Jefferson87
Newbie
Copied over from another forum.
Ive been into 1:1s for a long time, and got into rc a few years before axial came around. Build a steel frame crawler with revo straight axles way back when. Then had an ax10 and later an scx10. Got out of it for like 4 or 5 years until my wife got me this capra in December 2020 and holy crap has stuff changed I can't keep up.
Only had it out once since the shocks were moved. Seems way more stable, but that long wb with less droop does seem to belly out much easier.
Ive been into 1:1s for a long time, and got into rc a few years before axial came around. Build a steel frame crawler with revo straight axles way back when. Then had an ax10 and later an scx10. Got out of it for like 4 or 5 years until my wife got me this capra in December 2020 and holy crap has stuff changed I can't keep up.
I hadn't posted anything since if was just basically a stock capra with a few add ones like everyone else, but I've added some more stuff, so why not. :homer:
It originally was a dig capra. Added brass portal covers and 10% lower rear r&p, krawlers on some aluminum bead locks. Broke a rear housing, so obviously I had to add 4ws with the flysky 6ch. Found a cheap complete aluminum steer axle on Amazon. Ended up braking the C on it, bought an axial housing and swapped the aluminum 3rd, shafts and knuckles on. All those parts are shitty quality and I'll probably eventually phase them out.
At some point I tried a cheap 5 pole brushed motor that seemed exactly the same as the stock motor. Recently burnt that out, tried a Holmes Hobbies 5 pole CrawlMaster pro which was a $110 motor. It was marginally smoother at low speeds for the 20 mins it lasted. Sent that trash back, did some reading and came across lots of people recommending the hobby wing fusion pro.
Holy crap, what an upgrade. Like night and day from what I've driven. You can crawl so slow it's barely moving, but it will still have crazy torque because of the FOC system. It's so much more controllable on technical stuff it's nuts. Then when you need wheel speed, it's got lots. I also really like the intergraded esc. Less wires and stuff to mount.
One issue I missed when I picked it up is that it won't clear the stock capra rear link mount. You can sand it down to make it fit, but then it just snaps off first trip out. Then enter the Vader flat belly skid. Gives a bit more clearance, and uses aluminum link mounts that clear the fusion pro. At the same time you gain the ability to mount a fullsize dig servo.
I just installed the Sl3d tire inserts. They're 3d printed out of a rubber like material. They are supposed to be a lot more stable than foams, and also not effected by water. Have not tried these yet.
Next batch of mods is a fullsize dig servo, 40% overdrive portal gears (this might be too much with my underdrive rears, but I never noticed the 10%, so I went bigger) and a 1/2" rear wheelbase strech. Most of these parts showed up today, or will be here next week.
Next thing I'm interested in a suck down winch. I think it would be a game changer on climbs and side hills. After that, I'd like to mess with the shocks, but maybe that's not necessary with the winch?
So I checked and the rear gears were 10% lower (went to 4.12s from 3.75s)
The portals are 1.9:1 stock and the gears I bought are 1.33
So 7.89s vs 4.99s
Definitely noticeable how much faster the front turn. Did not notice any downside like some people talk about. But also can't say I noticed a huge advantage where I was at.
The tire inserts did seem more stable.
Only had it out once since the shocks were moved. Seems way more stable, but that long wb with less droop does seem to belly out much easier.
