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Review of the LRP S8 Rebel BX 2.4Ghz / Part 2

Review of the LRP S8 Rebel BX 2.4Ghz

Part 1: Basics
Part 2: Checking the buggy
Part 3: On the track
Part 4: Roundup

2. Checking the buggy

The Rebel BX shares a basic construction which is well known from Buggys of this size. To generate power, a .25-sized engine called Z.25R with pull starter took place on the black anodized chassis. Quite an unusual displacement as you normally find smaller .21-engines in 1/8-buggys, but as beginners don’t have to care about any racing rules, they won’t complain about some extra torque. The Z25.R is based upon an ABC-constructed 3-Port sleeve with one single main outlet. It cooperates with a pipe that was made from nylon – a clear consequence of LRP’s intention to keep the car’s price on a rather low level.

Also part of the price concept are the turnbuckles as they offer the same type of threads on both sides. To change the wheel’s camber, you’ll have to unmount the upper suspension arms and rotate one of the ball ends in steps of half or full turns. Not the most comfortable solution, but it works. Further on, the solid shock mounts from aluminum offer different mounting positions for the shocks and the upper suspension arms.

At the steering, LRP decided to use the well known C-hub-construction with knuckles from cast aluminum. Hex hubs with a diameter of 17 Millimeter connect the wheels with the drivetrain. Also part of the steering is an integrated servo saver which protects the mechanical construction from overstress.

One last look to the centre differential shows two vented disc brakes that help to slow the buggy down if you want them to. A main gear from steel is quite rare in this price class and also a perfect choice.

Very important for an RTR-car are the supplied electronics. The LRP S8 Rebel BX offers a pistol transmitter called A2-STX Pro 2,4 GHz F.H.S.S. As the name already suggests, it operates in the safe and comfortable 2,4-GHz-bandwith. Besides the common features like servo reverse, servo trim and dual rate, it also offers the opportunity for servo endpoint adjustment for each channel.

To process the transmitters commands, a medium-sized receiver redirects them to the servos inside the car. While the servo for braking and accelerating shows a standard-design with nylon gears, the steering servo offers solid metal gears which will probably support a long lifespan. Under the bottom line, the package of electronics we found was quite outstanding and from a nice quality compared to the class-standard.

After checking all components and re-assembling them to the Rebel BX, there were only a few things left to do before we could fire up the engine for the first time. One of those things were some extra cuttings to the nice pre-painted body to let the starter handle reach out of it. Next we placed eight batteries inside the transmitter and a 6-Volt battery pack inside the buggy – then all things were ready for action. But wait, one more hint: Don’t forget to put some oil to the inner ring of the air filter!

Stay tuned for part 3 of the review

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