LAEGENDARY The Thunder Cheapest 1/10 Brushless RC Basher vs BMX Track & Tear Down PART 2/3

Pro:
True 1/10 scale Under $130 as of 3/20/2024 (Arrma Vorteks as reference) WARNING: Not all of 1/10 Laegendary is 1/10 scale; eg: The Legend labeled 1/10 but 3" shorter than this one. Worst, another truck also call "The Thunder" is also smaller 4" than this one
Top Speed 30mph on 2S, 43mph on 3S
~30 min runtime
3650 3300KV Brushless motor
Hobbywing 50A ESC (programmable)
5200mAh 30C 2S Lipo battery
Soft oversize tires
Overall well balanced suspension setup out of the box
Parts and upgrades are available
Long range transmitter

Cons:
Very thin body shell
Weak shock tower - see video for an easy fix
Plastic arm holders, no steel or Al plate.
Take extra seconds to bind with transmitter ocassionally
No metal skid plate as described
Brakes are too strong, programmable with optional programmer card
Low start up torque

Carbon Fiber Rear Shock Tower https://www.amazon.com/LAEGENDARY-Rep...
Aluminum Rear Shock Tower https://www.amazon.com/Fyfracing-Car-...

Parts available on Aliexpress, just search for VRX 1/10 Parts, here is an example: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/325680...

Similar Truck: FTX Carnage (FTX5543), VRX Racing BLX10 (RH1013) Some differences I spotted: are body, up next are better components, bumper, chassis, battery, Hobbywing ESC, metal top brace