SWX axial

[bayouhazard]

This is my crawler.... Built to go fast and crawl well. Its a little on the heavy side so im going to try to shead some weight...Iv'e still got a 60/40 weight spread

ESC- Sidewinder with BEC
Colbolt 10 turn with HR gears and Stage 3 (i think) hardened outputs
Geared 25/87 with the overdrive gear in the front end
3s 2200 lipo on the rear axle
Raido- DX3-S
MIP shaft front and about to be rear as soon as I finish welding it
4 llink front and rear
HB Rovers and eritex wheels
CKRC dig...ya i know (about to swap for DNA or Vanquish) with hightec 5645 servo
Losi 4 inch crawler shocks

Iv'e got slingshot bent links on the rear which was done to shorten WB




I had to knotch out the chassis quite a bit to fit the motor



Custom drilled rear wheels. I know there not perfect (flame suit on)


Triangulated 4 link


Flex


Electronics on front axle. I stacked the low cg plate on top of my 4 link plate so i could still run my 4 link.

2.5 gc


How she sits. I like how I have the body mounted back, I love the way the front tires look pushed foward with the low stance


Action shots



Open to suggestions! Thanks for reading
Chad

[4xFord]

That looks nice Chad. Hows the motor liking the 25 tooth pinion? I'm sure the wheelspeed is great but hows the torque still?

I like the drilled rear wheels, I'm jelous your getting to go to a comp a week. Not like you didn't get enough drive time before right. I will hold that dig for you if you are serious about it, you may have to move the trans forward when you switch out digs, but that will help with the motor clearance. Oh ya and did you drill the pinion for the motor shaft?

[gunnar]

That is a pretty big pinion. I'm running a 10 turn, use a 12 tooth pinion, and I think the wheelspeed is pretty decent. Motor run hot much?

[JBennett]

Another great SWX crawler, very clean wiring setup.

[bayouhazard]

Originally Posted by 4xFord

That looks nice Chad. Hows the motor liking the 25 tooth pinion? I'm sure the wheelspeed is great but hows the torque still?

I like the drilled rear wheels, I'm jelous your getting to go to a comp a week. Not like you didn't get enough drive time before right. I will hold that dig for you if you are serious about it, you may have to move the trans forward when you switch out digs, but that will help with the motor clearance. Oh ya and did you drill the pinion for the motor shaft?

I like the way the wheels look drilled lol. Ya theres a little Tuesday night rock crawling leauge here in Ohio. Ill be back on the 25th though. I had to drill out the pinion too. The pinion is a 21 tooth (my bad) and the motor gets just a bit warm but not hot. I am really interested in that dig but im not sure i can fit it if i have to move my tranny. Its already wedged in there lol!

[bayouhazard]

Originally Posted by JBennett

Another great SWX crawler, very clean wiring setup.

Theres 10 lbs of wires bit i try to keep them ran nice lol

[mascman]

Cool looking rig.

What foam are you running inthe Rovers? Also how much do your wheels weigh?

I'm running the Pro-line 2 stage memory foams with less than 4oz and they don't fold enough...stock Axial wheels.

[bayouhazard]

Originally Posted by mascman

Cool looking rig.

What foam are you running inthe Rovers? Also how much do your wheels weigh?

I'm running the Pro-line 2 stage memory foams with less than 4oz and they don't fold enough...stock Axial wheels.

Im running 0oz in the rear due to the fact that the battery is back there and in the front with my comp solids im running like 5 or 6 oz. I know its a lot but i had to make up for the weight on the rear to keep my rig balanced. I'm planning on running a smaller liter battery so after that Ill take more weight out.

Im running the stock foams with vented wheels which seems to be perfect. These wheels are a tiny bit wide which helps the side wall from rolling under the rim.

Each front wheel weighs: holy crap! 15 oz And each rear weighs 7 oz. But that battery weighs 6 oz. fully charged lmao jk

I love how balanced it is. I can go up pretty steep grades, but i think that the whole truck weighs to much. Thats probably why those tires fold up nicely. Maybe since those tires are so old it allows them to fold up nicer too! lol

[Big D]

looks really good and clean... looks mean with the tires sittin way out front...

[bayouhazard]

Originally Posted by Big D

looks really good and clean... looks mean with the tires sittin way out front...

Thanks, I like it too.

[picklewagon]

What shock oil are you running??

[bayouhazard]

Originally Posted by picklewagon

What shock oil are you running??

Im running losi 30 weight oil and Iv'e drilled more holes in my plungers too.

[picklewagon]

I just ordered an SWX a DNA dig and have losi shocks for my once was tuber ax10. already 4 linked it but any advice on steering, suspension, ect would be great. have lipo's and NIMH 6 cells and running a Goat with a novak 55t brushed motor! Thanks!

[bayouhazard]

Originally Posted by picklewagon

I just ordered an SWX a DNA dig and have losi shocks for my once was tuber ax10. already 4 linked it but any advice on steering, suspension, ect would be great. have lipo's and NIMH 6 cells and running a Goat with a novak 55t brushed motor! Thanks!

Just keep it as light as possiable, weight it with 60% of the weight over the front axle and 40% over the rear, make sure the suspention cycles freely with no binds. If you're going to un a 4 link you'll probaly need to find some upper links, I think the lower links will work as uppers depending on what 4 link plate youre running, I also think a 2.5 ground clearance works well with this chassis.

Just take a good look at my setup and you should be fine due to the fact that this chassis works well already! Any exact questions feel free to ask me and Ill be glad to answer.

[picklewagon]

Originally Posted by bayouhazard

Just keep it as light as possiable, weight it with 60% of the weight over the front axle and 40% over the rear, make sure the suspention cycles freely with no binds. If you're going to un a 4 link you'll probaly need to find some upper links, I think the lower links will work as uppers depending on what 4 link plate youre running, I also think a 2.5 ground clearance works well with this chassis.

Just take a good look at my setup and you should be fine due to the fact that this chassis works well already! Any exact questions feel free to ask me and Ill be glad to answer.

Thanks alot! My tuber crawls like crud, I'll get back to you when I get stuck in the re-build to SWX! Thanks again!

[EeePee]

That looks terrible!

Originally Posted by 4xFord

I'm jelous your getting to go to a comp a week.

He kind of just shows up, talks to everyone, hits all the gates, breaks his truck, and goes home.

[4xFord]

Originally Posted by EeePee

That looks terrible!



He kind of just shows up, talks to everyone, hits all the gates, breaks his truck, and goes home.

Thats hilarious, still it must be nice. (You left out the part where he drinks all you nappy ice!)

[bayouhazard]

Hey I dont hit all the gates! Just some!

The last comp I felt as I did pretty descent!

[1jwsimmons]

hay u need too get a real body haha jk nice rig man .......

[bayouhazard]

Going to be using this body in the feature:

http://www.prolineracing.com/p-699-c...k-crawler.aspx

Today I'm going to be installing some hardened Robinson Racing steel gears in the tranny. The HR alum. ones suck!