ST Racing Concepts 17mm Hex Hub Conversion Kit for Traxxas Slash/Stampede/Bandit (Red)
About this part
This new 17mm hex conversion kit allows Slash, Stampede, Rustler and Bandit owners to use high-traction 1/8th scale buggy tires for increased performance and a larger selection of tires. Each 17mm hex adapter has been machined out of high-quality aluminum, and using a unique set-screw behind drive pin design, you’ll never have to worry about loosing a drive pin.
Note: For owners with MIP CVD's installed, you'll need to purchase this set of drive pins from Team Associated.
Reviews1.3 · 3 reviews
this product looks nice, but the pins snap. i don't recommend them, stick to the stock ones.
these things suck plain and simple!! i was super stoked when i got them in and they wer a pain in the a** to put in, i said screw it itll be better so i went to my local track 702rcraceway and after about 15 minuets the front axels bend!!! literally 15 minuets after runing the dam axles bent long story short i was takeing them out and hammering them just so the tire would be driveable do not buy these
I have a lot of STRC parts on my Slash, on my AE T4FT and on my OFNA Hyper 10SC. For the most part, the products are excellent and I have been very happy with them. I cannot however, say the same about the STRC 17mm Hex Conversion Kit for the Slash. If you are running brushless, the Associated pins that are a necessary part of the 17mm conversion will shear. This is pretty much guaranteed. When the third replacement pin failed, it sheared on both sides of the axle, went a half turn and wedged itself inside the adaptor. This made it impossible to remove and replace. I had to destroy the adaptor to get it apart. I bought these because they are a lot less hassle to put on and take off to service bearings etc., as compared to the AKA adaptors that I had been using. I had used the AKA conversion kit for a full season of racing with no failures or issues (other than they are a bit of a pain to get shimmed correctly). With the STRC set, I DNF'd three heat races because th epins sheared. Needless to say, I am back to using the AKA set on tracks that allow the use of 17mm 1/8 buggy wheels and tires. I sent an email to Steve at STRC outlining the problem but I never received a reply. I was hoping to hear that they had a recommended fix (a better pin or something). As it is, the pin is too small and weak to take the power of brushless motors they way they are used within the adaptors.
All three reviewers rate this 17mm hex hub conversion kit poorly, averaging 1.3 out of 5. The recurring complaint is failure of the pins or axles under use: one reviewer reports pins snapping, another reports front axles bending within about fifteen minutes at a track, and a third reports repeated pin shearing on a brushless setup that wedged inside the adaptor and required destroying it to remove. One reviewer also found installation difficult. A reviewer who owns other STRC parts describes those as generally excellent, but not this kit. All reviews are for the red variant listed. Reviewers consistently advise against purchase or recommend stock parts instead.
- + Attractive appearance
- + Other STRC products described as excellent
- − Pins snap or shear under use
- − Front axles bend quickly
- − Difficult installation
- − Failed parts can be hard to remove