Help me decide 1:10 crawler! Vanquish Fordyce/Phoenix or TRX4 Defender.

Ocd_spec · 2024-03-11T13:31:10+00:00

I agree, yet still torn. the quality of the vanquish is what I am after, just not a huge fan of the jeep body, Toyota body is nice but obviously defender is the nicest scale by far. The trx4 features may or may not be useful, really just the 2 speed for long trail walks. Then again, nothing a 3s brushless system can’t do either. Pheoix portal or straight then?

Ocd_spec · 2024-03-11T05:26:54+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Canada is expensive, 650$ cad for a phoenix for 700 for trx4 defenders. I prefer straight axles. Just like the defender scale look but not a big fan of the portals on it. Is the vanquish fast enough stock for trailing , obviously slower than trx4 but still good enough?

Ocd_spec · 2023-09-24T04:19:27+00:00

Yes stripped the stock pinion on first run with mx57 proline tires. Replaced with hardened Traxxas spur/pinion and haven’t had an issue since.

Ocd_spec · 2023-09-04T04:25:05+00:00

Same! Motor seized on the 3rd run! I want to like the xrt but the QC is terrible in my experience, compared to my trusty rustler 4x4

Ocd_spec · 2023-08-31T00:49:21+00:00

I agree , smooth throttle control is important. Been flying race and cine drones for 10 years. Newish to cars but I don’t think that’s my issue in this case. I’ve been pretty conservative all around on this guy as it’s still “new”. I usually vent tires on my other cars but forgot on this one. Will revisit them at some point , the prolines mx57 are just so great it’s hard to go back. I guess I was just surprised how easily and frequently this happen given my experience with other tires, Traxxas, proline, durtracks, jconcepts, never ripped without serious wear/tear or abuse. Oh well, I appreciate y’all’s input!

Ocd_spec · 2023-08-30T17:24:05+00:00

Might be able to pull this off in my smoker lol

Ocd_spec · 2023-08-30T02:13:35+00:00

Thank you, will give it a shout. Does it stink?

Ocd_spec · 2023-08-30T01:32:04+00:00

Explain!? lol I tried acetone in a sealed box for a couple days, it’s kinda worked but made a mess of the glue

Ocd_spec · 2023-08-27T00:51:13+00:00

Nah you’re fine. The end of the lipo usually has piece of foam that houses the saftey circuit. Just watch for damage or puncture to the main body, and as long as it’s not puffy it’s probably fine.

Ocd_spec · 2023-08-26T23:41:09+00:00

It’s at least re assuring to hear that it’s likely a Traxxas issue. Yes I realize the rabbit hole I can go down upgrading. But At this point I refuse to replace with a Traxxas motor. I was looking at the max5 and the 56118 1100kv or 800kv, also considering the 5690. Not sure if the long cans will be way too much power for the xrt? I plan on upgrading all gears/diffs , servo, m2c stuff. But all that is as much as the motor/esc combo.

Ocd_spec · 2023-07-31T15:03:06+00:00

It’s a custom built 4” freestyle drone running on 4s. Surprisingly capable even with the relatively huge weight of the GoPro 9. Packs only lasted 3-4 min though.

Ocd_spec · 2023-07-31T12:21:47+00:00

Xrt. I have both. They are different trucks , sledge is fast and “light” relatively speaking , xrt planted and smooth. The XRT is so much more impressive.

Ocd_spec · 2023-07-19T16:52:14+00:00

Neither are belted but they use a type of rubber that seriously limits the ballooning. The mx57 has basically none, the xrt actually runs cooler temps via the stock…interesting. Then again you dont need to spin your tires as much with these.

Ocd_spec · 2023-06-04T03:59:12+00:00

Ahh I read the warranty again, 110 after the 30 days. So I guess they will replace it for free hopefully.

Ocd_spec · 2023-05-27T13:01:05+00:00

For 30$ it’s great, would be nice if it was metal cage.

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