you answered every question i had on this truck, ive bought the boom racing chassis plates only and body, sounds like i made the right choice as i can by quality parts for it now!
The battery plate is raised using the spacers in the kit. The links need adjusting after fitting the high clearance skid. The body is a Killerbody version for reference. Good review though. I think the magnetic mount was for the bigger opening door body only.
Thanks for the info! The trouble with raising the battery plate is then there's even less clearance between it and the interior - I made my own to keep it as low as possible. The magnetic mount fits this non-opening door one perfectly, so I guess it does both. 👍
I think anyone looking for info on this truck will be happy with your breakdown you have offered mate. It was entertaining and I found myself chuckling a few times and also thinking why would you do this to yourself and get one.. Lol... But I totally get it, and if it's a kit that you want it will be a good kit to experience and throw some money at. It always looks good on video and has suprised me a number of times on how capable it is.. Blew me away with how heavy it is. Wow!. Anyway, good video mate, keep up the great content and look after yourself. Cheers mate 👍
Thanks Mick, much appreciated! Yeah, it's certainly heavy... and good question, why would I do that to myself?! Basically because I didn't know how it was! There were a few times I nearly gave up on it, but despite its failings there's something compelling about the thing. And now I've done all this work on it, it means more to me than some of my far better designed, built and able trucks. It's hard to recommend unless you heavily upgrade it from the start, but now I I've got there the hard way I love it. Mostly. Until it breaks again. 😬👍
@@amcf2000c The pitch is just the distance between the teeth - it needs to be the same on both gears for them to fit together properly, obviously. You'll see it expressed either as 'mod,' as 'dp' or 'p'. I think the RC4WD spur gear I swapped to was 32P, so I just got a 32P pinion with the number of teeth I wanted. Hope that helps!
Mate I wish you had done this video before I bought mine. Would have saved time researching for sure!! I did the same thing and bought the spring kit only to realise it was the softest.
And you are spot on, I changed the bearings immediately when I had to fix the pinion on the axles when I opened it up. Darn good video mate. You have covered the exact issues I faced.
A third person to do the same with the spring kit. Amazing haha. If the shocks had softers prings i actually thing they would be really good as well. Nice and slim and look good and seem well built interally
I have the boom racing d110 pick up with steel roof rack and roll cage and lots of extras have the station wagon body for it to have just bought the d90 with leaf springs and v8 engine in it pick up body have just bought the full body for it to have swapped shocks and wheels and tyres from the standard ones I love mine love using them I turn the end points down to make it more scale I love using them for driving trail and a bit of crawling on rocks they are top heavy but makes it more challenging to drive more fun to
The issues with the axles and shimming is a big put off. And the wheelbase not being right. Would the rc4wd axles fit or some other axles that could fix the shim issue?
I don't know about the RC4WD axles personally, but I wouldn't be surprised if they fit - quite a few things on this truck are directly interchangeable. I don't think it's necessary, though. The axle shimming is important but it's pretty easy to do - and what I've since realised is that making sure the bearings are good is the most important thing. With those in good condition I haven't had any problems, and it's a heavy truck that gets used pretty hard too. I think it started eating gears once the stock bearings developed too much play. As for the low profile bits, I got them from Asiatees - search 'D90 low profile' and you'll get the axle trusses (the headline says D110, but click through and you'll see they fit the D90 too) and search 'D90 high clearance' to find the centre skid.
Great video!! Can you tell me the wheelbase of this model? Like you said, there’s so many, and I’m wanting as short as possible. Asiatees shows this as 260-295 I believe, but I’d like to verify that.
James K 😬 That's a big ask! You could get around 25mm by mounting the shock on the back of the axle, I reckon, and about 5mm more from using the rear-most hole on the shock hoops (plus another easy 5mm from the same at the front). How it would run I don't know... what are you building that's so short?! Find me on instagram (same as channel name) and I can send you relevant pics, if you like. 👍
Great video! Are the shocks really 90mm? I thought they were 100mm when i last checked, but they are indeed oversprung. I bought a spring kit to tune the shocks only to find that the ones that came with it, were the softest availible as well haha! That's probably why they were so cheap. I've fitted the same gearing / gears to mines, shimmed the rear axle, transfer case, gearbox and driveshafts and swapped away from the terrible stock shocks I had to get the same axle trusses as well. The front first because the spur was chewing itself off the links on full compression, then the rear because i snapped the stock truss on a rollover. Thankfully the new ones are a lot more beefy. I used shortened rod ends on 1 side on all the links both front and back to correct my wheelbase as it was a bit off with stock rod ends. I'll need to get myself some of those mirrors as well, as i broke one of mines recently and didn't noticed until much later. You are right with them being really fun to drive, even if they aren't as capable as some of the more mainstream trucks. If was buying new, i'd go the Trailfinder route rather than one of these if they were similary priced, but i picked up mines used in a really good deal. It did not a fair bit of TLC but it's almsost finished.
Thanks! Sounds like you’ve had a pretty similar experience to me. Just measured the shocks: they’re 92mm eye to eye. With those hardest option springs on, I think you could use them on a real Land Rover... 🧐
I think. I got a bumper from. The same place you did... Slightly different but definitely agree with the mounting. I ended up re drilling the plate on the bumper to fit. Worked pretty well
Good to know it worked out! I see you're a mountain biker too (went to see if you had vids of your Landie)... I often wonder how many of use are into more than one off-road hobby! 👍 I find both useful for finding trails for the other one...
I'm afraid I can't remember at this point, sorry! It's likely they're 5x11x4mm as that's a pretty common size, though it's definitely best to take them out and measure them. Next time I have these axles apart I'll update the info on here. 👍
Great vid and quite funny too. I bought the D90 pick up one without wheels n shocks luckily. However I love it and it’s way more than scale looking than the Gelande which I’ve also got.
Rhys Ansell Thanks man! I've really grown to love my one too - it's working really well now. The Team Raffee shells like you've got seem a cut above the basic Boom Racing one on mine, so lucky you! Interesting to hear that about the Gelande... I've never actually seen a real one. 👍
I used a combination of blue and black in the front and scale setup on the back works great , they make a planetary reduction gearbox for it that might be worth trying , also noticed a huge amount of slop in the gears, had to take two link spacers out the rear to make the wheelbase correct and adjusted the front panhard setup to get more travel with zero Bump steer , do love mine though. The kit only comes with instructions for the body and I agree not for a first time builder Great review mate been needing more on these 👍
Thank you! Interesting - I've gone for that same blue/black combo, but I've wondered about the scale rear setup. Maybe I'll give that a go. I was tempted by the planetary reduction box, but it seemed odd to bolt something extra to gears that aren't right rather instead of fixing the gears themselves... plus I was a bit concerned the extra length would then clash with the body. As always, it's very hard to find any clear photos of the parts fitted. So you got the unbuilt kit and it had no instructions? 😱 🤣
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 the scale rear works good but does take a while to find the right position and look cool I used the silver springs that came with it, iv not yet seen any with the reduction installed but I do wonder if rc4wd gears would fit the stock setup to take up the enormous amount of slop , yer I got the kit with the opening doors and no wheels/shocks the axles and gearbox are ready built just had to chuck it all together with help from pictures on google and a bit of guesswork but went together ok , if you take the long panhard spacer of the front axle and add a small silver shock spacer I found with a bit of playing around seems to work a little better, the link is very close to the spur though all in all I think its a great kit to own
Well that was a comprehensive review, Steve! Loved the honesty and the humour. You have turned it into a great performer after all that work. I haven't got a real crawler (only a modified CC-01 trail runner) but this is great info for anyone owning or thinking about one of these rigs. However, you need to get rid of that Dick of a driver! Looks like Jules Holland! :P
Thanks Mark, it's much appreciated! Jools Holland... you're right! 🤣 Must be that endless boogie-woogie piano, it's given him an iron grip. Little swine. I probably made this vid too comprehensive, really - I realised I was trying to explain everything I've learnt during the year in what was increasingly real time. This is the version with lots cut out! I've got a long way to go before I'm as comfortable in front of a camera as you are on your excellent vids. The CC-01 is another car I'm curious about, in particular with the Jeep YJ hardbody they did some years back. Anyway, all the best, hope you're enjoying your new freedoms (we barely got any here... 😭)!
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 Cheers mate - I think you came across really well on the video, you definitely have a knack for it, if this is you feeling uncomfortable. It does get easier the more you do, especially behind the camera. In front of the camera is a different thing, still finding my feet! My son convinced me to give it a go, saying it adds "personality" to the channel! Strange thing is, those vides have done better than the others, so maybe Alf (my 17yr old) was right. Still get the nerves though for some reason. Anyway, I am waffling! Just keep doing what you're doing, Steve!
@@MarkBryanRC Thanks, that's really good of you. I appreciate it. Yeah, I should probably listen to the 17 year-old too... I'll give talking to the camera a go at some point! 😬🤣 Cheers, enjoy the long weekend!
Now I can see why editing was a chore. Blimey mate you've certainly hit "comprehensive" on the way down and even bounced off "informative" and a glancing blow from "funny". And I'm disappointed in the quality as you describe it, poor show Boomracing boohiss. Question: Will there be a Zack Snyder version of this movie, or should I just buy this version when BluRay releases? :D
AnT R/C There'll be a Director's Cut with a commentary, then later a Special Edition with a commentary on the commentary, then a 10-Month Anniversary Edition with deleted scenes and a making-of documentary about the commentary of the commentary (plus a Limited Edition version of the second version featuring the making-of the making-of the commentary of the commentary and a scratch 'n' sniff poster of my traffic cones). PRE-ORDER NOW 👍
You certainly have considerable knowledge on the subject. Your voice and presentation is exceptional, keep them coming.
Thank you! Much appreciated. 👍😁
you answered every question i had on this truck, ive bought the boom racing chassis plates only and body, sounds like i made the right choice as i can by quality parts for it now!
Awesome, glad to have been of some help! 👍
The battery plate is raised using the spacers in the kit. The links need adjusting after fitting the high clearance skid. The body is a Killerbody version for reference. Good review though. I think the magnetic mount was for the bigger opening door body only.
Thanks for the info! The trouble with raising the battery plate is then there's even less clearance between it and the interior - I made my own to keep it as low as possible. The magnetic mount fits this non-opening door one perfectly, so I guess it does both. 👍
I think anyone looking for info on this truck will be happy with your breakdown you have offered mate. It was entertaining and I found myself chuckling a few times and also thinking why would you do this to yourself and get one.. Lol... But I totally get it, and if it's a kit that you want it will be a good kit to experience and throw some money at.
It always looks good on video and has suprised me a number of times on how capable it is.. Blew me away with how heavy it is. Wow!.
Anyway, good video mate, keep up the great content and look after yourself.
Cheers mate 👍
Thanks Mick, much appreciated! Yeah, it's certainly heavy... and good question, why would I do that to myself?! Basically because I didn't know how it was! There were a few times I nearly gave up on it, but despite its failings there's something compelling about the thing. And now I've done all this work on it, it means more to me than some of my far better designed, built and able trucks. It's hard to recommend unless you heavily upgrade it from the start, but now I I've got there the hard way I love it. Mostly. Until it breaks again. 😬👍
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 you have certainly done your fellow D90 lovers a great service with your honest owner/ builders review.
My friend. U have answered a question I have long wanted to know... If the trail finder bumper mount would fit in... Why thank you
Pleased I could help! 👍
What pinion are you using is it a Rc4wd one
No, just any pinion of the right pitch.
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 what do you mean by pitch? The teeth going the same way.
@@amcf2000c The pitch is just the distance between the teeth - it needs to be the same on both gears for them to fit together properly, obviously. You'll see it expressed either as 'mod,' as 'dp' or 'p'. I think the RC4WD spur gear I swapped to was 32P, so I just got a 32P pinion with the number of teeth I wanted. Hope that helps!
Mate I wish you had done this video before I bought mine. Would have saved time researching for sure!! I did the same thing and bought the spring kit only to realise it was the softest.
And you are spot on, I changed the bearings immediately when I had to fix the pinion on the axles when I opened it up. Darn good video mate. You have covered the exact issues I faced.
Cheers! It's amazing about the spring kit, isn't it? The truck would have to weigh around half a ton to make the stiffest ones work. 🤦♂️
I wish I'd changed mine sooner too... d'oh.
A third person to do the same with the spring kit. Amazing haha.
If the shocks had softers prings i actually thing they would be really good as well. Nice and slim and look good and seem well built interally
I have the boom racing d110 pick up with steel roof rack and roll cage and lots of extras have the station wagon body for it to have just bought the d90 with leaf springs and v8 engine in it pick up body have just bought the full body for it to have swapped shocks and wheels and tyres from the standard ones I love mine love using them I turn the end points down to make it more scale I love using them for driving trail and a bit of crawling on rocks they are top heavy but makes it more challenging to drive more fun to
Yeah, definitely fun to drive and lucky you with the D110! I'm still pretty tempted by those myself... 👍
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 I love my d110 pick up it was my first crawler it's so fun to use
. I do have a few videos on my channel of it
I love mine but the rc4wd diff covers don’t fit but boom say they do 😞
Really? That's worth knowing, cheers! They are surprisingly fun trucks though, aren't they? 👍😁
Thank you for this!! Great help, I'm currently looking into a d90 kit
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@Kendall Arian Yup, I have been using InstaFlixxer for years myself :D
The issues with the axles and shimming is a big put off. And the wheelbase not being right.
Would the rc4wd axles fit or some other axles that could fix the shim issue?
I don't know about the RC4WD axles personally, but I wouldn't be surprised if they fit - quite a few things on this truck are directly interchangeable. I don't think it's necessary, though.
The axle shimming is important but it's pretty easy to do - and what I've since realised is that making sure the bearings are good is the most important thing. With those in good condition I haven't had any problems, and it's a heavy truck that gets used pretty hard too. I think it started eating gears once the stock bearings developed too much play.
As for the low profile bits, I got them from Asiatees - search 'D90 low profile' and you'll get the axle trusses (the headline says D110, but click through and you'll see they fit the D90 too) and search 'D90 high clearance' to
find the centre skid.
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 awesome thank you, just found it! Thanks for the information, great needed
Great video!! Can you tell me the wheelbase of this model? Like you said, there’s so many, and I’m wanting as short as possible. Asiatees shows this as 260-295 I believe, but I’d like to verify that.
Mine's at almost exactly 280mm - I adjusted it by cutting down the rear links.
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 hmmm I’m needing to be around 241…. Does there appear to be anywhere near 40mm of adjustment in hoop mounts? 😂
James K 😬 That's a big ask! You could get around 25mm by mounting the shock on the back of the axle, I reckon, and about 5mm more from using the rear-most hole on the shock hoops (plus another easy 5mm from the same at the front). How it would run I don't know... what are you building that's so short?! Find me on instagram (same as channel name) and I can send you relevant pics, if you like. 👍
Great video!
Are the shocks really 90mm? I thought they were 100mm when i last checked, but they are indeed oversprung.
I bought a spring kit to tune the shocks only to find that the ones that came with it, were the softest availible as well haha! That's probably why they were so cheap.
I've fitted the same gearing / gears to mines, shimmed the rear axle, transfer case, gearbox and driveshafts and swapped away from the terrible stock shocks
I had to get the same axle trusses as well. The front first because the spur was chewing itself off the links on full compression, then the rear because i snapped the stock truss on a rollover.
Thankfully the new ones are a lot more beefy.
I used shortened rod ends on 1 side on all the links both front and back to correct my wheelbase as it was a bit off with stock rod ends.
I'll need to get myself some of those mirrors as well, as i broke one of mines recently and didn't noticed until much later.
You are right with them being really fun to drive, even if they aren't as capable as some of the more mainstream trucks.
If was buying new, i'd go the Trailfinder route rather than one of these if they were similary priced, but i picked up mines used in a really good deal. It did not a fair bit of TLC but it's almsost finished.
Thanks! Sounds like you’ve had a pretty similar experience to me. Just measured the shocks: they’re 92mm eye to eye. With those hardest option springs on, I think you could use them on a real Land Rover... 🧐
I think. I got a bumper from. The same place you did... Slightly different but definitely agree with the mounting. I ended up re drilling the plate on the bumper to fit. Worked pretty well
Good to know it worked out! I see you're a mountain biker too (went to see if you had vids of your Landie)... I often wonder how many of use are into more than one off-road hobby! 👍 I find both useful for finding trails for the other one...
What size bearings do I need to change in axles are they standard size?
I'm afraid I can't remember at this point, sorry! It's likely they're 5x11x4mm as that's a pretty common size, though it's definitely best to take them out and measure them. Next time I have these axles apart I'll update the info on here. 👍
Great cheers 👍🏻
Great vid and quite funny too. I bought the D90 pick up one without wheels n shocks luckily. However I love it and it’s way more than scale looking than the Gelande which I’ve also got.
Rhys Ansell Thanks man! I've really grown to love my one too - it's working really well now. The Team Raffee shells like you've got seem a cut above the basic Boom Racing one on mine, so lucky you! Interesting to hear that about the Gelande... I've never actually seen a real one. 👍
I bought a RC4WD D90 and I changed everything `dffs. wheels and tires , shocks and drive shafts .
Ouch... sounds expensive...
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 yes but much better looking and reliable scale parts ;)
I used a combination of blue and black in the front and scale setup on the back works great , they make a planetary reduction gearbox for it that might be worth trying , also noticed a huge amount of slop in the gears, had to take two link spacers out the rear to make the wheelbase correct and adjusted the front panhard setup to get more travel with zero Bump steer , do love mine though. The kit only comes with instructions for the body and I agree not for a first time builder Great review mate been needing more on these 👍
Thank you! Interesting - I've gone for that same blue/black combo, but I've wondered about the scale rear setup. Maybe I'll give that a go. I was tempted by the planetary reduction box, but it seemed odd to bolt something extra to gears that aren't right rather instead of fixing the gears themselves... plus I was a bit concerned the extra length would then clash with the body. As always, it's very hard to find any clear photos of the parts fitted. So you got the unbuilt kit and it had no instructions? 😱 🤣
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 the scale rear works good but does take a while to find the right position and look cool I used the silver springs that came with it, iv not yet seen any with the reduction installed but I do wonder if rc4wd gears would fit the stock setup to take up the enormous amount of slop , yer I got the kit with the opening doors and no wheels/shocks the axles and gearbox are ready built just had to chuck it all together with help from pictures on google and a bit of guesswork but went together ok , if you take the long panhard spacer of the front axle and add a small silver shock spacer I found with a bit of playing around seems to work a little better, the link is very close to the spur though all in all I think its a great kit to own
I had to do the same with my rear links, but intead of removing the spacers i changed the rod ends to shorter ones
Interesting stuff.... I like the humour too 😉
Thanks! 😃
Well that was a comprehensive review, Steve! Loved the honesty and the humour. You have turned it into a great performer after all that work. I haven't got a real crawler (only a modified CC-01 trail runner) but this is great info for anyone owning or thinking about one of these rigs. However, you need to get rid of that Dick of a driver! Looks like Jules Holland! :P
Thanks Mark, it's much appreciated! Jools Holland... you're right! 🤣 Must be that endless boogie-woogie piano, it's given him an iron grip. Little swine.
I probably made this vid too comprehensive, really - I realised I was trying to explain everything I've learnt during the year in what was increasingly real time. This is the version with lots cut out! I've got a long way to go before I'm as comfortable in front of a camera as you are on your excellent vids. The CC-01 is another car I'm curious about, in particular with the Jeep YJ hardbody they did some years back. Anyway, all the best, hope you're enjoying your new freedoms (we barely got any here... 😭)!
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 Cheers mate - I think you came across really well on the video, you definitely have a knack for it, if this is you feeling uncomfortable. It does get easier the more you do, especially behind the camera. In front of the camera is a different thing, still finding my feet! My son convinced me to give it a go, saying it adds "personality" to the channel! Strange thing is, those vides have done better than the others, so maybe Alf (my 17yr old) was right. Still get the nerves though for some reason. Anyway, I am waffling! Just keep doing what you're doing, Steve!
@@MarkBryanRC Thanks, that's really good of you. I appreciate it. Yeah, I should probably listen to the 17 year-old too... I'll give talking to the camera a go at some point! 😬🤣 Cheers, enjoy the long weekend!
Great vid! Loved the low profile truss👌
Seriously over 10kg? That’s double any of my rigs...😬
Ha ha, yes, and that's without a battery... it's a heavy old thing. Practically everything on it is metal.
Now I can see why editing was a chore. Blimey mate you've certainly hit "comprehensive" on the way down and even bounced off "informative" and a glancing blow from "funny".
And I'm disappointed in the quality as you describe it, poor show Boomracing boohiss.
Question: Will there be a Zack Snyder version of this movie, or should I just buy this version when BluRay releases?
:D
AnT R/C There'll be a Director's Cut with a commentary, then later a Special Edition with a commentary on the commentary, then a 10-Month Anniversary Edition with deleted scenes and a making-of documentary about the commentary of the commentary (plus a Limited Edition version of the second version featuring the making-of the making-of the commentary of the commentary and a scratch 'n' sniff poster of my traffic cones). PRE-ORDER NOW 👍
@@rccrawlersmid-wales645 you have way too much time on your hands....
Well, it looks cool! Thanks for the vid! 🤓✌️🇺🇲
Thanks for watching! 👍
Buy a 700.00 rc an replace everything ..... what a deal
It wasn't anywhere near £700.