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Boom racing "phat" steel axles.....steel axles? Alternative for beef tubes or expensive aluminum beauties eh? Plus some more weight down low? Sounds like a win/win. Maybe. I saw these pop up and figured they were worth a shot. I've seen nothing at all on these axles, so thought I'd post up a few quick impressions for those who might have some questions. I picked up a set of the high mass beadlocks as well while i was shopping overseas.
When they say steel, it's really a cast metal like the older Komodo axles if anyone remembers those. They must have taken an SCX10 axle, made a mold around them, and then cast these as they are EXACTLY identical to the stock axles. Here they are out of the box, I ordered mine in black.
So when I say molded exactly alike, this is good and bad. Bad in that they could have taken the chance to beef up some critical areas, or mold in some additional details. But good in that all the aftermarket stuff bolts right in, no hassle. If you want, you could even mod up and drop in your Beef Tubes!
I tore down one of my Axial rigs and started bolting them up. They went together with just 1 small issue and overall fitment was fine. I did have to saw off the posts like a stock axle to mount the rear truss - went fine. Soft metal cuts pretty easy. Up front, my RC4WD CMS parts bolted right on as well.
The small issue was when trying to mount the C's and lockouts, the paint applied was thick and they didn't exactly want to slide on. Plastic parts might, but mine are aluminum and there was no give. I assume this is since they molded the parts exactly the same size as a stock axle, so that when painted they are a bit oversized. I hit each one with a dremel flapwheel and then they slid right together.
So how heavy are they? I somehow deleted the pics of my "before" stock axle, so I don't have the before but the new rear axle weight in at 310 grams fully built. This is with aluminum lockouts and some kind of aftermarket locker. It's definitely heavy, and very solid when assembled.
If you wanted to get crazy, you could add the "high mass wheels" as well. Better have a torquey motor - that's almost 600 grams per axle. I passed on that, i'll be using wheels with no weight on this rig.
Mounted up...you'd never even know they were there.
Haven't run anywhere yet since it's winter and all the trails are either covered with leaves or snow, but looking forward to putting them to work in a month or two.
Given that it's shaped like the stock axle, I don't know how strong this metal will be. I'm a slow and deliberate driver for the most part, so I have no doubts they'll hold up.
These would be absolutely perfect on an otherwise stock SCX10 since you'd be getting some weight low, but not on any rotating areas IMHO. Once you start adding metal sliders and bumpers, you might be edging into too heavy territory, not sure. I'll weigh out my rig when it's ready to go and we'll see where it stands.
When they say steel, it's really a cast metal like the older Komodo axles if anyone remembers those. They must have taken an SCX10 axle, made a mold around them, and then cast these as they are EXACTLY identical to the stock axles. Here they are out of the box, I ordered mine in black.
So when I say molded exactly alike, this is good and bad. Bad in that they could have taken the chance to beef up some critical areas, or mold in some additional details. But good in that all the aftermarket stuff bolts right in, no hassle. If you want, you could even mod up and drop in your Beef Tubes!
I tore down one of my Axial rigs and started bolting them up. They went together with just 1 small issue and overall fitment was fine. I did have to saw off the posts like a stock axle to mount the rear truss - went fine. Soft metal cuts pretty easy. Up front, my RC4WD CMS parts bolted right on as well.
The small issue was when trying to mount the C's and lockouts, the paint applied was thick and they didn't exactly want to slide on. Plastic parts might, but mine are aluminum and there was no give. I assume this is since they molded the parts exactly the same size as a stock axle, so that when painted they are a bit oversized. I hit each one with a dremel flapwheel and then they slid right together.
So how heavy are they? I somehow deleted the pics of my "before" stock axle, so I don't have the before but the new rear axle weight in at 310 grams fully built. This is with aluminum lockouts and some kind of aftermarket locker. It's definitely heavy, and very solid when assembled.
If you wanted to get crazy, you could add the "high mass wheels" as well. Better have a torquey motor - that's almost 600 grams per axle. I passed on that, i'll be using wheels with no weight on this rig.
Mounted up...you'd never even know they were there.
Haven't run anywhere yet since it's winter and all the trails are either covered with leaves or snow, but looking forward to putting them to work in a month or two.
Given that it's shaped like the stock axle, I don't know how strong this metal will be. I'm a slow and deliberate driver for the most part, so I have no doubts they'll hold up.
These would be absolutely perfect on an otherwise stock SCX10 since you'd be getting some weight low, but not on any rotating areas IMHO. Once you start adding metal sliders and bumpers, you might be edging into too heavy territory, not sure. I'll weigh out my rig when it's ready to go and we'll see where it stands.
