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Marc P · 02-04-2009, 06:07 AM

My new toy....

Axial Rock Racer with a few mods

Integy 55t motor w/ 12t pinion
Hitech 5645MG servo
battery relocated under battery plate
bent lower links
carbon fiber chassis w/ Venom skid
Novak Rooster Crawler
Proline Hammers on Axial beadlocks
MIP rear driveshaft

More to come soon.......

pics from the shakedown run

CJ-6 · 02-04-2009, 04:00 PM

Nice Rig!

GJC · 02-05-2009, 07:11 AM

Nice!, Thinking of getting one.

lazervandenhoek · 02-05-2009, 02:00 PM

that thing sucks

UGET IT · 02-05-2009, 02:50 PM

How about you suck it...............newb.

]4RunnerKid[ · 02-08-2009, 02:41 PM

looking good Marc...

Krazy Krakker · 02-08-2009, 05:36 PM

Looking good. try adding some stick on wheel weights around the rims, (inside) get some split cell battery packs and strap them to the front axle.
Mem. foams infront work good too. Try adding heavy weight oil in the shocks as well.

Booger Weldz · 02-08-2009, 06:29 PM

the wheel weights and moving the batteries on the axle TOTALLY transformed our trucks ability to climb, do it!!

Marc P · 02-08-2009, 07:41 PM

I have about 5oz of weight in each of the front tires and 2 in the rear. I moved the stick battery under the battery plate to help the cog....it works very well. I do need to lower the ride height next.

rcfreak · 02-12-2009, 08:00 PM

take out the foam in the front tires and put lead buckshot in them

JeeperJ · 02-13-2009, 06:01 AM

dont take the foams out thats not a good idea... i would however cut the foams and use stick on lead weight

Also get some softer springs and a stg2 link kit for it.... you will be AMAZED!

rcfreak · 02-13-2009, 05:56 PM

with the foam out the tire can wrinkle more for more traction

95yotakid · 02-13-2009, 09:02 PM

yeah but when you do that it sticks better but also it could stick to much and really mess you up. At a comp last weekend a guy was running with out foams and 3 or 4 times he had to take a repair because he broke the drive shafts.

rcfreak · 02-14-2009, 04:51 AM

i have done great with the foam out

Marc P · 02-14-2009, 06:07 AM

I have super soft foams in now...I will keep them for the simple fact that mounting the beadlocks is no picnic.

After my last outing, I realized that my rig was a little on the tall side and liked to flop over. I read countless posts on adding tubing and/or springs to the inside of the shocks.

I found a broken toy rockcrawler that I bought a couple years ago, ripped the shocks apart, and used the springs. They are pretty long, but soft. Compressed, they are just a little longer than the stock spacer in the shocks. Just goofing around in my garage, it seems to be much more stable, and the torque twist I had seems to be gone.

Here are a few pics...

rcfreak · 02-14-2009, 12:52 PM

how much were the shocks

Marc P · 02-14-2009, 08:07 PM

They are stock Axial shocks....on the rear I have the aluminum bodies.

02-04-2009, 06:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marc P Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 27945 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 396	Bye Bye PTI.....hello AX10 My new toy.... Axial Rock Racer with a few mods Integy 55t motor w/ 12t pinion Hitech 5645MG servo battery relocated under battery plate bent lower links carbon fiber chassis w/ Venom skid Novak Rooster Crawler Proline Hammers on Axial beadlocks MIP rear driveshaft More to come soon....... pics from the shakedown run __________________ 95 Runner--axle swapped, double locked, and armored...GONE 1998 4runner...under construction

02-05-2009, 07:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
GJC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26181 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 1,088	Nice!, Thinking of getting one. __________________ Jon

02-05-2009, 02:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
UGET IT 4x4 Consultant Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 227 Location: Folsom Ca. Posts: 7,629	How about you suck it...............newb. __________________ Method Motorsports Follow Me Here: /forum/competitions-events/1057582-md-ca-ina-jk-america-get-trip.html Email: kevin@methodmotorsports.net WWW.METHODMOTORSPORTS.NET Last edited by UGET IT; 02-05-2009 at 02:50 PM.

02-08-2009, 05:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Krazy Krakker Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Member # 52488 Location: The USA of course! Posts: 265	Looking good. try adding some stick on wheel weights around the rims, (inside) get some split cell battery packs and strap them to the front axle. Mem. foams infront work good too. Try adding heavy weight oil in the shocks as well. __________________ 87 YJ, 4:56s 1tons, 383/350, 205 T-case. "If you don't want it broke it, DON'T Let me drive it"!!!

02-08-2009, 06:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Booger Weldz DuCaTi MoNsTeR Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2931 Location: oakdale, ca Posts: 12,463	the wheel weights and moving the batteries on the axle TOTALLY transformed our trucks ability to climb, do it!! __________________ Amongst the best of the toyota vendors: *Www.4wheelunderground.com* *Www.addictedoffroad.com* *Www.hellfire-fabworks.com*

02-04-2009, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
CJ-6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Member # 126428 Location: TN Posts: 144	Nice Rig!

02-05-2009, 02:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
lazervandenhoek Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Member # 107400 Location: san luis obispo ca Posts: 43	that thing sucks

02-08-2009, 07:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marc P Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 27945 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 396	I have about 5oz of weight in each of the front tires and 2 in the rear. I moved the stick battery under the battery plate to help the cog....it works very well. I do need to lower the ride height next. __________________ 95 Runner--axle swapped, double locked, and armored...GONE 1998 4runner...under construction

02-12-2009, 08:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
rcfreak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 129544 Posts: 20	take out the foam in the front tires and put lead buckshot in them

02-13-2009, 06:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
JeeperJ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 129310 Posts: 5	dont take the foams out thats not a good idea... i would however cut the foams and use stick on lead weight Also get some softer springs and a stg2 link kit for it.... you will be AMAZED! Last edited by JeeperJ; 02-13-2009 at 06:01 AM.

02-13-2009, 05:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
rcfreak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 129544 Posts: 20	with the foam out the tire can wrinkle more for more traction

02-13-2009, 09:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
95yotakid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Member # 122206 Posts: 195	dumb idea taking foams out yeah but when you do that it sticks better but also it could stick to much and really mess you up. At a comp last weekend a guy was running with out foams and 3 or 4 times he had to take a repair because he broke the drive shafts.

02-14-2009, 04:51 AM	#14 (permalink)
rcfreak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 129544 Posts: 20	i have done great with the foam out

02-14-2009, 06:07 AM	#15 (permalink)
Marc P Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 27945 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 396	I have super soft foams in now...I will keep them for the simple fact that mounting the beadlocks is no picnic. After my last outing, I realized that my rig was a little on the tall side and liked to flop over. I read countless posts on adding tubing and/or springs to the inside of the shocks. I found a broken toy rockcrawler that I bought a couple years ago, ripped the shocks apart, and used the springs. They are pretty long, but soft. Compressed, they are just a little longer than the stock spacer in the shocks. Just goofing around in my garage, it seems to be much more stable, and the torque twist I had seems to be gone. Here are a few pics... __________________ 95 Runner--axle swapped, double locked, and armored...GONE 1998 4runner...under construction

02-14-2009, 12:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
rcfreak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 129544 Posts: 20	how much were the shocks

02-14-2009, 08:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
Marc P Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 27945 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 396	They are stock Axial shocks....on the rear I have the aluminum bodies. __________________ 95 Runner--axle swapped, double locked, and armored...GONE 1998 4runner...under construction

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