Meus Isokinetic Double Jointed 3-Section CVD Axles for the SCX24!

[@JeepinMaxx]

Perfect timing on this video - I just got mine and plan on installing it this weekend! Glad I watched - I didn't realize the front already had overdrive. I'm using this in my 1st TexomaRC Slayer build...

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Yes sir! Glad it helped.

[@patrickpiche135]

I have a set with no rear stering on a custom comp rig build, I have put the back 16t for underdrive and they are fantastic and have not brock anything so far after a month. Love your chanel, big fan. 👍

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks a ton for watching!!! Definitely need the over/underdrive in any serious crawler.

[@suchefinde]

Isokinetic seem pretty cool, love seeing this ecosystem just keep expanding!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Us too. Soo many awesome innovative options!!

[@thomasblair7996]

Definitely gonna be getting a set of them,got a new build coming up, thanks for the great overview!!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

You will love em!

[@NikolaiOfTheJungle]

Nice breakdown of these. Meus has definitely staked their claim and just keep upping their game. They’re putting out quality parts that are competitively priced. I can’t wait to get my own set of these isokinetic doo-dads. You always know how to spot and properly share potential trouble spots as well as solutions for them. Thanks for the awesome content as always!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Huge thanks for the compliments. I really appreciate your viewership.

[@dellystinky]

Great review i love seeing 24th scale technology advancing 🤘

[@TheShopMiniRC]

It’s getting so damn good!

[@meegssan5716]

just when I thought Ive built the latest and greatest thing something else always comes out thats better

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@meegssan5716 welcome to RC

[@kriegs6362]

yep cant wait to see you run these ISOKINETIC axles, want to get some for my MB24 build

[@TheShopMiniRC]

They will be sooooo good.

[@cols_bricks]

I have a set of these on my deadbolt, they are awesome and by far the best axles I have. An added bonus that they come with an adjustable servo mount and rear link mount. I’m definitely getting more of these.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Right?!?! Steering links, servo mount, rear link riser. Such a great setup!!!!

[@cols_bricks]

@@TheShopMiniRC it definitely is and as you say even at full lock it’s very smooth running.

[@troypostie1252]

Isokinetic. Great up close axle vid Ken

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks good sir!!! 👍

[@dmanou]

I got mines last week! Just wow! The build quality is unbeatable and the steering out of this world! Only two points that could be better. The steering link which protrudes quite a lot w/o any reason and the rear diff cover. In my opinion the rear axle diff cover should be placed on the normal external side (facing the rear of the truck). This way the diff cover screws wouldn't hit the rocks! Not only they placed it on the inside side, but they even used cap head type screws making it even worse! I immediately replaced them with button head screws, but the holes are not deep enough anyway! Overly though I am extremely happy with them. The best axles right now on the market!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

I could definitely see your 2 points. ;)

[@teknolem7426]

These axles look sick. Wow

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Indeed they are!

[@SinisterDeeds214]

Man these are crazy! I need to order them asap!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

They are pretty cool, that’s for sure.

[@rc.remedy]

The Iso's really are nice, and can't beat the features you get for the price too

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Right, over drive, servo mount, steering links, rear link risers.

[@CAPRAQUEENRC]

Double Cardan joints finally being used after years of people making fun of me for ever considering them for RC applications! ❤ there are so many applications and potential possibilities in utilizing more 1:1 technology scaled down. I’m currently trying to develop an Eaton locker for 1/10 RC axles.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Niceeee an Eaton style locker could be sick

[@davidshevchuk8885]

Is that for lockable/unlockable diffs? That would be epic.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@davidshevchuk8885 yes.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

They do already have “on the fly diff lockers” for larger (1/10) rc trucks.

[@TRConcepts-yz9vd]

So cool 👍

[@TheShopMiniRC]

they are pretty bad ass!

[@GNCRC]

I really like those axles, I’m going to have to pick up a set

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Definitely worth.

[@ewwevo]

Isokinetic Just got mine, installing tomorrow. Will update after a test run or 2

[@TheShopMiniRC]

You’re gonna love it!

[@Hannsom7]

love these im gettting these next!! wonder if they make them in brass i know im a bit late!! I have a set of injora + 5axels that i stripped the outer edge axel hole on the bottom, how would you go about fixing that?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

You can always try to use an m1.5 tap and screw. Or a m1.6.

[@DasE30Cuz]

I hope they do another run of the aluminum Rippers, I missed my chance. I try to keep my trucks as light as possible, but these are just too cool. Fortunately though, it seems like you're going to build yours pretty much exactly how I would mine, so I can maybe live vicariously through you lol.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

They will not do any additional aluminum rippers. They set the number and make that many. They may do different chassis in the future but not the ripper. We will try to do the build as good as possible so that you can also have an awesome “vicarious” build.

[@DJ-nz6gn]

These look awesome great review! Have you had hands on the version for the fcx24? Hopefully you'll be able to have some footage of that in the future! or if you do and I missed it my bad

[@TheShopMiniRC]

I actually haven’t yet. We need to though.

[@scotterdman8989]

I dremeled the steering link stops off the fron of the axles. Gained even more turning and still doesn't bind!!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

good tip but def risking some breakage.. probably worth it in a serious comp rig. I think meus just didnt want to have to warranty a bunch of broken cvds lol

[@scottmichael7178]

these are amazing for the price. Steering radius is really amazing

[@TheShopMiniRC]

it is.. its so nuts.. most trucks wont have the clearance for them to get max steering lol

[@independentmind1977]

Isokinetic…Good timing. I had a guy asking about these on our FB group, sent him a link. My only question is, wouldn’t the tires rub against the suspension springs? They’re still my next axles, decent pricing on those too

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Depends on how large of diameter the shocks are and how they are mounted to the chassis. They could rub but worst case, just turn down your dual rate until they dont. (or you could add MORE wheel spacing).

[@wingnutbert9685]

Isokinetic! I maybe have missed it if mentioned, but are the fronts pretty much drop in for mildly upgraded, but still very stock rigs? Thanks! More steering angle and OD and great looks in one package! Very nice.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Yeah, you can bolt them right into a stock rig.

[@caseys_cozy_garage]

I finally took the plunge on these, but I did come back to this old review to ... review my purchase lolz

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Hahha. You will love em.

[@bcochener]

Isokenetic! So what did you think of all that slop in the front axles? Seems the pin holes are off in relation to the thread stops a bit too. Had to use some deeper hex’s and backspacing sanding to get thin hub wheels to seat. Other than that, super nice axles. And killer Ripper! Didn’t know you had a proto! Very cool. You’re right on ditching the 4WS on it. No way with that battery tray. The rear link riser is bad enough with it. -Cheers!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

I think the slop is tolerable. I obviously wish it was a tad less though. Mine had some o-rings between the hex and bearing and that seemed to help that slop a tad. And yeah, we have the prototype aluminim scx24 AND trx4m rippers. Also #001 of both and #100 of both. ;-)

[@williamhynson3810]

Will These fit on FMS 1:24 FCX24 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 421 , and if so can you please let me know what else or all is needed .. Thanks

[@TheShopMiniRC]

I mean, you can make anything fit. But it would definitely take some custom work.

[@tmink128]

I'm putting these on my axial power wagon tomorrow

[@TheShopMiniRC]

You’re gonna love em!!!!

[@_tac_v]

Ordered 2 front thinking I would be able to go 4ws!?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

They just announced new gears, so you will be able to without my fix

[@_tac_v]

@@TheShopMiniRC Awesome, thanks for your time🤙

[@OGKDOG104]

I really want a set of those.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

They are sick!

[@davidshevchuk8885]

I'm hesitant to jump to these because I'm just trying to increase my steering angle without the other stuff. Do you have any suggestions in terms of maximizing steering angle by just getting new front axle shafts? I am leaning towards the LGRP v2 CVD's since they are rebuildable and I have a tendency to wreck driveshafts.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Yeah, cvds will help. You can also looks closely at the axle housing and knuckles and see where it’s hitting. You can slightly trim away there and it will help. Even just a tiny bit will give you more steering. Remember in these tiny trucks, mm are like inches.

[@ryanlawrence7982]

Isokenetic 🤘

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks a ton for watching.

[@jdssurf]

So you can't replace the gears only if they wear out?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

You can, but the front ones are specifically Meus gears. I do show how I got stock gears to work in there though.

[@jdssurf]

@@TheShopMiniRC yeah cool, was just making sure they at lease sold replacements vs having to buy another axle.

[@GeorgieBud2020]

Isokinetic. How do I contact Meus about missing hardware in my axle kit? Missing 3 of the brass pivot balls for the steering linkage. Plus the rear axle spins smooth only with the diff cover screws loosened. I bought mine from Amazon if that makes a difference. Not a happy camper. 😕

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Either through their website or on their facebook page

[@GeorgieBud2020]

@@TheShopMiniRC thank you, Ken.

[@jhawk1985]

I hope they produce some more of those Ripper chassis in Aluminum. I really want one

[@TheShopMiniRC]

They will not. You can try to buy them on the secondary market but they are about double or triple the price.

[@tomhague2118]

Hi trying to build the steering links for these axles having a hard time. Any tips?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

What’s the trouble?

[@tomhague2118]

@ I’m having trouble getting the plastic ends on the steering links.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@ they definitely take some pressure to get the threading started. Consider using some Piliars or a vice to hold the tierod and then you can push harder with the plastic link and while you try to thread it.

[@tomhague2118]

@@TheShopMiniRC ok thanks 👍

[@williamhynson3810]

I so Kinetic!!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

So so kinetic

[@Nor3sp3ct]

I wish I had seen the isokinetic axles before I placed my order for the MB24 body

[@TheShopMiniRC]

You can always place another order ;-) You can also snag the isos off amazon: amzn.to/4aJcncz

[@Nor3sp3ct]

Would you say that these axles are the best option for 24th scale...?

[@jdssurf]

These go right onto the c10?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Yes! They are compatible with the c10

[@josephjohnson2914]

Isokentic..Hey one question tho!! Could you do a video on installing the steering linkage on these? I just bought them and can't find much help.. Ty for the informative videos tho!!! 👑💪🙏🔥🤘🏴‍☠️

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Join the discord and ask or send me a message on Facebook and I can send a picture or 2 on how they go.

[@bergcrawler1]

Are these axles cnc machined aluminum or cast aluminum? Any idea if they a 6061 aluminum?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

I believe they are cast, but very good. I am not sure what grade of aluminum but the quality is top notch.

[@bergcrawler1]

@TheShopMiniRC I emailed them, and they said 6061 aluminum cnc'd

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@bergcrawler1 well there we go!! Thanks for the info. Others may be curious as well.

[@tomwright943]

Thank you so much for sharing dude. These look very nice 😎👌 I've just ordered some. I was wondering, do the injora servo mounts fit on the front axle? Cheers

[@TheShopMiniRC]

it would take some modification to the axle diff cover to make it fit... the axles come with a good servo mount.

[@tomwright943]

@@TheShopMiniRC Thank you for your help, I've chosen the plastic injora servo for now, would you know if that servo would fit in the original mounts on the axle? Cheers dude 😎👍

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@tomwright943 I’ve never used that servo, but if it’s the same as all the other high torque servos it should fit fine. Also, if it’s smaller, you can probably make it work.

[@tomwright943]

@@TheShopMiniRC thanks for the advice 😎👍 I'm struggling with another problem at present. I'm trying to get an understanding of droop and suspension geometry, while I'm waiting for our parts to build our first SCX24 to arrive, so I have been working on my sons wltoys 2428 trying to get a better performance from those parts on that truck, I've completely redesigned the chassis rails, and formed them from 2mm styrene/plasticard sheet, I have laid the front shocks back so as they are 40° in relation to the deck, the rears are at 45° it was working 1000 times better than the original setup while the original 45mm shocks were still on it so I'm thinking can we ad some droop with some of the injora 51mm double barrel shocks 🤔 so we fitted some, when she is just stood still she sits fairly nicely with the linkages fairly level etc then when you pick her up the droop looks mega 🤯 the main problem is that, when running her she will run fairly level then when you come to a stop she will arch her back (like a cat being sick) the harder we come to a stop the higher she goes, I know this ain't right so it is back to the drawing board, would you have any advice on shock angle? Or have you came across this poorly cat syndrome before? Is there a solution? Any advice would be welcome 😎👌me and my son are just messing about with this one seeing what we can learn and understand about these here crawlers 😎👌

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@tomwright943 hmm. Hard to say, usually the double barrel shocks do not perform the best and the more you angle your shocks, the less effective they actually become. Typically an arching truck is because of bad geometry. I’d try lessening the angle to se if it helps. Remember, you don’t need a ton of “flex” for the truck to perform well. The more flex you have the sloppier the truck becomes.

[@Danielxperez14]

I did the underdrive in the rear and it jumps when descending

[@TheShopMiniRC]

That’s odd, it would help keep the rear planted.

[@tomwright943]

Yo dude, how's tricks? Just wondering if you know if any other after market rear axle truss/link risers fit on the rears of these? I've just received my 3rd set of them and my desired hole seems to be fouled up with some type of glue or something rendering it pretty much useless. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers👍

[@TheShopMiniRC]

No stock link risers or servo mounts will directly bolt onto these without modifying either the mount or the axle mount. You need to trim/grind down to make space.

[@tomwright943]

@@TheShopMiniRCThank you for the reply, the build is for a birthday present for my 5 year old son, I can't really give it to him all beat up and modified so I'll have to contact meus and see what they are saying about replacing the riser 😳 hopefully they agree 🤞 it's such a shame as the other 2 sets I already have came perfect...... 🤔 if they don't agree then I have been toying with doing a rear steer so maybe sack the whole rear axle and buy one of the separate fronts they have for sale🤷‍♂️I've done him a fully built blue Bronco to tow an injora SCX24 trailer I've also tried to build him a line slaying injora rock buggy to load on the trailer, both vehicles have the meus isokinetic axles so I'm sure the rear steer wouldn't be out of place on his buggy, I chose the C10 wheelbase for the buggy..... do you think I would be better off stretching it for him? Perhaps putting the C10 rears up front with maybe some deadbolt rears on the ass end? Cheers

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@tomwright943 just because you modify doesn’t mean it’s beat up.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@tomwright943 c10 fronts deadbolt rears.

[@tomwright943]

@@TheShopMiniRC yeah I do understand what you are saying, I'm sure I could make it neat, I just want it to be perfect for my little chap is all.

[@cpetsche]

Isokinetic!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks a ton for watching!

[@SOMNIAK00]

So did the shim hold??

[@TheShopMiniRC]

So far. However, now Meus offers a different gears so you can change the fronts. ;)

[@ThấmDầnTừngTừ]

hi , where can i buy super gear alex? thank you very much

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Meus directly.

[@ThấmDầnTừngTừ]

@@TheShopMiniRC thank you

[@AhmedAli-my9we]

Hello my friend I received my yesterday and I installed them for my TRX4M they look good and amazing but I don’t get full steering. I don’t get 52° steering angle when I try steer it only stared a little bit it not even compared to the stock.💔

[@TheShopMiniRC]

That is strange. You should be able to get almost full steering with them.

[@AhmedAli-my9we]

@ maybe it’s because It’s injora servo it has 90 angle turn an angle maybe is this the problem? I am upgraded to 180°. Servo and I will see if it’s going to change the problem.

[@drivingBlindRC]

It’s a very nice I so kinetic chassis lol

[@TheShopMiniRC]

eh? chassis? did we say that lol?

[@cjsantaromana]

Much easier to overdrive the axles on a 4WS using an overdrive transmission. I use Hot Racing HRASXTF38X but there are generics for a lot less. ✌🏼

[@TheShopMiniRC]

That’s probably true. ;)

[@Spadookie]

Yall are starting a carfax for the cnc ripper, lol.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

We did. Lol

[@eloysilva3314]

Anyone have a solution for bulky steering link? Can any scx24 link fit or is the spacing from knuckle to knuckle a different length?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

You can easily make a steering link also 3flow9rc can get you a custom setup. ;)

[@eloysilva3314]

Awesome thanks! I’ll look into it as soon as I order mine.

[@AdrianLopez-rm8ks]

Yo how much do they weigh

[@TheShopMiniRC]

rear with no truss is 33.5 g and front is 71.8 g with no servo tray

[@callsignmohas5190]

Just installed mine. There nice but i think i prefer my lgrp supper 8s

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Totally fair. Different builds tend to like different parts. I know many that like the iso and many that like the supers.

[@callsignmohas5190]

@@TheShopMiniRC Here’s something funny too about 30 minutes after I made this comment I was finishing the install on these axles and I broke a faster off in one of the holes putting the last link on. I didn’t even have it tightened all the way so now I can’t even use these axles I can honestly say that was the first time I’ve ever broken any supplied hardware

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@callsignmohas5190 wow. That’s super unfortunate. Maybe a bad screw. Reach out to meus. See what they can do for you.

[@callsignmohas5190]

@@TheShopMiniRC I did I haven’t heard from them since Thursday from whenever everybody has been telling me on Instagram though, they should take care of me I’m not the first that has had to deal with this unfortunate thing. I have heard from a number of people that meus has terrible hardware

[@MaximumRC_]

Isokinetic

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@archerash6695]

How do you guys afford all this stuff and keep a home.. It blows my mind.. Not living in Canada, lol, that's for sure.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Yeah… Canada has it tough with shipping and such. :-/

[@micahandamyzastrow4910]

Isokinetic

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks a ton for watching.

[@bdog7262]

Isokinetic, I gave these consideration, decided to go with mofo X15. Like everything in life, get what you pay for.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

For sure.

[@lgrc6120]

Isohowdoyouspell it..? it is an amazing looking body but you'll have to drive it

[@lgrc6120]

On the carpet only 😂

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Hahah. Yeah. I Donno if I wanna drive this one at all. :-/

[@Slaters_RC]

Cardan joint is easier to say

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Sure is!

[@derrickwilliams2903]

Thanks for the content! Please do something about the audio quality of your videos. It sounds like you're working in a tin can. It's bad. I have to watch on mute with subtitles.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

you've said ;-)

[@William-McCueRC]

these would go perfect with some mantis links

[@TheShopMiniRC]

MmmmmmHmmm.

[@UrbanCrawlers]

Isokinetic

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks for watchin!!!