r/scx30

I’ve always been a racer (slash, touring, nascar) but when these came out I had to grab the bronco as my grandpa raced broncos in the 60s, and worked for ford for 50 years.
Needless to say I got addicted. Anyone who is considering, just do it. I love that they are inexpensive, fun to build, and I can 3d print terrain to build courses on my kitchen table.
Here’s my “garage”.
Two box upgrades (tires/wheels, aluminum axles)
Full blackout build (with the furitek nano unity)
Thanks for letting me show off a bit.

I just love watching tires tuck!!

This week I saw someone post they "lost their scx30 in the grass".

I'm at my uncle's 4th of July barbecue and I'm crawling under his patio.

So let's play a game, Where's my SCX 30?

If the pics too crappy. Please lmk.

I gotta a ton of RC trucks and they’re all customized because I can’t leave anything alone. I’m looking at getting a new mini crawler, I’m torn between this and an fcx24. How do you guys like your scx30’s?

Black K10
Weight: 181.5g
Front / Real Bal.: 57% / 43%
Mods: wheel weights and metal tape weights

Here’s this little dude rockin the course backwards! It’s a champ.

Hey everyone, I just upgraded my setup with the injora green viper, and it’s pretty loud. I’ve checked videos online, but I can’t tell whether this is normal since it’s my first motor upgrade in rc. The noise is a lot louder with the body on than without. I thought brushless would be quieter than stock, but maybe not?

I’ve checked:
- gear mesh
- lubrication on the transmission and motor
- resistance that might be causing it

Setup:
- injora green viper motor, nano esc, and aluminum transmission

I bought this upgrade hoping for a quieter crawling setup, but it’s much louder than stock. Does anyone have recommendations for alternative solutions? Is furitek the only answer to what I’m looking for?

Also, is ticking normal in low speed for this brushless? There a knocking sound that you hear at certain low speed.

Another one.
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Having fun putting these little guys together.

I used to race dirt track back in the day but its been over 20 years since I last took out my RC10. My almost 7 y/o son has gotten more and more into RC cars over the past year and I was a little jealous to be honest! I discovered the SCX30 and it seemed perfect for what I wanted to do. Just have something to drive around inside or maybe in the backyard. I didn't realize at first how slow crawlers would be but I love the challenge of trying to get from A to B. I have this great dry "river" of rocks in my backyard that goes like 30 feet from side to side that I'll be able to use to drive around.

Of course, I already started looking at mods I could do since I have noticed that its pretty easy to roll over. I don't really want to change much but from what I've seen, adding some unsprung weight might be the way to go? I picked up the Injora 65T motor when I bought it too but I might not put it in for now because I've realized speed isn't what I need.

If I wanted to do some minimal upgrades, would just adding some metal nuts to the wheels be a good start? I know I could take off all the gear to help with the center of gravity but I think that stuff is too much fun to be honest! Love this thing already...I can't believe the amount of detail it has in such a small package.

I would love some recommendations on what tire to get for my bronco, I do a lot of outdoor Crawling in all sorts of weather.

Hope everyone has a great 4th!!