Crawler Canyon Quick(re)view: Stealth XF Gearbox kit 

Your definition of quick is totally fine by me and i would say all of the other CC followers. Nice gearbox, I think the plastic will be ok and is much quieter than all metal so owe shall see how it runs when ou fit it. Have a great day.

Interesting changes. I wonder there's just a little more precision in the gear mesh and lower heat with the bearings vs bushings? I think you nailed the Associated upgrade model but I think we also know they generally sell a durable product out of the box. We'll see how this one does long term 👍

I like it! I run as many of the plastic gears (the off white version, not the white SE versions) in my SE trans as I can for weight reduction. I will eventually put one of these in my SE and use the SE tranz in a different rig. Thanks for the quick view. 😎

I see these are due in the UK around the 12th of this month. I'm so happy you've done a quick (re)view on this... I will now be putting in a preorder 👍

You had to go and mention XF dig…it’s all I will dream about now tonight!

Can’t wait to try the XF. Good callout for the DIG! I’m sure Element was listening!

I got an Amazon dig gearbox in one of my builds but I think I might swap it for one of these 😬

I'm really shocked that Associated/Element hasn't produced a good dig unit yet. Axial and Vanquish have offered dig units for quite a while now. I'm waiting!😊

Enjoying watching while I take my son's brand new SE apart to adjust the slipper. Won't even try to spin the tires on a smooth rock face. Haha just slips. He's 4 and now knows what traction control is in RC. Haha.

I think that gearbox would be an excellent choice with the plastic gears for a super light build

Nice look inside appreciate it, buuut the white plastic scares me my rig came with a white spur and it stripped in short course, have also seen a lot of associated cr12 videos talking about those white gears and how bad they strip. Time will tell thanks so much.

I hope when you put that in a truck, you weigh it with the stealth X weight bias and then with the new transmission to see how much weight is moved forward. I am waiting for that video so I can make my final decision. But I like what I see so far and I am not afraid of them plastic gears. Happy fourth.

Just said what I said earlier they're going to wait till those plastic ones free because there's a white plastic not nylon and then you have to buy the metal gear I don't understand why they don't make them out of Teflon I'm sure that's super Stout

Was looking to upgrade my knight walker and trail runner with this transmission. Do you recommend keeping the gears plastic?

What kind of grease do you recommend using ? I have a enduro knightrunner and I was interested in swapping this. Used error I destroyed a gear inside after installing the 11% overdrive. I figured if I could upgrade. I’m not sure if you recommend anything out there. Thanks

Gearing question. I'm using a 9imod outrunner 2250kv with a rhino esc. Stealth XF with Element axles, What gearing would you suggest for this setup?

I think they are going to put all plastic in the SE trucks. When mine shows up it's going straight in Dora.

Awesome possum 🎉🎉❤❤

"Stealth" means usually undetectable... Well that gearbox is huge and what is with those 100 screws on that thing??

I’d be interested to know what you think of this vs the AD Foxbelly and flat skid? I guess in favour of this, better shaft angles, forward motor, nice guts (though plastic)? In favour of the Foxbelly, flat skid, uses existing X? I ordered the Foxbelly but haven’t had a chance to fit it to my Element yet but this seems pretty tempting, especially like you said it’s new and innovative but I struggle with the belly dragging a bit on my rig/terrain so I’m wondering how much the extra clearance counts for. Great vid as always man and great insights, thanks!

I need one of these!

Is it possible to put the overdrive out the rear for a mullet build?

I've always found plastic gears to be adequate in a crawler as long as the mesh is good. I've got an OG SCX10 with an all plastic gear 3-gear, and it's still running strong, and the gears look practically new, and that rig has well over 100 hours on it, probably a few hundred. That said, I treat my crawlers as crawlers...one side-effect in the crawling hobby I've seen since the TRX4 is a bunch of people treating their crawlers as bashers...if you put a 3000kv+ motor in a crawler and drive it like an asshole, of course it's gonna strip plastic.

It will be a drop in into a stock element even with the stock battery location? Or the front battery tray will be needed to relocated?

Anyone know if the Team K&K 25% underdrive gears will fit in this? They work on the O.G. Stealth X.

nice gearbox ,unfortunately Associated do not ship them intl' maybe Amain will carry them soon and then i'll get one/two

You darn on gone well no they put that white cheap plastic in there so those tears will strip out so you have to buy steel and they're hoping you buy it from them

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