Redcat is making an upgraded axle design for the Gen7 and everest10 (Pics)

[AdamD76]

Portals are not really for road driven vehicles. Where you do see them is at offroad and rock crawling competitions. And they are a high dollar item, for full sized rigs, but for the $70 I spent for the pair was well worth it. I like the gearing and clearance I get with them.


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[brimdogg]

So some updates for those who are interested.

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[Jim85IROC]

Well, it looks like I broke a portal gear this weekend on mine. Sadly, it wasn't even bound up when it happened. I was driving through some fairly large rocks in a drainage ditch, but never got the tires bound up or did anything too aggressive.

I wonder if they've got any left or if I'll have to wait for the redesigned parts to ship.

[brimdogg]

Nope, they said they're out of extra gears now.

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

Well, it looks like I broke a portal gear this weekend on mine. Sadly, it wasn't even bound up when it happened. I was driving through some fairly large rocks in a drainage ditch, but never got the tires bound up or did anything too aggressive.

I wonder if they've got any left or if I'll have to wait for the redesigned parts to ship.

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[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by brimdogg

Nope, they said they're out of extra gears now.

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Yup, that's what Matt's response was. I guess I'll revert to the original axles for now. :(

[brimdogg]

Latest update!

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[Jim85IROC]

Great timing. Looks like the portals stay in the truck.

[Inurhead]

Just received mine in the mail! Time to play mechanic, again!

[Jim85IROC]

Mine came in last night. I was a bit surprised to see axle shafts and new lockers. I thought the upper portal gear was the only real problem they were having with the current design.

[JatoTheRipper]

What are the portal gears made from?

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

What are the portal gears made from?

I haven't opened up the package to examine them closely yet. The original set was made from sintered metal, which I think was the main problem. Rather than make them from a better metal, it initially appeared that they decided to make them larger, but through the packaging last night, they looked more like a hardened steel with some sort of bronze-colored coating. If that's the case, they should be plenty strong, and the sintered lower gears will destroy themselves instead.

[Inurhead]

Got mine in & ran it for a little bit. I really like what this update has - new lockers, updated rear axle shafts, redesigned portal drive gears, and redesigned front portal case (to except the steel beefy gear!). I think these will survive my 2s abuse!
Time for my scx10 to step up the game!

[erikstarcher]

What is the width on these axles? Anyone have a hex to hex measurement? I am thinking about a set for a SCX10 but do not want to go too much wider then the stock width.

[brimdogg]

Originally Posted by erikstarcher

What is the width on these axles? Anyone have a hex to hex measurement? I am thinking about a set for a SCX10 but do not want to go too much wider then the stock width.

I can measure in a bit.

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[erikstarcher]

Originally Posted by brimdogg

I can measure in a bit.

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Did you get a chance to measure? Appreciate it if you would.

[brimdogg]

Originally Posted by erikstarcher

Did you get a chance to measure? Appreciate it if you would.

Yeah, sorry.
195mm hex to hex front and rear.


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[Jim85IROC]

I have my video posted that shows the updates on the production portals and how they compare to the beta version:
https://youtu.be/Ab5WvhHubSc

[Jim85IROC]

Has anybody addressed the lean that happens under throttle? I drove the truck for a couple hours today, and the left tire rubs the wheel well constantly because of the suspension lean under throttle.