Adam490
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Anybody else have R/C crawlers? Forgot how much fun these things are. Finally ordered some new batteries for mine and took it out for a spin. It's a 1/10 scale Axial SCX10
Lmao... that’s awesome! Redneck parenting tip... He won’t have money for drugs and hookers if you get him hooked on the 4x4 addiction first!This is a TRX 4 by Traxxas.
We did a custom wheelbase stretch
Larger tires
We cut the body to allow the bigger tires
Lower ring and pinion in the rear only to help with crawling
We changed the front axle to a metal one
Steel bead lock wheels
We changed a lot of parts over to brass to lower the CG
12mm wheel spacers
Stronger steering servo
Boggers of coarse! My sons choice
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We built a small workbench for my son in the garage and that’s where he works on it. He begs us and grandparents to do chores to raise money for more parts. The addiction is real!
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Here’s our axle rebuild. It’s built just like a truck. Even the locking front and rear differentials are built just like a modern-day vehicle
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Here’s a shot that shows the brass diff cover, brass portal housings, etc.
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That's awesome @joeymt33 . My little girl just likes to chase it around and flip it over when I crash. I really wish someone would make a Pioneer body for these. JConcepts has a CanAm looking UTV body but I'm not really a fan.This is a TRX 4 by Traxxas.
We did a custom wheelbase stretch
Larger tires
We cut the body to allow the bigger tires
Lower ring and pinion in the rear only to help with crawling
We changed the front axle to a metal one
Steel bead lock wheels
We changed a lot of parts over to brass to lower the CG
12mm wheel spacers
Stronger steering servo
Boggers of coarse! My sons choice
View attachment 140994
We built a small workbench for my son in the garage and that’s where he works on it. He begs us and grandparents to do chores to raise money for more parts. The addiction is real!
View attachment 140995
Here’s our axle rebuild. It’s built just like a truck. Even the locking front and rear differentials are built just like a modern-day vehicle
View attachment 140996
Here’s a shot that shows the brass diff cover, brass portal housings, etc.
View attachment 140997
They really are a blast! You can sink stupid amounts of money into these things. They are tough too because they are relatively slow so they are great for kids. If you run LiPo batteries they will run for 30-45 minutes pretty easily depending on terrain.Those are cool as hell. Looks like a ton of fun!
@joeymt33 the Traxxas comes stock with portals right? How has it held up? I looked at them when they first came out but was already into the Axial stuff from when I raced 1/8 scale nitro cars for Hobbico.
Hahaha we did the same. Forgot I had this XJ body that still needed to be mounted and stickered up so it gave me an excuse to get outside in this vicious hurricane