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[Mac man]

New here been in the 1.1 crawling for a while now, just venturing into the rc crawlers, I got my son a Redcat rs10xt 2.4 and I have bought a custom buggy I guess heres a list of a few things it has
Top bannana comp chassis
Axial diffs
Axial esc
Axial links everywhere
Axial beadlocks
Axial 55t motor
Chisel tires
Hitch servos
1 new 2 used Lipo batterys
Traxxas radio
Bug comp body

I picked this up used for $150 I think I got a pretty good deal. I just hope my sons stock rs doesn't out crawl me lol

[crawlhog]

sounds more like an axial than a rs10, looks like your sons gonna give you a good challenge. good find

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by crawlhog

sounds more like an axial than a rs10, looks like your sons gonna give you a good challenge. good find

Dad bought a RedCat RS10xt for son, Dad bought an "Axial buggy" for himself.

Mac man, your patience may overcome your son's rig performance. What LiPO's?, 2S, 3S???

A 55T motor may be a little tame, torquey yes, but maybe a bit tame.

[Mac man]

Got my rig in tonight, I think suspension is gonna need some work, doesn't flex enough I think. Correction on wheels they are Pro line. It has the Axial AE1 esc , does this have the low voltage cutoff? Also the chassis is supposed to be a TOP Bannana comp... who makes this?

[BLKXJ 96]

Originally Posted by Mac man

I think suspension is gonna need some work, doesn't flex enough

In most cases a ton of articulation is not always the best, and for a comp truck, it hurts you more than it helps. I run my comp shocks limited so I get about 4-4.5" of flex before it starts to lift the tire at the other corner. then again what ever works best for you, try it first and change it up if you don't like it.

The AE-1 ESC has no voltage cut off, you can wire in a low voltage alarm, if you don't have a BEC get one of those too.

Not sure about the "top Banana" chassis.....sounds dangerous...

[Mac man]

Cool the front doesn't move hardly any, the rear moves enough that I'm satisfied. I will have to test it out good first. lol

[Mac man]

Originally Posted by BLKXJ 96

In most cases a ton of articulation is not always the best, and for a comp truck, it hurts you more than it helps. I run my comp shocks limited so I get about 4-4.5" of flex before it starts to lift the tire at the other corner. then again what ever works best for you, try it first and change it up if you don't like it.

The AE-1 ESC has no voltage cut off, you can wire in a low voltage alarm, if you don't have a BEC get one of those too.

Not sure about the "top Banana" chassis.....sounds dangerous...

BEC??? expain please lol

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by Mac man

BEC??? expain please lol

BEC = Battery Eliminator Circuit....

All ESC's have them (it powers the RX, ESC & servo) but most don't put out much power. You are fine with a full rig with up to ~200inoz steering servo, after that you will likely need an external BEC.
Most of us run the Castle Creations 10Amp BEC. It's ~$22 US to buy, it's small and they did a recent update to them (3 months ago?).

If you run a lower output servo, you may be fine though with the internal BEC.