I got my RTR Capra a few weeks ago and got hooked on it immediately. Such a great chassis platform. I have already added several mods. Tires, wheels, pen springs and portal weights. The chassis is such a great platform that it responds to mods really well and keeps getting better. I will eventually swap out the stock electronics, but for now I am really happy with this rig.
4ws is a must. It really helps side hill situations. Worth dropping the dig function but I still have it too. I did custom bungie limiters (off one of your previous crawler videos) mini shackles to connect through the axles and back to themselves and rubber bands through some heat shrink for protection. One over the bumper and the other through the back truck bed supports. I have metal front axles and brass in the front. I put in 110mm shocks for articulation and put in yeti lower rear links and bent husky links rear upper with a personal mod Vader skid to fit. Adding length to the wheelbase made it more important to add axle length extensions to prevent flipping. Husky bent links everywhere els. I added a sway bar in the back to stiffen up and reduce tipping as well. However the restrictor straps help a lot with side hilling as well as the 4ws. The aluminum belly is in my opinion a detriment, chassis weight added and slideability decreased as well as bad clearance. I’m upgrading my motor now too since the Capra now weighs about 8 lb all loaded up. Adding a mamba x and ether a holes hobby crawler/racer motor or a castle creation that is coming out in December that will fit in the capra (what motor do you use? I’ll find it eventually in your videos, great channel, very useful and entertaining. Also, I added aftermarket 3D printed treeguards and truck bed from shapeways to replace that hideous fuel cell. Carbon fiber prints kydex body and nice bumper in front. Over all this is a beast goat that moded can wipe the rocks on my test track with the blood of its rtr and kit kin and the smoked motor that worked for the kit but not this beast. Added a 10t pinion to fix the first motor problem so I can run while the other motor gets here.
Exocaged RC thanks! It’s a great little rig. I’m relatively new to rc actually. I’ll definitely checkout the FB exocage group and I’m only in a few other FB groups so far for rock crawling and the Capra. I’ll post some pics once I have some time. I’m a downhill skater at heart that has gotten a bit old for the younger crowds and competitions. So I’ve moved on to a new gear hobby. Lol I started watching rock racer/bouncer comps and I’m hooked. Went to the local hobby shop, drove a crawler and the Capra. Left with the Capra kit and I’ve been trying to a bouncer out of it for the last month. Got it for my birthday in October and I’m almost done. Maybe
Stock motor would do anything you did in this video. I think the more time you spend with it, the more you will be able to do. Nice upgrades though. I didn't see if you are running overdrive or not. I know this is an old youtube so just talking to myself at this point.
That thing made it look like it was God's hot knife thru the devils hot butter. No problems at all at the Exoplex especially in the beginning of the run.
My first set of aluminum axles I kept bending shafts couldn't figure itl🤔 then it dawned...it was the 25mm widners.Capra axles need none what so ever... now I'll use a 8mm,10mm to offset certain rims for clearance, especially if the rim has a positive offset.
well filmed and edited video as always. I am a bit confused by your statements. I went back and watched your Capra videos and it seemed to me that you overall enjoyed the machine. In this video, it seems to me that you are implying that the stock Capra is almost junk. would it be possible to see drivers of equal skill driving a stock Capra vs your newly modified Capra to "see" the difference? thanks
The stock Capra is fine but it has its drawbacks especially with motor control and center of gravity being the main issues. This is mostly corrected with these bolt on mods. This is why I like this setup so much better.
Looks like this Capra of yours is running the differentials in the high pinion orientation which gives torque twist towards the drivers side. In the crack of doom you might get better did hilling if you went with the low pinion setup like on your other Capra that reverses the torque twist to the passenger side.
Do you know anything about Novak? I recently bought a used sensored Novak 17.5 turn motor on Ebay for 24$ and paired it with a cheap hobbywing bl120esc and its amazing. I've never heard of Novak but I took a gamble because it was sensored brushless and 17.5 turn. It can creep just as good if not better than my mamba setups and has some power on 3s. Like I said I've never heard of them just wondering your opinion on the brand, I got the silver can with purple stripe. Nothing creeps like my hobbywings though lol.
Novak are no longer... not sure exactly how long ago they folded, couple of years or more I think.? They were a pretty competitive race motor. Cheers 👍
@@travisclay2875 yah I figured they weren't around anymore. They have those 17.5 turn motors on Ebay but I had to search for one that still had a working sensore wire.
I actually have a question about a tire that might interest many viewers. The tires styled like the J Concept fling kings, is there a proper tire tread pattern or not ? Meaning is there a proper way to run them. I think a interesting topic for a video. A little controversial but interesting.
I would put 80mm shocks on to lower it and get rid of the straps and put the treal transmission back in. I like how you build all these trucks but take the cheap way to tune your shocks. Either you don't know how to or to cheap
LoL not cheap at all. 80mm would lower it but also take away flex. The DSM way keeps it low but still allows flex. I’m not a big flex guy but some is needed. This gets me there without making it almost into a belly dragger. Those do not work well at my place or the other places I comp at. This works for me. No I don’t want the chassis weight of the metal case or belly on this style vehicle for competition.
@@ExocagedRC exactly. I forget what you call those rocks "riff raff" but it works great for that. East coast comps and West coast comps are not the same. Over here were low and slow. Seems like over there guys are a little higher with more flex. Most comp guys around here use tubing or 80mm shocks so there is no flex, but that's for inclines. I would love to take my rigs to your course, but I'd have to set them up a little different for sure. My capra BARELY gets 2 fingers under the skid.
It’s below the video. It where you can become a channel member, I usually put up 3-4 if not more videos on mondays or tuesdays and those go up to members first with no ads. Then as I get things done I release them throughout the week. It’s a recurring monthly fee of $1.99/$4.99/$9.99 or even $24.99 a month. Basically it’s a way to directly support the channel.
Yeah...its a night and day difference...everything you did was spot on...love the straps also.... cant wait to see this rig again...
I got my RTR Capra a few weeks ago and got hooked on it immediately. Such a great chassis platform. I have already added several mods. Tires, wheels, pen springs and portal weights. The chassis is such a great platform that it responds to mods really well and keeps getting better. I will eventually swap out the stock electronics, but for now I am really happy with this rig.
This Axial is just wayy tooo coool. I am not a crawaler guy, but this makes me love crawling.
Great mod list!!! I'm picking up my daughter's Capra kit from the hobby shop today!!!! Might have to pick a few of them up as well!!!
4ws is a must. It really helps side hill situations. Worth dropping the dig function but I still have it too. I did custom bungie limiters (off one of your previous crawler videos) mini shackles to connect through the axles and back to themselves and rubber bands through some heat shrink for protection. One over the bumper and the other through the back truck bed supports. I have metal front axles and brass in the front. I put in 110mm shocks for articulation and put in yeti lower rear links and bent husky links rear upper with a personal mod Vader skid to fit. Adding length to the wheelbase made it more important to add axle length extensions to prevent flipping. Husky bent links everywhere els. I added a sway bar in the back to stiffen up and reduce tipping as well. However the restrictor straps help a lot with side hilling as well as the 4ws. The aluminum belly is in my opinion a detriment, chassis weight added and slideability decreased as well as bad clearance. I’m upgrading my motor now too since the Capra now weighs about 8 lb all loaded up. Adding a mamba x and ether a holes hobby crawler/racer motor or a castle creation that is coming out in December that will fit in the capra (what motor do you use? I’ll find it eventually in your videos, great channel, very useful and entertaining. Also, I added aftermarket 3D printed treeguards and truck bed from shapeways to replace that hideous fuel cell. Carbon fiber prints kydex body and nice bumper in front. Over all this is a beast goat that moded can wipe the rocks on my test track with the blood of its rtr and kit kin and the smoked motor that worked for the kit but not this beast. Added a 10t pinion to fix the first motor problem so I can run while the other motor gets here.
Wow you have a seriously modded capra!!! Those specs are amazing!!! Got a link to pics? If you're in the Exocaged FB group have you posted pics?
Exocaged RC thanks! It’s a great little rig. I’m relatively new to rc actually. I’ll definitely checkout the FB exocage group and I’m only in a few other FB groups so far for rock crawling and the Capra. I’ll post some pics once I have some time. I’m a downhill skater at heart that has gotten a bit old for the younger crowds and competitions. So I’ve moved on to a new gear hobby. Lol I started watching rock racer/bouncer comps and I’m hooked. Went to the local hobby shop, drove a crawler and the Capra. Left with the Capra kit and I’ve been trying to a bouncer out of it for the last month. Got it for my birthday in October and I’m almost done. Maybe
Did you get a new radio setup too? My Capra is a combo receiver/esc
Need to get a flat skid for that guy. Its one of my favorite upgrades on the capra.
dig hardly ever locks in when you really need it, those tires work awesome great mods. thanks
Stock motor would do anything you did in this video. I think the more time you spend with it, the more you will be able to do. Nice upgrades though. I didn't see if you are running overdrive or not. I know this is an old youtube so just talking to myself at this point.
Great Job That Capra Is Totally Capable Now.I Really Love That Course You Built.Its Ridiculisly Awsome.Cant Wait For The Next One.
That thing made it look like it was God's hot knife thru the devils hot butter. No problems at all at the Exoplex especially in the beginning of the run.
The thing just made climb Time look easy
I think the limit straps limited the performance a little. But nice build. I love my capra.
I wonder if you could wrap lead tape around the wheels before you put the tires on to make it more stable?
You don’t want more rotating mass but you could
That thing really came to life. Nice video.
Have u ever tested the proline tsl super swamper tires ? Be cool to see a set of those at the exoplex.
Yeah I had those years ago in the G8 compound and did great. They have them in Predator now but I just haven’t given them another try.
@@ExocagedRC be neat to c how the 4.3's do on a portal truck!
what battery are you running in the capra?????
Love watching these top notch trucks man👏🤘💪 I hope to build one like it one day
Where is that RC park? It looks amazing!
Very cool watching and enjoying ,it’s like a spider 👊🏻👍🏻
Put hair ties around the shocks. Gives a perfect droop without limitation of of suspension travel. And, it's ultra cheap.
Great vid mate. Is there much of a difference between these tyres and the proline Krawlers? I'm not sure which of the two to get.
Awesome crawling,great upgrades
Looks like it’s working well!
I never really cared for the Capra but that one looks pretty cool I think I would like to have one.
My first set of aluminum axles I kept bending shafts couldn't figure itl🤔 then it dawned...it was the 25mm widners.Capra axles need none what so ever... now I'll use a 8mm,10mm to offset certain rims for clearance, especially if the rim has a positive offset.
Nice mod handles a lot better
well filmed and edited video as always. I am a bit confused by your statements. I went back and watched your Capra videos and it seemed to me that you overall enjoyed the machine. In this video, it seems to me that you are implying that the stock Capra is almost junk. would it be possible to see drivers of equal skill driving a stock Capra vs your newly modified Capra to "see" the difference? thanks
The stock Capra is fine but it has its drawbacks especially with motor control and center of gravity being the main issues. This is mostly corrected with these bolt on mods. This is why I like this setup so much better.
Looks like this Capra of yours is running the differentials in the high pinion orientation which gives torque twist towards the drivers side. In the crack of doom you might get better did hilling if you went with the low pinion setup like on your other Capra that reverses the torque twist to the passenger side.
Just put a Vader flat skid on my Capra no sure how I feel about as it put my lower links a little high
With that wheels and vitavon brass required 8mm hex??? Or i can use stock hex? Thanks!
I bought one like him.
The ssd knucles is compatible with vitavon cover?? Thanks!
Did you install the Drivers Mod?
So is that the stock drivetrain and gearing, just a new motor? Great vid btw (as usual). 👍
yeah and an 11t pinion I think, It may be a 12 now that I think about it.
how much does a rig like this run after an rtr purchase roughly?
550.00
Capra is working great, who makes the rear link riser
I planed it that way LOL I sometimes mix up left right never down up LOL CHEERS
In which holes do you the upper links mounted front and rear on the chassis? Also why did you choose the holes u did?
Front stock and rear lower. Seems to work for me but there is very very little difference between the holes.
The Capra is nice But definitely has a couple small issues
I want to build a Capra on 2.2 tires. The stock 35:1 or so gearing is way higher than I want. Any suggestions to get that gear ratio super low?
I run the 2.2's on mine that I robbed and swapped off my 9 chevy traxxas trx4.
good
Do you know anything about Novak? I recently bought a used sensored Novak 17.5 turn motor on Ebay for 24$ and paired it with a cheap hobbywing bl120esc and its amazing. I've never heard of Novak but I took a gamble because it was sensored brushless and 17.5 turn. It can creep just as good if not better than my mamba setups and has some power on 3s. Like I said I've never heard of them just wondering your opinion on the brand, I got the silver can with purple stripe. Nothing creeps like my hobbywings though lol.
Novak are no longer... not sure exactly how long ago they folded, couple of years or more I think.? They were a pretty competitive race motor.
Cheers 👍
Yeah Novak is part of history. They were legendary in the race world. But times and tech moves on and they didn’t.
Novak was one of the first ESC'S back in the late 80's, very high end stuff, to bad they couldn't have kept the brand going.
@@travisclay2875 yah I figured they weren't around anymore. They have those 17.5 turn motors on Ebay but I had to search for one that still had a working sensore wire.
Where is the link relocation for the rear from ??
I think team garage hack makes that one. Rear upper link riser
Hi...what brass set do u have on the capra?
Are those dsm straps the 12 inch length
yeah
I keep trying to order the hobby wing axe 3300 kv combo but it’s always out of stock do you have any recommendations
I actually have a question about a tire that might interest many viewers. The tires styled like the J Concept fling kings, is there a proper tire tread pattern or not ? Meaning is there a proper way to run them. I think a interesting topic for a video. A little controversial but interesting.
Works nice :)
I would put 80mm shocks on to lower it and get rid of the straps and put the treal transmission back in. I like how you build all these trucks but take the cheap way to tune your shocks. Either you don't know how to or to cheap
LoL not cheap at all. 80mm would lower it but also take away flex. The DSM way keeps it low but still allows flex. I’m not a big flex guy but some is needed. This gets me there without making it almost into a belly dragger. Those do not work well at my place or the other places I comp at. This works for me. No I don’t want the chassis weight of the metal case or belly on this style vehicle for competition.
@@ExocagedRC exactly. I forget what you call those rocks "riff raff" but it works great for that. East coast comps and West coast comps are not the same. Over here were low and slow. Seems like over there guys are a little higher with more flex. Most comp guys around here use tubing or 80mm shocks so there is no flex, but that's for inclines. I would love to take my rigs to your course, but I'd have to set them up a little different for sure. My capra BARELY gets 2 fingers under the skid.
Yep cheep mod. Just do it right with shocks. DSM wow just had some laying around let do a mod. No 👎
Put a swaybar in it now hahaha
Can u tell everything u got in your Capra That is how I want mine
Sounds like the motor gears are too tight
Maybe. Everyone I’ve had has been a bit loud.
Imagine capra axles on a redcat gen 8
I would like to become member but there is no join button on my end
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Where is this join button I keep hearing about
It’s below the video. It where you can become a channel member, I usually put up 3-4 if not more videos on mondays or tuesdays and those go up to members first with no ads. Then as I get things done I release them throughout the week. It’s a recurring monthly fee of $1.99/$4.99/$9.99 or even $24.99 a month. Basically it’s a way to directly support the channel.
If somehow you see this comment haha, will these wheels work on the traxxas portals?