MikeDean
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Portals on my freakshow crawler? Updated - scx10ii axle swap.
Thinking about putting portals on my Freakshow rig. Pretty much the only thing left on it that is stock are the Redcat Everist 10 axle cases. Everything else is changed/upgraded to other brands (axial, mip, and some China knock offs). The axle cases have a bind in them that affects my lowest crawling speed. Tried shimming pinion but still there. Maybe the axial gears don’t fit perfectly in the RC axle. Still goes fine but time for a change.
Was thinking I want to jump on the portal wagon. I can make links and whatnot so figure shouldn’t be hard. I’m already geared as low as possible on a ax10 tranny so should be able to gear up to account for 2:1 in the portals.
Been looking for a few weeks and am thinking of getting 2 trx4, or axial Capra axles. Not really interesting in spending $500 on vanquish and don’t want to buy Chinese. Kinda turned off on Redcat as my experience with their parts vs axial and traxxas is they are sub par. Maybe the gen8 portals are different but they lost me on the Everist 10. Not that it wasn’t a good $150 rig but if the parts on that are similar in quality to the gen8 then I’m out. Would rather spend a little more and get something else.
Anyhow, kinda narrowed down to trx4 or Capra axle. Capra is servo on axle which I will need but can’t find a complete Capra axle anywhere. Would have to piece it together which by my count would be over $300 for a pair in parts alone. Axial CS said no complete axles available for Capra.
Trx4 axle looks good and complete front axles are on eBay for ~$85 right now. I think it would work but I would need to buy a 3D printed servo on axle mount and 1. They look kind of janky
2. They are like $20 each!
3. I can’t really find any videos or forum reviews of someone using these
So I think maybe Capra axles ($300) or trx4 axles ($210)
Or someone on here talks me out of it
Or someone on here has something similar for less $
Or???
Btw I could also just buy a Capra or similar but I like this rig and really just want a single crawler and already have a rusty 4x4 Vxl so got my basher too.
Appreciate everyone’s time and advise in reading my hella long post!!
Thinking about putting portals on my Freakshow rig. Pretty much the only thing left on it that is stock are the Redcat Everist 10 axle cases. Everything else is changed/upgraded to other brands (axial, mip, and some China knock offs). The axle cases have a bind in them that affects my lowest crawling speed. Tried shimming pinion but still there. Maybe the axial gears don’t fit perfectly in the RC axle. Still goes fine but time for a change.
Was thinking I want to jump on the portal wagon. I can make links and whatnot so figure shouldn’t be hard. I’m already geared as low as possible on a ax10 tranny so should be able to gear up to account for 2:1 in the portals.
Been looking for a few weeks and am thinking of getting 2 trx4, or axial Capra axles. Not really interesting in spending $500 on vanquish and don’t want to buy Chinese. Kinda turned off on Redcat as my experience with their parts vs axial and traxxas is they are sub par. Maybe the gen8 portals are different but they lost me on the Everist 10. Not that it wasn’t a good $150 rig but if the parts on that are similar in quality to the gen8 then I’m out. Would rather spend a little more and get something else.
Anyhow, kinda narrowed down to trx4 or Capra axle. Capra is servo on axle which I will need but can’t find a complete Capra axle anywhere. Would have to piece it together which by my count would be over $300 for a pair in parts alone. Axial CS said no complete axles available for Capra.
Trx4 axle looks good and complete front axles are on eBay for ~$85 right now. I think it would work but I would need to buy a 3D printed servo on axle mount and 1. They look kind of janky
2. They are like $20 each!
3. I can’t really find any videos or forum reviews of someone using these
So I think maybe Capra axles ($300) or trx4 axles ($210)
Or someone on here talks me out of it
Or someone on here has something similar for less $
Or???
Btw I could also just buy a Capra or similar but I like this rig and really just want a single crawler and already have a rusty 4x4 Vxl so got my basher too.
Appreciate everyone’s time and advise in reading my hella long post!!
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