Evader DT?

[jeremy878785]

I was thinking about getting an Duratrax Evader DT Duratrax? Evader DT 1/10 Scale Ready-To-Run 2WD Electric Pre-runner Truck. Does any one else have one of these? Any help is appreciated.

[RLAxial]

hey man, i want one of those too! i know a user on the forum named jenkins23 has one, and im sure as soon as he see's this thread he will tell you all about it! good luck!

[jenkins23]

hey man i have the dt lol i love it!!! but i havent really put it to the test bashing wise but its perfect for hitting jumps around the yard... the stock 20T motor is pretty quick too... although i couldnt help myself and put a 9T brushless system in it haha and now its perfect... there are stress tech parts on it too which means guarenteed for life!!!! (but not with a brushless system installed) let us know what you think if you get it and i will try to get a quick vid on here of it for you

[this_side_up]

i payed 126.99 for mine......it was the best 126.99 ive spent in a long time great car. i give it a 4.5 out of 5.

[jenkins23]

i payed 126.99 for mine......it was the best 126.99 ive spent in a long time great car. i give it a 4.5 out of 5.

oh yeah daaa i forgot for the price you cant possibly go wrong!!!! i payed 150!! battery pack included(nimh 3000 mah)

[jeremy878785]

Awesome I will look into it more. Will it handle a venlinion 3500 motor?

[jenkins23]

not sure what the esc will handle i upgraded both and got a motor and esc combo just incase... and it works great!!!

[jeremy878785]

I have both and in my rustler it goes about 70 no lie!!

[willywidget]

Hey Jeremy, I own the Evader DT. In stock form it is a good little basher. Out of the box, mine had a minor problem. One of the front springs installed from the factory, was actually a rear spring. So the truck was sitting a little to one side, and had some odd handling. I noticed the spring difference after my first run. The rear springs are quite a bit longer than the front, so one side was being pushed down with quite a bit of force.

Once that was resolved it became a decent basher and handled well. I bought a Traxxas Gravedigger (Stampede) at the same time. I have to say I enjoy the DT more, especially with the somewhat scale appearance.

I recently upgraded the ESC and motor with a Velineon VXL-3s combo. I also upgrade to ball bearings, replacing all the brass bushings. I installed a steel idler gear and the Duratrax CVDs. I ran it for the first time since the upgrades, just the other night. At one point, from a stand still, I drove under hard acceleration about 12' and swung the rear end around. It caught a half centimeter lip in the alley way, and flipped onto its back. I saw my shiny CVD going flying off of the left side. It didn’t seem like a hard crash at all. But it snapped the CVD clean off near the wheel. It also pulled the rear camber linkage rod and ball stud with the supporting chuck of plastic out of the rear support tower. I couldn’t find the drive cup spring that puts pressure on the dogbone end of the CVD. ?

Up until that point, I was really happy with the truck. I am going to call Duratrax and see if the support tower is covered under warranty. They should at the very least replace the broken CVD which was new. I will post some pictures tomorrow of the carnage. I honestly didn’t think I put all that much power into the truck. I kept the gearing a little lower. However that being said, I did have a lot of fun with it stock and am even thinking of buying the beetle variant.

[jeremy878785]

Hey Jeremy, I own the Evader DT. In stock form it is a good little basher. Out of the box, mine had a minor problem. One of the front springs installed from the factory, was actually a rear spring. So the truck was sitting a little to one side, and had some odd handling. I noticed the spring difference after my first run. The rear springs are quite a bit longer than the front, so one side was being pushed down with quite a bit of force.

Once that was resolved it became a decent basher and handled well. I bought a Traxxas Gravedigger (Stampede) at the same time. I have to say I enjoy the DT more, especially with the somewhat scale appearance.

I recently upgraded the ESC and motor with a Velineon VXL-3s combo. I also upgrade to ball bearings, replacing all the brass bushings. I installed a steel idler gear and the Duratrax CVDs. I ran it for the first time since the upgrades, just the other night. At one point, from a stand still, I drove under hard acceleration about 12' and swung the rear end around. It caught a half centimeter lip in the alley way, and flipped onto its back. I saw my shiny CVD going flying off of the left side. It didn’t seem like a hard crash at all. But it snapped the CVD clean off near the wheel. It also pulled the rear camber linkage rod and ball stud with the supporting chuck of plastic out of the rear support tower. I couldn’t find the drive cup spring that puts pressure on the dogbone end of the CVD. ?

Up until that point, I was really happy with the truck. I am going to call Duratrax and see if the support tower is covered under warranty. They should at the very least replace the broken CVD which was new. I will post some pictures tomorrow of the carnage. I honestly didn’t think I put all that much power into the truck. I kept the gearing a little lower. However that being said, I did have a lot of fun with it stock and am even thinking of buying the beetle variant.

Yeah those motors are to powerful for any truck. I knew it would destroy the truck but I was not that worried I am looking at the baja bug as well.

[willywidget]

As mentioned, here are the pics. Again, I'm going to follow up with Duratrax and find out what parts are covered under warranty and perhaps get them replaced.

[jeremy878785]

Ive ripped whole drive shafts out!! Were you using lipo?

[jeremy878785]

It looks like you will have to replace the plate where the camber adjuster attaches to the chassis. Also pull the shaft and yoke out of the mounts and replace shaft.

[Gunnvardr]

Ive been looking for this truck and cant find it all i can find is the original Eveder where do i get it!?