Huge Improvement | Cheap Brass and Aluminum Axle Upgrade on Redcat Gen 8 V2

[@ZYKLEMYER]

I was on the fence on which crawler to get… You answered it for me. Gen8. I enjoy running AS MUCH as tinkering. Looking forward to both with this next purchase. Great video.

[@thestoryiheard]

Thanks for your advice. I've bought two used Gen8 (I edition) from a guy here in Ukraine. That's where the problems started. One car became a donor of parts for the next one. Today the rear outer portal housing fell apart after a short ride on the sand. Metal parts became my goal because plastic parts are not reliable. To people who would like to buy this crawler in the pre-used option. Be ready to change a lot of original plastic parts.

[@MysticRiverRC]

Thanks for the tips! I just got a used Gen 8 this weekend, and I don't quite know where to start with it. This was helpful.

[@johnsimpson2659]

After switching to 1.9 mud slinger xl’s my gen 8 really came into its own. I weighted my rc4WD wagon wheels and cannot believe how well it climbs . It’s amazing.

[@kcoutdoorsmissouri4052]

I litterally added all this stuff to my cart last week I'm glad I found this video!

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rcjono]

Wow 55 degrees is prettyinsane for a gen8. Worth it for sure if you have money to spend and really into clearing steep inclines! Cool channel btw subscribed!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

I just bought the brass outer portals (cheap Amazon specials) , a treal front brass diff cover, and some Amazon special brass wheel adapters that are 12mm wide. All this because I added a roof rack and it’s now top heavy lol..

[@dr01d21]

Thanks very much for creating the video I appreciate it. I really enjoy driving my Gen8, but it's just not as capable as my Axial Capra. On the other side of the coin, the Gen8 looks like a true scale crawler compared to the Capra that is not as realistic. Those axles really add an awesome look that just raises the bar for how realistic a scale crawler can be. Thank you for showing off the performance changes, it was a good comparison! When focusing on pure crawling performance, the body of the Gen8 is a big problem. It's very high quality body, but it's so heavy and puts a lot of weight high above the chassis. A body swap could be a cheaper upgrade than these axles and provides good performance increase. Many folks are using super strong (extra heavy) rare earth magnets to attach a new body, but that brings back the weight problem, so I used the plastic body posts instead. I swapped for the Injora Jeep body, and the performance really improved, but I lost the look I loved so I went back to the stock International Scout body in the end. I completely agree with your wrap-up, and I would probably just get the front axle if I was looking for pure performance. These will be a nice addition to my Gen8 to give it that extra touch of scale crawler awesomeness! Thanks again!

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

💯

[@SebastienMongecadet-rq8vq]

Top 🔝 top😊

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

New subscriber here. Just got a gen 8. Dunno if I’ll spring for this but great mod

[@hoeldelrosariojr.7557]

Im so impressed!💯

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Right on!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

How about just the knuckles, and the wheel weights? Do you think that would be enough?

[@jjshobbypower9091]

Looking good with the upgrades, my TRX4 is also heavily modified and weigh over 5kg. Wish I can run it side by side to yours to see their performance. 😊👍🏼

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

That would be cool

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

Good advice i've seen possibly on Holmes Hobbies: run smaller batteries. You're running some serious brick, that lifts up car's CG.

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Great point

[@FlyNorthRC]

Great video! 👍🏻 Mine Gen8 v2 i still stock and i think i will keep it that way for a while. But those upgrades looks sweet! 👌🏻

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

They are a nice addition, but the truck stock is pretty fun too!

[@juaneitor7101]

Hey, I didn't know that you have a Rc channel, I have a vrx truggy brushlless love your content💪

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Sweet, RC's are fun too!

[@MrCleanEmpire]

I'm trying to do this build too but the stock c hub screws are too long did you have this issue too?

[@Frank-st7ku]

I'm thinking of getting full aluminum front and rear axles, not brass, since i wanna keep it light-ish but still upgrade em. I found some products on amazon and ebay and it comes to a total of $115 for full aluminum front and rear axles. I'm just concerned that the parts are so cheap they wont fit together well 🤣 but id like to know your opinion wether it'd be worth a try! Everything id be getting would black out the axles.

[@4.8Flatbed]

The exact video I was looking for. This is awesome man subscriber gained 💪

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Nice, welcome!

[@Gregs92584]

I laugh when I saw ur thumbnail and had the same fender break and missing tow hook had to watch afterwards

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Lol

[@armynolan6307]

Is this all injora parts?

[@Ethan_DeLong1604]

is 51 the most it could do stock? i don't see it in the video trying to do more then 51

[@MrCleanEmpire]

Hey what size screws did you use for the c hubs? Please respond! I looked on the manual too and got the "right ones" after i snapped a screw on the new aluminum axle i got! 🤦🏾 So i ordered another aluminum axle housing and the new screws that were supposed to fit were too long as well and the same thing happened. So now I'm going to try it with a plastic housing do you know how long the screws are supposed to be? Are they the 3*16 button head? Do you have a part number for them? Appreciate the help

[@JimmyB643]

..and the famous green scale!

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Haha, yep!

[@adrianservice8942]

Hey, are you James the bike guy?. If you are, love both your channel😁

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Yep! you got one channel left to find, haha!

[@fa509si7]

I been looking at those upgrade in eBay.

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Worth it

[@ConditionZero76]

FA509 SI - DON'T BUY THESE ALUMINUM AXLES IN THIS VIDEO ...... BUY THE TREALS & THANK ME & EVERYONE ELSE LATER........ Look on the forums & FB groups & reviews you'll see why. I fell in the trap & lost $130 dollars buying them & now they both sit in my trash can.....

[@Frank-st7ku]

@@ConditionZero76 I'm thinking of getting even cheaper stuff lmao would it be worth it to get full aluminum, no brass cheap stuff off of ebay and amazon? Its 115 USD for everything which is like concerningly cheap 🤣 would it be worth it just to try it?

[@spreadeagled5654]

Nice wheels! What brand are they? Thx.

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

They are Injora : amzn.to/3ulp8o3

[@sorilk4205]

Hello Buddy! I love your videos🙌 could you buy ZD DBX-10 brushless and compare it with your Losi Lazernut? I think people wants to see that as this ZD has been released a month ago💪 I also would like to see what's better choice 😀 thanks mate!

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

The ZD DBX-10 brushless is a bit to expensive to be tempting to purchase. For the price you are so close to a name brand with parts support so I have a hard time spending all that money on the ZD Racing car.

[@OGRadGrow]

Nice 👍🏾

[@clausura9442]

Your link for inner portal covers doesn't work fyi.

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Thanks, been a year so no surprise. Thanks!

[@p.k.808]

Brother, you still running stock foams?. Just got this truck, am ordering the bead-locks from your previous video.

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Stock foams and glad I could help

[@p.k.808]

@@JrsGasolineAlley Those rims look amazing!! Very happy with them!!

[@luisestrella1143]

Are those the stock shocks?? If not what kind of shocks are you running? Would 110mm size work good on the gen8?

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Stockers

[@kcoutdoorsmissouri4052]

How did you mount the shocks on the c hub? Everything amazon I can find doesn't have the shock hole 🙃

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Check the ones linked in the description, but they all *should* have it. I have yet to see any that do not.

[@MannyGunzz]

Will these fit Everest 10 ??

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

No

[@Musky0503]

What lights do you have ?

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

The Redcat Kit.

[@garyhurtt1241]

What about the cup joints?

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Cup joints?

[@garyhurtt1241]

Ya the front cvd, cup joints, look on your blue prints, I have replaced them on my gen 8, 6 time's now,....I think they upgraded them on the gen8-2,

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Sorry you have had those problems?

[@josecanseca8979]

Hey how are the amAZON outer Portals HOLDING UP?

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

So far really well

[@josecanseca8979]

@@JrsGasolineAlley thanks my guy,installing MINES right now,30$ bucks,or 100$,uhmm yea I'll do the $30 AMAZON,plus the REVIEWS are great and rating is as well,be safe BROTHER🤜🤛

[@bassingbasics6621]

275 for aluminum parts is absolutely ridiculous

[@ConditionZero76]

Oh man hate to be that guy, but Big Mistake buying those 3 piece redcat axles, do a little research & you'll find out why from all us guys with first hand experience. They look the part feel nice seem durable (FOR NOW) but trust me there not, I'd would return them tomorrow as fast you can before it's to late. once you do that place an order for the Treal Gen 8 axles. at most your looking at a few dollars extra but 10 Xs better made. if the Treal axles aren't in stock run the plastic axles until Treals are back...The ones you have will fall apart theyll break just a matter a time. do some research you'll see for yourself.... just get the Treals & Thank me later, unfortunately, I was a guinnie pig & had nobody to for warn me so I ended up losing the $130.00 dollars they cost me!!! 👍🏼💯✌🏽

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

So far so good on them. I have 3 trail runs (About 10mi total drive distance) and they are all good. should it break I'll do a video

[@josecanseca8979]

u Kno ur stuff bc I see u everywhere,are those AMAZON outer Portals worth the 30S for all 4?

[@roosterrc6519]

@@josecanseca8979 nothing from redcat is worth one cent !! Redcat is junk i hate redcat there cheap and not worth wasting money on

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

275$ cheap you're saying :-)

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Have you looked up what Treal costs... Yeah much less expensive

[@robrob3325]

bru can you do pounds next time I have to Google what that is in pounds

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Then somebody's going to have to Google what it is in grams.

[@robrob3325]

@@JrsGasolineAlley lol i did no need to get sassy bc i dont know grams besides bullets 😉

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Bullets are Grain... Not Grams

[@robrob3325]

@@JrsGasolineAlley take a dman joke would you all so maybe do pounds and grams at the same time mind blower I know right

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

I'll do grains too just Incase you need to compare with your bullets

[@paulschryer9571]

My STOCK SCX10 II will do 56° degrees all day long, without a push start !! ....NO MODS, PERIOD 😁🇺🇲

[@JrsGasolineAlley]

Cool Story.

[@joesmith4222]

Same here with my 76Ford Carisma with the front 5000 battery.

[@logantic]

Yeah right

[@JonnyJetson754]

My stock New brite bronco will drive up 81 degrees all day long paul

[@Markooboy]

Ali Express cost $120 au for front and rear brass set