Jason's Axial YetiXL with measurements.

[jason]

Finally got a chance to get the Yeti up on the table and break out the measuring tools. Note: all measurements are done by me, and may or may not match up with what Axial has published, these are my actual measurements.

Normally this would be done with a clean shiny brand new rig, but this thing showed up the day I left for Crawlapalooza and I had to take it with me. I also gave into the peer pressure and put some run time through it.

Holy hell I haven't been this excited in a long time, this thing is awesome!

I guarantee everyones first thought when they see this thing is, "My god it's huge!"

Some general measurements:

Overall Length: 660mm
Overall Length body/bumpers: 615mm
Outside of tire width front: 400mm
Outside of tire width rear: 410mm
Wheelbase: 473mm
Overall width at bottom of A-pillar:240mm
Overall height suspension fully compressed: 220mm
Overall height suspension at ride height: 275mm
Overall height suspension fully drooped: 315mm

 

[jason]

Shocks extended: 150mm
Shocks compressed: 102mm
Front and rear shocks are the same.

Fully Drooped:

Fully Compressed:

 

[jason]

Hex Size: 17mm
Thread Size: 5mm
Stubshaft Size: 8mm

 

[jason]

Tire Height: 179mm
Tire Width: 75mm
Wheel Height at bead: 100mm
Wheel Width at bead: 60mm

 

[jason]

These awesome little lock washers to help hold the wheels tight.

Outside Diameter: 20mm
Machined to drop a 5mm nut in the outside.
Knurled on the inside to lock to the wheel.
Made of metal.

 

[ecoli]

So it looks like you've put it through it's paces Jason. Any issues so far?

Those wheel locknut/washers are pretty cool!

 

[jason]

So it looks like you've put it through it's paces Jason. Any issues so far?

I haven't driven it a bunch, just at Crawlapalooza. While there I just ran it as an exhibition, but I set the fastest time on both the race track and the hill climb.

Nothing has broke, or shows any sign wearing. I will say that the only mod I am looking for right off the bat is a rear swaybar.

Those wheel locknut/washers are pretty cool!

Yeah it's small things like this that most people look right over that get me excited, I'd like to see these things made in other sizes for other rigs.

 

[WHITE-TRASH]

Finally a rig that makes those jackstands look right!

 

[jason]

Front upper link: 103mm eye to eye

 

[jason]

Front axle shaft

Overall length: 164mm

CV bell OD: 15mm

Outer stub shaft bearing: 16mm od, 8mm id, 5mm width
Inner stub shaft bearing: 21mm od, 15mm id, 4mm width

Steering tierod: 109mm hole to hole

A-arm, pivot to pivot: 144mm
Center pivot to inner shock hole: 83mm
Center pivot to outer shock hole: 87mm
Mount on backside for swaybar.

 

[Nova's Ark]

Looking good Jason. CI has 1 set of Yeti XL 3.8" race line wheels and 3.8" R35 BFG Krawler Tires shipping to me today.
I'm very excited about this new size!


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[jason]

I knew you'd be on it quick Eddie!

 

[Lentsnh2012]

Another great teardown from Mr. Jason! It would have been better if the parts were clean, but whatevs.

The front CV shafts really stand out to me. They were a pre-lunch project, for sure. Axial definitely wanted to make sure the shafts could handle all of the abuse that we would put to them.

 

[reggie1]

Okay now on to the transmission please!

 

[imthatguy]

Another great teardown from Mr. Jason! It would have been better if the parts were clean, but whatevs.

The front CV shafts really stand out to me. They were a pre-lunch project, for sure. Axial definitely wanted to make sure the shafts could handle all of the abuse that we would put to them.

That said, I did bend mine pretty good on the first outing. But I'm going to chalk that up to driver error.

 

[Lentsnh2012]

That said, I did bend mine pretty good on the first outing. But I'm going to chalk that up to driver error.

Coming from a snail slow scaler background, I believe that it all was driver error. :shock::ror:


However, I was mostly talking about the taper leading up to the CV bell and the stub axle. Everything after the taper, is standard Exo/Yeti (as far as I can tell).