My second time watching this video. First time I watched it I thought, I don't need another small scale truck. I went to the hobby store today and they had about 20 of them and only one wasn't spoken for. The owner let me drive his with all the upgrades and needless to say I brought the last one home with me. I pulled the body off and was just looking at it. Wife says, what are you doing? I'm looking for things to change. She says, but you haven't even driven it yet. She wasn't wrong so i put a battery in it, drove it in a circle, picked it up, and started looking again. 😂
Something i did on my SCX24 was taking a 800mA 2S lipo, separate both cells, put longer wires and install one cell on each rockslider/side panel. Put the weight down low but still centered :)
The stock battery fits perfectly sideways up front using factory Velcro strap. And front shocks can't move back all the way or tires contact them at full steer and compression. Thanks for sharing and all of us will figure out our own setups obviously these are the best mini/micro trucks hands down
You can put the stock battery in up front sideways with no mods to the body or anything, lope a ziptie semi tight around that front platform or use the velcro, that way you can slip the battery in and out easy, and the body kinda holds it in place
Hey Troy, TY for the great ideas! I took it a bit further and actually cut the front of the frame off! and that front plastic plate, I took off and cut in half then I mounted each half of that plate to the free top shock tower positions and glued magnets to those to give a double magnet mount to the truck! This gave me full front travel and took some of the higher weight away! :)
First time watching one of your vids and really enjoyed it. You did something I think a lot of guys skip and that's starting with the no or low cost mod's. Seems lots of reviewers on YT go from stock to full mod with $500+++ worth of parts in one leap. Not that it's not worth it and power to them if they have the cash. But I think it leaves a majority of us standing there, scratching or hanging our heads. So it was very nice, and much appreciated, to see you start in the no budget basement. I hope Redcat reads this because you've answered almost all my questions about the Ascent 18 and have pushed me towards getting one be cause it looks like it could run quite well out of the box with some DIY mod's. (I haven't got much to spare for things like this. And being in Canada, without companies adjusting prices for us, a lot of this stuff ends up double the price with the US exchange rate, shipping costs, taxes, and import fees. Really sucks for us) Only thing that would have been nice to see would have been weighing the rig with the batt and esc in some of the other positions, like batt on the tran/motor and esc on the skid, just to see the difference. BUT, I appreciate that's a bunch more work filming too. :) Again, thanks for thinking of us in the cheap seats! I'll go check out more of your 24th vids. Bert the Weldor
Hi Bert! Glad you found me, and even more glad that this was helpful! I really appreciate the kind words. Do feel for you folks North of the border- I have shipped a few trucks up there before. Like you said, it cost as much to get the truck up there as it did to purchase it in the first place!
There are some lithium ion batteries that are the same size as an "AA" battery. I would get two of those, mounting one on each side of the motor, and wire them in series with a balance connector. They are also heavier and can help put the weight lower with a left right balance.
Interesting option! Honestly though - when looking at the scales, the left-right balance was only off by 1% with the battery on one side.... not sure I am going to worry about that.
I know this was intended as a free nod video, but curious if you've given thought and planning to create a 3d printed battery tray. Where you put the battery obviously affected the side to side weight bias. If you could mount the battery on top of the motor, that would shift weight to the front, add weight of the printed part and keep the weight side to side as 50/50. Would also be something you could sell for those of us without 3d printers 😉
Interesting idea! I have been running this truck with the little 400mah lipo on the side. Scales show the side-to-side balance is only off 1-2%. With such a little bias, I don't think it is worth worrying about. But - I might get zesty and make something like that for testing!
@@RoadsideRCMy first thought, keeping with the free mod theme was wondering if you can just flip that rear tray around so it's over the motor/trans? I was surprised what little affect it had on the side2side weight.
They still haven't got their heads around lcg, we want the truck to sit low! This reminds me of the max smashers ride height. They are making good progress though and this entry into micro scale is welcome.
I was thinking the same. But after seeing it with the body off, looks like part of that look is because the shock towers are tall so that kinda pushes the body up making it look more top heavy that it may actually be. Only a side to side tip test could say for sure. And as mentioned, the portals push it up too.
Went into a hobby shop not even thinking about this truck. I was thinking about getting different axles for my FMSK 10 and then the guy at the RC counter started talking about the Redcat Ascent 18 saying how crazy it was even right out of the box. He let me run the one that he had purchased and done some upgrades to and then I kind of just had to buy one and I’m very impressed with it. I put some aluminum rims on it which I believe lowered the center of gravity, even more and now I’m probably gonna do a few of these things that you’ve shown in this video today, in your opinion, are the brass axle housings a good idea
Hi there! Glad you are liking the truck! Honestly - there is such a thing as too much weight. I would drive it - see where you think weaknesses are, and then modify from there.
I have swapped to the small 400mah 2S that I showed in this video. With it on there, the side-to-side balance is only off by 1%. I wouldn't worry about running two batteries to try to balance out 1%... Hope that makes life easier for you!
Great video. These a very helpful tips. I don't know a lot about crawling. With the battery move you now have more weight to one side. Could this effect side hill crawling? Would it be possible to take two of the smaller batteries and mount one each side with a "y" connector. Or just mount two of those smaller batteries and plug in one when the other runs down. I understand this defeats the goal of reduced weight, but it might give it more balance side-to-side. Just a thought.
Good thinking! That is certainly an option, to run two batteries. With the smaller battery installed on the side, the side-to-side balance is 51/49...so basically no difference. I doubt it makes a difference in most situations.
You can not just flip the transmission, you would need to flip the whole skid - as you say. I believe it will flip, but then the link dimensions will be ever so slightly off. That motor is heavy as well. I might want to keep it forward...
Hey Troy little off topic on the 1/10 scale Ascent how well can you get it to run with nimh battery's it says you can run them and they seem to be safer and the chance of the danger and upkeep of lipo battery's just don't make sense with pets and people in our house or is the danger overstated whats your thoughts have you had any fires from lipo battery's thanks for all your knowledge and help it is very appreciated
Hi there! I honestly believe the danger is overstated. Get a good quality battery, and a good quality charger - and take care of them. I would not suggest swapping to nimh.
hey man i know this is an rc crawler video, but i saw your comment on one of the posts on reddit about the cheap rc drift electronics. do you have an updated one? i have the chassis already and its the yokomo rd 2.0 and i wanted to get a cheap but good electronics and also a transmitter and reciever to start this hobby and btw this is my first rc drift car this is my list right now - AGFRC 19KG Low-Profile Programmable-Digital-Servo - SURPASS HOBBY Rocket 540 V3 Sensored Brushless Motor 10.5T - Hobbywing Quicrun 10BL60 Sensored ESC - YOKOMO Steering Gyro Drift Performance DP-302 V4 - DUMBORC X6 2.4GHz 6CH RC Radio Transmitter and Receiver X6FG(Built-in Gyro) i hope you respond to me thanks!!!
Hello - awesome that you are jumping into the RC drift scene! You are right - you already have a good chassis platform to start from. The parts you spec'd: - servo - that will work great - motor - also a good choice! - ESC - I would suggest stepping to the newly released Hobbywing 10BL120 G2: www.hobbywingdirect.com/products/quicrun-10bl120-esc-g2?_pos=4&_sid=62cfc1e49&_ss=r This ESC is just a few more dollars, but allows a LOT more functionality than the 10BL60 you listed. - servo - solid, very common choice. I personally perfer other servos, but MANY folks use the Yokomo you listed. - Controller - this is HARD NO. You do NOT want the Dumbo for drifting. If you really want to go cheap, go Flysky GT3C: amzn.to/48LnaAF It has A LOT more functionality than the DumboRC, for a small price up. Good luck with the build!
@@RoadsideRC thank you so much for your response. I did a lil research and updated my list here’s the new set i’m planning to go So basically i’m going to go with the ff Sp-02dv2 servo Yokomo Dp302 v4 gyro Rocket rc 540 13.5 t brushless motor quircrun 10bl120 sensored esc And i will consider that transmitter/receiver that you reccomend me Last question i’m also planning to put 84t spur gear and 19 or 20t pinion gear will that work? Thank you once again!!
@@shawn3218 The gearing will get you started. You will change pinions depending on the size of space you are running. I honestly would not recommend swapping to that Yokomo servo. Not only is it more expensive - but you also need a programmer to go with it. The AGFRC is just as good for a fraction of the cost. If you are going to spend more - go with the ReveD RS-ST instead.
@@RoadsideRC i saw your video that u uploaded about 9 months ago and i kinda like how the INJORA RC Digital Servo 14kg Low Profile Servo ran, is that something you can recommend for my setup also?
Why even bother modifying the bumper at all once it has been cut down and recessed? It doesn't do anything anymore the tires are the point of impact front and back now. Just remove them.
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My second time watching this video. First time I watched it I thought, I don't need another small scale truck. I went to the hobby store today and they had about 20 of them and only one wasn't spoken for. The owner let me drive his with all the upgrades and needless to say I brought the last one home with me. I pulled the body off and was just looking at it. Wife says, what are you doing? I'm looking for things to change. She says, but you haven't even driven it yet. She wasn't wrong so i put a battery in it, drove it in a circle, picked it up, and started looking again. 😂
Ha! There you go! Funny story.
Something i did on my SCX24 was taking a 800mA 2S lipo, separate both cells, put longer wires and install one cell on each rockslider/side panel. Put the weight down low but still centered :)
That is a solid option as well!
Looking at the scales, even with the battery on one side, the balance is only off by 1%...
That's a cool option!
The stock battery fits perfectly sideways up front using factory Velcro strap. And front shocks can't move back all the way or tires contact them at full steer and compression. Thanks for sharing and all of us will figure out our own setups obviously these are the best mini/micro trucks hands down
Thanks for the tips!
You can put the stock battery in up front sideways with no mods to the body or anything, lope a ziptie semi tight around that front platform or use the velcro, that way you can slip the battery in and out easy, and the body kinda holds it in place
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the tips! Just ordered mine an hour ago!!!!! New to this channel and I appreciate you!
Awesome! Glad this was helpful and hope you enjoy the truck!
Hey Troy, TY for the great ideas! I took it a bit further and actually cut the front of the frame off! and that front plastic plate, I took off and cut in half then I mounted each half of that plate to the free top shock tower positions and glued magnets to those to give a double magnet mount to the truck! This gave me full front travel and took some of the higher weight away! :)
Interesting take! Love the creativeness!
First time watching one of your vids and really enjoyed it. You did something I think a lot of guys skip and that's starting with the no or low cost mod's. Seems lots of reviewers on YT go from stock to full mod with $500+++ worth of parts in one leap. Not that it's not worth it and power to them if they have the cash. But I think it leaves a majority of us standing there, scratching or hanging our heads. So it was very nice, and much appreciated, to see you start in the no budget basement. I hope Redcat reads this because you've answered almost all my questions about the Ascent 18 and have pushed me towards getting one be cause it looks like it could run quite well out of the box with some DIY mod's. (I haven't got much to spare for things like this. And being in Canada, without companies adjusting prices for us, a lot of this stuff ends up double the price with the US exchange rate, shipping costs, taxes, and import fees. Really sucks for us)
Only thing that would have been nice to see would have been weighing the rig with the batt and esc in some of the other positions, like batt on the tran/motor and esc on the skid, just to see the difference. BUT, I appreciate that's a bunch more work filming too. :)
Again, thanks for thinking of us in the cheap seats! I'll go check out more of your 24th vids.
Bert the Weldor
Hi Bert! Glad you found me, and even more glad that this was helpful!
I really appreciate the kind words.
Do feel for you folks North of the border- I have shipped a few trucks up there before. Like you said, it cost as much to get the truck up there as it did to purchase it in the first place!
I bet the brass portal covers will put you right at that weigh bias sweet spot.
Yes sir!!
Nice just ordered the pink one. Going to try some of these mods on mine. Thanks for the tips
Awesome! Hope you like it. The truck is quite good.
The mods look like they are easy to do ! I can't wait to see it after you have all the other upgrades I know it's going to be a little beast !!!!
In process, stay tuned!
Great going troy as always your on top of it,keep em coming!!!
Will do! More videos to come on this truck!
There are some lithium ion batteries that are the same size as an "AA" battery.
I would get two of those, mounting one on each side of the motor, and wire them in series with a balance connector.
They are also heavier and can help put the weight lower with a left right balance.
Interesting option!
Honestly though - when looking at the scales, the left-right balance was only off by 1% with the battery on one side.... not sure I am going to worry about that.
I just purchased mine about an hour ago...should be a great rig.
It really is!
I know this was intended as a free nod video, but curious if you've given thought and planning to create a 3d printed battery tray. Where you put the battery obviously affected the side to side weight bias. If you could mount the battery on top of the motor, that would shift weight to the front, add weight of the printed part and keep the weight side to side as 50/50. Would also be something you could sell for those of us without 3d printers 😉
Interesting idea!
I have been running this truck with the little 400mah lipo on the side. Scales show the side-to-side balance is only off 1-2%.
With such a little bias, I don't think it is worth worrying about.
But - I might get zesty and make something like that for testing!
@@RoadsideRCMy first thought, keeping with the free mod theme was wondering if you can just flip that rear tray around so it's over the motor/trans?
I was surprised what little affect it had on the side2side weight.
Boy howdy, your quick on those free mods lol
I've had the truck for a week or so. Had some time to think about it.
@@RoadsideRC lol i still run my ecto with the mods you suggested. Pure gold
@@joshualewis8572 Nice! Glad they worked well for you!
They still haven't got their heads around lcg, we want the truck to sit low! This reminds me of the max smashers ride height.
They are making good progress though and this entry into micro scale is welcome.
The chassis is nice and low...it is sitting on some very tall portals.
I wonder what other axles would swap under it...???
I was thinking the same. But after seeing it with the body off, looks like part of that look is because the shock towers are tall so that kinda pushes the body up making it look more top heavy that it may actually be. Only a side to side tip test could say for sure. And as mentioned, the portals push it up too.
Went into a hobby shop not even thinking about this truck. I was thinking about getting different axles for my FMSK 10 and then the guy at the RC counter started talking about the Redcat Ascent 18 saying how crazy it was even right out of the box. He let me run the one that he had purchased and done some upgrades to and then I kind of just had to buy one and I’m very impressed with it. I put some aluminum rims on it which I believe lowered the center of gravity, even more and now I’m probably gonna do a few of these things that you’ve shown in this video today, in your opinion, are the brass axle housings a good idea
Hi there! Glad you are liking the truck!
Honestly - there is such a thing as too much weight. I would drive it - see where you think weaknesses are, and then modify from there.
@@RoadsideRC all right thank you for the advice
Looks like my Ascent needs a little brother..lol ill be ordering one today. Thanks for the free mod video!
Awesome! Hope this video was helpful!
You can actually turn the transmission around so that the motor is in the rear and mount the battery in front of the transmission.
Yes! But that motor weights a lot, so I don't want to move it back there.
@@RoadsideRC good point. I have one on order and not in my hands yet. Appreciate the video 👊
Im impressed. im using these tips
Awesome! Glad to hear this was helpful!
I'm looking at using a pair of 1s lipos (one on each slider) and moving rx/esc to front plate. Just need to make an appropriate y-connector.
I have swapped to the small 400mah 2S that I showed in this video. With it on there, the side-to-side balance is only off by 1%. I wouldn't worry about running two batteries to try to balance out 1%... Hope that makes life easier for you!
Awe yeeeeah buddy great mods. I see lotta velcro in my future for that.
Thanks! They are working well so far!
Great video. These a very helpful tips. I don't know a lot about crawling. With the battery move you now have more weight to one side. Could this effect side hill crawling? Would it be possible to take two of the smaller batteries and mount one each side with a "y" connector. Or just mount two of those smaller batteries and plug in one when the other runs down. I understand this defeats the goal of reduced weight, but it might give it more balance side-to-side. Just a thought.
Good thinking!
That is certainly an option, to run two batteries.
With the smaller battery installed on the side, the side-to-side balance is 51/49...so basically no difference. I doubt it makes a difference in most situations.
Great tips, ordering my redcat now!
Do you have a link for that electric screwdriver ??
Thanks.
Hi there! Unfortunately, the one I use has been discontinued. I have a new one coming to test though!
good vid troy! thanks for the tips!
Glad to help! Thank you for the kind words.
Do you have a link to the batteries in this video. ? Mine is on the way and some great tips here
Here are the little batteries I used: amzn.to/43nSkga
Gotta love free mods!
Yes!
Can you flip the skid on this so the motor is facing the rear, this way the battery can mount the same way but be at the front
You can not just flip the transmission, you would need to flip the whole skid - as you say.
I believe it will flip, but then the link dimensions will be ever so slightly off.
That motor is heavy as well. I might want to keep it forward...
nice truck mod
Thanks! I like it when there are FREE mods. :)
What if you turn around the motor to look backward and put the battery in the front where the motor used to be??? Im going to try it with mine
That should work!
Will trx-4m crawler transmision gears fit
Nope - different design. How do you think the Traxxas gears would be better?
@@RoadsideRCis the low speed control good enough that it doesn’t need low speed transmission gears? My Trx4m really needed the crawler gears
@@trentmasar4390 Ah, gotcha. No, I don't think it needs lower gearing.
Hey Troy little off topic on the 1/10 scale Ascent how well can you get it to run with nimh battery's it says you can run them and they seem to be safer and the chance of the danger and upkeep of lipo battery's just don't make sense with pets and people in our house or is the danger overstated whats your thoughts have you had any fires from lipo battery's thanks for all your knowledge and help it is very appreciated
Hi there!
I honestly believe the danger is overstated.
Get a good quality battery, and a good quality charger - and take care of them.
I would not suggest swapping to nimh.
THANK YOU@@RoadsideRC
Awesome vid
Thank you!
I cant wait to get one😁
Already in the hands of the LHS, and only $99 introductory price. It is a good deal for sure!
@@RoadsideRCthey’ve already released it to LHS’s at the launch price? I need to call mine and see if they have stock yet.
@@rjmara6781 That was my understanding.
hey man i know this is an rc crawler video, but i saw your comment on one of the posts on reddit about the cheap rc drift electronics. do you have an updated one? i have the chassis already and its the yokomo rd 2.0 and i wanted to get a cheap but good electronics and also a transmitter and reciever to start this hobby and btw this is my first rc drift car
this is my list right now
- AGFRC 19KG Low-Profile Programmable-Digital-Servo
- SURPASS HOBBY Rocket 540 V3 Sensored Brushless Motor 10.5T
- Hobbywing Quicrun 10BL60 Sensored ESC
- YOKOMO Steering Gyro Drift Performance DP-302 V4
- DUMBORC X6 2.4GHz 6CH RC Radio Transmitter and Receiver X6FG(Built-in Gyro)
i hope you respond to me thanks!!!
Hello - awesome that you are jumping into the RC drift scene!
You are right - you already have a good chassis platform to start from.
The parts you spec'd:
- servo - that will work great
- motor - also a good choice!
- ESC - I would suggest stepping to the newly released Hobbywing 10BL120 G2: www.hobbywingdirect.com/products/quicrun-10bl120-esc-g2?_pos=4&_sid=62cfc1e49&_ss=r This ESC is just a few more dollars, but allows a LOT more functionality than the 10BL60 you listed.
- servo - solid, very common choice. I personally perfer other servos, but MANY folks use the Yokomo you listed.
- Controller - this is HARD NO. You do NOT want the Dumbo for drifting. If you really want to go cheap, go Flysky GT3C: amzn.to/48LnaAF It has A LOT more functionality than the DumboRC, for a small price up.
Good luck with the build!
@@RoadsideRC
thank you so much for your response. I did a lil research and updated my list here’s the new set i’m planning to go
So basically i’m going to go with the ff
Sp-02dv2 servo
Yokomo Dp302 v4 gyro
Rocket rc 540 13.5 t brushless motor
quircrun 10bl120 sensored esc
And i will consider that transmitter/receiver that you reccomend me
Last question i’m also planning to put 84t spur gear and 19 or 20t pinion gear will that work?
Thank you once again!!
@@shawn3218 The gearing will get you started. You will change pinions depending on the size of space you are running.
I honestly would not recommend swapping to that Yokomo servo. Not only is it more expensive - but you also need a programmer to go with it. The AGFRC is just as good for a fraction of the cost. If you are going to spend more - go with the ReveD RS-ST instead.
@@RoadsideRC i saw your video that u uploaded about 9 months ago and i kinda like how the INJORA RC Digital Servo 14kg Low Profile Servo ran, is that something you can recommend for my setup also?
@@shawn3218 I think it was that blue servo for around $25. It did rather well.
Still waiting for the temu rc drift car update lol
Yes! I have been busy!
@@RoadsideRC lol fully understandable 🤣
Why even bother modifying the bumper at all once it has been cut down and recessed? It doesn't do anything anymore the tires are the point of impact front and back now. Just remove them.
I like to keep the bumper based on any local comp rules. Agree - simpler to just remove if you don't have any rule constraints.
always interesting to see your mods and hear the reasons why you do them
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Thank you 👍