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05-12-2023, 02:36 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Florida
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| FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
New to crawlers, not new to RC. I bought my 6 year old son a WPL C24 and want to get something for myself. I really like the look of the standard bed K10, but I also love the Fall Guy coloring of the new K5. I believe that the K5 has a two speed, but the K10 doesn't. I'm leaning towards the K5 just for that purpose. Any thoughts? This will likely be more of a dirt driver and not a crawl track. |
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05-12-2023, 07:28 PM | #2 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: USA
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
Wow two identical posts in two different forums. One is gonna get axed by a mod, that's a no-no. Oddly this subforum is used for most of the 1/18 rigs and rarely has smaller than 1/24 rigs in it; it's a catch all for the oddball scales. I answered your other post. |
05-12-2023, 11:20 PM | #3 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: NW Connecticut
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts? Quote:
I have the high speed motor and metal transmission gears on the way . The K5 has better options right out of the box . There are quite a few videos and reviews on both those trucks on you tube . | |
05-13-2023, 06:22 AM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: NW Connecticut
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
Fair RC has the EAZYRC Glacier K10 listed for $140 and rusted mod version that is really cool selling for $169.00 . They list the FMS K5 at $145.00 but it痴 out of stock. The red and white FMS K10 is on sale for $140 at the moment with a rusted mid version listed at $190 . I like them myself , and I知 a Ford guy . The K5 with 2 speed trans and portal axles would be my pick . |
05-14-2023, 07:55 AM | #5 | |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Florida
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05-14-2023, 07:56 AM | #6 | ||
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05-14-2023, 11:22 AM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: NW Connecticut
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
Well in a real full size K5 Blazer from back in the day they had straight Axles . The portals in some of these RC trucks have a gearbox at the wheel end of the axle , this provides ground clearance some lift and in most cases gear reduction.
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05-14-2023, 11:34 AM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: NW Connecticut
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
If I get one of these Fair RC trucks without the portal axels , you bet I would be installing them soon after purchase. Check out all these a trucks at the Fair RC web page , they list spare parts and upgrades in the descriptions . |
05-21-2023, 06:42 AM | #9 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Florida
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
There are definitely some great options. Are the only advantages of portals the ground clearance?
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05-21-2023, 07:17 AM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: NW Connecticut
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
Also remember the K5 has a two speed transmission so when the slow crawling gets boring you can shift gears to a higher speed .
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05-23-2023, 08:26 AM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Buffalo
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05-23-2023, 10:25 AM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: NW Connecticut
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| Re: FMS K10 vs. FMS K5...thoughts?
There are some over drive gearing options for the portals out there too . I知 thinking the FMS Toyota Hilux is going to be my next project. |
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