crawlerking11

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ive seen the wk thread and the nylint thread but i have not yet seen a thread for the AX10 so here it is post you pics what youve done what radio gear esc motors and all of it right here to help out people making their decisions on what to get tell em if your running competitions or just messing around and your list of future upgrades mine will be up on here in a week or two once i get the camera back from Florida.

ForkliftJeff

Here's mine.
Moped V16 Bravo ESC, Integy Matrix 55t, JR RS300 receiver, JR XS3 radio, Hitec HS-645MG steer servo. Axial red soft springs in the front, stock in rear. 7.5oz stick on weights in each front tire and star cut foams all around. I still need to finish the CKRC stage 2 kit.

munro300

Heres mine, Novak 55 turn motor, dynamite tazer esc(without drag brake!),hitec hs645mg,futaba tx/rx,Ckrc heavy bent links on rear, custom battery plates,custom 4 link front and rear , 1500-6cell saddle packs, inboard lower links with skidd mod and ultra light springs on front with 3.5oz in front and 3oz in rear wheels. AND a set of badlands on order with a high torque servo and rooster crawler esc.I just hacked a bunch off the body and lowerd it, then put the front mounts up higher and made a custom for the top of batterie plate.

Snaut Rocket

This is a very good idea.
there is alot of people on here getting ax 10's I will be one shortly.[8D]

osuwins

heres mine-- integy 55t motor,LRP esc, hytec 645 servo, 1500mah saddle pack batteries, stage 2 suspension from ckrc, i use the radio from my savage, and futaba 4 channel rx, star cut and trimed foam in tires, weights in the front tires, body cut for competition ps it is about time we have an offical tread, good job[sm=thumbs_up.gif][sm=thumbup.gif]

osuwins

oh yea nice looking rigs guys, i like how you put your body up so high forklift, keeps it out of the way of the wheels, and im glad you did red, see to many green ax`s, i know they are green trimed but &^%$

crawlerking11

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thanks for the support guys i couldnt believe i couldnt find a thread on here for it but there wasnt one.please tell what else you are planning on doing to your rig to help people out.

ForkliftJeff

Oh ya, you know me, I love being high... I mean... to keep it outta the rocks and such... lol, JK. I parked the front on the wall and the rear on the floor and then decided where to put the body. Minimum body to tire scraping.

Just wondering... I'm kinda new to electric stuff and runnin kinda cheap electronics. What's gonna burn up first? My Integy Matrix motor, or my Moped Bravo ESC? I've noticed reverse kinda flakes out sometimes. Thought it might be the radio, but I reversed the servo control and had the same results.

crawlerking11

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it all depends on a crawler i would say the esc ive only had one or two go in all my rc experiance because i waterproof mine but motors aside from replacing brushes and the norm ive prolly had about 12 of em go cuz they were geared for speed.
but in a crawler i would say your esc will go first

munro300

Hey OSUWINS, I think it looks like you did the exact stage 2 set-up? If so I would move the lower links back out towards the shocks even if its in place of the spacer, otherwise it gives way too much axel steer. I had mine like that but moved em in, just try driveing up a wall and the rear end will probablly take off to the left instead of following the front. I might be wrong but just try it out.

osuwins

ive had no problems it climbs the wall, my problem is with the rear bent frame the driveshaft hits the rocks i think its to exsposed, i have dings and scrapes after just one try, why do they bend them anyway

munro300

Yeah mine climbed the wall before but the rear just didnt follow the front but if yours seems fine forget about it. I think they make the bent links so if your climbing a ledge or something on an angle you have just that little bit of extra clearance. Did you do the four link conversion? It makes a big difference if you correct the pinion angle on the rear diff so it lines up with you drive shaft better and its not so vulernable with the bent links.

osuwins

do you have pictures

hkenvy91

i just picked up a ax10 today!im pretty stoked about putting it together.it will be a week or so till i start it,i have already made an order from the crawlerstore for a upgrade delrin skid plate ,front axle mounting plates and the saddlebag battery pack.at my lhs i picked up a jr650m and alum arm. i have a spektrum micro reciever laying around so that will go in it as well. all i need is my esc and motor and im set! the novak rooster will fit the bill!

munro300

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7048777/tm.htm Check this out the 6th post down theres a pic of my four link plate I made then a pic of it from the side showing a better pinion angle. There not the best pics but if you look at the first post in the thread there are pics of my first attempt at a four link plate but it was too short and the pinion was same as stock. Mind you I didnt have the Ckrc heavy duty bent links then but it does make a difference in clearance and binding the joint on the drive shafts. Either way the drive shaft will get scratched up, you should see my body after saturday in the rocks and the green stock links on the front look like I took a grinder to em.

osuwins

thanks munro, ill check them out

hkenvy91

i sat down for a few hours and started my build

its a well built truck i can say that! im still waiting on my delrin skid plate so im as far as i can go with it for now! hope you guys like!

ForkliftJeff

I think your gonna have to swap your links and shocks around. If your gettin the Delrin skid plate your gonna have to move your links in towards the middle. Here's a pic from RCCrawler. http://www.rccrawler.com/articles/axialcompbuild/9.JPG it shows how the links are setup. I just finshed the CKRC Stage 2 upgrade and it articulates way better with the links in the center.

ForkliftJeff

I finished the Stage 2 upgrade and took it out to get scratched up. We're house sitting for my girlfriends parents and they have some rocks out back for me to play on. Yeah. I took a bunch of pics and vids. Need to find a decent place to upload my vids to.

brokeass4runner

Not quite done yet, but its on its way....

Edge Chassis w/ droop suspension setup , Integy55T, Mamba Max, Castle 10 AMP BEC, JR Sport ST126MG Servo, 7 cell split pack, TCS delrin skid, HR bent links and rod ends, RC4WD Rock Crushers.

I think I am set on picking up the DXR3 radio/receiver pretty soon here.

hkenvy91

my skid plate and split pack and mounts came in today so i put in 2 hours and swapped the links to fit the delrin skid plate! i will prolly swap for better shocks soon. here is my progress after 6 hours of takin my time im runnin the middle links in the middle hole to lower the ride height a little.

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Here are some pics of my AX-10..........since these pics i've changed a few things but i love this thing. I havent got to take it outside yet because i live in upper michigan and its only been upto about 20 degrees F latley. I've tortured it as much as i can inside and havent broke anything. as you can see I need to get a lipo pack to mount on the front axle. I took a spare piece of lexan from the wheel well of the body and cut it to fit on the front links, I mounted the Novak GOAT ESC on it and it works great and doesnt interfere with anything. I also used heavyduty velcro and mounted the Spektrum SR3000 receiver to the transmission. I already "star cut" the foams and added 7.5oz of stick weights inside the tires to the front rims so i think with a split 6 cell battery pack that would be too much weight on the front axle everything else it has is listed below the pics. Thanks for any advice or comments!

nomobux

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Before you cut body mount holes, you might want to consider moving the posts up to avoid hanging up. You'll prob end up doing it later anyway and thus, no extra body holes.

osuwins

nice looking rigs guys love that frame brokeass, im going to get me a bug body real soon

ozshags

hi jeff i have a AX10 and i am looking for a landcruiser tray back body shell have you heard of such a thing around or is it not possible to get one i saw one on you tube the other day but can't seem to track one down can you help
i also having trouble finding a rear wheel steer kit for it as i live in austraila and its not real big over here yet i have had a look at most of our large rc stores online but with no luck if you are able to help me out with any information that would be great cheers
shane