Since this is going south fast, i'll try to rescue this post by posting my observations and comments on my Gen7 Pro :
I have about 9x 5000mah lipos of runtime, been out with it 6 of the last 7 weekends.
I run about 2 hours with a single battery, so about ~15-20 hours of runtime total.
Pros:
-Opinion : i like the look of the body and how the wheels flex inside it like an original VTR Ascender.
-Chassis is great, lot's of options for link mounts and shock positions.
-Stock ESC does the job well (even tried 3s a couple times even though they don't recommend it)
-Opinion : i like the body mounting with velcro and a rear pivot
-If you remove the top spare tire, the CG is actually not bad and can climb steep, thanks to squat link setup in front and anti-squat in the rear.
-Redcat gave the schematics free of charge to anyone who wants to 3D Print more scale details (on Thingiverse)
-Body roll cage allows for big drops without breaking the body
-Battery location is pretty optimal compared to what axial come out with in the past (original scx10)
-Inner fenders keep the inside very clean
-Outer fenders prevent body scratches and along with the roll cage gives a "solid" feel to the body instead of the "plasticky" feel of most other lexan scale bodies
-Opinion : LOVE the tires. The more i use them the more i like them.
Cons:
-My rear driveshaft is now very sloppy at the transmission u-joint. will probably break in a couple of hours.
(driveshaft's been cut a bit so that full flex won't push on the tranny like stock, so this is not due to that)
-Stock motor didn't like water and has now way less torque, replaced it with a Tekin Pro HD 35T a couple of batts ago.
-Stock beadlocks were a bit too loose in retaining the tires, i could pull a bead out with little effort by hand.
(never happened on the trail though, they kept the tires in place)
(could have sanded them a bit but decided to upgrade to metal beadlocks from Gmade, having added benefit of weight)
-Tire foams are craptastic and will suck up any water going in and then you've got REALLY heavy tires.
(it helped me "cheat" on a steep incline once but i replaced them with Proline dual-stage and metal beadlocks after)
-Hated the diff guards under each axle, kept getting "welded" when scratching them on rocks. They bite the rock like duct tape. Removed them.
Other observations :
-If you get mud on the velcro it won't stick back
-No spur cover but available to 3D Print for free IF you still have stock gearing (since i got a 35t i needed a bigger pinion and thus the spur cover won't fit over it)
-Stock servo is adequate, not too strong or fast but gets the job done
-Got the metal tranny gears in the mail but have yet to strip a plastic gear in it. Will wait until i destroy one to switch to metal
-Switched to 32 pitch spur/pinion because i had them already and i like the silence compared to 48p which is noisy
-Switched receiver to sr410 for my DX4C, added some throttle and reverse expo mostly, for smoothness
I have about 9x 5000mah lipos of runtime, been out with it 6 of the last 7 weekends.
I run about 2 hours with a single battery, so about ~15-20 hours of runtime total.
Pros:
-Opinion : i like the look of the body and how the wheels flex inside it like an original VTR Ascender.
-Chassis is great, lot's of options for link mounts and shock positions.
-Stock ESC does the job well (even tried 3s a couple times even though they don't recommend it)
-Opinion : i like the body mounting with velcro and a rear pivot
-If you remove the top spare tire, the CG is actually not bad and can climb steep, thanks to squat link setup in front and anti-squat in the rear.
-Redcat gave the schematics free of charge to anyone who wants to 3D Print more scale details (on Thingiverse)
-Body roll cage allows for big drops without breaking the body
-Battery location is pretty optimal compared to what axial come out with in the past (original scx10)
-Inner fenders keep the inside very clean
-Outer fenders prevent body scratches and along with the roll cage gives a "solid" feel to the body instead of the "plasticky" feel of most other lexan scale bodies
-Opinion : LOVE the tires. The more i use them the more i like them.
Cons:
-My rear driveshaft is now very sloppy at the transmission u-joint. will probably break in a couple of hours.
(driveshaft's been cut a bit so that full flex won't push on the tranny like stock, so this is not due to that)
-Stock motor didn't like water and has now way less torque, replaced it with a Tekin Pro HD 35T a couple of batts ago.
-Stock beadlocks were a bit too loose in retaining the tires, i could pull a bead out with little effort by hand.
(never happened on the trail though, they kept the tires in place)
(could have sanded them a bit but decided to upgrade to metal beadlocks from Gmade, having added benefit of weight)
-Tire foams are craptastic and will suck up any water going in and then you've got REALLY heavy tires.
(it helped me "cheat" on a steep incline once but i replaced them with Proline dual-stage and metal beadlocks after)
-Hated the diff guards under each axle, kept getting "welded" when scratching them on rocks. They bite the rock like duct tape. Removed them.
Other observations :
-If you get mud on the velcro it won't stick back
-No spur cover but available to 3D Print for free IF you still have stock gearing (since i got a 35t i needed a bigger pinion and thus the spur cover won't fit over it)
-Stock servo is adequate, not too strong or fast but gets the job done
-Got the metal tranny gears in the mail but have yet to strip a plastic gear in it. Will wait until i destroy one to switch to metal
-Switched to 32 pitch spur/pinion because i had them already and i like the silence compared to 48p which is noisy
-Switched receiver to sr410 for my DX4C, added some throttle and reverse expo mostly, for smoothness