Hey RC Girl nice job. For your issue on descents it looks like your ESC is still set to trail mode which is only 50% drag brake. This is how it is set when new. If you change it to crawl mode the drag brakes will be set at 100% braking. In crawl mode it will stop on downhills if you let off the throttle. 100% drag brake is 100% braking. It also lets you go directly from forward to reverse without having to double tap the throttle control. Doing this makes a huge difference in crawling performance.
I like how you show that you are learning and don't know everything like you've been doing it since they were invented. It can be frustrating and I'm glad that's not all edited out
In real life rock crawlers there are "suck down winches" and also "limiting straps". Have RC crawlers ever tried those concepts? Suck Down Winch: a small ATV style winch mounts to chassis frame rail or crossmember above front axle and beneath or near motor. The winch rope attaches to center of axle housing. When activated on steep incline obsticles, it sucks down and compresses the front end suspension to prevent suspension unloading on incline when nose is feeling light. Front end "limiting straps" are similar concept but do not compress suspensions, rather just prevents too much front suspension unloading on steep incline. Would be cool to see on RC crawler, even if just there for appearance of realism.
I really like the side by side comparisons of before and after the upgrades. Split screen on the same obstacles is awesome. This video was incredibly helpful. Thanks.
RC Girl - thank you for your informative, laid back style. Other channels are a little too much on the "show" that the creators give, and tend to lose focus on RC. Excellent work with this, I know it's an old vid, and I've seen some of your others. Keep up the outstanding work!
I'm finally getting my ten year old little girl interested in RC she likes you because now she sees other girls like RC also. Please do an update on how this brass holds up. Thanks. 😁
Like you i was struck that way also . . . this Gal is a trail blazer! I've watched a handful of of previous videos that always displayed knowledge and sincerity, this topic is a bit more complex and she tackled it w the same results. A terrific role model for girls who are drawn to STEM stuff, talking about it doesn't move it forward, moving it forward does. Hey! we're not eye candy pieces of fluff, we're the real deal. Kind of mirrors rock crawling = progress will be an inch at a time and add up, and good for You, her and everybody that your daughter's choices aren't limited. PS it sometimes strikes me w some of the accessories sold for crawlers and military RCs = grown men playing w dolls. All 3 of you have Fun, fix things and learn along w keep making progress in many ways.
@@RCGirl I like you good on you one day I hope you can Buy a Real Land Rover 110 Defender or a Discovery 3 or 4 it pays to be a Mechanic as I am and get one with a Jaguar Diesel or a FORD 4.1ltr V6 petrol and a Auto Transmission is Better than a Manual my Discovery 3 4lt V6 Auto will go Anywhere I live in the Mountains South island of New Zealand I've Owned Toyota Land Cruisers before and I Wish I Owned a Land Rover a long time ago Very Comfy 4x4
It's so nice to see women in hobbies and careers that are often stereotyped as being for males. Great quality video! Loved the detailed walkthroughs and side-by-side footage comparisons. Liked and subscribed.
Wow!!! Exactly what I need a Woman to share my love for the R/C Hobby ,that's not worried bout chipping a nail, Now that's Beautiful!!! Much Respect and God Bless!!!
R/C Girl, Way to go...I should have guessed your comment list goes on forever!!!. Great job. , and very thorough video. I am actually getting ready to order a Traxxas 4 Sport truck( after selling my Cross Demon....bad transmission engineering) but I really like the weight and beefiness of metal components. You have solved my problem with this video. Thank you. Cool looks, good performance from an already proven performer chassis. I love your enthusiasm and willingness to tackle the unknown in an otherwise mostly male hobby. Keep it up....we need more of you.
Go the cheaper route, get some beadlocks and wrap the inner ring with 1/4 oz wheel weights to your desired weight. Costs about $25 for 360 pcs (90 oz). I put 2 layers in the front (6 1/4 oz) and one layer (3 oz) in the rears. You'd be impressed by how well it does compared to spending $300+ for brass and metal axles.
Hi! Hayley I'm trying to get my Beautiful Wife of 30 yrs into RCing and she's really excited to get her own 1/8 scale MT but I don't think I'll ever get her to do the dirty work like you do! hahaha! She won't be Filling no shocks with oil or diffs with grease - that'll be my job for sure but that's OK because just having her bashing with me will be great! Yea! we're both close to 60 yrs old and do most stuff together/she even comes out to my Shop/Garage to help sometimes but hates getting Dirty! : ) Great Job & video! Keep Smiling & Enjoy - Went to your new site & Your an impressively Intelligent & Lovely Young Lady with Lots of CLASSSSS! : )
Nice upgrades good job challenging yourself, my wife and I enjoy your channel, I'm getting her the TRX 4 Mercedes Benz I believe it's the same platform, thank's for sharing keep having fun with rc
One of your videos for trx4 popped up on my feed so i watched it. NEVER thought id see a woman into RC as much if not more than myself. Thats awesome. Keep up the awesome content
Just subscribed cause I just purchased a TRX4 and was looking for upgrades great video can’t wait to show my girls that women work on RC cars too keep up the great work ...
If people have access to a propane torch and some lead fishing weights, they can remove the front bumper and make molds for lead weights that fit into the sides of the Land Rover bumper. I hot glued mine in with hot glue and they've stayed glued since then. By the way. thank you for doing what your doing. If I had to guess, you had trouble with the diff-locker cable. That was my trouble.
Me & my lil boy just got into crawler rc's... thanks for the teaching lessons, this is a great way to start kids into tech & mechanics. Im learning too....
I apologize ... translated, through a translator))) Another excellent video ... very excited and proud of the girls we are doing !!!! I love you like a sister💓👍👍👍
I have yeah racing axle covers. Strange. One of cover fit good and other cover not fit right. Gear eating inside cover. Plans get yeah racing brass covers. Hope it fit good
I have several Rc4wd models and recently purchased the Trx-4, just by curiosity. I must say that it's an excellent rig right out of the box. Now it's time to install some serious metal axles, metal portals housing and off course a winch. More weight of the under components equals to a better planted vehicle. Nice vid ma'am; Keep them up!
That is awesome!! Appreciate you sharing RC girl. I have the Broncos two of them, I done the brass weights on one of them does make a difference happy trailing
Excellent video. You've given a complete newbie a few things to consider. Thank you for taking the time to create a vid, I know editing can take quite a bit of time. So thanks again.
Thank you thank you thank you!! At last a beautiful woman doing RC and not just laughing and turning her nose up at it. Keep up the good work and get more women and girls interested in a fantastic hobby!!! Ps, loved the new installations, really cool looking. Might have to get them. Isn't the Trx4 Landy just great!! Cheers, thank you again.
@@RCGirl your very welcome, you have a great channel and I've been following for the past couple or so months now even though i havent commented much and see you like different genres of RC like myself. I am yet to fly fixed wing though, have one on the way to review soon , that's gonna be fun trying not to crash Lol :D Keep up the great work and all the best for 2019!!
Hi great video I added brass weight to my TRX4 landy as you said top heavy, my TRX4 bronco is stock not so easy to roll.looking forward to see result of those shocks.
Just found your video and just started R/Cing, got me a starter dune buggy and having a blast with it. Now I see this TRX and wow. The additional great looking parts are awesome and the side by side was as well. Out of my league for now. thanks for the video
I got a couple TRX4Ms that I’ve completely rebuilt with metal and brass parts (minus the battery trays) and it’s a night and day difference in how they perform. I got a TRX4 2021 Bronco coming now and I can’t wait to see what I can get out of it
The TRX-4 definitely needs some weight on the front. The center of gravity, when including a 5000 mah 3S battery and the body with the spare tire, is towards the rear, not in the middle of the car. I've added about 300g (a bit less maybe) to the front. Nothing fancy like your stuff, just glued lead in the bumper and between the chassis beams. This made the center of gravity in the center and it's another planet. Very realistic (the full size defender has the center of mass in the the center between the two axles) and not too bad both in ascending and descending. Of course master of none :). If I may, I would advise to try removing the big round weights on the front, I think that's a bit too much. However I bet your sidehilling capability is stellar in the current setup. And about the diffs: you might want to consider stainless steal ball bearings (possibly with ceramic balls), to avoid rust. I'm very lazy and run in a lot of water..... I rusted all of the bearings in about an year :P. Should have done more maintenance :D :D :D. Great video, keep up the good work!
Dear RC Girl, I am not a physicist by trade, but I do have a Ph.D. from somewhere in something else. Anyway, Colin Chapman (the racecar driver who founded Lotus) once said something to the effect of "If you add power to a car, you make it faster on the straights. If you reduce weight, you make if faster everywhere." I think that the same principle applies to climb rate and maximum safe descent rate. At some point, I would like to modify a short-wheelbase TRX4 into super low CG Mars crawler. That plus a trailer so I could tow it using my Defender (which is still awesome after three years.
The second hole in the center plate is so you can get to the driveshaft set screw, not for another mount screw. I want that kit so I'll have to save some cash. Awesome looking kit. Great video.
WOW..! That's super blingy..! Predictable on the decent, but what a difference on the ladder bridge ascent.! I can't get over how good it looks.! Well Done.! Can't wait to see the shocks.!
The extra weight will course the tire sidewall to roll a lot and it will tip more when on side hill. I heard changing to progressive foam helps stop tire roll so much and helps . Also shock adjustments .
Thanks for excellent vid... I haven't bought my TRX Crawler RC yet, (currently a run nitro, which is pretty anti-social now I live in a city) so I'm doing alot of research. This has been a great vid to show what crawling accessories available! Thanks
You're awesome, thanks, the only thing I missed was the cost of everything, I don't have one yet, very tempting, yet personally I like the new tactical unit, it's a tiny bit cheaper, & these days saving what I can helps, most my Axial builds have at least an alloy front axle & alloy wheels to keep the weight low but thanks I go look them up as far as $ cost
OMG! Such a wonderful change from the usual RC vids! So refreshingly honest!❤️ (all mistakes mentioned). RC Girl is now my fav. as the vids are polished and clear. Keep up the good work! I'm a big fan now... 👍🤩
You can actually see how much of a difference the extra weight (Brass and Aluminum) does for the truck! You can tell just through the video there’s alot more traction... Especially up front!💯 Awesome Video and thanks for sharing‼️💯💯‼️ I’m hoping when my 8 month year old daughter gets older I can get her into this amazing awesome of a hobby💯💯 Cheers
Good job! great tutorial! Skids look cool and are a great idea but they will ultimately just make you hang up on more obstacles! When i first started crawling i put axle skids on but learned quickly that they weren't worth it.
Ik it's a really old video at this point but getting overwhelmed with the axel was how I felt building the kit version of the trx4. Took me 6 hours of working on it (with snack breaks)
Just happened across your channel & it's wicked to see a woman into RC's. My two daughters, both in their 40's now, grew up with rigs I scratchbuilt for them & I'm still building today & both still love the hobby! So I'm a bit biased towards thinking it's wicked groovy ya'll are here & you have some really sweet content! Not that with as many subs as ya'll have you'd notice, but you have 1 more. Wicked job you're doing and impressive videos, keep up the great work, you definately have my support!
When I get a new R/C the very first thing I do, before I ever take it out for a run, is grease the axles. I use high temperature heavy grease. --- I have an ECX Barrage Gen1 that out of the box would roll over if you sneezed on it. Using what I had on hand I weighted the wheels; I tied five 1/8th oz fishing weights onto each wheel with hemp twine, then secured them in place with a strip of bicycle inner tube. For a total of 5/8ths oz (20 grams) per wheel. It handles like a whole different truck, climbs much better and rarely rolls over now. --- I can't imagine why anyone would "not" put oil in their shocks. R/C's with springs only have such an unrealistic ride bouncing along.
I seen previous videos of upgrades of metal axles and whilst it improves in certain ways, there are some disadvantages. Seeing that the Defender is a bit top heavy I went for stainless steel driveshafts these are possibly double the weight of original. Not tried out yet, hopefully this might improve the stability. Impressed with your straight forward approach to upgrades.
I know it's some time since you wrote this. But be careful to add weight to the driveline. It will also affect the power and wear on the gearing. Although it should be okay to do your upgrade 🙂
I will definitely do that upgrade. Think I’d add a little more weight on the Ass end to keep it planted. Especially with a snowplough. Live in Canada aye.
Theres a real lack of channels that do explanations like this, very cool i want those axles they look rad! Just built a full kit, need to upgrade the servo before adding weight though, it already binds when you try and steer on something grippy with my prolines.
It looks like a nice option to add to a good truck. It does seem to be a bit front heavy as you said, which has its plusses and minuses. I'll look forward to seeing how you decide to balance the front and back weight. Thanks!
Added similar weight to mine & also bought from RCMart when I visited them in Hong Kong last year; you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find the store! I also bought awesome & rather heavy beadlocks from them which stopped me getting diffs etc. as it would be way too heavy. Looking forward to th shocks upgrade video :)
Hi Hayley, Great video on replacing the upgrade parts. Sorry you were under the weather. Thought you would have installed the easy start trigger. Maybe using 118g rear portal covers might help with the stairs descent. Time to have more fun. :-)
Yeah I'm still thinking about whether I want to drill holes in the chassis to install the start trigger. It comes with hardware to do that since it takes some leverage to operate and I don't think the sticky tape alone will be enough....
Your course looks awesome, super jelly! It seemed to really help the climbing, but yeah, that stair decent was rough. Again, sweet course you have there!
Just today I discover your channel and I like it already. keep up the good work. on my TRX I just placed heavy washers at the inner side of the front wheels and its working pretty good.
seen how much you were planning to install and thinking.. going to have to make sure she uses low gear coming down so she gets some drag brake.. The Defender is a bit tricky with weight as you are finding out, as with any of the trail trucks, finding that balance where you improve ascent yet still can come down without riding with the rear wheels off the ground. I'm glad your still enjoying this part of the hobby, like John Smith pointed out.. you are an inspiration.
Take picture on phone before tear down. Use a small plastic tackle tray for removal of screws and label. Keep screws organized. I make copies of instruction schematics and laminate. Keep near by during the build.
Want to see more TRX-4 upgrades, run footage, and mods? Check out my full TRX-4 playlist: bit.ly/3hZ498Y
I need some serious upgrades on my TRX-4 Sport!
Hey RC Girl nice job. For your issue on descents it looks like your ESC is still set to trail mode which is only 50% drag brake. This is how it is set when new. If you change it to crawl mode the drag brakes will be set at 100% braking. In crawl mode it will stop on downhills if you let off the throttle. 100% drag brake is 100% braking. It also lets you go directly from forward to reverse without having to double tap the throttle control. Doing this makes a huge difference in crawling performance.
I like how you show that you are learning and don't know everything like you've been doing it since they were invented. It can be frustrating and I'm glad that's not all edited out
In real life rock crawlers there are "suck down winches" and also "limiting straps". Have RC crawlers ever tried those concepts?
Suck Down Winch: a small ATV style winch mounts to chassis frame rail or crossmember above front axle and beneath or near motor. The winch rope attaches to center of axle housing. When activated on steep incline obsticles, it sucks down and compresses the front end suspension to prevent suspension unloading on incline when nose is feeling light.
Front end "limiting straps" are similar concept but do not compress suspensions, rather just prevents too much front suspension unloading on steep incline.
Would be cool to see on RC crawler, even if just there for appearance of realism.
I really like the side by side comparisons of before and after the upgrades. Split screen on the same obstacles is awesome. This video was incredibly helpful. Thanks.
Thank you so much for being thorough and weighing the rig before and after. I appreciate that!
RC Girl - thank you for your informative, laid back style. Other channels are a little too much on the "show" that the creators give, and tend to lose focus on RC. Excellent work with this, I know it's an old vid, and I've seen some of your others. Keep up the outstanding work!
I'm finally getting my ten year old little girl interested in RC she likes you because now she sees other girls like RC also. Please do an update on how this brass holds up. Thanks. 😁
Awesome!!! Will do
Like you i was struck that way also . . . this Gal is a trail blazer! I've watched a handful of of previous videos that always displayed knowledge and sincerity, this topic is a bit more complex and she tackled it w the same results. A terrific role model for girls who are drawn to STEM stuff, talking about it doesn't move it forward, moving it forward does. Hey! we're not eye candy pieces of fluff, we're the real deal. Kind of mirrors rock crawling = progress will be an inch at a time and add up, and good for You, her and everybody that your daughter's choices aren't limited. PS it sometimes strikes me w some of the accessories sold for crawlers and military RCs = grown men playing w dolls. All 3 of you have Fun, fix things and learn along w keep making progress in many ways.
May be too late , my daughter 17 lol i sent her v... see girls do too 🚗😃
@@RCGirl I like you good on you one day I hope you can Buy a Real Land Rover 110 Defender or a Discovery 3 or 4 it pays to be a Mechanic as I am and get one with a Jaguar Diesel or a FORD 4.1ltr V6 petrol and a Auto Transmission is Better than a Manual my Discovery 3 4lt V6 Auto will go Anywhere I live in the Mountains South island of New Zealand I've Owned Toyota Land Cruisers before and I Wish I Owned a Land Rover a long time ago Very Comfy 4x4
its Brass, itll outlast us
It's so nice to see women in hobbies and careers that are often stereotyped as being for males.
Great quality video! Loved the detailed walkthroughs and side-by-side footage comparisons. Liked and subscribed.
Wow!!! Exactly what I need a Woman to share my love for the R/C Hobby ,that's not worried bout chipping a nail, Now that's Beautiful!!! Much Respect and God Bless!!!
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Great install. Proven Results!! I dig it! It seems climbing up is emphasized more than coming down in competition.
You should have way more subs. Clear audio, nicely presented and clear info, all without being over the top in-your-face like most RC channels.
R/C Girl, Way to go...I should have guessed your comment list goes on forever!!!. Great job. , and very thorough video. I am actually getting ready to order a Traxxas 4 Sport truck( after selling my Cross Demon....bad transmission engineering) but I really like the weight and beefiness of metal components. You have solved my problem with this video. Thank you. Cool looks, good performance from an already proven performer chassis. I love your enthusiasm and willingness to tackle the unknown in an otherwise mostly male hobby. Keep it up....we need more of you.
Go the cheaper route, get some beadlocks and wrap the inner ring with 1/4 oz wheel weights to your desired weight. Costs about $25 for 360 pcs (90 oz). I put 2 layers in the front (6 1/4 oz) and one layer (3 oz) in the rears. You'd be impressed by how well it does compared to spending $300+ for brass and metal axles.
Should one do both solutions if the new axle costs don’t hurt?
@@gaffle-411 Yeah why not, test and tune though. My crawling style or feel could be different from yours.
Hi! Hayley I'm trying to get my Beautiful Wife of 30 yrs into RCing and she's really
excited to get her own 1/8 scale MT but I don't think I'll ever get her to do the dirty
work like you do! hahaha! She won't be Filling no shocks with oil or diffs with grease
- that'll be my job for sure but that's OK because just having her bashing with me
will be great! Yea! we're both close to 60 yrs old and do most stuff together/she
even comes out to my Shop/Garage to help sometimes but hates getting Dirty! : )
Great Job & video! Keep Smiling & Enjoy - Went to your new site & Your an impressively Intelligent & Lovely Young Lady with Lots of CLASSSSS! : )
Aw thanks! Glad that you're wife is taking an interest in RC.
Nice upgrades good job challenging yourself, my wife and I enjoy your channel, I'm getting her the TRX 4 Mercedes Benz I believe it's the same platform, thank's for sharing keep having fun with rc
One of your videos for trx4 popped up on my feed so i watched it. NEVER thought id see a woman into RC as much if not more than myself. Thats awesome. Keep up the awesome content
Just wanted to say thank you for posting your videos, my 6yo daughter loves watching you and now she wants to build a backyard course like yours!
Just subscribed cause I just purchased a TRX4 and was looking for upgrades great video can’t wait to show my girls that women work on RC cars too keep up the great work ...
If people have access to a propane torch and some lead fishing weights, they can remove the front bumper and make molds for lead weights that fit into the sides of the Land Rover bumper. I hot glued mine in with hot glue and they've stayed glued since then.
By the way. thank you for doing what your doing. If I had to guess, you had trouble with the diff-locker cable. That was my trouble.
You definitely should. I did it with mine and it crawls better than ever! 😉
Me & my lil boy just got into crawler rc's... thanks for the teaching lessons, this is a great way to start kids into tech & mechanics. Im learning too....
I apologize ... translated, through a translator))) Another excellent video ... very excited and proud of the girls we are doing !!!! I love you like a sister💓👍👍👍
WoW... your truck is a BEAUTY!
Even the metal towing loops are a nice touch. I just bought a TRX-4 today and this video has provided so much inspiration already!
Awesome, congrats on your new rig!!
@@RCGirl Thanks! :)
I have yeah racing axle covers. Strange. One of cover fit good and other cover not fit right. Gear eating inside cover. Plans get yeah racing brass covers. Hope it fit good
I have several Rc4wd models and recently purchased the Trx-4, just by curiosity. I must say that it's an excellent rig right out of the box. Now it's time to install some serious metal axles, metal portals housing and off course a winch. More weight of the under components equals to a better planted vehicle. Nice vid ma'am; Keep them up!
Thanks! Congrats on the new trx4, it is an amazing rig right out of the box. The fun part is the mods and making it your own
Wow, what a difference on the rope bridge climb!! Great vid!
That is awesome!! Appreciate you sharing RC girl. I have the Broncos two of them, I done the brass weights on one of them does make a difference happy trailing
Excellent video. You've given a complete newbie a few things to consider. Thank you for taking the time to create a vid, I know editing can take quite a bit of time. So thanks again.
Thank you thank you thank you!! At last a beautiful woman doing RC and not just laughing and turning her nose up at it. Keep up the good work and get more women and girls interested in a fantastic hobby!!!
Ps, loved the new installations, really cool looking. Might have to get them. Isn't the Trx4 Landy just great!! Cheers, thank you again.
Awesome Traxxas crawler, looks sweet and great accessories you installed, thanks for sharing RC Girl, thumbs up! :)
Thanks!
@@RCGirl your very welcome, you have a great channel and I've been following for the past couple or so months now even though i havent commented much and see you like different genres of RC like myself. I am yet to fly fixed wing though, have one on the way to review soon , that's gonna be fun trying not to crash Lol :D Keep up the great work and all the best for 2019!!
Adding weight to my vaterra ascender made a huge difference otherwise it just bounced off obstacles and rolled over with little effort.
Hi great video I added brass weight to my TRX4 landy as you said top heavy, my TRX4 bronco is stock not so easy to roll.looking forward to see result of those shocks.
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Just found your video and just started R/Cing, got me a starter dune buggy and having a blast with it. Now I see this TRX and wow. The additional great looking parts are awesome and the side by side was as well. Out of my league for now. thanks for the video
Gosh I love having this around, my childhood dream toys. The handling is much really better with weights. Nice video I'm your subs now.
I got a couple TRX4Ms that I’ve completely rebuilt with metal and brass parts (minus the battery trays) and it’s a night and day difference in how they perform. I got a TRX4 2021 Bronco coming now and I can’t wait to see what I can get out of it
Just no facial expressions at all while driving. Full concentration mode. Love ur style making videos.
Really nice work putting that video together. I'm sure that took a lot of time. Thanks
Thanks, yeah it was kind of time consuming but also fun!
Awesome Job! Your way ahead of us Dudes
Liked the fact that the upgrade made the front end hug the terrain better. Made for better performance.
The TRX-4 definitely needs some weight on the front. The center of gravity, when including a 5000 mah 3S battery and the body with the spare tire, is towards the rear, not in the middle of the car. I've added about 300g (a bit less maybe) to the front. Nothing fancy like your stuff, just glued lead in the bumper and between the chassis beams. This made the center of gravity in the center and it's another planet. Very realistic (the full size defender has the center of mass in the the center between the two axles) and not too bad both in ascending and descending. Of course master of none :).
If I may, I would advise to try removing the big round weights on the front, I think that's a bit too much. However I bet your sidehilling capability is stellar in the current setup.
And about the diffs: you might want to consider stainless steal ball bearings (possibly with ceramic balls), to avoid rust. I'm very lazy and run in a lot of water..... I rusted all of the bearings in about an year :P. Should have done more maintenance :D :D :D.
Great video, keep up the good work!
Dear RC Girl, I am not a physicist by trade, but I do have a Ph.D. from somewhere in something else. Anyway, Colin Chapman (the racecar driver who founded Lotus) once said something to the effect of "If you add power to a car, you make it faster on the straights. If you reduce weight, you make if faster everywhere." I think that the same principle applies to climb rate and maximum safe descent rate.
At some point, I would like to modify a short-wheelbase TRX4 into super low CG Mars crawler. That plus a trailer so I could tow it using my Defender (which is still awesome after three years.
The second hole in the center plate is so you can get to the driveshaft set screw, not for another mount screw. I want that kit so I'll have to save some cash. Awesome looking kit. Great video.
Ahh got it. Yeah it's a good kit, def pricey but the axles are 👌
Great video ! I love your honesty. We all assemble thing multiple times 😊
WOW..! That's super blingy..! Predictable on the decent, but what a difference on the ladder bridge ascent.! I can't get over how good it looks.! Well Done.! Can't wait to see the shocks.!
Yeah I want to adjust the drag brake and hopefully that will help with descents. And might end up taking some of the weight off the front... We'll see
Great video love the side by side shots! Thank you BIG RC Girl!
Thank you very much for all the videos, they are very well made, and very fun to watch.
P. Petursson
Iceland
Yeah Racing always did great parts for my drift cars. Glad to see they're still going strong.
Yep they still make a ton of hop-ups for drift cars it looks like
Great tutorial here. Going to be doing this to my wife’s rig. I’m taking notes. 👊🏼
Those were great upgrades. Especially impressed with the assent up the bridge.
The extra weight will course the tire sidewall to roll a lot and it will tip more when on side hill. I heard changing to progressive foam helps stop tire roll so much and helps . Also shock adjustments .
Yep I need stiffer foams!!
Steeering linkages next then & trailing arms to be upgraded. Nice job on the axles.
Yeah Racing has some great upgrades for many brands n it quality stuff, great video
Uhh.. Yeah! $ub'd..
Very nice upgrades and very nicely filmed.
Thanks for excellent vid... I haven't bought my TRX Crawler RC yet, (currently a run nitro, which is pretty anti-social now I live in a city) so I'm doing alot of research. This has been a great vid to show what crawling accessories available! Thanks
Props for taking apart those axels
Yes it is very TOP heavy at 1:33 lol. But yes awesome video!!! Kudos!
Thank you for sharing the video. I want to upgrade my TRX-4 too. and TRX-6.
You're awesome, thanks, the only thing I missed was the cost of everything, I don't have one yet, very tempting, yet personally I like the new tactical unit, it's a tiny bit cheaper, & these days saving what I can helps, most my Axial builds have at least an alloy front axle & alloy wheels to keep the weight low but thanks I go look them up as far as $ cost
OMG! Such a wonderful change from the usual RC vids! So refreshingly honest!❤️ (all mistakes mentioned). RC Girl is now my fav. as the vids are polished and clear. Keep up the good work! I'm a big fan now... 👍🤩
Thanks!!
You can actually see how much of a difference the extra weight (Brass and Aluminum) does for the truck! You can tell just through the video there’s alot more traction... Especially up front!💯 Awesome Video and thanks for sharing‼️💯💯‼️ I’m hoping when my 8 month year old daughter gets older I can get her into this amazing awesome of a hobby💯💯 Cheers
Good job! great tutorial! Skids look cool and are a great idea but they will ultimately just make you hang up on more obstacles! When i first started crawling i put axle skids on but learned quickly that they weren't worth it.
True, I'll have to see how they perform after some more trail time
I’m glad to see you getting into working on your rig. Next step chassis kit build, that’s whah I did.
Damn! That is a lot of additional weight! What a difference! Fantastic job with the side to side comparisons. 👍👍
Nice rig. Nice backyard features.
Great info, thanks
Ik it's a really old video at this point but getting overwhelmed with the axel was how I felt building the kit version of the trx4. Took me 6 hours of working on it (with snack breaks)
Very detailed review. I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing.
My daughter loves RC as well. Thumbs up! Subscribed!
Awesome! , the rc crawler might not go as fast or go up as much , but it will keep it grounded.
Really nice video. Well planned and thought out. Thank you so much.
Just happened across your channel & it's wicked to see a woman into RC's. My two daughters, both in their 40's now, grew up with rigs I scratchbuilt for them & I'm still building today & both still love the hobby! So I'm a bit biased towards thinking it's wicked groovy ya'll are here & you have some really sweet content! Not that with as many subs as ya'll have you'd notice, but you have 1 more. Wicked job you're doing and impressive videos, keep up the great work, you definately have my support!
That's awesome! Glad to hear of other women in RC!!
Good grief that is amazing stuff, absolutely stunning upgrades.
Those parts look really good! Nice work.
Thanks!
When I get a new R/C the very first thing I do, before I ever take it out for a run, is grease the axles. I use high temperature heavy grease. --- I have an ECX Barrage Gen1 that out of the box would roll over if you sneezed on it. Using what I had on hand I weighted the wheels; I tied five 1/8th oz fishing weights onto each wheel with hemp twine, then secured them in place with a strip of bicycle inner tube. For a total of 5/8ths oz (20 grams) per wheel. It handles like a whole different truck, climbs much better and rarely rolls over now. --- I can't imagine why anyone would "not" put oil in their shocks. R/C's with springs only have such an unrealistic ride bouncing along.
I find Marine Grease works best when Re-grease my diffs since I do a lot of crawling and tend to go through water & mud but that's what works for me.
I seen previous videos of upgrades of metal axles and whilst it improves in certain ways, there are some disadvantages. Seeing that the Defender is a bit top heavy I went for stainless steel driveshafts these are possibly double the weight of original. Not tried out yet, hopefully this might improve the stability. Impressed with your straight forward approach to upgrades.
I know it's some time since you wrote this. But be careful to add weight to the driveline. It will also affect the power and wear on the gearing. Although it should be okay to do your upgrade 🙂
I will definitely do that upgrade. Think I’d add a little more weight on the Ass end to keep it planted. Especially with a snowplough. Live in Canada aye.
Great video!! Liked & subscribed. That brass upgrade kit looks really high quality & solid!
Hi RC girl.. I’m glad I found your channel.. Nice work!!
1:37 Really awesome! That option makes me want trx4!!!
Theres a real lack of channels that do explanations like this, very cool i want those axles they look rad! Just built a full kit, need to upgrade the servo before adding weight though, it already binds when you try and steer on something grippy with my prolines.
It looks like a nice option to add to a good truck. It does seem to be a bit front heavy as you said, which has its plusses and minuses. I'll look forward to seeing how you decide to balance the front and back weight. Thanks!
bah, just get used to descending in reverse! :)
This is the coolest thing ever , the life-like detail is crazy impressive 👍
Awesome video, very cool build and comparison! Low weights are a great upgrade.
I got these. It's amazing how much it can change the physical ride of it.
Added similar weight to mine & also bought from RCMart when I visited them in Hong Kong last year; you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find the store! I also bought awesome & rather heavy beadlocks from them which stopped me getting diffs etc. as it would be way too heavy. Looking forward to th shocks upgrade video :)
Built these up for my trophy edition today. Really good quality and seem to work well too!! Front end seemed much more planted. 😊
I weighted the front of my trx4 and it was great going up, but I had to put some on the rear because it would face plant going down a steep decline
Yeah now that I know how it handles I might just take the portal weight 118g off the front
Great upgrade review 🎉🙌..those are really Cool parts😎👍..I like the added weight better!!...and trick looking shocks for next upgrade 😃
Hi Hayley,
Great video on replacing the upgrade parts. Sorry you were under the weather. Thought you would have installed the easy start trigger. Maybe using 118g rear portal covers might help with the stairs descent. Time to have more fun. :-)
Yeah I'm still thinking about whether I want to drill holes in the chassis to install the start trigger. It comes with hardware to do that since it takes some leverage to operate and I don't think the sticky tape alone will be enough....
Your course looks awesome, super jelly!
It seemed to really help the climbing, but yeah, that stair decent was rough.
Again, sweet course you have there!
Just today I discover your channel and I like it already. keep up the good work. on my TRX I just placed heavy washers at the inner side of the front wheels and its working pretty good.
Thanks! Great idea about the washers.
those are a lot of work and can be tedious. you did it and it looks amazing. it is a noticeable improvement performance wise. great vid Thank you.
Those shocks look soo cool. And nice vid
seen how much you were planning to install and thinking.. going to have to make sure she uses low gear coming down so she gets some drag brake.. The Defender is a bit tricky with weight as you are finding out, as with any of the trail trucks, finding that balance where you improve ascent yet still can come down without riding with the rear wheels off the ground.
I'm glad your still enjoying this part of the hobby, like John Smith pointed out.. you are an inspiration.
Aww thanks! Yeah I need to tinker a bit more and find a good balance
Add stick on wheel weights to the inner ring on your bead locks.
Oh wow this is the first time I’ve ever seen your RUclips or you in general and this is fkn sick I’m watching a few right now haha
Take picture on phone before tear down. Use a small plastic tackle tray for removal of screws and label. Keep screws organized. I make copies of instruction schematics and laminate. Keep near by during the build.
I love the video excellent upgrades I think if you sort the drag braking out it will be perfect.