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12-15-2017, 11:47 AM | #1 |
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| strongest Axial driveline
Hey everyone, So I'm looking to find out which R/C's of the Axial line have the strongest driveline from the transmissions down to the differentials. Was looking at the yeti XL sales ads on their page and it said the transmission was metal or strong enough to handle a proper brushless system. Does the yeti XL have the strongest driveline? My plans are to mount up clod buster sized wheels if not the losi mt XL wheels and tires onto a chassis using hopefully the yeti XL transmission and diffs and give it a 4WS setup. |
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12-15-2017, 01:06 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Nowhere
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
Technically the Yeti XL would be the strongest of the Axial line but I really don't know about using MTXL wheels/tires because of the stress involved. The bearings in the YXL trans case aren't the biggest and I've seen some people have ruined them on 6S. Sounds like you have a custom project idea so I suppose it really depends what electronics and size you were aiming for as well.
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12-15-2017, 01:51 PM | #3 |
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
I don't own a Yeti XL, but it seems to have issues on its own. Adding large monster truck tires will make things worse. The strongest monster truck axles that I am aware of are the Freestyle RC. But they aren't cheap. The AR60 axles can't withstand Clod sized tires without a lot of upgrades (Beef Tubes, stronger axles, upgraded hardened gears, and hardened lockers or upgraded HPI diff gears and shims). I don't know if these upgrades are available for the Yeti XL. |
12-15-2017, 03:45 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ramona, CA
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
Very good points above. What really needs to be know is what your are doing besides the giant heavy tires. I assume the Yeti XL was chosen for its axle width and bigger than a 1/10 transmission. Depending on what you are building, how much power you want to throw at it, what is its intended purpose, budget etc will determine any suggestions. |
12-15-2017, 05:28 PM | #5 |
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
Have you considered the traxxas summit driveline? You may need to upgrade the diff gears, but adding rear steer is relatively straightforward. Unlike the AR60, the yeti XL rear axle lacks readily (any?) available parts to convert it to rear steering.
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12-17-2017, 11:37 AM | #6 |
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
Will be used as a basher not a speed demon. Want it to be solid and not break from the torque of the brushless system. 25 mph is good enough if it ends up being faster then so be it. Checked out freestyle RC and everything looked really good except the Traxxas diffs they require. Traxxas driveline is known to be trash, not sure why they chose those diffs. Also I'll never give traxxas another penny because of what they are doing right now with the lawsuits. They are toxic to the RC hobby as a whole. Saw the rc4wd scale diffs which look cool but not sure how those would hold up. Thanks or the replys so far all. Last edited by Trapper; 12-17-2017 at 11:47 AM. Reason: Reply function on my own tread isn't saving |
12-17-2017, 11:47 AM | #7 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: California
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
Having issues getting a proper connection atm
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12-18-2017, 10:21 AM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Roseville, Ca
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
Are you planning on going with the stock setup, ifs/solid axle? Or ifs/irs or solid axles front/rear? Because you mention 4ws, and the only person making parts for a solid axle is helio rc so you might want to check about parts availability.
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12-18-2017, 01:48 PM | #9 |
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| Re: strongest Axial driveline
I'm in the process of adding rear steer to an Axial SMT10. Its a common mod for this platform and if you get lucky finding cheap take-off parts it could be done for around $50. With clod-sized tires the finished product has a really nice scale monster truck look, which is the main reason I chose the SMT10. The downside is the weak drive train, as mentioned above. I'll be sticking with a 17T brushed motor, or possibly mild brushless in the future. I've added steel transmission gears (about $30) and will upgrade whatever breaks, but I don't expect much trouble. I tend to use a little mechanical sympathy when driving this one, so YMMV. |
12-19-2017, 06:59 AM | #10 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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If independent suspension is a possibility, skip anything Axial and go straight to 1/8 buggy/truggy components for a bomb proof drivetrain. That unholy beast of a motor runs 6S on a nearly stock Tekno drive line. | |
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