it...woow

Damn just looked a 2 wheel drive slash yesterday and they are priced at 229 now

I have slash 2wd vxl, 4wd vxl, and nitro slash. Don’t ask why. 4wd better overall control and power through grass and heavy stuff, though less battery life. 2wd is fun and really engages you when driving. 2wd best on loose flat terrain and thus also drives more realistically, better battery life. It depends where you will be running the vehicle and what you want for battery life.

Where can I find those shocks bros?

Does the 4x4 vxl have a lcg?

Plastic gets brittle in very cold temperatures and gets flexible in hot temperatures.

Where did you get it for 189.99 I can only find them for 229.99

Nitro slash 2wd with some proline badlands beats both 😎

What motor did you put in the 4wd

Should say, what’s the same?

I bought my/with the low gravity chassis I also had the rumble on it I forgot what it was called now 400 bucks five years ago 2wd

I always prefer the 4wd.

I think swaybars could keep it from rolling

I broke a front axle on my 4x4 day 1 of running it.

Can you convert a 2wd to a 4wd?

“That’s what she said”

What’s going on

Did you kinda turn it into a Rustler ????....

When I put the high speed gear in my 2wd and used a lipo battery I caught it on fire 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

i got a rustler 2wd and im not going to make this mistake again and by a slash 4x4 its a no brainer.

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2wd is for more experienced drivers. 4wd is for the rest

The traxxas drag slash comes with the lcg chassis

I think you can find a traxxas lcg 2wd from the factory

Lol that's what she said lmfno lol 😆 🤣 😂

3D printer bro, make yr own parts

All these cars should be 4WD, 2wd unless you’re on pave, and 4WD on dirt!! This is all marketing, to put a hole in your pockets!!😂

Say "body shell" one mo again.

The difference says it all on the title!! 😂😂😂 2wd is a piece of crap!!

Holy crap all of the rambling on