RC Nitro Car Truggy Buggy and Monster Truck. JonehRC.

At last, another of my favourite review. A personal racer review and non-subsidized one. I started racing truggy because of GS Racing SUT and it is really suitable that i provide you all with the latest review on XUT from GS Racing. Marty Korn sure loves to hear this. Here from a friend, Spencer.

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Jon, Im still not to that level yet to give you any good reviews but surely I can provide you with some PEERSONAL OPINIONS about this wonderful truggy … As we know, the XUT is derived from the better known CL1 so, most option parts like the front and back lower arm mounts, chassis brace (though shorter, but the XUT chassis has holes drilled for it), front top arm mount and etc can be used on it. The down side of this truggy is the screws used which are mostly phillip screws (that can easily strip with the wrong phillip drivers) which I recommend to be changed later on. I used the side chassis protector of the CL1 on this truggy as it doesn’t come with one.

Technical wise, well I can say it’s definitely lighter than the SUT (never weight it but surely it feels lighter), and material usage is definitely better and more durable after the extreme test at the race compare to my previous sut. I changed the chasis brace to CL1’s before the race and it makes the chasis a little more flexible (original braces are longer) thus giving it a little flex on rough landings.

Performance wise, well like I said before it handles very well over bumps with the longer arms which makes it more stable. Steering wise, it very responsive maybe due to the long arms and you might want a steady hands on the straights, turn a little too much and you’re heading offtrack but it compensates the “s” corners and corner exits very well. You can definitely tune down on the responsiveness with the steering link position on the steering brace. The original tires are not giving much traction though and I change it to proline to get that. Im using a combination of 5000, 7000, 1000 diff oils on this monster and it’s kinda smooth all round and doesn’t seem to “rush around” everywhere so, it seems like going slow but comparing it with my buggy lap times, it’s comparable (compared to my own lap times, you can make it faster). I will try heavier diff oils later on to see how it goes. Im using GS 45wt for the front shocks and 35wt for the rear with GS orange coloured springs. Well, I liked the softer feel of it as it lands and absorbing the rough surface at some of the corners well. Not sure about you guys on this Did not see much traction roll though on this beauty but smoothness all the way Jumps and lands well over bumps compared to the SUT maybe because of its weight and lower CG. By the way, Im using aluminium clutch shoes

To sum this, it’s an oversized CL1 with ultra steering response, precise handling and stability everywhere plus durability and great design. Beauty IN the Beast! Oh, and you can add in a wheelhub adapter to have an even wider wheelbase but I think the original ia already precise and handles very well

Well Jon, hope this helps…hehe. Gotta tune it up further. Now it’s very much standard with little extra parts

pictures taken from jets at rctech.
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