Axial Yeti XL: Wheel upgrade and baking tires off rims

[@noeysfastrc3291]

The blue ring gives it a distinct look. They look nice with the blue color.

[@RoadsideRC]

Great stuff! I just picked up a Yeti XL and stripped a wheel hex within 2 runs because I didn't check them. Doh!

[@colibrifpv]

I know this is way after the fact, sorry for not responding. I've been there, the stock Axial plastic is just way too soft. I went with the RC4WD Dick Cepek Beadlocks and Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ.... I wanted quality wheel that wouldn't break, along with taller tirs that weren't too heavy 👍

[@pbtvproduktionen]

Cool video and very well done! The Yeti looks great with the blue wheels!

[@kevenstone4157]

A little late ....but no ring....thanks for the info, great video

[@tgreenm]

Wow, the paint job. 👍

[@theibault]

Nice tip and it looks great! Love the apron lol.

[@badlands366]

Nice video, looks great either way...I use those wheels on my D8t and NItro Circus MT. (Minus the faux beadlock rings =) They've held up very well! And I totally agree with you on keeping your wheels/tires light on high-speed bashers. Saves many expensive parts from unnecessary wear and tear.

[@RCTeamAustria]

thanks for sharing!

[@poppysrcandmodels]

Cool info Jason, that should come in handy! Thanks!

[@JaxTellerRC]

Great advice there man. I boiled my tires off the rim many years ago. I went out the back while one was boiling and got distracted and next minute the water had boiled away and the whole house reeked of burning rubber! would hate to see what happens if you forget about them in the oven ha ha

[@JaxTellerRC]

***** To tell the truth, I burnt that one tire and I never tried it again, it was the first one ha ha

[@JaxTellerRC]

***** Yeah thats true, oh I forgot to point out the face in the rock on your wall in the lower right corner ha ha

[@JaxTellerRC]

***** Ha ha ha ha, funny stuff bro (-:

[@robertperry2079]

Those tires look awesome on your crawler with those Rival rims. I looked over all the methods for removing tires and decided on the acetone vapor method, it works excellent, you aren't really touching any acetone and it loosens the glue on the wheels and tires and you can easily scrape it off with your fingernail, all you do is find a plastic container with a lid that seals well and put some acetone in the bottom of the container, then put a piece of wood that's a bit taller than the acetone level, put your tires on the wood and wait a few days, when they are ready they come very easily with no damage to the tires or wheels. Maybe you would like to try it, just an idea for you since it was so easy. I got the Tekno Truggy coming this week, can't wait to get it running.

[@robertperry2079]

Very nice, yeah acetone is nasty but you never touch it or even smell it really except when opening the lid, very minimal exposure and doesn't seem damage or degrade the tires or wheels. Thanks for the tips on the Truggy , it just arrived today it is the ET 48.3, I will take that advice. My friend has an place in Colombia and he said land there is economical, so we might get a lot and build some awesome tracks like you got.

[@robertperry2079]

Yes, thank you

[@barharborbasher249]

nice vid just wanted to through a couple things at ya.. don't over tighten the wheel locks because I figured out it was causing the pins to brake "easier" because of the compounding forces of the wheel lock pressure and its natural purpose of turning inertia ... and I've fixed my dogbones by soaking them in red locties or you could use the green penetrating Loctite..Ive also used my shop light to warm up the tires to release the beads. Thanks for the video !!! Talk to ya on RRC and make sure you check out my vid over the hd pinion mod if if you ever install them in your rig .....bash on

[@FelixKoll]

looks cool how you Do this

[@theRCelement]

Looks very cool man! Nice RC cave :)

[@2krcbackroads421]

Cool informative vid! My two cents...run it with the blue ring, or paint the blue ring black. The blue does match the driver's helmets...

[@2krcbackroads421]

***** You bet Man!

[@scottlyth9840]

The black looks way better!

[@JCRC]

My 10 cents worth - I started with stock plastic glued wheels .. with my crawling the tyres broke off from the wheels - then I tried aluminium REAL beadlocks, same problem + others I won't get into here - then tried Proline titus beadlocks (plastic) .. same problem as you had with your stock wheels, rounded off hex socket but now I have Vanquish OMF wheels, so far good all rounders - beadlocks really work and hold onto they tyre in place and the hex is still going strong .. as for the rotating weight I don't go ion it that far, I've been on this setup for a long time, been through a set of Mur Slingers from RC4WD and really beaten the crap out of those with no damage except to the tyres and plastic Proline wheels - in my opinion, I would go from plastic to something stronger not back to plastic and as for those blue beadlocks, if you don't mind picking them up wen they come off during your bashing sessions, then leave them on but they look kinda nice with that truck :) Oh on last thing I would like yu ALL to know, if you go for a set of beadlocks I suggest you get the with counter sunk heads because hitting them against rocks will rip off those beadlock screws heads and water will not help towards the cause. Get beadlocks that actually have screws on the inner side of the wheels that do the actual tightening on the tyres and the outside ones are for show! Lessons learnt from experience!!

[@JCRC]

***** I have no experience with speed devils like your yeti so I would not know whats good or bad for it .. makes sense what you said :) If it has a weak drive train I'd personally have upgraded that first - and glued a hex hub to the now bad wheels until i get new stronger wheels :) Yes, many wheels out there with screws on the inner side of the wheel .. check and check again. It pays!!

[@twrecks116]

AWESOME TIP!! i dont have to THROW my Rims and Tires out nay more!! Lol you live in ECUADOR?! that's a BEAUTIFUL place to live!

[@mattgates881]

The rc cave how are the team associated wheels holding up?

[@EVERYDAYRC]

Great informative video Jason! I don't think they look that bad from this angle! Might as well use him them ! You live in Ecuador? That must be paradise!

[@n8ivdrift2022]

Looking to upgrade my tires/wheels, not sure what to go with. What do you suggest?

[@JamesJohnsonRC]

Wow some excellent work there my brother very impressed 👏👏👍👍😀😀

[@JamesJohnsonRC]

+Jason's Rc Cave 👍😀

[@gusduran11]

just ordered my yeti after watching this! beadlocks man you should paint them silver.

[@gatti493]

what tires are they pal , im looking for good tall tires for my Axial xl but not as big as mud slingers

[@colibrifpv]

Hey thanks for commenting and sorry if I'm a little late. When I was tire shopping the problem with the mud slingers was weight more than size, others had told me that by increasing rotating mass too much you're risking breaking the drive train. I went with the RC4WD Dick Cepek Beadlocks and Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ.... I wanted quality wheel that wouldn't break,. along with taller tirs that weren't too heavy. This combo worked out super well for me, but be warned, it was a tad expensive... Here's running video on that setup kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5LcZq2DpcyDeM0

[@lornehutton7229]

I am going to get a used toaster oven to do mine. what does the heat do to the foam inserts? my wife would flip out if I use the house oven .

[@The52r]

Very good informations!

[@NAVITECH.157]

tiene bonita carroseria y mucha potencia excelente 💪💪💪

[@satorrotas]

Excellent !! Nice explanation !! Excellent video !!

[@timmycrawford190]

I think it looks great man

[@TheRudy1629]

I have the mudslingers along with with the hunstman spyder wheels on my yeti xl kit...I havent really ran the yeti as much as i would want but the wheels and tires are super heavy..im going camping this weekend and im going to bash it for about 2 days and ill let you know how the yeti holds up with all the weight.. In the meanwhile check out my channel i got a video of my yeti xl kit and my yeti xl rtr... By the way you're yeti looks bad ass i like the little hints of blue and keep the blue on the wheels

[@Waitingoutside]

Very informative! Thumbs up.

[@mitemluh]

definitely without! have you tried boiling the tires to get the tires off the rim?

[@mitemluh]

+Jason's Rc Cave just get a big pot full of water and toss your tires in when the water boils like 5 minutes per side and the glue will release from the rim pretty easy with not a lot of glue left over.

[@mitemluh]

+Jason's Rc Cave check out rcsparks he posted a video about this and I followed his instructions and it worked really well. I have a yeti xl and you should upgrade the foams to crawler innovations deuces wild closed cell foams. I run 6S now with no ballooning of the tires. you should also think about upgrading everything to aluminum lol. I broke so many plastic parts that I pretty much upgraded to mostly everything hot racing has for the yeti xl and some gpm aluminum parts too. my yeti xl is a tank now and I haven't broke anything for months now. just need someone to make a metal cage now!

[@mitemluh]

+Jason's Rc Cave your welcome. trust me the foams are so worth it. Always like to trade knowledge with fellow yeti xl owners. your rig looks sweet by the way!

[@BasBoyRC]

I kind of like the wheels with the beadlock with out looks worse. could you not paint them black and use them.

[@gusduran11]

hey man who sells the rear light kit for the roof of the yeti?

[@gusduran11]

+The RC Cave thanks man! I just ordered some more parts. check out my go pro vid.

Absolut great Working....thumbs up :-))

[@wamplihohpi]

it is much better , faster , no smell , no complaints if you use a hot air gun with about 300 degrees Celcious and you can work outside, it take five minutes for every tire maybe less to unglue , clean job and you dont destroy the inner foam

[@timmycrawford190]

So way all upgrades did u I have 2 do

[@huntertackett693]

the tires look WAY better without the blue beadlock

[@gherrera6665]

with the blue bead locks. the wheels blend in to much without the blue

[@gherrera6665]

+The RC Cave (Jason) your welcome keep up the great videos

[@nosliwttocs]

without the blue is best.

[@prideandjoyrc2051]

With Out