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Lol put gates around your rig while driving had me rolln.

Lots of good info in this video. Thank you.

I think it's pretty tough to compare tires before break in, but you did the best you could. I appreciate the video. I just got a set of azteks, but haven't run them yet. One thing I like to do with Proline, is buy predator for the front for grip, and g8 for the back for stability and push.

Thank You! I've been looking at these for weeks.. Exocage put out a review also. I think they are going to be a good tire. They need to be tested on ramps and lines with the same variables. Broken in also. Tires tests are tough.. it take so much time.

I have an ascent but like what Mr.C from crawler canyon says,the less redcat in an ascent the better it is. I put a gold Amazon $30 3gear dig box in my ascent. It also has 18%treal overdrive and soa with 4 link front,brass portal covers.i fliped the rear shocks so that the shock body weight would be unsprung and so that it would not leak

the Aztecs probably have belting and ribbing and a thick carcass which makes them not conform as well. The injora comp pins can’t be beat for the money. The s5 xhx pins have like 15% to 20% more forward drive than the s4 comp pins. but the S5’s get greasy above 85*F like predator compound does

pro line or dont hit your line...because they just make a dang good tire

I got the predator compound Azteks and compared them to Tusks. It’s a solid 9.5 weather permitting where the Tusks is a 9.7 cold or hot. But the predator compound seems to hold up better.

So u would take Trenchers over Krawlers?

Thanks for sharing the test. Maybe it would be great to put some permanent gates for future testing, imo 😅. Nice video

I wouldn't bother with the sintered gears, one good bind or bump and they're done with brushless power. Waste of time imo

This a good trail rig I just think it requires too much money involved in making a crawler and after the money spent it’s just decent, but I’ll power to you cool looking rig

Up here in Upstate SC, we have to go to the local hole early morning or it’s like a zoo

Your drivetrain seems a lil loud. And yes shift clamp rings work in narrow 2.2s. Dlux fab also makes knuckles just make sure you purchase an extra arm. The knuckles with a brass 777 gave me perfect 60 /40 bias. Where did find my grams ole beach hat?!?! Lol The Dlux knuckles are a great price at around $54 if I recall correctly

Looks awesome without the lid, good choice. As far as rc alone vs. w/ others I break more stuff in a group trying to show off. It’s more immersive alone and I really get into slow crawling hard lines.

It's a great looking "trail rig". I was out filming and when I got done, I noticed a couple sitting down on a rock watching me. Once I see them they smiled. I don't mind chatting with people, I just don't film them!

Great build!

Found your channel because of your gearing calculator! I just got a blue optic for myself, I'm going more u4 racer style for trails than a hardcore crawler for it though! Thanks for the calculator dude!

where did you get your gear ratio app ?

Freqeskins makes killer wraps at reasonable price

Dlux fab knuckles for scx10ii fit the optic just remember to order an extra arm to go with it! Just installed em n mine also shift 2.2 brass rings fit those wheels so u have some choices other than brake weights. A brass 777 would help ur bias. R u saying the diff ring and pinion are sintered not machined?

Shift rc’s makes brass narrow 2.2 clamp rings that fit perfectly, just ordered a set for my riots

Also, monetize your channel, it starts to snowball as far as funds go, slowly at first but it picks up. Plus, TH-cam pushes your channel more as your audience grows.

Congrats on the baby and the 1k subscribers . Glad to see your back.

Dlux Fab AR44 brass knuckles work great on the optic

I kinda like the transparent roof, I’m sure it’ll look good painted too. What’s the swivel base under the Crawler innovations block?

Amain's website calls the Optic an "Extreme Rock Crawler"....LOL! Very deceptive! of #AmainHobbies Can't wait to see it run again!

Nice videos beautifull rigs what chassis is the second one like jeep orange ?

Did you vent the tires?

Appreciate the time you put into this.

Awesome Rick bro I'd be careful what you're listening to though you see how the voice changes in that you see what they're trying to imitate listen to that song bro see what they're trying to imitate I can tell you right now what they're trying to imitate

Some rigs come with a chart in their book to help with this. Excited to see your work

Great job. This will be very useful.

This was NEEDED, nice work! I’ve used the Marlin Crawler calculator several times on my full size through its’ ever-changing iterations

Glad ur back man. I put 1.9 swampers on mine and liked em so much the cut n shut krawlers haven’t made it on yet! All assembled sitting there waiting too so… swampers much exceeded my expectations

Looks solid! Always a challenge swapping stuff in field. Fun video man!

Unless I zoned out I didn't see or hear a size comparison on those new tires. They seemed to be larger and seemed to compensate well for the long wheelbase, minimizing and "belly scrub" or getting hung up. I noticed a few instances in the video where it looked like it was close to scraping, but didn't. very cool. I'd love to get one, but, just can't justify it right now... Keep up the good work.

I don't know if you mentioned it in the video or not, did you vent the tires? I believe they come unvented.. wonder if that will help traction before changing out inserts. Didn't see much tire conformity, but wasn't sure if that's because the inserts were hard or the tires were not vented. It'll probably hinder breakover even more, but was just curious.

Always gotta support the up and coming RC guys! Let me know if you want to try any of my tires on it 👍

Welcome back, happy father’s day! The Optic, this is why I haven’t bought one yet, I’m not sure what it is or what i would build out of it. The steering seems to be a little on the short side, and the colors are hmm. The Yokohama panels look better on the black cage and vice versa. Its RTR so the electronics are throw away, i will probably get one eventually, but i think you have your work cut out to make it something it may not be. Anyway my vote is to make it a crawler. Flat skid, high clearance links, add weight low, IDK. Keep the videos coming, make me want to buy one 🤙🏼

Good to see ya Tim. Best wishes for you and the family.......

Personally I would keep that as a trail truck and pick up something else for crawling. Or sell it for maybe a Phoenix Portal if you don't have one

I need one of those I voted stickers. I haven’t seen any proline treps but they are wicked tires in the full size world. Can’t go wrong with WDW cut and shuts though.

I think the VFD Twin is a great idea. I bought one for mine already just haven’t installed it yet. I want to drive it close to stock first. Really wish someone would make some forward weight….other than that the rig looks fantastic in both liveries. Can’t wait to install all my upgrades. Freqeskins makes some great wraps and from my understanding he’ll do custom also. Pavilion Noir is another one I recommend for custom wraps. I been staring at this hobbywing R3 system on my bench for days now!

Hobby new hobbywing R3 system? Perfect candidate!

Congratulations on your first Fathers Day. Good to have you back.

Can you use the hd44 with the stock plastic knuckles?

Glad to see you back and everything is going well. I live on Evans. We should meet and run some lines. Water level is pretty high on the lake but I have another spot near by with more challenging obtacles.

Glad your back. I'm learning a lot.

Good to see ya tim........