Capra transmission

[Tucky]

Can someone recommend a transmission for my Capra? I see three gear talked about but can’t find a specific one. I want to gear it down and slow this thing down a bit. I am going to get the overdrive gears in the front portals but want to slow it down. I’m new so if I’m missing something let me know

 

[89Industries]

I'm still running the stock capra transmission with a 10t pinion. You have to file the slots a bit to get the proper mesh. Some people go all the way down to a 9t but with the motor I have it is already very close to the housing so making the slots longer wouldn't solve that interference issue. Not sure how the 9t is done.

Then I put under drive ring and pinion in the rear axle. If I remember correctly it was a vanquish ring and pinion. Stock is 30/8. I think the vanquish was 33/8.

If you overdrive the front it is going the wrong way a bit.

I'm not doing competitions and drive out the trail to the rocks so I don't want it too slow though so your use may be different.

I also use the dig function of the original transmission and do not have 4ws.

 

[Tucky]

Maybe I will leave the front alone and just under drive the back. I’ll get a pinion coming for it tonight. I don’t do any comps, only had the truck for a week and this is my first 1/10. I mostly just crawl and don’t really do any trail stuff.

 

[89Industries]

Here's the differential ring and pinion gear set.

Vanquish 33/8 ring and pinion

I don't remember it costing quite this much but this and a 10t pinion might be less than a whole 3 gear transmission which could also require a new skid since bolt patterns are different and possibly drive shafts.

 

[Tucky]

Here's the differential ring and pinion gear set.

Vanquish 33/8 ring and pinion

I don't remember it costing quite this much but this and a 10t pinion might be less than a whole 3 gear transmission which could also require a new skid since bolt patterns are different and possibly drive shafts.

Thanks

 

[diezel666]

I cheated. I replaced the skid with a Salinas Designs (no longer around, Vader is the closest to it now) and ran an Element X transmission - Which had a build in Overdrive/Underdrive which could be changed. I chose to overdrive front, underdrive rear. The Element X trans does not have Dig.

 

[Speedy-Triple]

I have have an original capra transmission with a 10t pinion running straight axles using a Hobbywing Fusion SE 1200kv and is very slow and controlled with enough speed to jump ledges. Stock servo. The SE is pretty affordable and likely cheaper than a skid and a different transmission set up and if you don't like it... well!!!! it can be moved to many other rigs (ESC and Motor combo).

 

[ferp420]

the axial 3 gear transmission is everywere its been cloned and then clones of clones came out even upgraded clones of clones of clones lol
basicly any early axial transmission will work ax10/scx10 are the same you can also use a wraith transmission its just longer in the rear cause they made room for the 2 speed option
also in the same packadge you can get a dig setup that works better than the stock capra dig or counter rotating output shafts basicly if we can think it china can copy it lol

 

[89Industries]

Speedy-triple makes a good point about motor/esc selection. If you have the rtr capra esc and motor then at the minimum upgrading the esc to a hobby wing 1080 and using their $10 programming card will help you get low speed driveability a lot better even without changing motors.

But the hobby wing fusion se motor upgrades both esc and motor and are really good for not much more. The $10 hobbywing programming card also works on the fusion motor/esc and usually sold separate.