Well, I have been lurking (I think its called trolling) for quite awhile and absorbing all the info that I could. So I thought that it is about time that I put up my own build…er…BUILT thread. It is nothing too fancy, just a conglomeration of all the cool stuff that I have learned from here and people at local comps.
I am very pleased with how it is performing, so I thought I would share my current setup. Please note, I am VERY function over form. So I prefer it to perform better than it looks, any day of the week.
It is a little dirty, just came off a comp on Saturday. So, I thought that I would share pix before my teardown, because I am always changing things.
Chassis
Chassis – Stock LCC, hacked up…err…lightened
LNC tranny (Stock gears…for now)
- Bottom mounting brace shaved off for clearance of lowers
‘Rubba’ driveline centering mod
Ti upper links
DLux ti bent rear lower – reversed
Lundsford ti front lower
Front Axle
Losi 20 deg Al C-hubs
Losi Al Spindle Carrier
Losi HD CVDs
Losi HD spool and worm
Losi LNC Drive shaft
RC Bros tie rod – ‘precision’ bend with hammer to work with 20 deg hubs.
BWD servo/battery plate
Home brew ESC/BEC mount
Rear Axle
Stock spool and worm
Losi LCC Drive shaft
Losi Al hub carriers
Stock axle
Losi adjustable rear link mount – raised 10mm
Shocks
Traxxas Bog bores – 4” - #2662
Rod end cap mod -
Front: 4.5”
Rear: 4.75” - externally limited 12mm – Fuel tubing
Losi mini T springs (front – Pink; rear – Red)
Hacked up (sensing a theme here) Traxxas spring cups
35 wt oil – front and rear. May go thicker, but it is running awful good.
Skid plate height: 2.6” ish
Wheels/Tires
SMW hub mod DE Losi wheels
Lattice Inno. Shift Hubs
Sedonas – shaved – Old, rock worn
foams: Front - Home brew, Memory
Rear – Old VP Pro Blue Foam 5500
Width: 11”
Rovers – shaved and (front) siped – Grinder worn
foams: Front – CI – Narrow 5.25, Med outer, soft tuning ring
Rear – CI – Narrow 5.25, Med outer, soft tuning ring
Width: 10.825”
Note: I very recently changed to this wheel set up, from a set of stock Losi wheels (6oz front, 3oz rear) that served me very well. So far, they are performing very nicely on my test rocks. So, I am tinkering with weight placement (if needed). Will keep you posted on that.
Electronics
Tekin RS
Losi 17.5 Crawler – 20T pinion
Hitec HS-7945TH
CC BEC @ 7.4V
800mah 3s 40c
Futaba 4pk – FS604 - antenna pulled inside case.
Shoo Goo and Zipties in heavy use!
Yes, I need to spend some time shortening wires.
RTR weight: currently 4lbs, but I will be adding weight where needed. Shooting for ~4.5lbs with no weight on wheels.
Now for the Pix....enjoy.
The only reason I am running 6 screws in the front wheels and 3 in the rear is to tell the front from the rear. One thing that I did with the wheels is run a spacer/washer in between the screws and wheel to sandwich the wheel. This gave it a little firmer feel and a little piece of mind if I take a tumble.
Up Skirt - Nothing Fancy!
Wiring Birds nest in full effect! Can you count how many zip ties were used in this picture? Bet you can't!
Rubba band battery hold down mod, with velcro...works great! Kind of ugly though. The servo horn is blue!
Notice the ball cups on the rear shock ends at the chassis. That was a field fix that stuck. I blew a rod end during a practice and no extras. I had 2 of those as a temporary fix. They are actually working great. We'll see.
The rear mount conglomeration! Not pretty, but plenty functional. I really need to rethink that. Also notice the zip tie (bet you missed that one) on the driver side shock at the bottom of the spring. I needed just a little more preload on that side because of the motor hanging our so far. is working great.
I would of gotten some body on pix, but it started raining on my photo booth...err....driveway.
I am very pleased with how it is performing, so I thought I would share my current setup. Please note, I am VERY function over form. So I prefer it to perform better than it looks, any day of the week.
It is a little dirty, just came off a comp on Saturday. So, I thought that I would share pix before my teardown, because I am always changing things.
Chassis
Chassis – Stock LCC, hacked up…err…lightened
LNC tranny (Stock gears…for now)
- Bottom mounting brace shaved off for clearance of lowers
‘Rubba’ driveline centering mod
Ti upper links
DLux ti bent rear lower – reversed
Lundsford ti front lower
Front Axle
Losi 20 deg Al C-hubs
Losi Al Spindle Carrier
Losi HD CVDs
Losi HD spool and worm
Losi LNC Drive shaft
RC Bros tie rod – ‘precision’ bend with hammer to work with 20 deg hubs.
BWD servo/battery plate
Home brew ESC/BEC mount
Rear Axle
Stock spool and worm
Losi LCC Drive shaft
Losi Al hub carriers
Stock axle
Losi adjustable rear link mount – raised 10mm
Shocks
Traxxas Bog bores – 4” - #2662
Rod end cap mod -
Front: 4.5”
Rear: 4.75” - externally limited 12mm – Fuel tubing
Losi mini T springs (front – Pink; rear – Red)
Hacked up (sensing a theme here) Traxxas spring cups
35 wt oil – front and rear. May go thicker, but it is running awful good.
Skid plate height: 2.6” ish
Wheels/Tires
SMW hub mod DE Losi wheels
Lattice Inno. Shift Hubs
Sedonas – shaved – Old, rock worn
foams: Front - Home brew, Memory
Rear – Old VP Pro Blue Foam 5500
Width: 11”
Rovers – shaved and (front) siped – Grinder worn
foams: Front – CI – Narrow 5.25, Med outer, soft tuning ring
Rear – CI – Narrow 5.25, Med outer, soft tuning ring
Width: 10.825”
Note: I very recently changed to this wheel set up, from a set of stock Losi wheels (6oz front, 3oz rear) that served me very well. So far, they are performing very nicely on my test rocks. So, I am tinkering with weight placement (if needed). Will keep you posted on that.
Electronics
Tekin RS
Losi 17.5 Crawler – 20T pinion
Hitec HS-7945TH
CC BEC @ 7.4V
800mah 3s 40c
Futaba 4pk – FS604 - antenna pulled inside case.
Shoo Goo and Zipties in heavy use!
Yes, I need to spend some time shortening wires.
RTR weight: currently 4lbs, but I will be adding weight where needed. Shooting for ~4.5lbs with no weight on wheels.
Now for the Pix....enjoy.
The only reason I am running 6 screws in the front wheels and 3 in the rear is to tell the front from the rear. One thing that I did with the wheels is run a spacer/washer in between the screws and wheel to sandwich the wheel. This gave it a little firmer feel and a little piece of mind if I take a tumble.
Up Skirt - Nothing Fancy!
Wiring Birds nest in full effect! Can you count how many zip ties were used in this picture? Bet you can't!
Rubba band battery hold down mod, with velcro...works great! Kind of ugly though. The servo horn is blue!
Notice the ball cups on the rear shock ends at the chassis. That was a field fix that stuck. I blew a rod end during a practice and no extras. I had 2 of those as a temporary fix. They are actually working great. We'll see.
The rear mount conglomeration! Not pretty, but plenty functional. I really need to rethink that. Also notice the zip tie (bet you missed that one) on the driver side shock at the bottom of the spring. I needed just a little more preload on that side because of the motor hanging our so far. is working great.
I would of gotten some body on pix, but it started raining on my photo booth...err....driveway.