Little help deciding

[Bansh88]

I got a Wraith a few weeks ago. I love it. My wife loves it. She wants a Crawler now. We're more into rock crawling than bashing around. I was thinking of along the lines of an AX10 for more crawling ability than the Wraith. But after driving around the park, I was wondering how capable a more "crawler" rig is. Between rock piles and formations there are stretches of open area. If I was to get an AX10 or possible an XR10, can those drive across open road/terrain?

[lemonhead]

The ax10 and xr10 are "crawlers" & will rock crawl better,but can also be driven in fields and such.
You might want to check out the scx10, its more of a "scaler" but with a few mods it makes a decent crawler also. You kinda get the best of both worlds with the SCX10. Just another option to think about.

[Bansh88]

Cool. like the driveabilty of my Wraith but would would like more crawlability. I just didnt want to get something i would have to carry from rock pile to rock pile.

[lemonhead]

My scx10 rock crawls much better than my wraith, but thats how I have it set up. I enjoy both rigs , but my scx is always my go to truck because its so versitle.

[jjwiggs]

Originally Posted by lemonhead

My scx10 rock crawls much better than my wraith, but thats how I have it set up. I enjoy both rigs , but my scx is always my go to truck because its so versitle.

Totally agree with you... Hard to beat the scx10 - so customizable!

[Bansh88]

Wow. This is news to me. I always figured they were more for show than go.

[k7zpj]

Originally Posted by Bansh88

Cool. like the driveabilty of my Wraith but would would like more crawlability. I just didnt want to get something i would have to carry from rock pile to rock pile.

Being able to crawl with the Wraith all depends on your setup. Mine is setup with lower gearing and a HH CrawlMaster 13T motor. I have also moved the battery forward and tuned with weights in the wheels.

If you are driving together, you will want rigs with similar capabilities. If not someone will always be at a disadvantage depending on the terrain. One person will be having a great time and the other not so much. Learned that one by experience.

[Bansh88]

Ive geared down to 87/14 on the stock 20t motor. I was actually planning on moving things around for a front battery today while at work.

[k7zpj]

Originally Posted by Bansh88

Ive geared down to 87/14 on the stock 20t motor. I was actually planning on moving things around for a front battery today while at work.

There is an article out on AxialCrawler.com that covers moving the battery forward. There are other good articles out there for the Wraith too. Read them all and vote for your favorite.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/axial...-vote-win.html

[Bansh88]

Now I'm looking at the Losi Crawler too.

[jollyjeeper]

You could maybe go with an AX10 and a low turn motor. When you gear towards speed you will lose a lot of torque loss. An AX10 with stock gearing and a low turn motor is an amazing crawler, but VERY slow. I bet there are guys on here with a 2speed tranny setup. That would be perfect for your wants and would be awesome.

[Diecast]

My buddy has the AX10 Ridgecrest. All he did was gear down the pinion gear slightly, added some weight to the front wheels, and moved the battery to the front. That thing is a beast, when compared to my SCX10 with comparable upgrades the AX10 does better at sidehilling and flexing since it has the wider axles and longer shocks. Anyhow, point I'm trying to make is that I think either truck would do what it sounds like you are wanting. As far as the XR10..thats not even going to be comparable to your Wraith. XR10 is a MOA (motor over Axle) kit. Anyhow hope this info helps ya out!