Stick vs. Pistol Grip for 4+ Channel Radios Question

[disjaukifa]

Hey Guys,

I noticed alot of people are going with Spektrum DX6i/Futaba 6EX system for their crawling rigs.

Whats the advantage to a stick setup vs. a pistol grip. I know the Futaba 6EX is way cheaper than a 4PK, but can you make the left stick self centering?

Just curious!

Thanks
Disjaukifa

[losikid]

Price is why, otherwise i'm sure 4pk would be people choice. I picked up my dx6 for 80 bucks and a 5$ mod to get the left stick rtc and it was a crawler radio. You can full control of each axle independently if you have enough coordination or use a mix 90% of the time and turn it off when you need to have independent control

[disjaukifa]

Originally Posted by losikid

Price is why, otherwise i'm sure 4pk would be people choice. I picked up my dx6 for 80 bucks and a 5$ mod to get the left stick rtc and it was a crawler radio. You can full control of each axle independently if you have enough coordination or use a mix 90% of the time and turn it off when you need to have independent control

How do you mod it? Do you know if it can be done for the Futaba 6EX?

Thanks
Disjaukfia

[oldhippie]

Yes ya can mod the 6ex pretty easy (it has become the radio of choice around here). There was a guy here selling the parts to mod the dx6i and I'm sure there is a thread on it. The advantage of sticks is independent control of the front and rear motors. If ya can work sticks they do provide more/better/easier control, no matter what the 4pk guys tell ya. I'm a little too uncoordinated, but alot of the top runners around here run sticks.

[disjaukifa]

Originally Posted by oldhippie

Yes ya can mod the 6ex pretty easy (it has become the radio of choice around here). There was a guy here selling the parts to mod the dx6i and I'm sure there is a thread on it. The advantage of sticks is independent control of the front and rear motors. If ya can work sticks they do provide more/better/easier control, no matter what the 4pk guys tell ya. I'm a little too uncoordinated, but alot of the top runners around here run sticks.

How can I mod the 6EX and how could I set it up so I don't always have to do independent rear steer? I would like to be able to mix it up if you know what I mean between front steer, rear steer, all wheel steer, and think the last one is called crab?

Thats basically what I want to be able to do, it would be nice to have a switch to make the front and rear use independent sticks but for most of the time I want them to be linked.

I've done some searching but haven't found anything yet

I still might wait for the 4PL however if I can find a cheap 6EX, it would be worth trying.

-Disjaukifa