My stretched AX24 .

[NWCT24CRAWL]

My first crawler build . Almost completed. I think .

[NWCT24CRAWL]

No brass skid plate on the stock chassis .

[NWCT24CRAWL]

Suspension : Front - Factory upper links , MOFO 50.5mm high clearance brass (1.5mm shorter than stock cleared up driveshaft binding at full droop).

Shocks : Power Hobby 48mm double barrel mounted upside down on the outside of the chassis and relocated to the lower battery tray screw location . Lightest springs used on front .

Rear - Factory 52mm lower links used as upper links , MOFO 69mm Deadbolt aluminum trailing arms used as lower links . Nick at MOFO said they wouldn’t work . Same 48mm shocks as front , medium spring on left DS , heavy spring on right PS . I found the heavy spring in the right rear helped the torque twist on steep inclines . I drilled holes in the chassis lower than the factory upper shock mounts.

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Front axle - Treal 18g brass knuckles , Injora brass steering links , brass servo horn , +5mm brass hex extensions and 10g diff cover . Injora aluminum wheels with brass weights. Emax servo , aluminum servo mount .

Rear axle - Treal 10g brass knuckles , Injora aluminum steering links , aluminum diff cover , brass hex extensions ,factory servo and mount . No brass in rear wheels .


Both axles are under driven 33% with Injora 1/12T gears . Transmission is Power Hobby 15% front over drive . The current Injora 050 Pro motor will soon be swapped out for a MOFO Torque Beast 50 and steel spur gear .

The front driveshaft is factory , the rear driveshaft is from the Gladiator. I had a Deadbolt driveshaft but it was wobbly at the slip joint .

[high plains drifter]

Nice! Those wheels are sexy on that rig and woah those are beefy long arms. Makes em look way longer than 69mm. I'd love to have those tires but pretty sure OD would kill that idea. Great looking rig and pics. Nice body too fwiw.

[NWCT24CRAWL]

Originally Posted by high plains drifter

Nice! Those wheels are sexy on that rig and woah those are beefy long arms. Makes em look way longer than 69mm. I'd love to have those tires but pretty sure OD would kill that idea. Great looking rig and pics. Nice body too fwiw.

The tires and wheels are Injora . The tires are 64mm x 24mm rock terrains . They work very well . I have not vented the wheels yet . The tires do rub the rear lower shock mounts slightly if the stock servo turns them that far .

[NWCT24CRAWL]

Vented wheels and new motor testing .

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Ran into an abandoned Gladiator on the trail and picked up some accessories.

[JimrC]

Your AX24 looks good Makes me think of them again.

I keep thinking about one of these AX24's on and off, just not sure if I want 4WS

[NWCT24CRAWL]

Originally Posted by JimrC

Your AX24 looks good Makes me think of them again.

I keep thinking about one of these AX24's on and off, just not sure if I want 4WS

Well to tell you the truth the Spektrum ESC sucks on it . Not exactly a slow crawler out of the box . I complained to Axial about the issue , Horizon Hobby sent me a new ESC that acted the same , when that didn’t work they sent me a new motor, that didn’t work either. I put in 30% under drive gears to help it a bit , tried a Injora 050 Pro motor , and now a Mofo Torque Beast 50 that Im fairly happy with . You don’t have to use the rear steering but it does come in handy when crawling . I have seen straight axles installed in the rear.

My build was done long before any after market suspension or chassis parts were available for it . I am very happy with how it performs with the suspension set up.

[JimrC]

Originally Posted by NWCT24CRAWL

Well to tell you the truth the Spektrum ESC sucks on it . Not exactly a slow crawler out of the box . I complained to Axial about the issue , Horizon Hobby sent me a new ESC that acted the same , when that didn’t work they sent me a new motor, that didn’t work either. I put in 30% under drive gears to help it a bit , tried a Injora 050 Pro motor , and now a Mofo Torque Beast 50 that Im fairly happy with . You don’t have to use the rear steering but it does come in handy when crawling . I have seen straight axles installed in the rear.

My build was done long before any after market suspension or chassis parts were available for it . I am very happy with how it performs with the suspension set up.

I've read that that the V2 ESC (as in Bronco) is much better for crawling. Since the Bronco is my first ... I have no reference to know one way or another.

[NWCT24CRAWL]

Originally Posted by JimrC

I've read that that the V2 ESC (as in Bronco) is much better for crawling. Since the Bronco is my first ... I have no reference to know one way or another.

My wife’s JLU has the V2 ( blue color ESC ) and yep it does a much better slow crawl . The AX24 ESC gives a high pitched ring then jumps when you try to slow crawl .

[JimrC]

Originally Posted by NWCT24CRAWL

My wife’s JLU has the V2 ( blue color ESC ) and yep it does a much better slow crawl . The AX24 ESC gives a high pitched ring then jumps when you try to slow crawl .

Thanks for the heads up with the JLU

[King Dork]

Originally Posted by NWCT24CRAWL

I put in 30% under drive gears to help it a bit , tried a Injora 050 Pro motor , and now a Mofo Torque Beast 50 that Im fairly happy with .

Did that Torque Beast 50 bolt right in or did you need to sand/Dremel anything? That’s the motor I’d like to put in mine also. Thanks, and nice job on your AX!

[NWCT24CRAWL]

Originally Posted by King Dork

Did that Torque Beast 50 bolt right in or did you need to sand/Dremel anything? That’s the motor I’d like to put in mine also. Thanks, and nice job on your AX!

Bolted right in . Stock motor bracket . It’s a tight fit in the AX chassis, If I remember correctly I decided to keep the positive motor connection mounted away from the rear link attachment , the nut is very close to the motor connections.

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Notice the upper rear link mount position .