This is my hobby and this is what I like to spend my free time doing. Yes I went a little overboard upgrading my slash, but I wanted to get the best performance out of it.
Yes you can use your existing caster blocks, the only difference between the two carriers is the opening size for the bearing. I haven't had any problems with these axles. They're very smooth and they handled offroad perfectly. Really, even after many crashes these have held up great.
Check the description, I just put it in. But with the aluminum parts it's $225 w/o the discount I used. If you use the plastic parts instead, it's $177. You also don't need as many bearings as I got, I just wanted extras incase one ceased. So that should drop it another $10.
wow, this new school RC stuff is amazing looking and in aluminum and steel. nothing like my old, old stuff Ive got cars that are 40 years old up to about 2005 maybe all of it is 1/8 gas on-road and some off-road . Ive got about 10 unopened BMT 1/8 4wd onroad kits. I was sponsored back in the late 90's and they would just send me 4 kits at a time to rape for parts I must also have 7/8 kits with only a few parts missing. Get this I also have a couple of associated RC 250/300 2wd 1/8 and 2 complete RC 500 4wd 1/8 one is the older chain drive and one is a belt drive LOL. I don't want to look too much as it wouldn't take much to get me tinkering again. Have fun and thanks for sharing
Those are the Team-RCE shock towers. They're really nice, they're $40 for each tower, but it's worth every penny. It's good for you becuase you only really need it for the back!
Yeah I wish I could have done a second overview video after I did those other upgrades but here's one if you haven't seen it: TRCE Slash 4x4 Race Setup Video
Yes you will need to get new carriers, either the XO-1 or the Tekno. The XO-1 cvds are 6mm in diameter (stock 5mm) so you need bigger carriers to support the bigger bearings. The Teknos are plastic, but will get the job done. Check the description.
Yeah, lots of money went into this truck. I thought about the MIPs but I heard they were heavy, so I decided to go for something else. All the reviews of the XO-1 axles were positive and I wanted at least a couple more Traxxas parts on my slash lol, everything else is aftermarket.
That is one helluva rig man!!! I know it's your call but I would switch the A-arms and shock towers to RPM plastic. Eventually you will rip the hinge pins out of the bulkhead with aluminum arms. U will be way faster in the turns once you lose all that weight. RPM plastic will never break unless its colder than 50 F. If its colder than 40 F, snaps like a twig. Lifetime warranty though. I guess it depends if you want to race it. Looks sweet.
Thanks for the comment Steve. I loved the RPM for bashing around but the truck needed some more weight for racing. I race on loose outdoor 1/8th scale tracks and the truck's lightweight just wasn't handling like I would have hoped. I like how it drove heavier, felt more planted. But the RCE chassis components are made of Magnesium, the strongest metal for its weight.
Before I got these I was using the stock axles. They MIP are heavy, but if you don't mind that, I heard they were great! Seen some problems with the Traxxas steel velocity ones.
Just realized you're the same guy who SCRATCH built his own desert trophy truck!! What an amazing build that was...I spent hours reading all the posts in the thread! What are some upgrades you'd recommend for the ultimate edition?
Haha yeah that's me! It's taken a while but it's finally coming together! As far as upgrades, I would first grab the STRC bellcrank, STRC captured hinge pins and some aluminum hexes. Those are the most important upgrade you can get IMO, everything else after that is either visual or for minor improvement. It's a great truck out the box!
That's what I figured. The owner has been sick for a while and production has been slow. The still make all their products, like I said they'll just be out of stock until he can get things going again. His are the only ones I've seen with this design.
+MrLuisom I'll have to check, I did the opposite. I have xo1 knuckles with slash output yokes. that gave me larger wheel bearings than either setup, but 5mm yokes instead of 6mm.
Damn, there was a LOT of flex in the center drive shaft. Nice build, and do those XO-=1 cvd's work pretty good? I'm going to be getting a slash platinum this winter, and it has the aluminum upgrades that you installed already on it. I already have a radio setup, all I will need is a battery and charger. Has it been a pretty good truck so far?
+RakinBill Yes they did work very well. I never had a single issue with them on my setup. I ran that truck pretty hard and it performed well, you can see it in action here ruclips.net/video/HG-zc8omTGk/видео.html
How did this enhance the performance specifically? What would be the best upgrade that you have done thus far? Looks like you have done a lot of work and she looks sweet!
They look nice but not practical for the slash unless your real careful with it. The boots rip constantly. I've also seen them snap under pressure. The best axle you can buy is the MIP steel axles. Amazing quality and durability that cannot be matched.
When you said "two different toe-in angles" that is incorrect. What you have are two different options for the vertical placement of the carrier axle, which provides two different suspension envelope adjustments, which will affect CAMBER angle through the range of the rear suspension's position, not toe-in.
That is really cool man. Now that they are xo1 axles are that more heavy duty now would u recommend using these in plastic parts? And are those 8th scale shocls? Lol i wonder if they fit rpm a arms.
Ryan R Thanks Ryan. You could use them with plastic parts fine, this is just what I had lol. But yeah they're 8th scale Hot Bodies D8 shocks, 97mm front and rear. They'll fit rpm just fine, you could even flip the arms around in the back if you want to.
That is very nice mate your slash must be upgraded to the 9's. It must be an expensive upgrade tho wouldn't mips be a cheaper stronger alternative. Theres a guy on here strength testing revo 3.3 std axles . Cvd axles then mip cvds and the mips broke the jig.
Where did you get the chassis, shocks, and aluminum parts from? I like those shock towers, looks like there is a lot of adjustability on them. I bought a new slash vxl 4x4, and I want to upgrade the drive shafts, shock towers, a arms, bearing carriers, caster blocks, and steering. Great video.
+RakinBill Thanks, the lcg chassis/shock towers were from Team RCE, they're no longer in business but they made some damn good parts. Shocks are from the hot bodies d8.
oh my mistake on the earlier comment the ones. for the xo-1 fit the 6x11 i think but trx makes axels just like that for the stock slash hubs hearing size ijs
Thanks for the info man, great video. I do have one question though. Why not just use the xo-1 17mm hexes? You dont have to sand anything down or use the washers.
it's a short course truck, need to run run short course wheels. only 1 short course wheel by DE on the market. and there is alot of wheels for standard 12mm shortcourse. that's my guess.
@@fondfarewell2 either way, I wouldn't have destroyed those aluminum drives for no reason. Sell them on Ebay to someone who's just getting into the hobby and get the correct ones. This is why I'm very leery of buying anything used.
So you are looking at like $225 in parts? Shit, I bought my brushless 4x4 Slash for less than that. Unless I was racing for money or something that just doesn't make sense. I will just keep replacing my factory parts every once in a while as they are so cheap anyway. From the looks of your rig you do compete, so that's awesome. Good video though, you do an excellent job of explaining and showing how to do the job.
Yeah you will have to change them, it stinks. If you want to stay aluminum like I did, you'll have to get the XO-1 carriers. The Tekno ones are just the cheaper option.
I purchased all the parts in your parts list and what bearing do I use for the inside of the rear axle carrier? I purshased the 6455 axle carriers and the 10x15x4 bearing but they're to big and the 6x12x4 are for the outside I assume. These were off the parts list but won't fit??
I bash mostly in sandy gravel pits due to where I live. How do these axles hold up to abuse? I hate how my axles get binded up with sand to the point where I can barely separate them during cleaning. And I already followed ultimate rc's axle sanding tutorial to take a little diameter off.
Hello, just some question ^^ the location of the "carriers" of the stock suspension arm is not it too short compared to the "carrier" Aluminum XO-1? i want it on my Stampede 4X4 VXL ^ ^ have you thought about putting "wheels hub" 17mm for wheels to 3.8 inches ( Proline desperados with trencher or badland
I'm curious I have an extra one and I also have a rally with a 2606 o Castle motor he's going to go through all that trouble how come you didn't just use the MIP for the Slash
J Doxey They're made by Team-RCE, but they went out of business almost 2 years ago. You're right they are very beefy and adjustable, worth the $40 for each one.
+Phil Collin's I run a RC group with 13K+ members called "RC Tips and Tricks" and I promise you, anybody that has an extensive and vast knowledge of the hobby will tell you that the slash platform is one of the most versatile platforms on the market to this day still, and on top of that, it is extremely well made and very durable. Same as with the Axial SCX10 and many others depending on what type of build your going for. But I am always learning new things so I am curious why you would say pick a rally car and then convert it since the rally is the same platform as the slash anyways? This is not a sarcastic question, I truly am curious as to the advantage of it? Thanks
LMFAO He said buy a rally and convert it. FYI it's the same chassis dumb fuck. "Traxxas are only good for skate park bashing" What a dumb fuck ass comment.
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This is my hobby and this is what I like to spend my free time doing. Yes I went a little overboard upgrading my slash, but I wanted to get the best performance out of it.
Yes you can use your existing caster blocks, the only difference between the two carriers is the opening size for the bearing. I haven't had any problems with these axles. They're very smooth and they handled offroad perfectly. Really, even after many crashes these have held up great.
Check the description, I just put it in. But with the aluminum parts it's $225 w/o the discount I used. If you use the plastic parts instead, it's $177. You also don't need as many bearings as I got, I just wanted extras incase one ceased. So that should drop it another $10.
wow, this new school RC stuff is amazing looking and in aluminum and steel. nothing like my old, old stuff Ive got cars that are 40 years old up to about 2005 maybe all of it is 1/8 gas on-road and some off-road . Ive got about 10 unopened BMT 1/8 4wd onroad kits. I was sponsored back in the late 90's and they would just send me 4 kits at a time to rape for parts I must also have 7/8 kits with only a few parts missing. Get this I also have a couple of associated RC 250/300 2wd 1/8 and 2 complete RC 500 4wd 1/8 one is the older chain drive and one is a belt drive LOL.
I don't want to look too much as it wouldn't take much to get me tinkering again. Have fun and thanks for sharing
Wayne Rainey dang man I’ll take one 😅
Ur one of the rare people who lists parts used , so thank you for that
Those are the Team-RCE shock towers. They're really nice, they're $40 for each tower, but it's worth every penny. It's good for you becuase you only really need it for the back!
Dude I would love to see a overview video of your whole entire truck explaining all your parts and upgrades!! That thing looks sick!!!
Yeah I wish I could have done a second overview video after I did those other upgrades but here's one if you haven't seen it:
TRCE Slash 4x4 Race Setup Video
Yes you will need to get new carriers, either the XO-1 or the Tekno. The XO-1 cvds are 6mm in diameter (stock 5mm) so you need bigger carriers to support the bigger bearings. The Teknos are plastic, but will get the job done.
Check the description.
Cyconxc what are you running In that as far as esc and motor
Omg thank you soooo much for calling them axels and not drive shafts!!!!! Soo annoying when people do that.
Yeah, lots of money went into this truck. I thought about the MIPs but I heard they were heavy, so I decided to go for something else. All the reviews of the XO-1 axles were positive and I wanted at least a couple more Traxxas parts on my slash lol, everything else is aftermarket.
i want to do this on my 1/8 buggy..it looks very durable.
thanks for showing !
Thanks! Yes, these will work on the stock and rpm a-arms. The parts needed to build it are in the description.
Yah, definitley worth it. I ordered 2 fronts and 2 rears. The tires at the end were Proline Bow-Ties in M3.
That is one helluva rig man!!! I know it's your call but I would switch the A-arms and shock towers to RPM plastic. Eventually you will rip the hinge pins out of the bulkhead with aluminum arms. U will be way faster in the turns once you lose all that weight. RPM plastic will never break unless its colder than 50 F. If its colder than 40 F, snaps like a twig. Lifetime warranty though. I guess it depends if you want to race it. Looks sweet.
Thanks for the comment Steve. I loved the RPM for bashing around but the truck needed some more weight for racing. I race on loose outdoor 1/8th scale tracks and the truck's lightweight just wasn't handling like I would have hoped. I like how it drove heavier, felt more planted. But the RCE chassis components are made of Magnesium, the strongest metal for its weight.
I bet this thing is indestructible
Like all of the aluminum upgrades nice...
Check out the description. You'll need to get the Tekno front and rear carriers, all the bearings and some new 6mm hexes.
No it won't be too short, you can use the XO-1 axles on stock or protrac length a arms.
Before I got these I was using the stock axles. They MIP are heavy, but if you don't mind that, I heard they were great! Seen some problems with the Traxxas steel velocity ones.
That one awesome looking truck. I thick you made the right choice with those parts.
I have those on my slash and I have had a lot of trouble with the boots ripping.
I am running the protrak widend AArms....the front bearings went in fine,which allowed me to use the pin holes.
Haha, as long as it works right! I really like to help out the rc community, thanks for the kind words :)
I really loved your video. Great stuff! Thanks for posting.
No problem man, glad you enjoyed it.
Yes they will also fit the rear of the 2wd Slash and Ruslter.
Just realized you're the same guy who SCRATCH built his own desert trophy truck!! What an amazing build that was...I spent hours reading all the posts in the thread! What are some upgrades you'd recommend for the ultimate edition?
Haha yeah that's me! It's taken a while but it's finally coming together! As far as upgrades, I would first grab the STRC bellcrank, STRC captured hinge pins and some aluminum hexes. Those are the most important upgrade you can get IMO, everything else after that is either visual or for minor improvement. It's a great truck out the box!
That's what I figured. The owner has been sick for a while and production has been slow. The still make all their products, like I said they'll just be out of stock until he can get things going again. His are the only ones I've seen with this design.
Thats a sweet rig man
Yep, I was running Hot Bodies D8 97mm shocks from their 1/8th scale e-buggy.
You can also use the carriers with the slash driveshafts and oversized bearings instead of using the xo-1 output yokes.
hi, can you tell me what size of bearing can i use for stock slash 4x4 axle carriers an steering blocks to put x0-1 drive shaftsthanks a lot
+MrLuisom I'll have to check, I did the opposite. I have xo1 knuckles with slash output yokes. that gave me larger wheel bearings than either setup, but 5mm yokes instead of 6mm.
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I use these shafts and so far so good.
Looks like you're running Vorza/D8 shocks? I put these on my slash and it's a huge improvement
+HeyDude93gt Good deal. Yes these are D8 shocks too, they were a great upgrade for this truck.
Yes, they will also work on the Stampede 4x4.
Damn, there was a LOT of flex in the center drive shaft. Nice build, and do those XO-=1 cvd's work pretty good? I'm going to be getting a slash platinum this winter, and it has the aluminum upgrades that you installed already on it. I already have a radio setup, all I will need is a battery and charger.
Has it been a pretty good truck so far?
+RakinBill Yes they did work very well. I never had a single issue with them on my setup. I ran that truck pretty hard and it performed well, you can see it in action here ruclips.net/video/HG-zc8omTGk/видео.html
Very cool upgrades!
You too! Have a good one!
How did this enhance the performance specifically? What would be the best upgrade that you have done thus far?
Looks like you have done a lot of work and she looks sweet!
Great vid...Great parts detail...thanks.
They look nice but not practical for the slash unless your real careful with it. The boots rip constantly. I've also seen them snap under pressure. The best axle you can buy is the MIP steel axles. Amazing quality and durability that cannot be matched.
I want to do this to my EREVO. I just need $$$! I will use RPM arms though.
Sweet setup bro
Hi did you use xo1 diffs
So much cool car and good work 💪💪💪💪
When you said "two different toe-in angles" that is incorrect. What you have are two different options for the vertical placement of the carrier axle, which provides two different suspension envelope adjustments, which will affect CAMBER angle through the range of the rear suspension's position, not toe-in.
That is really cool man. Now that they are xo1 axles are that more heavy duty now would u recommend using these in plastic parts? And are those 8th scale shocls? Lol i wonder if they fit rpm a arms.
Ryan R Thanks Ryan. You could use them with plastic parts fine, this is just what I had lol. But yeah they're 8th scale Hot Bodies D8 shocks, 97mm front and rear. They'll fit rpm just fine, you could even flip the arms around in the back if you want to.
High quality foam. Very important ha ha lol
i saw you on a kids video on slash 4x4 upgrades. You're a jerk
Nice upgrade man did you use the rear or front driveshafts and what tires are you using ?
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Nice build 👍🏽
That is very nice mate your slash must be upgraded to the 9's. It must be an expensive upgrade tho wouldn't mips be a cheaper stronger alternative. Theres a guy on here strength testing revo 3.3 std axles . Cvd axles then mip cvds and the mips broke the jig.
Just forgot to during the video, but I applied some before I drove it.
Where did you get the chassis, shocks, and aluminum parts from? I like those shock towers, looks like there is a lot of adjustability on them. I bought a new slash vxl 4x4, and I want to upgrade the drive shafts, shock towers, a arms, bearing carriers, caster blocks, and steering.
Great video.
+RakinBill Thanks, the lcg chassis/shock towers were from Team RCE, they're no longer in business but they made some damn good parts. Shocks are from the hot bodies d8.
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beautiful parts..Nice !
oh my mistake on the earlier comment the ones. for the xo-1 fit the 6x11 i think but trx makes axels just like that for the stock slash hubs hearing size ijs
Yeah you got it. I ordered these right before Traxxas came out with the Slash versions...
looks pretty sick dude, how they holding up and u recommend and price?
Not sure what I just watched, not only do you want to make the pin fit but you want to make the pin stay put.
holy cow. what motor do you have to run that cinder block? just playing, it looks badass!
Thanks for the info man, great video. I do have one question though. Why not just use the xo-1 17mm hexes? You dont have to sand anything down or use the washers.
it's a short course truck, need to run run short course wheels. only 1 short course wheel by DE on the market. and there is alot of wheels for standard 12mm shortcourse. that's my guess.
@@fondfarewell2 either way, I wouldn't have destroyed those aluminum drives for no reason. Sell them on Ebay to someone who's just getting into the hobby and get the correct ones. This is why I'm very leery of buying anything used.
Nice vid but a little heavy on the aluminum parts
Hot Bodies D8 shocks, 97mm.
why did you need special. hubs i used almu. trx .5 offset like the ultimate or platinum hubs, and bought. those same axles. perfect fit
By chance did you weigh these axles vs the MIP X Duty? The MIP's seem very heavy, but definitely strong.
ok thanks I think I'm also gonna do that too awesome vid man keep up the good upgrads !
nice slash
So you are looking at like $225 in parts? Shit, I bought my brushless 4x4 Slash for less than that. Unless I was racing for money or something that just doesn't make sense. I will just keep replacing my factory parts every once in a while as they are so cheap anyway. From the looks of your rig you do compete, so that's awesome.
Good video though, you do an excellent job of explaining and showing how to do the job.
Cheers
Unless it has a metal case, it wouldn't be any stronger than the slash 4x4's. Not really sure if it would fit or not.
Awesome!
hey cool stuff :)
I know, they're terrible. I'm still surprised I put up with them that long.
Yeah you will have to change them, it stinks. If you want to stay aluminum like I did, you'll have to get the XO-1 carriers. The Tekno ones are just the cheaper option.
What kind of chassis is that i know its carbon Fiber but damn It looks awesome the arms too
I purchased all the parts in your parts list and what bearing do I use for the inside of the rear axle carrier? I purshased the 6455 axle carriers and the 10x15x4 bearing but they're to big and the 6x12x4 are for the outside I assume. These were off the parts list but won't fit??
Did you use aluminum parts for looks or for strength, and or why not rpm parts, cause plastic has a give and aluminum doesn't
Nice video bro
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I bash mostly in sandy gravel pits due to where I live. How do these axles hold up to abuse? I hate how my axles get binded up with sand to the point where I can barely separate them during cleaning. And I already followed ultimate rc's axle sanding tutorial to take a little diameter off.
I know, if I put it on the other side it hits the rear shocks.
thankyou very much
cool vid great mod
I can only get one bearing in each rear carrier,with it allowing the pin hole to be used,if I put both bearings in,you can't Evan see the pin hole?...
Yah I could do that. Next time I have nothing to do I'll make a quick video!
Hello,
just some question ^^
the location of the "carriers" of the stock suspension arm is not it too short compared to the "carrier" Aluminum XO-1?
i want it on my Stampede 4X4 VXL ^ ^
have you thought about putting "wheels hub" 17mm for wheels to 3.8 inches ( Proline desperados with trencher or badland
Do you think if i drill a hole in my AKA adapter with a dremel, will the grub screw be able to screw onto the stub axle?
Can you give me the part number for those A Arms. And are they the same part #for front and rear. Thanks Solid video.
are you selling the trouphy trucks
I'm curious I have an extra one and I also have a rally with a 2606 o Castle motor he's going to go through all that trouble how come you didn't just use the MIP for the Slash
Why didn't ya weigh both in grams. After converting what you said the xo1 axles are lighter
What can you tell me about those shock towers? They look really beefy.
J Doxey They're made by Team-RCE, but they went out of business almost 2 years ago. You're right they are very beefy and adjustable, worth the $40 for each one.
still a traxxas... waste of money, get a rally and convert it to a slash way better, and FYI traxxas are only good for skate park bashing
+Phil Collin's I run a RC group with 13K+ members called "RC Tips and Tricks" and I promise you, anybody that has an extensive and vast knowledge of the hobby will tell you that the slash platform is one of the most versatile platforms on the market to this day still, and on top of that, it is extremely well made and very durable. Same as with the Axial SCX10 and many others depending on what type of build your going for. But I am always learning new things so I am curious why you would say pick a rally car and then convert it since the rally is the same platform as the slash anyways? This is not a sarcastic question, I truly am curious as to the advantage of it? Thanks
The Slash is the same platform now... early on in pre-LCG days it was different and to get an LCG slash you had to buy a Rally and convert it.
LMFAO He said buy a rally and convert it. FYI it's the same chassis dumb fuck. "Traxxas are only good for skate park bashing" What a dumb fuck ass comment.
How are the metal a arms?
Hey isn't there supposed to be a bearing wear you put the axel into the diff case.
This is Constant Velocity Joints?
I may not be good at English.
What I do is get old nails that are small. Just a tip for next time
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Don’t race in a clay track with jumps. I broke the stub axle on my first battery on the first pass on the first jump.
But i have the slash 4x4 ultimate ......i need to change out those aluminum carriers ???
2:07 Don't jizz in your pants there kid. lol
is it a "must" to get the XO1 axle carriers?
or it is ok to use the slash alloy carriers and steering block?
Good video:D keep it up:)
Wait never mind I see the bearing in there but it looks brown
And will i have to change the aluminum outer suspention parts that alredy came on my car
U put the rear tie rod on the axle carrier wrong.