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05-01-2009, 09:42 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bellingham
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|  building an ax10, some basic questions from a newbie
I want to start to build an ax10 but don't know where to start, I am pretty sure that I want to go with the bastard Jr. as a chassis but don't know where to go from there. I have been looking at the Integy alloy kit as my suspension, drive lines etc... With that said I have two questions, one is this a pretty good kit to go with, and two if not what would be some comparable kits? Thanks, Bigz |
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05-01-2009, 11:09 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, Jawja
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if it was me, i would get a RTR and any chassis....play with the RTR to get a feel for it, then swap/upgrade everything over.
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05-02-2009, 05:55 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the Dark Edges of your Mind
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I would stay away from an alloy kit. The money is better spent on other things. The stock parts work well for the most part... and you can replace stuff as you need to / want to as you gain experience. You'll get better products that way. Chassis selection has a lot to do with personal preference. Ten different people will tell you 10 different things. Good luck  |
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05-02-2009, 06:51 AM
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| TEAM MODERATOR   Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee
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I've seen a few run and they definitely work very well.Personally,I'd steer clear of the Integy stuff. For shocks,I'd look at the Traxxas big bores,Losi Crawler shocks or the Gmade Zero's. Any of those 3 shocks will work well. Drivelines,I'd just run Pede Shafts and Traxxas steel yokes. The Pede shafts are hard to beat. Easy to work with and fairly stout. RCP Crawlers also has a ton of link options for the Axial rigs. Buy them by the piece or they have kits as well. | |
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05-02-2009, 07:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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only buy integy if you want to spend even more money only to replace that part agin!
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05-02-2009, 08:00 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bowling Green, KY, USA
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True, And to answer your question, the ax10 is a great kit to go with! There is lot's of aftermarket support if you are not into fabbing things yourself. |
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05-02-2009, 08:15 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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yup axial is a great starting kit i love mine i bash and comp it and it does verry well compared to bergs and such and owns the creeper
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05-02-2009, 08:19 AM
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| Relaxed !   Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On the road again !
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true,very true i dove in head first and found myself goin back to stock stuff and i'm still searchin for stock stuff to keep gettin better, in my opinion like said before stick with rtr or go artr and add the stuff that makes sense,I;e motor,susp.tire/wheel pkg,weight. i found on my bender that losi shocks are good ,but on the rtr the 120mm from ckrc are sick and i mean sick but see what we mean by its all in your preferance  |
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05-02-2009, 08:57 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boise
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1. Integy=bad. 2. what kind of budget are you looking at? Things can get very expensive really quick with out a plan. 3. What is your end goal? A comp capable rig?, Just a basher? Answering questions 2+3 will help people help you! |
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05-02-2009, 09:29 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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05-02-2009, 09:42 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boise
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I get my info from personal experience. I am also far from the only one who feels that way. I am glad you are happy with your Integy parts. You are in the small minority. If you do have a problem with them try and see if you can get some customer service. Good luck I did not see in your sig but are you a Integy driver? if so that would explain your feelings about them. Also, good way to get this thread off topic and take away from the other things I said to bigz57 Last edited by crawlincircles; 05-02-2009 at 09:46 AM. |
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05-02-2009, 01:15 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bowling Green, KY, USA
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Like several people have said, start with what comes in the box, have fun with it, and slowly switch things out one by one as needed. When you upgrade parts one by one, you get a better feel of how every part influences the trucks capabilities, and you will have a better insight into RC crawling. To answer your second question, being that this is posted in the AX10 subforum, you will not find to many people recommending other comparable rock crawlers. We prefer our AX10's  |
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