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11-29-2011, 10:40 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
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|  Essential Vanquish upgrades
If someone was going to invest in the XR10 with Vanquish parts upgrades to improve its heartiness/strength, what parts would be definite essentials you should upgrade? Lower front and rear lower links? C-hubs? Axle halfs? Transmission case? Motor plate? What would you guys say are smart "essentials" to definitely upgrade vs "only if you have $ to blow" bragging upgrades? |
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11-29-2011, 11:14 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lynnwood
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I would say at least the trans case motor plate and upper link mount for both front and rear. Axle halves would be nice but i have yet to eat up a gear so its not really needed!! (now that i say that, watch i blow shit up this weekend!!  )
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11-29-2011, 11:33 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: crisfield
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maybe the chubs and knuckles aswell. not really essential but worth it
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11-29-2011, 11:34 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA
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Check out "Harley's Complete XR10 Guide " It's a sticky thread in this section. He has done all the work for you. |
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11-29-2011, 12:29 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Depew
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Bare minimum? Zero akerman knuckles. I would also get chubs, but from hr or axial. The rest will be fine with bushings and gears. |
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11-29-2011, 12:48 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: In the warmth!
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From VP, at least the upper link mounts. From anyone, gearboxes & motor plates. Aluminum C's, knuckles & rear lockouts. And for piece of mind, RC4WD gears. |
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11-29-2011, 12:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: south of France
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+1  the upper link mount can be add but not really essential | |
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11-29-2011, 12:56 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: sandia park, nm
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i'd say knuckles, chubs and link mounts. none vp, bearings and chaotic steering link. |
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11-29-2011, 01:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Amish Buggy PA
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Vp motor plate and transmission case and you are set. The stock gears will hold up great with proper sized bearings and the stock steering can be modded as seen in "Benders" thread to give you plenty of steering. If your super hard on stuff the aluminum chubs and knuckles would be a possible option just to curb any failures.
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11-29-2011, 03:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Plano,TX
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All of em.
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11-29-2011, 03:30 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia
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11-29-2011, 03:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Wouldn't the lower links get damaged often hitting rocks as you crawl?
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11-29-2011, 03:55 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mesa
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The problem are the gears You only need need the motor plate, gears and the knuckles The plastic c's, cases,chubs and link mounts are Fine stock. But you need the RC4WD gears at the heart of it. *** only exception beeing if you are a hard driver on your rigs, then I'd look a the other items, Many top drivers are still running the plastic goods | |
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11-29-2011, 09:44 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jackson
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I've had really good luck with just the Vanquish bushings and stock everything else for a year now. Maybe I'm lucky, maybe my gears will disintegrate this weekend.
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11-29-2011, 10:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan
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11-30-2011, 07:39 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario
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From VP I have knuckles, C-hubs, and lockouts. I have traxxas bushings in the case and under the link mount, with Avid 9mm motor plate mod. RC4WD gears to top it off and I have had nooo issues.
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11-30-2011, 07:48 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Detroit
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11-30-2011, 05:03 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lowell, Arkansas
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Another agreement with this. The knuckles will get you a bunch more steering angle, and the bushings will go a long ways towards getting the gears to live longer. Or an alternative to the VP bushings is the VP motor plates with bigger bearings, and the traxxas bushings in the rest of the tranny. IMO, the rest of the VP parts are getting into diminishing returns on investment (performance vs. cost). Don't take that the wrong way, I'm not bagging on VP stuff. | |
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