02-21-2019, 08:31 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Adirondack Park
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| Vanquish VS4-10 Review
Just finished building my VS4 Black, overall a fun build and went together very well. I'll start with the manual, Very good but they could have taken a little more time and put in written text that may have helped a novice builder, Example- The front and rear axle bags include a couple shims for the build, if you were new to the game you may not know what they are for, nowhere in the manual are they shown or explained what they are or where they may or may not be needed. On the plus the hardware scale on each page is very accurate. The part layout and parts bags were very well done. Parts fit and finish was also nicely done. The only thing that would really hold me back from buying another one is the price. For $900 I expected metal wheels, shock oil and grease. Metal shock towers would have been nice also. If metal wheels are to much of a cost to include, leave the wheels and tires out and lower the price to $800.
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02-21-2019, 09:24 AM | #2 |
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I can understand them not supplying metal wheels - rotating weight puts strain on the drive train, especially when there's a drag brake involved. The tyres are great though. What is a problem is the KMC wheels don't work with SLW hubs and the screws used in the plastic hubs are tiny. I can't see them lasting too long before they get stripped out. The part is cheap for sure but silly annoying given you can't use any SLW or compatible hub. Wasn't bothered about grease or shock fluid but the pre built shocks are annoying. I wanted to add green slime to stop leakage but to do this meant taking them apart. Please do not include pre assembled shocks in kits unless you can guarantee they are assembled properly. |
02-21-2019, 09:45 AM | #3 | |
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02-21-2019, 10:07 AM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
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spot on, I personally am not impressed with the VXT tires ( have two sets)any wet sand or mud they clog up. They grip well on edges, but are not 4.65” tall, more like 4.5”...... same as my rock beasts. I never used my plastic wheels, except as a spare. I do agree about those shims, and usually needed for smoothness in both rotations. Still a great truck. Hang up and Drive |
02-21-2019, 11:36 AM | #5 |
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Grease and fluid at that level of kit are personal preference, on that note though, so are wheels and tires.
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02-21-2019, 12:30 PM | #6 |
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| Re: Vanquish VS4-10 Review With the fluids I was thinking of a new person with no back stock yet to use. Wheels and tires should have been left out and lowered the retail of the kit. Vanquish retails the tire and wheels for around $119.00.
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02-21-2019, 01:21 PM | #7 |
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I doubt we would have seen the kit price drop without wheels and tires, I consider them a freebie to get the kit to the point it only needs electronics. Can also turn around and sell them for ~ $50 which lowers the overall cost. If they did include wheels I bet 70% would have complained they are not the ones they wanted anyway. I do wish they included a coupon for a discount on a set of VP wheels. That would have been nice. I agree that the plastic shock towers were a disappointment as well as the original chassis braces, thankfully they fixed the latter properly. |
02-21-2019, 01:40 PM | #8 | |
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02-21-2019, 02:12 PM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
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Don’t worry about the shock towers or any of the kits plastic. Tough as nails, and mines been catywampus mucho times Hang up and Drive |
02-21-2019, 02:17 PM | #10 |
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That's good to hear!
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02-21-2019, 03:11 PM | #11 | |
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02-24-2019, 01:15 PM | #12 |
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Who stocks this kit in the UK ? I have found a stockist in Germany but they want over €1100 Euro . The RRP of 899 USD should equate to 790 Eur….
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02-27-2019, 03:23 PM | #13 |
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| Re: Vanquish VS4-10 Review No idea, in the UK but bought mine from Hong Kong. Got lucky with no import fees. Worked out £727 with shipping. How the once might Pound has tumbled.
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02-27-2019, 03:53 PM | #14 |
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02-28-2019, 12:51 AM | #15 |
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| Re: Vanquish VS4-10 Review You'll get high duties buying from the US+shipping and USPS international is expensive, extremely slow and may well just lose your item then ignore information about which consignment it's in. I had to find out from Royal Mail that my parcel was still in the US, in an aircraft consignment, in a hanger. USPS denied any of this yet they filled out the paperwork for that consignment for RM to reference. All told, it's probably cheaper and less hassle from RCmart. Standard China out if Hong Kong (not EMS) post will usually have it to you in a week, often faster.
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02-28-2019, 11:12 PM | #19 |
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