Axial Wraith: Setup, Mods, and Upgrades!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2016
- With a sensored brushless motor (low-kv) the Axial Wraith makes a great crawler with some decent wheel speed: a great do-it-all RC! Servo recommendation is Savox 1270tg: amzn.to/2tk0W6b Here’s an overview of the mods and upgrades I’ve done to my Wraith:
Electronics:
Castle Mamba Max Pro ESC, Trinity Monster Horsepower Sensored 17.5T/2300Kv brushless motor, Castle Creations BEC 10A 6S Switching Regulator, waterproofed Hitec HS-7954SH High Voltage, High Torque Servo (also run a Savox SV-1270TG High Voltage Monster Torque Titanium Gear Digital Servo).
Upgrades:
Vanquish Wraith / Yeti Axle (VPS07601), Gmade XD 103mm Piggyback Shock, Gmade Hardened Universal Shaft, Hot Bodies Rover Tire, Axial Light Bucket Set (AX80045), Axial Universal 5 Bucket Light Bar Set (AX30709), Integy Heavy-Duty Gear Set, TopCad Aluminum C-Hub Carrier Caster Block (Ridgecrest, AX10 Deadbolt), TopCad Aluminum 5-spoke Bead Lock Wheel, TopCad Aluminum Upper Linkage (Wraith, Ridgecrest, AX10 Deadbolt), TopCad Aluminum Chassis Lower Links), TopCad Aluminum Heavy Duty Steering Block (Wraith, Ridgecrest, AX10 Deadbolt), Topcad Aluminum Hex Wheel Hub 3mm Widener*, GMP Racing Alloy Front/Rear Axle Housing, TopCad Aluminum Steering Linkage Gun Metal for Axial Wraith, Boom Racing Aluminum Front HD Bull Bar Set
*I tried the 5mm wheel wideners and they didn’t fit
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I still have mine after all these years. Thats why Im at your video. I am upgrading it. I already have SSD axels with Vanquish C-hubs along with aluminum links. I also put in all metal gears in an aftermarket aluminum trans case. But after years of use, time for a cleaning. All new bearings. Amazingly the ring and pinion look new both F&R. Im relocating the battery new Goodyear tires to rap around my grearhead aluminum rims. Then I have some scale parts like a back insert from "Scale by Chris" to go where the stock battery used to be. Lastly I am retiring the stock motor and ESC and replacing with a HobbyWing ESC and sensored brushless motor. I still run the polybody on mine but I think Im going to cut the hood and make it seperate from the body and then just velcrl the body semi-permanent. These Wraiths still hold their own on the trails after all these years.
Your updated build sounds awesome! I agree that the Wraith is just a classic platform... I love how the rollcage body looks, you can set it up to crawl or go sorta fast and it's a blast. Mine is halfway through a conversion into becoming a Jeep and it's been living on the shelf because I got distracted by FPV1
nice rig my friend some cool mods have fun RCing
Hats off to you , one of the best & real review on TH-cam for this rig !
Enjoyed it a lot....
Well got a wraith spawn kit on its way !
Thankyou!
I really like how you have your wraith set up. I've done tons of crazy upgrades on my wraith also. It's almost bomb proof now. lol.. Great video bro. Thanks for sharing this. Thumbs up!
Just starting in the hobby and I got a wraith and definitely I'm following your guide, there's so much I don't know about it.
cheers.
Great rig. I just got a spawn last month. Your machine is a inspiration.
awesome set up,I just got one in the mail coming to me ,got the TRX4 Bronco . But this is something more for building anything. Learn a lot watching your vid.
Very good job , nice upgrade and great video !!
Cool stuff man! Nice rig
awesome crawling machine !! your Wraith is realy realy cool , I love the look and the perf ' great work Jason !! cheers :-)
Nice looking Wraith!
awesome Video and thank you for sharing👍👍
thumbs up for sure !! realy nice wraith and review !!
Great work!
thumbs up!
That's a bad ass wraith. The wraith spawn was my first crawler. I love it.
Same
damn dude...!!! your wraith looks dazzling... more over with the flat tire look. Inspired me to upgrade mine.. thumbs up for you man...
I like the rims and wheels and interior color also the light buckets look good for rear end
Really cool Wraith Man! Can't wait to see what you do with it next...
***** You bet! Now you're talkin'! I'll be looking for it...
Nice wraith 👌🏻
That’s one badass wraith. New subscriber here
Thanks bud, I really appreciate it! I'll try to be more active on this channel in the future as far as work and family life allows.
I went brushless 3s one winter and raised hell in the snow at the church. All that broke was the only gear in the center diff that is plastic. It’s pretty sturdy. I am going to show my free mods one day. Cool rig and amazing ties!!!
Thanks a lot my friend, really appreciate your feedback! For an all-around basher, the Axial Wraith is still one of the best options you can get..
Nice upgrades. I have upgraded my wraith to just got and built my axles found on line extra speed metal axels for 20 bucks even put beef tubes in them basically is a all metal wraith now it's a awsome rock crawler now. all that's left to upgrade is the stock motor and the esc think castle is the way to go
Cool video
One well modified wraith.
Yeah man, thats a wicked Beast!
Great video, looks very professional, like a proper TV show
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Yeah everyone seems to have that same problem ha ha
I just bought a shelf queen of these off ebay. Never used all upgraded for 500.00
.. love your video. I will definitely add motor of specs u suggest and Electronics. ;)
Swwweeeeet !! Love it,
very nice
Hey, awesome Wraith you have. I noticed you have a low ground clearance. In your current hardware, could you raise the ground clearance?
Has shorter then stock shocks that's why it's so low,you could by shock extenders to gain ground clearance
Awesome vid my friend, that's one cool Wraith.. Looks great.. 👍👍 & it looks like me & you are having a beard off!! LoL😂 I'm about 4 weeks in, looks like your just in front 😂👍👍✌
***** ha ha, you bewty!! 😂👍 trimming the mustache is a must, every second or third day now.. LoL
Well tell the boss your having a 'beard off' with a chap from Australia & it might buy you a week or two.. LoL 😂👍 cheers my friend
P.s I'll send a pic tmrw of my growth, just so you can see how much your in front by 😂👍✌
Thank you great info....
Thanks a lot for watching, I'm really glad you liked it!
Sick wraith 👍🏻
were do you get your parts from ?
Very good mods - super like your Wraith - I'm biased - I'd even like it if you spent 10 minutes yawning with a picture of the Wraith on its roof lolol
Great video and info. I'm looking at Axial for my first crawler. Which model would you recommend? SCX10-2, Wraith or Bomber?
Can you make a video explaining how you installed the battery upfront please 😅 I would like to do it as well
I bought a kit, but I can't remember from where, but it's super easy to do... Maybe Google wraith battery front mount kit and see what comes? It's basically just a hinge, some body mounts, pretty simply really.
great rig , i sub
+The RC Cave (Jason) you're welcome !
You forgot to mention the wheels? I found that getting away from the stock wraith offset really helped the stability! Good looking truck you have! worthy mods! The wraith chassis also works great with sand paws and cranked up!
***** sand paws actually work on a lot of surfaces, I run wheel wideners and open diffs on my firebird, it works pretty good, but you have to keep the speed up!
what are the clips called that you used to make the hood? I can't find them at all, where you mounted the hood to the frame
How did you make the hood hinge please?
which rover tires are those? hot bodies has rover blue and rover-ex pink tire versions
I have the same wraith but no light ! How do you hook up your light ??
What esc do u recommend now. Is there a newer model esc? Seems cant find a mamba max pro.
what rims/wheels are you using i didn't hear it in the video
Awesome Truck and Video👍😎🤘me too my favorite and poison Spyder my first too
That's awesome to hear, thanks a lot for commenting! Honestly you can't go wrong with a Wraith, it's a great platform to upgrade, when I first got mine I had the itch for speed, but I eventually realized it was most happy as a crawler with a brushed motor. Glad to have you here, hope you subscribe and stick around! (haven't uploaded in a while but I'm about to change that 🤘)
@@colibrifpv agree mine is best as Crawler too. I subbed. I'll be checking in 😀🤘😎
@@mypassionrc-studioxd40lous66 Thanks a lot my friend, really appreciate the support!
nice rig, im a trx4 guy but someone had a barely used wraith i got for a song, I just might become a wraith guy too.
The Wraith is a great platform, you'll have a blast with it!
That is a great looking Wraith Jason! You did an awesome job on that. Was it a kit or RTR?
***** Lol! I understand. Been wanting a Dingo kit, looks like I missed out on that one.
***** Hmmmm, you may be on to something. We'll just have to see what Axial has in store for us!
Magnifique
Merci mon ami! Je suis heureux de vous avoir ici. J'espère mettre bientôt en ligne d'autres vidéos de voitures Rc et de drones FPV 🤘
I just traded for a Wraith with a Hobbywing 13.5t sensored brushless system. He had upgraded the spur and gears to 32p, which I've read is a good idea. But he said that he had to reverse the axles and tranny because it was snapping driveshafts. So it's not fast at all in reverse with some speed in forward. If you reverse the throttle channel on th TX, of course it's backwards, but it will flip over it takes off so fast in reverse, and slow in forward. Does any of this make any sense to you and what can I do to remedy it? Surely the power can be turned down in the ESC or some stronger driveshafts be used, right?? I know with a sensored system I can't just reverse two motor wires and be done. I want it back like it should be. I'm not a newb, but fairly new to brushless systems.
how would you compare it to the bomber...? nice vid thanks
Thanks a lot for watching! To be honest, I don't have a Bomber but from what I've read that platform is very similar, but with a little more suspension travel. You can't go wrong with either one as a platform for future upgrades/builds!
What size clips did you use for your front hood mods.??? What did you use for the clip mounts in front??? THX!
I used standard body clips, and the hood mod kit I bought came with screws with holes in them designed to be used for that purpose, but you could make some out of plastic and I have even seen people rig up a system with magnets that looks pretty cool...
Nice Wraith especially tires! What foams do you use in them?
I actually wasn't using any foams in these. Loads of weight taped to the rim and the beadlocks make a seal, so they are nice and soft (without being flat) and just climb over obstacles like squishy tank treads!
The RC Cave thanks man!
I'm 3 seconds in - Its a Wraith so you automatically get a thumbs up :)
Very nice wraith. I have an issue. My wheel screws keep backing out. Wheel dalls off . I tried locktite. Any ideas. Its frustrating.
Do you mean those self locking nuts holding the wheels on? If so maybe pick up a new set, they are super cheap and I suppose the plastic/nylon inside that keeps them tight has worn out. Or you could try another set of wheels. All of the stock axial stuff falls apart eventually, that's why upgrades are such a racket 😁
@@colibrifpv hi thank u..i have the aluminum rims that have built in counter weights. With long screws to hold on rims. Is it better to go with regular rim and use nylon nuts?
i know this old but where did you get those body pins for the hood?
No problem, they came with the hinge kit I bought, but I think you should be abe to use standard ones. I also like the sets that come attached to a rubber retainer so they don't get lost (I always lose mine). They cost about $5 a set on Tower, check them out!
Hi, is it orginally the rock racer or poison spyder ?
This is very cool. can't wait for the next video upgrades :-)
What kind of interior setup is that? I'd like to put action figures in mine
It's the interior that comes with the Wraith. If you take your time with the finishing, it's pretty realistic!
Is that homemade custom front hood & interiors? (cuz thats what im looking for in my hunt for the perfect 1st rc) Or online order “custom” with limited upgrades
Hood has been hinged but is stock and interior is stock...the spawn version spawn wraith has a different interior
@@chriskirby9745 RIght on Chris, thanks for your comment.
As Chris already said, they're stock, I just did the hood hinge mod. Totally worthwhile in my opinion, I live having my battery up front!
what foams do you use (if any)
Thank you for responding, it helped a lot
What kind of shock oil weight are you running?
I have the stock 30 weight in there and it works great with loose spring tension.
what the tires name
Sorry for not responding sooner, the truth is that I totally forgot, this video is 5 years old so they probably don't make them anymore but I will look it up!
Will these upgrades work with the Axial Wraith Spawn?
For real I wanna know to I jus got a wraith spawn like a week ago haha
@@chrischovanec2093 haha nice
Absolutely, the Spawn is just a different flavor of the same platform, so they should work fine.
@@colibrifpv Thanks mate
@@chrischovanec2093 Yeah, they work
I know a guy who was called a shafty crawler
Ha ha 😃
Funny ) I subbed and liked # 163 ) Subback please )
Didn't even talk about the links 👎🏻
Sorry you were disappointed. For me the main purpose of the aluminum links is just that they are indestructible. Nothing worse than having to end the day early becuase one of those soft Axial links breaks!