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02-05-2020, 10:58 AM | #21 | |||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why? Quote:
My SCX10 Honcho out crawled many more expensive trucks, the newer SCX10ii is even better. Like any RC it greatly benefits from a few key upgrades. Quote:
Portals are fun, but they raise COG and don't necessarily crawl better, but they can allow laziness when picking lines. On steep climbs portals often lose out due to increased COG and the rearward weight transfer that they produce. Quote:
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02-05-2020, 11:03 AM | #22 | |
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02-05-2020, 11:08 AM | #23 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
I love my Ascenders, I’d do that over the others that have been mentioned, quality fit and finish is excellent! My first RTR Blazer is still my most capable Crawler. About only broken parts in years are couple front body Mount posts Radio swap is easy, use the receiver in something else or sell it to offset cost. Vaterra Team Driver |
02-05-2020, 12:02 PM | #24 | |
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why? Quote:
If you need ground clearance portals come in handy, but they definitely hurt when side hilling. Straight axles are great for center of gravity, but they lack the added ground clearance of the portals. I used to be a diehard Ascender fan. Mine is still very capable with the extensive modifications, but I think we've evolved to where there's much better stuff out there out of the box. Plus, Horizon gave up on the Ascender when they relegated it to a plasticy, RTR mess of a Suburban and it wasn't long after that I threw in the towel on the platform. Now that Horizon owns Axial, they have very little interest in the Ascender which is very sad, but true - no matter what they claim. | |
02-05-2020, 05:08 PM | #25 |
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
I just learned that the Axial 69 blazer body fits my TRX4 with almost zero mods. I think I’ll beauty up one of those and use magnets on the front and still use my lower CG stock body if I want to do a comp Second rig probably go for something light like an SCX10 or Element with a Creep body |
02-09-2020, 08:44 PM | #26 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: OH
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
Element would be my choice. My duddy had one and loved it, quality crawler.
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02-10-2020, 06:35 AM | #27 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Columbus
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
I've been pretty impressed with my Element Sendero so far. I haven't even modified it much from the RTR kit other than some cosmetic changes and a new font bumper.
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02-10-2020, 11:40 AM | #28 | |
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why? Quote:
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02-10-2020, 12:55 PM | #29 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
Pass on the Element, non rigid plastic unless you spend extra money to replace everything, squish clunky axle pumpkins, lore pinion inputs, very thin body that falls apart, only innovate thing is trans. Od/UD can be Drive in other trucks with diff gears or transfer case. Portals are cool, but they also don’t generally climb as well due to rear ward weight transfer and tons of brass is not a good answer. Buy SCX10ii then. |
02-10-2020, 01:34 PM | #30 | |
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02-10-2020, 03:05 PM | #31 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Columbus
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
Sure, the non-rigid plastic on Element is a bit flexy...but so far I haven't honestly ran into this being a major issue. You can firm some of this up with a bit of metal, a dremel, and some drill bits...but the upgrades aren't that expensive either. I just haven't been in a situation yet where I've been driving it and go "dang, look what that frame flex made happen..." Also, I haven't been super tough on my truck's body, but I'm already 2 months into using it and it's still in good shape with no cracks. Just scratches here and there. First thing I did was firm up the bottom inside edges with duct tape before I took it outside. I also have both my mirrors! I keep them folded in most of the time except for if I'm taking pictures. But when it comes to trucks, honestly each has their own pluses and minuses, and each one can mean something different to different people. So I can understand everyone having different opinions. Just have to figure out which one YOU want, or what is important to you that each truck offers or doesn't offer. Good luck deciding! |
02-11-2020, 12:49 PM | #32 | |
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02-18-2020, 02:55 PM | #33 |
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
I'm thinking I may go Axial this time. I'd like to go to Axialfest this June and having an Axial rig seems to be required Heres what im thinking. I'd like to build as a kit because I just like kits and my son has been wanting to build something again Axial SCX10 2 Raw Builders Kit: $199.99 J Concepts Creep Body: $34.00 Gmade SR04 Steel Beadlocks in Matte Black: $40 Gmade RH Hub Centers in Red: $13 Powertrain: probably to keep the cost down im going to chance one of the Surpass 10T 550 80amp crawler combos. Heck for $38 not a lot of risk Radio: Probably go with another FlySky GT3, but might opt for the C version with the lipo battery and to get the orange one so I can keep mine and this one apart 20KG Annimos Servo (carryover as I just replaced in in my TRX4 with a RAW 500) decent servo and for how light this is should be plenty of torque 2.65 Traxxas 1.9 Stock TRX4 Tires with Proline take out open cell foams (replaced my TRX4 tires with BFG Krawlers recently and took stock foams out and put in DS foams so I can use the soft foams too Probably go light gray on the paint with a red stripe of sorts so along with the matte black wheels with red hubs it'll look like a crawling rat rod of sorts Thoughts? I'm not a fan of the plastic bodied shocks Axial includes but if they start messing up I can replace them. I may wait a bit longer to see if Axial comes out with a portal truck, but I think that'll be more than $350 total. It would be neat to see how this performs with basically all budget items and using extra parts Jon Last edited by Spacefeeak1974; 02-18-2020 at 02:56 PM. Reason: spelling |
03-29-2020, 06:47 PM | #34 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Northern Utah
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| Re: 2nd Truck Options: Element RC, Gen8 or Deadbolt and Why?
did you ever get this rig on the road? I also am an AXIAL fan - but that TRX4 Sport kit is tough to bypass
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