Capra axles, Meus, Rhino?

[m4inbrain]

Hey there.

After finishing my VRD Carbon (my first "proper" crawler after a few stock TRXs), i decided to now try my luck on a scratch build. From what i've read, the process is usually to chose an axle, and go from there - and i've settled on Capra axles. Mainly because they can be had for reasonably cheap, as opposed to other options. While i do like Supershafties etc, the wallet sadly doesn't - so while there's no set budget, and there will be expensive parts, i do try to stay within reason for the first build.

So, yeah. Settled on Capra axles. Meus and Rhino do offer interesting choices, with Rhino axles being almost twice the price (in £, 130 for a full set versus 230 for the Rhinos). My only experience with Meus is in regards to 1/24 axles, so doesn't really apply here - and zero experience with Rhino.

Which axle is the smarter choice? I'm not set on a chassis yet either, it's going to be something like a Spartan V2, T3V2, or something in that direction.

 

[ferp420]

i usually start with a body then pick my axles to fit the body

what scale is this build is it a1/10 or a mini

 

[m4inbrain]

i usually start with a body then pick my axles to fit the body

what scale is this build is it a1/10 or a mini

Settled on a T3V2 Killmode, so 1/10. Axles going to be Capra, only question is, from which company. Meus isokinetic Capra axles, Rhino Capra axles, or some other manufacturer (other than BDX and other cheaper china axles - don't want to go marbles to the wall with the axles, but something mid-rangish).

 

[ferp420]

they all come from china so i would get the cheapest ones you can and be prepared to replace some axle shafts although my capra axles havent had any failures yet on the few sets i have

 

[m4inbrain]

Thank you.

Anyone else got some input, in particular to the question i asked - between Rhino and Meus, which is the better axle (since they very clearly are different axles, despite both coming from china), and are there other mid-range options available that i missed?

 

[bgredjeep]

For the builds i have done, I like the meus setup over the rhino. I prefer the orientation of the bta servo mount and the link mounts on the meus. The rhino axle looks pretty ideal for a shafty style comp rig. I'm not sure how that upper link setup would work on a rail style chassis.

*Edit*
Also, I like the idea of the double cv axle shafts from meus. That should avoid the common "pulse" you get at high steering angles with standard ujoint shafts. I'm not sure how strong those are, but i haven't seen any posts from people complaining about failures so I take that as a positive.

 

[HouseFeces]

I am also interested in the Meus 1/10 Capra Isokinetic axles. I amxed out the steering angle to make the smallest turning radius possible. I was able to get my Vanquish Curry Axles angle maxed out for the shortest possible turning radius without putting too much pressure on the front shafts joints. I prefer to max out the steering angle rather than using 4WS.

Does anyone have any video showing how tight of a turning radius the 1/10 Mues Isokinetic Capra axles have compared to the Vanquish F10? Or just a video showing how tight the Meus axles turning radius is?