If you'd like to see the crawler in action say so in the comments below & I'll take the time to shoot another video of it. I can also let the rear shackles loose and show just how much flex she really has! 1 more thing I forgot to add to the video...it helps to run solid links in the rear (i.e. aluminum, etc.) and composite in the front; when twisting through the rocks the composite arms will deflect some & the rig can really twist through some tight spots (well beyond 62*). Solid links in the rear do not deflect & help with stability. Get out there & experiment...let's see what you can come up with! Would love to see someone run this setup in a competition...let me know down below, yo! I won the RC rock race @ pupukea, Hi in the 2.2 class w/this rig...video can be found on my channel to view the terrain she conquered...it performed so well I started almost last and finished WAY ahead of everyone and ended up with some time to shoot video.

I know im late to the party/video but thats a crude style of cantilever suspension. Best way ive seen it done though without an actual kit. Good job

Love to see a well used crawler. I also have some radical ideas regarding shock placement for my axial capra, which i’m burning to try as soon as i get some parts.

Awesome Idea my brother. I will definitely try this on the front of one of my rigs. Thanks for posting!

Wow bro! That is awesome!!! Thanks for sharing.

nice job

That's pretty badass

its amazing how flexible can be a rc crawler!! Thank you for sharing!!

Badass rig man. Great job!!

My boys and I love to watch our rigs flex. Wait till I show them your articulation. Jeez man sweeeet. Fun thx

Out of all the free mods on KZread this one has to be the best free mod. Really good idea I will be trying it thank you. Everyone have a great day and a great crawl

Wow. That's a pretty neat idea. I'm gonna try it. Nothing is permanent or cut, damaged, whatever. I can just remove them. We have plenty of Legos too. And that is a LOT of flex too. I read many of the comments and nearly everyone is gonna copy this mod. Just wait and see. Traxxas, HPI, Team Losi or a somebody will market these and people will buy them.

That is a cool idea and set up. There have been a few ideas kind of like this on full size rigs. One that is pretty recent is the six pack shocks from metalclock.

Genius

Sir Amazing, now I wanna Wraith..funny story When I got serious wit RC4Lyfe I told my friend Ira I was getting the whole Axial family. He let me drive his Deadbolt and I went through a crawler course on AWD. I have a Axial SCX10 2 Trailblazer for now I always wondered 🤔 💭 if this was possible but from Legos ...my son still got Legos ....guess I'll be trying this and let you know how it turns out.

mind to share some videos of you Trailing with this rig ? I wanna see how this rig do climb on steep hill and other thing as well. thanks

Great Flexibility. It a great idea.

@coldsteeloffroad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment & view!

This is a great idea. I've been trying to work out how to get droop without having to run softer springs and having to deal with more torque twist.

I may have to steal that idea

Those wheels are going to drop in some deep holes. Massive flex isn't always good. I have 1 rig set up with extreme flex but it is good to be able to limit it on the fly, so I have some adjustable limit straps. Can be done with micro servos but that requires significant channels on the radio. The adjustable straps work well enough for me. My system is almost identical but I have the lever at the top on the shock tower and have the limiters set up on top as well so they are hidden.

@coldsteeloffroad

3 жыл бұрын

Good points my man; thanks for the remarks & view!

Love your LEGO suspension idea. Hope you don't mind I think I'm going to try it. Did you say you have a Lowering Kit on the front and rear? What brand and where did you get them? Thanks..

@coldsteeloffroad

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah give it a whirl! That's a big reason why I post videos on here...to share ideas. I do have a lowering kit on front & rear in the form of adjustable upper coil mount brackets, but unfortunately I don't recall the brand; any brand should work as long as it's similar in design...I recommend experimenting w/your rig to see what works best. Lowering kit is not necessarily required to make this idea work. Best of luck to you & thanks for the view & comment!

Really cool rig. I'm curious what brand garage flooring did you go with?

@coldsteeloffroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It's Blue Hawk from Lowe's, but I don't know if they carry it anymore.

This is sweet!!! I have a question, do you get any more body roll with those servo horn links? And if I were to only do front or rear, which one would you recommend? I would imagine rear so it won’t tip over backward on steep climbs?

@coldsteeloffroad

3 жыл бұрын

Increased body roll is inherent to the design but not as crucial in a rock crawling application. An anti-sway bar would help if that's your concern. If only doing 1 end, do the front...if you do the back end, during steep climbs the truck tends to fall over backwards as the rear will "walk out" from under the truck. Thanks for the view & comment 🤙🏻

@ParablMedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@coldsteeloffroad Gotcha!! Ok, thanks for the info! Oh ok, thank you, that makes sense!! Thank you for the great video and responding to my comment!!!! I’m building out a Capra slowly but surely, trying to make it as capable as my wraith haha

@toddbertram6556

3 жыл бұрын

It is best if the lever is under some tension. So it doesn't simply flop back and forth. Even a couple rubber bands works.

cool! appreciate the views number! it’s sad that you stop uploading more rc vids… big like! 👍👍👍

@coldsteeloffroad

2 жыл бұрын

Well I'm back in Hawaii for a while so I'll see what I can do. Thank you for the view & comments!

Maybe I got it wrong but what prevents your front shackles to flip either front or back and change how the suspension arm is actually suspended in each scenario ? I think the idea is great though👍

@coldsteeloffroad

Жыл бұрын

The angle/arc of the control arms keeps the coilover's lower mount forward of the shackle's lower mount at full extension so it naturally returns to its forward resting position. I've never had one flip backwards on me one single time. Thanks for the view & comment!

I want that gauge

Let er rip. I want to see it crawl

Dud you rock !!! Im messing with one and you made my light bulb turn on !#! Thanks , im assuming you a fab guy! Thanks for sharing !! Your good peple!!! What u think about a bump stop for rear to stop the back flop??

@coldsteeloffroad

3 жыл бұрын

The force for the rear to extend could be tunable using different density rubber bands (or something similar) to keep the servo horns down against the control arm until the chassis got twisted up enough for the force to overcome the bands. That would be the best of both worlds...rear wouldn't walk out so easily on steel climbs & would still droop under extreme torsion. Never tried it but in theory should work 🤔. Let us know how it goes if you try it. Thanks for the view & kind comments! I'm headed back to live in Hawaii again soon so gonna be bustin' the RC's back out again soon!🤙🏻

@scottpilkinton9518

3 жыл бұрын

@@coldsteeloffroad do any drive line binding issues when flexed out?? Was thinking that mite be a problem at some point?? Thanks for getting back at me !!

@coldsteeloffroad

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottpilkinton9518 I'm running MIP driveshafts front & rear w/zero binding. They weren't cheap bot are strong as hell & work great 👍🏻. Running them out of necessity due to twisting the stockers like pretzels from the brushless power & sticky tires.

@coldsteeloffroad

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottpilkinton9518 depending on how much droop you want, just tune it w/a limiting strap/s if u hit that problem.

Can I ask for the name of the tires ?

@coldsteeloffroad

2 жыл бұрын

Proline Chisel if I remember correctly.

@endurokris4398

2 жыл бұрын

@@coldsteeloffroad thanks ;)

More than 1 tire diameter of flex is too much.

@coldsteeloffroad

2 жыл бұрын

That's like saying having too much money, a car too fast, a girl too pretty, or more boobies are a bad thing 🤷🏼‍♂️

@The505productions

2 жыл бұрын

@@coldsteeloffroad thanks for proving you have no idea what you're talking about. The comp community has proven this time and time again. But go ahead and keep giving bad advice to noobs like yourself.

@coldsteeloffroad

2 жыл бұрын

@@The505productions thank you for bestowing your infinite wisdom upon me...it was a joke ya' douche. In my opinion, my rig crawls very stable through the rocks with the way I have it set up...and it's just that, MY rig. If you want to run a different setup on YOUR rig go for it...I'm just sharing ideas. If this was a desert racing type rig that saw "high speeds" then yes, there is definitely a point of too much travel to dampen effectively but for my application this works excellently. Now go get offended snowflake, watch someone else's channel from your mom's basement, and provide your unwanted bullshit comments elsewhere.

Quit your day job sell that pivot mod and play