r/scx30

Reddit made me do it. Somebody take the dremel lol. When cutting the bed off, there was a large void at the back of the cab and had to come up with something. Shaved it down and glued er on. This whole crawler thing is kinda fun I guess

Started mounting everything up, got alot of cleanup to do, no inline connectors and no extra wiring is the goal... we shall see🤣

I recently installed the Injora 26mm oil shocks with 20wt oil and noticed the truck sits noticeably lower/leans toward the battery side.

Everything seems to be installed correctly, and the shocks feel smooth, but the weight of the battery seems to be compressing that side more than the other.

Has anyone else run into this with the 26mm Injoras? If so, what was the best fix?

Different preload side-to-side? Stiffer spring on the battery side? Relocate the battery? Or is some lean just normal on these little trucks?

Trying to keep the suspension as balanced as possible without making one side overly stiff.

Thanks!

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

Compared to the stock d19 rings, you can seriously feel the difference just in holding them ... Front weight bias here I come...

Just got the chassis and dang it's nice. Finally a chassis that is legit lcg. I put it next to the ADU chassis, and you can definitely see a major difference in the front angle, especially between the transmission case and the rail. Got a bunch of different parts to try on this build, so I'll update as the build progresses👍👍

Absolutely loving this guy and already sunk $150 into upgraded injora brass parts & tires. Ready to throw the wallet at it to get this thing dead quiet so that the boss doesn’t hear it running lol. What do I need to replace?

I’ve seen people mentioning going brushless is a big difference but I’m not sure what setup to get, and I’ve also heard the receiver causes noise, but again not sure what to replace it with.

Willing to spend money on the motor/esc but I would rather keep the receiver/remote simple

Genuinely amazed by some of the play equipment it could drive over, going to edit the footage into a little reel now but this one tickled me.

Turn it into a drifter👊

K10 has 45t micro b motor with 11 tooth pinion, 12 tooth transmission gear replaced with 11 tooth, and 16 tooth rear axle gear replaced with 12 tooth, and on lager tires with plastic wheels.

Bronco has brass wheels with larger tires, brass Injora knuckles, and 13 tooth overdrive front axle.

K10 calculated speed at 1.97mph

Bronco calculated speed at 1.03mph

A few months back I had Spiny up and running with some borrowed parts from another rig, and it was awesome. It was only alive for a couple weeks before the borrowed parts went back to its original truck, and Spiny sat for a few months while I figured out how I wanted to complete it for real. Eventually the idea was to pull out all the stops, and that leads to now.

Spiny Tex is now powered by a brushless Furitek Nano Unity Speed motor and two Injora +3mm Planet front axles for 4-wheel steer, all controlled with a Meus radio system! The first time it came together honestly wasn't that great, as the weight distribution was not where it needed to be, the tires I had on it were too slippery, I was struggling with how to properly tune the 4WS controls on the transmitter, and I was having occasional motor drop-outs. Yikes! Well, after adding some brass in the front, changing out the tires, finding a happy medium with the rear steer control (it really needs to be updated, but I don't have the dongle or Windows to do that), and updating and tuning the Unity through the app, everything seems to be right where it needs to be for a performance-oriented rig such as this!

Videos to come soon!

Decided to do the body in white pearl with 4 coats of pearl Clearcoat, the camera doesn't pick it up great, but it's super pearly. Still waiting for the brushless to arrive. Need to start wiring up some lighting, and figure out how to run power to the trailer.

Frankies working on her balance, you got it buddy! 🤣