Unlimited budget ax-10

[gatecreeper]

What would be your no budget ax-10 dream set up!

[Wicked Klown]

I'd say pretty much what I'm running now cept for maybe a Hitec HS-7980TH. Right now I'm running Mayham double phattys, rears are delrin, Double Deuce Nova foams, Rover white dots, MIP CVDs, MIP Driveshafts, VF Dig, Sportwerks shocks, CC BEC, CC Mamba Max, Hitec HS-7955MG, HH 7t Colbalt Puller motor, CKRC BTA, Spektrum DX3E. Runnnig a DNA SlingShot chassis with Delrin lower and upper links. Going to change over to VP zero ackermann knuckles in a few weeks.

[kmnss]

What I'm running now. It's been three years, and most everything is BWD/DNA/Vanquish/Holmes/JR/KoPropo.

It wasn't an unlimited budget, but an unlimited amount of time.

[Aggie01]

Did it. But if I was to build a no limits unlimited budget crawler it wouldn't be an AX-10. I'd start with some TI Fighters and a T1E Chassis.

Brian's Midnight Fastback Build

[MnRockCrawler]

Originally Posted by gatecreeper

What would be your no budget ax-10 dream set up!

A xr10.

[indiana mudcat]

I'm with the last two, dropping any serious money on an AX at this point is just wasting cash. You'll feel dumb when your $1,000 plus electronics AX can't keep up with a box stock $300 XR.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Mine would be completely built with the best anodized alloy that Integy offers.

[gatecreeper]

shaftys are the best!!!!!!!!!! thats how it started,thats how it will stay-------every body is swiching to moa,--------------keep the ax-10 alive!!!!!!

[MnRockCrawler]

Originally Posted by gatecreeper

shaftys are the best!!!!!!!!!!

I take it you've never been to a comp, or seen a moa on the rocks before..

[honcho1.9]

ive seen moa beat shaftys and ive seen shaftys beat moa, alot of driving depends on the driver, you can have the best of the best on a moa but pair it with a horrible driver then its worthless, pair a great driver with a well built shafty and he can walk circles around moa, jmho

[Harley]

Originally Posted by honcho1.9

ive seen moa beat shaftys and ive seen shaftys beat moa, alot of driving depends on the driver, you can have the best of the best on a moa but pair it with a horrible driver then its worthless, pair a great driver with a well built shafty and he can walk circles around moa, jmho

Jesus I have heard that argument a 100 times and every time I want to smack my head against a wall. That is a terrible argument, you have to compare two like things. That is like saying, would you rather have this ice cold Coke or a warm Pepsi with trucker piss on the can. ALL THINGS HAVE TO BE EQUAL.

With the same drivers a MOA will kick shafty ass if they are both setup right.

[TBItoy]

Originally Posted by Harley

Jesus I have heard that argument a 100 times and every time I want to smack my head against a wall. That is a terrible argument, you have to compare two like things. That is like saying, would you rather have this ice cold Coke or a warm Pepsi with trucker piss on the can. ALL THINGS HAVE TO BE EQUAL.

With the same drivers a MOA will kick shafty ass if they are both setup right.

Yep that is a stupid argument, kinda like saying a Pinto is faster than a Porsche if the Porsche driver is a normal 14 year old kid and the Pinto is driven by Ken Block...


My dream ax10 set up would be a set of Wheely king axles and a Summit trans. Maybe use an ax10 hardened ring gear? ax10 axles are too narrow for a 2.2 and 1.9s don't give enough diff clearance (although the lil things are fun to drive, kinda like beating a stock truck up on a trail that is way too hard for it)

As for the moa v. shafty debate: I started this hobby as a supplement to my automotive hobby. A shafty gives that mechainical lock between f/r axles that even the best moa setup doesn't/can't replicate.

In my opinion using an MOA crawler takes makes crawling more of an "electronic" hobby like video games or computers. Yes an MOA crawler will pull amazing lines on natural obstacles, but it takes the "automotive" element out of it for me, and I don't particularly enjoy driving an moa crawler.

[gatecreeper]

Originally Posted by TBItoy

Yep that is a stupid argument, kinda like saying a Pinto is faster than a Porsche if the Porsche driver is a normal 14 year old kid and the Pinto is driven by Ken Block...


My dream ax10 set up would be a set of Wheely king axles and a Summit trans. Maybe use an ax10 hardened ring gear? ax10 axles are too narrow for a 2.2 and 1.9s don't give enough diff clearance (although the lil things are fun to drive, kinda like beating a stock truck up on a trail that is way too hard for it)

As for the moa v. shafty debate: I started this hobby as a supplement to my automotive hobby. A shafty gives that mechainical lock between f/r axles that even the best moa setup doesn't/can't replicate.

In my opinion using an MOA crawler takes makes crawling more of an "electronic" hobby like video games or computers. Yes an MOA crawler will pull amazing lines on natural obstacles, but it takes the "automotive" element out of it for me, and I don't particularly enjoy driving an moa crawler.

i completely agree!

[ecoli]

Nothing wrong with an AX10, the axles and tranny are a perfect starter for a scale build ! Shafties will never die for this reason alone.

[PaloAltoK5]

List:

Ulimited Budget eh??

• a Carbon fibre GC3 Chassis
• Custom bent Ti links all around
• Beefed up AX10 axles w/full stage 1 aluminum, probably VP(C's, lockouts, knuckles), Gunnar beef tubes, Super 300 CVDS, and RC axle master rear straight axles.
• HD Lockers, HD Gears (OD front, stock rear)
• DH Procomp wheels
• Any of the big "3" tires (Rover, Sedona, Boss Claws)
• Axial Tranny with VP hurts dig
• Robinson Racing Super Spur 48P 90T
• Robinson Racing Outdrive Diff Lock Gear
• Robinson Racing Hard Steel Idler Gear
• Robinson Racing Hardened Aluminum Diff Gear
• 7980TH steering, smallest/strongest effective dig servo.
• FXR Pro Esc
• HH 35t Handwound
• LD Racing AX10 BTA Steering Kit for VP High Steer Knuckles
• MIP C-Drive Spline set for AX10 with Dig
• Axial 61-90mm Aluminum Shock Set
• Axial Bender Customs 4-Link Plate
• Axial Hardline body
• 3ch Radio of choice

I know there is more, but that's off the top of my head....

[Highlucks]

^^^^ finally some one that read the question and posted accordingly.

Nice list Palo, there is only a couple of things I would change. But if some one gave me the above rig I would not argue.

[PaloAltoK5]

Originally Posted by highlucks

^^^^ finally some one that read the question and posted accordingly.

Nice list Palo, there is only a couple of things I would change. But if some one gave me the above rig I would not argue.

Yeah, there's a few things I was on the fence about, but figured I go with a something that would give a killer low COG.

Anyways, it was pissing me off that nobody else actually answered the question....

[Wicked Klown]

Originally Posted by highlucks

^^^^ finally some one that read the question and posted accordingly.

I believe a few of us read and answered according to what we would build. What I posts is what I would build if funds were unlimited and I didn't already have the rig.

[PaloAltoK5]

Originally Posted by Wicked Klown

I believe a few of us read and answered according to what we would build. What I posts is what I would build if funds were unlimited and I didn't already have the rig.

Yes, you did, mostly. But many of the others chose to bash the AX and list another rig, which was not the question. Anyways, I think it's a fun question, if you had unlimited funds to build an AX10 what would you spend it on...

So I answered

[Aggie01]

Hey I answered your question on post 4. My parts list was on my build thread link.

One thing I changed on my rig and would change on Palo's list, is I went to VP 0 Ackerman and like them much better.