Harley's $50 Poison Spyder Wraith Budget Build

[champ198]

Originally Posted by guyst

How good are Axial's lower aluminum links (Axial Wraith Aluminum Lower Suspension Links 7 x 87.5mm AX30792)?
R2J do not reply...

i have the Axial alum lowers on mine...they arent Titanium but they are much better than plastic.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by guyst

How good are Axial's lower aluminum links (Axial Wraith Aluminum Lower Suspension Links 7 x 87.5mm AX30792)?
R2J do not reply...

They are ok, they use a 3mm thread instead of the substantially stronger 4mm. They will hold up in most circumstances, when you start to get really hard on the truck is when you will run the risk of stripping the rod ends out.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by guyst

And yet another question, the new Spyder Wraith does not have lights / leds, which lights would you recommend that would fit and keep the scale look? Thanks!

I have not seen any lights installed into the body yet that look very good. The original RTR had light buckets that were not integrated into the body so it was a much easier install. With the Jeep body it would take substantially more work.

TCScrawlers.com carries a Yeah Racing light kit that is a nice piece, but you would have to come up with your own light buckets. Installing the LED's right into the body will not look good.

[tech712]

Excellent thread. Thank you Harley for all your work. Im currently taking my old basket kit wraith and giving it a new lease on life as a C3 rig.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by tech712

Excellent thread. Thank you Harley for all your work. Im currently taking my old basket kit wraith and giving it a new lease on life as a C3 rig.

Thanks man. I switched out my full custom scale rig for a built up Wraith chassis. So much more capable!

The new video goes live at midnight central time tonight!

[Harley]

Week 6 is up

[driffter]

Forget anything Integy except maybe their tools.




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[Szczerba]

Liking the weekly videos.

I've always thought of a closed down mini golf course would make for an awesome rock racing course. The closest shut down one to me is a 45 minute drive though.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Liking the weekly videos.

I've always thought of a closed down mini golf course would make for an awesome rock racing course. The closest shut down one to me is a 45 minute drive though.

It was a good time, it's not far from my parent's place at all so next time I'm down there I'll likely have to hit it again.

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by Harley

Week 5 will go live tonight at midnight central time.

Harley, what are pros/cons of using the RTR lower links in back for cage triangulation versus cutting, heating and bending the upper cage bars down and drilling hole, screwing together the cage?

Here's how I did mine



Also looks like you cut out same thickness as link end to sandwich it between two parts of the cage?

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by Natedog

Harley, what are pros/cons of using the RTR lower links in back for cage triangulation versus cutting, heating and bending the upper cage bars down and drilling hole, screwing together the cage?

Here's how I did mine


Also looks like you cut out same thickness as link end to sandwich it between two parts of the cage?

I'm pretty sure he said he avoided that way so he could add a stiffy kit down the road.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by Natedog

Harley, what are pros/cons of using the RTR lower links in back for cage triangulation versus cutting, heating and bending the upper cage bars down and drilling hole, screwing together the cage?

Here's how I did mine



Also looks like you cut out same thickness as link end to sandwich it between two parts of the cage?

I didn't want to add any holes to the side pieces for strength reasons. Down the road I will be doing a Stiffy Kit on this truck for sure. At that time I don't want to have any past effects from those mods.

[captainp243]

So your new stiffy chassis outperforms the jimmy's rig?

[Harley]

Originally Posted by captainp243

So your new stiffy chassis outperforms the jimmy's rig?

Yes, night and day. The Jimmy's rig was a scale truck built for scale appearance. The Stiffy truck was more performance oriented.

[dezfan]

Originally Posted by Harley

Yes, night and day. The Jimmy's rig was a scale truck built for scale appearance. This truck was more performance oriented.

Performance oriented?


Looks pretty cool.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by dezfan

Performance oriented?


Looks pretty cool.

The Hit & Run, not this one. Yes, completely performance while still not affecting the scale style.

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by Harley

I didn't want to add any holes to the side pieces for strength reasons. Down the road I will be doing a Stiffy Kit on this truck for sure. At that time I don't want to have any past effects from those mods.

Thanks for your reply, the side holes I drilled have not been a problem (yet anyways) and I'm pretty hard on my Wraith with all the steep and long falls it has taken. Front bumpers don't last long lol. My Wraith right side frame (AX8008 is almost broken through at rear where the screw attaches it to the rear piece AX80077.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by Natedog

Thanks for your reply, the side holes I drilled have not been a problem (yet anyways) and I'm pretty hard on my Wraith with all the steep and long falls it has taken. Front bumpers don't last long lol. My Wraith right side frame (AX8008 is almost broken through at rear where the screw attaches it to the rear piece AX80077.

I'm sure it would be just fine like you're running it. However after I put a stiffy kit on and those holes are open, it will become a weak point.

[Harley]

Today's project was not directly related to this build but will still have a big effect on my end of the videos.

I wanted to get rid of the need for my large tripod when I'm shooting at the bench. I have wanted to build an overhead trolly system for a couple months, so today was the day. It only ended up taking me a few hours to get everything done.

[Z71HULK]

What do you have the output voltage on your BEC set at for the stock servo Harley? Also what voltage are they set at straight from Castle? Sorry again for the newb questions.