So ive been running this scx10iii bronco for a couple months now. First 30-50 hours was with minimal changes. But now its time to upgrade. But first im going to post how the first 50 hours of driving it went for me.
I picked up this scx10iio bronco used in early september. No idea how used but this is how i recieved it: 100mm shocks with white springs, portals, straight axle gearing. Rest was stock but missing engine cover, inner fenders and bumpers as well as bumpers being cut off the body.
The first thing i did was i did away with the 4.19 swampers on it and got some 4.75 inch tires. I chose the hyrax pre mounted. During drier weather in september these were pretty good tires on the rocks and climbed hills decently. Now that its wet these cake up really fast and dont shed mud at all. Because of 100mm shocks and portals they dont rub at all on the body. Will be picking up different tires to use until next summer though.
Being on portals and straight axle gearing i picked up a 5200mah 3s hardcase lipo. Stock 35t motor. On this the rig is faster than walking speed slightly, but slower than a honcho on 2s lipo. Overall not bad, 2-3 hours of running gets me to 3.8v per cell. A lot of rear end weight though.
Stock 40a esc/reciever 2in1 has handled the 3s without any problems. Stays cool. Havent bought a program card to change any settings. I do like the dedicated light connectors on it. 35t motor has had most of the torque i need but little slow on hill climbs. Low speed control is not great and drag brake is almost acceptable. Not a fan of 2in1 due to it being only 40a but it makes it annoying to have to buy atleast a new reciever as well just to upgrade.
Stock servo the spektrum 612 i believe l, ive read about a lot of issues with but other than being a little bit on the weaker side, i have had zero issues with this servo.
Stock radio is good, but setting 3rd channel endpoints is a very not fun process. Overall for an rtr id say im happy with the electronics setup on it.
Running trails. Being on the soft white springs 100mm shocks the truck sits pretty much full droop, being top heavy bronco body and my big battery makes it very prone to rolling on sidehills. Its tumbled so many times. I will say the body has held up prettt well all things considered. Dont think ill be swapping it any time soon. Im dedicated to making it more capable as is but with a spare. Which will take work. With no front bumper it climbs onto rocks very well with little hang up. The body does catch often. My most common issue is high centering on the skid, being back heavy makes this worse.
Upgrades i did in the first 30 hours. I got high clearance links. I see wear on them so they do rub still but its a small improvement. I added some treal brass portal housings to try to balance a little better. It didnt help. 60wt shock oil has helped a little on sidehills by slowingweight transfer but rolling is still inevitable. I often crawl with a buddy with a honcho. He sidehills better but everything else my 10.3 does better.
I bought the straight ssd bumper and cut it just slightly wider than body mounts. I like it there though its not great to look at. I did try a nicer looking bumper but its skid plate and sotting more forward hung up quite a lot so it was a trade off.
I picked up this scx10iio bronco used in early september. No idea how used but this is how i recieved it: 100mm shocks with white springs, portals, straight axle gearing. Rest was stock but missing engine cover, inner fenders and bumpers as well as bumpers being cut off the body.
The first thing i did was i did away with the 4.19 swampers on it and got some 4.75 inch tires. I chose the hyrax pre mounted. During drier weather in september these were pretty good tires on the rocks and climbed hills decently. Now that its wet these cake up really fast and dont shed mud at all. Because of 100mm shocks and portals they dont rub at all on the body. Will be picking up different tires to use until next summer though.
Being on portals and straight axle gearing i picked up a 5200mah 3s hardcase lipo. Stock 35t motor. On this the rig is faster than walking speed slightly, but slower than a honcho on 2s lipo. Overall not bad, 2-3 hours of running gets me to 3.8v per cell. A lot of rear end weight though.
Stock 40a esc/reciever 2in1 has handled the 3s without any problems. Stays cool. Havent bought a program card to change any settings. I do like the dedicated light connectors on it. 35t motor has had most of the torque i need but little slow on hill climbs. Low speed control is not great and drag brake is almost acceptable. Not a fan of 2in1 due to it being only 40a but it makes it annoying to have to buy atleast a new reciever as well just to upgrade.
Stock servo the spektrum 612 i believe l, ive read about a lot of issues with but other than being a little bit on the weaker side, i have had zero issues with this servo.
Stock radio is good, but setting 3rd channel endpoints is a very not fun process. Overall for an rtr id say im happy with the electronics setup on it.
Running trails. Being on the soft white springs 100mm shocks the truck sits pretty much full droop, being top heavy bronco body and my big battery makes it very prone to rolling on sidehills. Its tumbled so many times. I will say the body has held up prettt well all things considered. Dont think ill be swapping it any time soon. Im dedicated to making it more capable as is but with a spare. Which will take work. With no front bumper it climbs onto rocks very well with little hang up. The body does catch often. My most common issue is high centering on the skid, being back heavy makes this worse.
Upgrades i did in the first 30 hours. I got high clearance links. I see wear on them so they do rub still but its a small improvement. I added some treal brass portal housings to try to balance a little better. It didnt help. 60wt shock oil has helped a little on sidehills by slowingweight transfer but rolling is still inevitable. I often crawl with a buddy with a honcho. He sidehills better but everything else my 10.3 does better.
I bought the straight ssd bumper and cut it just slightly wider than body mounts. I like it there though its not great to look at. I did try a nicer looking bumper but its skid plate and sotting more forward hung up quite a lot so it was a trade off.
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