5 Best Axial SCX10 III Upgrades and Mods for crawling performance 

Right on. I suspected some of these issues during the build but wanted to run it Box stock first.

Thank you. I really appreciate it. I’m no expert but I try to learn something new every day

@@RCReviewChannel as do i sir and its you i try to learn from 👍🏻💯

Right on. We’re also going to try shorter shots of 80 mm or we’ll try the pen spring mod to lower the vehicle but not decrease travel too much

We have the same plan with ours. We have a second body in the works that will be a looker but higher performance.

Number one rule is no paper trail. Cash is king!

@@RCReviewChannel And I'm flush with being 90% cash amigo.

@@RCReviewChannel i keep telling the guys in the facebook groups.... you are making tracks, not covering them up!

@ Dipsey Duse. Go to the manufacturer (in laws) for an upgrade. Also inquire about the availability of a newer model.😂😂😂

If you leave with a car carrying bag in the morning and bring it back at night, your SO won't know if it was empty when you left and full with a new car when you come back. Works with gun cases too, fyi!

Right on. What servo are you going to use?

RC Review a 20kg amazon servo i had laying around to start. Later on will be upgrading all electronics from my TRX4 into this one once I upgrade the trx4

Agree to some degree. dampening controls how the vehicle behaves on the rocks and reacts to weight shifts. This can have significant impact in tech crawling performance. Spring rate can affect this too but it has the undesired effect of raising the ride height and center of gravity of the vehicle. This can really harm crawling performance too. Really a combination of both but if sag height or droop is already ideal, have to look at shock oil.

Yes but a lighter oil will allow that weight shift to happen more rapidly. A thicker oil will result in slowing down the flex and shift.

Good point. It can definitely improve a lot with some mods. The real issue is if it can beat a modified SCX 10 two or a TRX four

Appreciate that.

True, true. Will be running with 11t pinion today and see. First and second gear are so close it is unfortunate. 40% difference in speed only. TRX4 offers about 120% difference

Good good good advice that is a good looking body and I was just wondering how much it weighed.

@@RCReviewChannel FC. The Proline JL body falls about 1/2" short of the body supplied with the kit; but, still looks very good. JL body trimmed to the cut lines is near perfect. Did need to trim about 1/8" from the front inner fenders to get the front end of the JL body down to where it should be. Can easily switch out from the JL to the kit body by just removing the body posts; so, I have the best of two worlds...performance or scale. Cheers!

For sure bud. that’s what makes this hobby fun.

Modeling is what we enjoy most about these cars. On the TRX4 35 wt oil is very slow because the piston holes are so small. So it is fine for heavy vehicles and other vehicles that are lighter actually use lighter weight oil

That’s quite true in quite unfortunate.

Seems everyone that doesn’t understand rc thinks these things should be comp ready out of the box. In all rc lines each one has its strong points and weak points. This is true with all rc crawlers. The only one I haven’t tested is VS410 pro and I haven’t put my SCX10 III together yet but soon. Trx4 is probably all you’ve ever drove

KRAVEN KRAWL HOBBY nope, not at all. I have an Element Enduro that I built from a kit (the TRX4 Sport was a Kit too). It’s easier to see the shortcomings of each if you build the kit. Also I don’t do serious competitions. My main goal with crawlers is to have them optimally perform for trailing and for use on rock crawling. Sure, I may try some comps at some point but I never intended that to be the focus. As for the Element it’s atrocious that they included plastic pivot balls, flimsy front shock towers, plastic hexes. My reply was about general quality and saying that there are options that are better value than others. If a beginner asked me about the Enduro kit and if I’d buy again I’d likely say no as I couldn’t build it stock and be remotely happy with it. I had to add $100 in basic things just to get it to the same level as my TRX4 Sport like metal pivot balls, metal hexes, better front shock towers and solid panhard mount. Just me personally I’d never spend $750 on a kit and then have to pay $300 just to get it driving so the VS4 isn’t even on my radar. The TRX4 Sport I’ve dropped off rope bridges from 6’ onto concrete and the worst that’s happened is the body cracked.

Jon Thomas I completely agree with you on everything you had to say here. Wished others would come to the realization about the Enduro, I personally thing it’s a piece of junk and gave mine away because it felt so cheap and completely wrong setup. VS410 pro.....for that kind of money it better come out of the gate swinging because I plan on getting one so I can see for myself if it can pull the sword from the stone and be king. Really great points you made. Most crawlers are around a GRAND when they get done. Never thought I’d spend this kind of money on RC’s and products. So addicted.

KRAVEN KRAWL HOBBY I’ve also been very impressed with the GMade SR Steel beadlocks I’ve been using. Really I think if I was to do it over again I think I would have bought the GMade Komodo Double Cab Kit and then bought the SR steel beadlocks and some Krawler KX’s. The upgrade links are relatively inexpensive too. I wish I’d have gone that route instead of the Enduro. In any case my Enduro is usable now with ST Racing front shock towers, metal pivot balls and hexes etc. It’s really smooth now that I geared it down a bit. I guess it’s now like a better version of an SCX10 II but I think I wanted it to be more than that

Yes it will since same wheelbase at 12.3 inches. We should try it.

@@RCReviewChannel thank you again you guys rock!!

I appreciate your input buddy.

Good info. What do they do? I can’t imagine they keep the sheet-metal in place.

@@RCReviewChannel it's rocker panel protection on a real Jeep

@@johnbunger1906 thank you. We'll most likely trim our front fenders so this body will just drop in even with the fins.

They just follow the contour of the body and the doors to provide "body trail" armor.

Check out almost any Jeep aftermarket company that make sliders and rock rails. Different styles for everyone and yes they protect the rocker panel of the Jeep tub. Poison Spyder, Genright, And about 20 other companies

Very good input. We also want to try shorter shocks at 80 mm to see if it helps

Maarten Havinga looks like you have too much oil in the shock bodies. Try loosen the shock cap a bit and press the rod in, oil should spill out and it should work😁

@@MrWilliamSit, ok.... So until what point should I fill them? 50ml? (metric) I really have no idea..... 😳

I can tell you the Woodlands with duel stage foams work really well. 👍🏼

@@dezfan thank you!!

I use these tires from Duratrax/ Louise very much and in my opinion they are the best crawling tires for the money. half price of the rest. Mud, roots, loose stuff, Forrests, parks they are very very good. On pure rock only, Hyrax are a little better.

Thank you we wanted to have runny video of A/B testing but it’s been raining here.

That sucks that it’s raining afterwords you can rip in the mud. Your videos have been a lot of help for me

That’s a good idea. I’ll have to revisit that kit. The main issue is the modulation and I’m trying to get an SCx 24 motor for it

No but we've done a fair amount of Reefs servo testing and find them to be reliable and be close to spec ratings.

@@RCReviewChannel Thanks you very much.. your channel is great keep it up...

Hey now. We’re all friends here :-)

High five! Does it run much better now?

RC Review yes! It’s amazing also I fit incision steel drive shafts same size as SCX10.2

SSD bead locks fit over the portals ok ? Do you have a part # for them ?

We're building that now.

Say what my friend?

Perfect. We'll get those

Absolutely. The comparison with the 10.2’kit is coming

We painted it with several layers of a thin bronze color. It looks really good but it will scratch eventually as it rubs against rocks.

The Axial one is fine. We're using Traxxas at the moment snp.link/7919c943

RC Review thx I ordered Robinson racing one. Never gone wrong with their gears

can i get a hellno :)

It’s butt-freezing when I’m stuck at home.

@@RCReviewChannel I keep the door open between my home and garage (where I wrench) when it is snowing here in Reno. Has snowed last two days while building the III...LOL

Don’t do it :)

What is your current rc crawler?

@@RCReviewChannel I've got a SCX10 II Clone Chassis, and a SCX10 One... Why don't I want it?

Our detailed review is coming. It’s good if you have a lot of crawlers already and want the newest option. Otherwise there’s other dialed and bulletproof options. Stay tuned

@@RCReviewChannel Are you going to say TRX-4 Sport?? I've considered it... Feel like the ONLY one on Earth who doesn't have one. 😖 I'll see what you've got coming... As you may know by now, I'm FAR from new in the RC World... I just haven't been able to afford any of the newest toys in over 7 years.

That is a good one. I would recommend it but there really is no available inventory on the tire.

​@@RCReviewChannel Here in Canada, I was lucky to have them, they're always out of stock due to the high demand...

Sup

Having two bodies is good.

It’s better looking and it checks a lot of features boxes. It doesn’t seem like a better crawler

Horizon hobby and axial should make a new power wagon with the scx10 3. Yea the jeep is nice but it's also being played out. Axial alone produced enough jeeps as is. Traxxas has the raptor. Vaterra has the C10. RC4WD has the Toyota. Axial and traxxas both have a Mercedes. Just my opinion on this axial scx10 3 there has been mistakes made on this kit but it can be fixed and also maybe it's time they put out another power wagon. They maybe me licensed by jeep but jeep is Chrysler is mopar is dodge. They can make it happen. Did it once they can do it again.

True in many cases. This needs to change.

These are just opportunities to make it peform. Here's 7 worst trx4 problems: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J_WAA0e5BcA.html 7 Worst Redcat problems ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fV0Iv3eJB58.html 6 Element RC problems ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6AWU4b4ZDZQ.html So every crawler we try gets a shakedown. I've viewed at least 10 reviews of the 10.3 and many don't mention a single thing that can be improved. Just accolades and I'm not sure that helps anyone.