r/rccrawler

I posted previously about my brand new fcx24m Tacomas back wheels skipping, and got a bunch of replies with suggestions on what was wrong. Thanks everyone. I have also been corresponding with fms

unfortunately none of the suggestions seemed to be the culprit. The main three were rear diff / the d shaped connector. Transmission. And servo shift end point adjustment. the diff and servo were suggested by fms support.

I disassembled the read diff and everything looked fine. Gears, the d shaped connector, driveshaft. All looked good. I also cannot spin the wheels and rear driveshaft separately, so i know the diff is solid.

I disassembled the transmission and everything looked fine. All the gears and everything look fine and mesh together. I also swapped in the metal gear that comes included so now all the gears are metal. I couldn’t find anything to suggest it was broken or faulty or not working.

next I adjusted servo shift end point and actually found that it was not set up well. Neutral did not exist on my rig and neutral was just in high gear as well. I adjusted this according to a guide I found online and now it shifts into each gear properly.

BUT the back wheels still skip. I’m honestly so lost and confused. I know everyone says half of rc is tinkering, but is this common for a brand new rtr rc?

here is a google drive folder with pics and vids of everything: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HwoOrC0vuE3NY4wdRmRSqIXqklJuYAm8

if anyone has any ideas I would really appreciate it. At this point Im not sure if the hobby is for me. Driving is fun, but troubleshooting sucks man.

I put a brand new servo horn on and it sticks out pretty far, and it hits on one of the front links, any fixes for this? This is a TRX4 Sport High Trail.

What a difference! I also tried out the Hohem V3 ultra. The DJI tracking and low angle stability were just light years better.

fcx24m Tacoma. I got it today. I ran it for one battery And it ran great climbed some awesome stuff. Battery died, I charged it, plug it back in and now it is doing this. The back wheels are skipping under any amount of pressure which just makes the front wheels spin and it won’t climb anything anymore!! They also seem to spin much more freely, while the front wheels turn the motor over. I don’t know what’s wrong but it definitely wasn’t doing this before. I didn’t even drop it or crash it or anything. please help, it is my first crawler and it was so cool for the first 30 minutes :(

I was going to order some tools from Injora and saw the price on these. 28,99 is very cheap, but they got som every good reviews. I also bought blue inserts. Medium. Might be too hard, but i hope this will be a good setup for my Redcat Scout II Gen 8. What do you thing? I mostly do trail, but also some rock.

I'm really new to this RC thing and still learning. There is a sound, something like "kir kir," coming from the crawler. It's like a metal-touching-metal sound. Is that normal? The wheels are tight to the axles. I have no idea actually where it's coming from.

Is it normal to have this sound in the MJX Hyper Go H12Y?

3D printer VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER T3 with Camper ROOF. I use SLA technology and print this body in one piece from ABS resin. For transparent parts i use clear resin. Wheelbase of body is 313mm.

Finally took my LDRC 1297S for a proper run on the rocks by the sea today, and I honestly couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.

After all the experimenting, small modifications and occasional frustration with upgrade parts, this was the first time I could just forget about the setup and enjoy driving it.

And it works REALLY well.

It handled the rocks much better than I expected. The suspension setup feels almost perfect now. It articulates smoothly over larger obstacles, keeps the tires in contact with the surface, and on flatter sections it absorbs all the small bumps instead of bouncing around like it used to.

The 60 mm soft tires also made a huge difference. There’s plenty of grip without the rubbing problems I had with the 68 mm setup.

What I probably enjoyed most is that it still doesn’t feel like a hardcore crawler. It feels like a tiny scale trail truck. Watching the suspension work and the body naturally move over the terrain is half the fun for me.

After today, I don’t really feel like I need to change anything else. I just want to drive it.

This little Pajero has become one of my favorite RCs.

Added some scale accessories and stickers last night. She was feeling a little plain, all black.

Using a Rustler 4x4 body in this “Cheater/Pro Mod” form. If you’re looking for some inspiration to start another build or modify your current one, maybe this will help. If you’ve never tried 1-piece links in 1/10 scale, you won’t be disappointed.

It’s been great to build a rig that kills lines, meet SORRCA specs when it needs to and is reliable on the long trail runs/ team comps.

I’m loving these new wheels, tires, and inserts.

Shift 2.2 narrow
Jconcepts Ruptures 4.75 narrow
Squid Inserts

I’ve been driving scaled trail rigs for years. Now I finally built myself something a little different.

The UK reminds me of parts of Spain 🇪🇸