jump right into overland or..

[airbob20]

Ok so i'm pretty sure i want an Overland but I know the Street racer is a little cheaper. I have a large collection of tomy bits and the likes and have decided i want to go a little bigger. Now I don't know what to do The semi offroad capabilities of the overland appeal to me Plus i've always liked trucks better than cars. now should i buy a street racer first to get used to the maintenance and driving of a mini Z or would it be smarter to just go for the overland in the first place as money IS an object...

or does anyone else know of any other 4wd trucks on a similar scale with similar capabilities ? but cheaper.. lol


Let me know.

Doug

[takumi_drifto]

overland is 2wd

[airbob20]

hehe..


ok so i guess it's the suspension setup i'm interested in..

[arch2b]

if you like trucks better, than go with the overland as it handles nothing like a racer. i love my racer for running in the street or concrete floors but my overlanad rules my house! there are almost as many cool things you can do to as well. i've been working on my ultimate light set for my overland. i've done some more custom work too, pictures in my album.
testing my light set

[airbob20]

That light setup looks REAL nice

yeah i'm leaning toward the overland it's not THAT much more ya know?

oh well here i go again

Doug

[arch2b]

pretty much finished the light set. you can see my roof rack i made as well.

[rmyc]

get an overland they are much better then the street racer in proformance, but if you like looks the get the streetracer..
i think you should get a mini-x set instead .. some one sells them RTR on ebay every once in a while for $110 free shipping

[techno]

i think im going to get one now toogan ya run it in the grass

[metsrule119]

I just bought an Overland as my first mini z. IT IS AWESOME!! Definately go for it. I got mine for a great price on ebay.

[arch2b]

check out my latest creation for my overland, here

A few questions:
1) Can the Mini X fit miniz bodies
2) Does the OL handle as well as the miniz racer
3)which is best of the three...OL, MZ or MX

[arch2b]

1. don't know anything about the mini x
2. since the overland is a truck...no. racers were ment for racing, overlands were ment for everything else the racers can't do, such as go offroad. you can lower them for racing and some do...
3. i only have a racer and overland so my answer is biased toward them...i like them both! they are great at what they do.

Can i run the racer off-road, i guess not, but say i wanted too... how could i stop the dust from getting inside?

[arch2b]

yes, if you really wanted too. the problem is the racer has really low ground clearance...you can get around this too with some modding like this . this is just a 1:24 aoshima body and tsl super swamper tires on a racer with square inch up wheels (not mine). the suspension travel for the racer is nowhere near the same as the overland, so the rcaer will likley get stuck easily on uneven terrain.

i wouldn't worry about dust too much. the main concern is small pebbles and such mangling the pinion and spur gear.

if you want to go offroad...get the overland. you'll be much happier with it. you can always mod it for racing as well. if you want to race...get the racer and get some tires like in the picture above for very mild offroading.

That is too much i was thinking more rally car off road, can i put OL suspension onto the racer? Will this reduce the handling?

I will obviously have to switch back for tarmac racing

I want to buy this for my first Z


but there is an area with clay-like dust that i like, that is what concerns me.

OL suspension?
Will it trouble handling?

i tend to wander off jus getting back to the point ^