Redcat Ascent 18 mod stage 3.0: weight 699g (battery 600mAh included), distribution: 58% / 42%
- Furitek starter brushless system for Redcat Ascent 18 (Venom, Lizard pro, receiver)
- Injora brass steering links
- steering servo GDW CLS RS0708
- aluminium servo horn
- overdrive for front portals, 20% all in all (underdrive rear portals was already installed with mod stage 2.0)
- battery tray removed
- relocation of the electronics and battery (placed on the sliders)
- incline ability 58.5° (gain of 2.0° vs. mod stage 2.0 and 7.5° vs stock)
Mod stage 2.0: weight 705g (battery included), distribution: 55.5% / 44.5%
- Injora 1“ brass wheels (instead of 1.3“ RCAWD wheels and DJCrawler 64x24 mm tires mod stage 1.0)
- Injora 64x24 mm S5 Rock Crawling tires
- Injora silicone inserts yellow for 62-64x24 tires, front axle
- Flubrc inserts sv51, rear axle
- Injora brass hex extensions 10mm (+4mm vs stock)
- Injora wheel nuts for hex extensions
- Redcat brass lower steering link
- Redcat brass steering knuckles
- Redcat brass outer portal housings fromt axle
- Injora brass diff cover front axle
- Redcat underdrive rear portals (~11% underdrive)
- 35g Swaytronic Lipo 600mAh
- front shocks one hole back (most backward position)
- rear schock one hole forward (most forward position)
- incline ability: 56.5° (gain of 5.5° vs stock)
Mod stage 1.0; weight 663g, distribution 57/43 (stock battery included)
- RCAWD 1.3“ wheels, front with brass rings, rear with plastic rings
- DJ Crawler tires 64mmx24mm
- Redcat brass hex
- body and bumpers massively trimmed to avoid rubbing while fully articulated and fl steering
-incline ability: 53.5° (gain of 2.5° vs stock)
Mods: none, box stock
Cool rig and I like how it looks and how the shocks/springs work. Slow crawl ability is ok, but never as good as a stock FCX24/18.
- weight: 435g
- weight distribution (stock battery included): 50% / 50%
- incline ability: 51°
- noticeable torque twist
- tire rubbing on fenders is massive, front tires also rub on the bumper, body has to be trimmed
Furitek Katana mod stage 3.1:
- metal steering links
- metal servo mount
- body latch trimmed
- fake winch mounted
- tow hooks mounted
Mod stage 3.0: shocks reworked
- stock: nearly no oil in the shocks
- mod: 20wt oil
- little bit spring preload on the front shocks
- sag appr. 50-60%
Result: front shocks are for my use perfect. Rear needs little more damping.
Mod stage 2.0: weight 535g (60/40)
- ball bearings also in front axle and both diffs
- brass outer portal covers
- HB brass hex weights at the front axle
- Injora steelies, brass rings in the front wheels, aluminium in the rear wheels
- Injora silicon inserts yellow in the front wheels, back wheels with cutted foams, not vented
- Injora 64mm X 24mm S5 Super Soft Rock Crawling Tires
- wider HB front axle: plus 10mm
- wider FCX24 rear axle: plus 10mm
Results incline test:
- incline ability now: 55.5° (plus 3° vs mod stage 1; plus 5° vs stock)
Mod stage 1.0
- stock FMS FCX24 rear axle (ball bearings)
- counter rotating output in use
- Furitek overdrive gears front axle - give appr. 16-17 % overdrive with the FCX24 rear axle
- body trimmed
Results:
- incline ability now: 52.5° (plus 2° vs stock)
- torque twist much less (moved from driver side to passenger side)
Mods: none, box stock
Cool rig and I like how it drives and looks. And of course great slow crawl ability. But mods are necessary….
- weight: 422g
- weight distribution (stock battery included): 52% / 48%
- incline ability: 50.5°
- hug amount of torque twist
- tire rubbing front tires against fender and bumper
- shocks need oil (not opened yet but it feels like that)