RC ADVENTURES - ALTERED BEAST 4X4 - Rebuild BV6 - Links & Steering

www.RCSparks.com - 1080p HD is the ONLY way this video should be viewed! Yup, I was floating around the internet and I came upon a pretty cool website! www.bluemonkeyrc.com is host to a whole bunch of custom parts for Trail Rigs and Crawlers. I am always searching for cool websites and blog-sites that sell scale stuff - and I think this one is worth mentioning. These white Delrin links I purchased are well made, and seem bulletproof! I looks forward to seeing how they do on the trails. The BEAST is certainly starting to look like a worthy TTC Candidate! A long way to go on it still.. but now we have the Steering and Suspension links all setup! To think I havent even wired the Electric Tekin motors yet?! I wonder.. do you know what I will use for an ES'C?!
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[@luisfaiska]

First off all, CONGRATS on your child, hope everything is OK. Second, if it was me, i would flip the delrin links. I mean, i put the angle of the links up side up. That way the links and the driveshaft are symmetrical and parallel. A big thanks from Portugal.

[@jamesshaw5590]

I think it color coordinates the four basic colors = black, white, blue, and silver. Every corner of this rig has these colors. It's getting closer to the mud and snow, good job. PS: When you made the whoo sound, and said your floating, reminded me of the 60's and early 70's. Have I said too much?

[@MrMcMiniMidgetMan]

I always thought crawlers/scalers looked pretty complex and hard to work on but it looks pretty straight forward watching this beast build! Thanks Medic!

[@pyrosrockthisworld]

dude compared to indi suspension rigs these things are a dream to work on!!!!!

[@CasonMarchand]

Dude this truck is gonna be so cool when it's up and running. I can't wait!!!

[@losisupertruck04]

Oh man, all this Beast building awesomeness is making me want to get out and trail...

[@damedcamera]

You're not nerdy buddy lol. That is such a great truck. Fabulous Ford :)

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Hell yes! The beast! I was wondering when he would come back! I know you have been working on him the past few weeks but I love this series!

[@marniedoyle8063]

damn that truck is cool! and it's gonna outcrawl just about ANYTHING!!! looks pretty close- can't wait to see it in action in a few days!

[@paulmcnamara16]

The Beast is looking sweet buddy. If my Tamiya Blackfoot overdosed on steroids it would look something like that i think! Top job cant wait to see it running buddy!

[@sirkingdra]

The Beast probably feels like one of those flying monkeys from the wizard of oz lol. Epic looking truck dude, it's looking better every video update :D

[@mrsillyname]

Next time your at the hobby store get a few bags of REVO rod ends. They are the ones you need those and a few jato ones here and there are the best rod ends around! And they fit the 4mm threads on those links

[@TheJmathews]

Awesome build!! Love this Series bud!!!!!!!! Thx for sharing with us all!!!!!!!

[@3starRC]

Those links match the rest of the body so well Epic medic!!!

[@Yourmomsahandle]

The beast is looking great

[@jshdwhite79]

wow, there's about a million twss in this one. You've outdone yourself this time medic.

[@chrismoser4689]

I see you finally got a respectable drill, good for you

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

He did roll his axle back that's what a good part of the video was about was his axle angle. Oh and nice truck medic.

[@gbastonmartindb9]

You should do a burnout on the table with the Traxxas XO-1 by holding the front bumper with your hand.

[@RenoBoyzRC]

u always have the coolest stuff. i think this project i the best so far, i love the look of it. don't ever quit!!!

[@4WheelRCUK]

Hey Medic, if you chassis mounted that servo it'd sort out the problem you are having with the steering link & drag bar. Level3RC have a good set-up for this inc. a panhard bar (others are available ;-) ), here is a video I made on installing it: 4WheelRCUK - SCX10 Rubicon Pt7: Chassis Mounted Servo & Panhard Bar.

[@rcdestruction2704]

Yay time for another running video.

[@JuniorRcGarage]

Sweet man it looks awesome👍👍👍

[@robb2982]

the white links are definitely a plus for looks they match with the white in the body design just need a few blue highlights in there as well

[@demo8dave]

Using O rings on the link ends at the bottom and top of the ball ends will help eliminate all the steering slop. A thin washer would be needed under the lock nut also for the o ring to seat against .

[@stevepitt7120]

Awesome video of a great build.

[@kstriker13]

Hey medic, I had a suggestion about the toe in prob with the front tires unscrew the eyelets on the steering linkage a little so the toe of the tires is parallel. as always awesome vid. hope you aren't losing too much sleep XD

[@tylerlemke8626]

Learning suspension geometries helps alot when doing links and knowing what size goes where.. Google search basic 4 link and 3 link setups. The white Delrin 3link piece Medic uses is also known as a wishbone link. which is normally used in the rear. There's so much to be transferred knowledge wise from fullsize car mechanics to these rc's.

[@Codesempire]

Those are some sweet links.

[@XtremeSamCod]

Awesome vid medic ! Keep up the good work like always

[@KingQuad450Rider]

Finally! I've been waiting for this video! lol

[@dylanprasad99]

Thank you for putting up bv6

[@thedoubleB15]

Hey medic couldn't you use the Delrin lower steering link and just use that titanium upper one? It would just go to the rod end instead of the hole already in the link. Looks good by the way.

[@ClayCrawler75]

I want one. Great build.

[@ReapeR23022]

Yo medic once again great video I can't get enough

[@Captncouth]

another great day!

[@fredrikwallden4935]

Hi medic! I love your videos but all you say are not always right. You do ALWAYS have a power loss in the drivetrain no matter what angle you have. Keep up good work!

[@jeffreywarner901]

looks great medic. keep it up

[@Demon-mg2mt]

Those links look great.

[@tristenoneill9663]

I dont like white but I think the white links go good with the body and over all look of the truck, good work

[@Kakes676]

I have deleted the bar from left wheel an right wheel. An built two short links to go from the left an right tire directly to servo. Ton of clearance.

[@highridinf250]

Man i wish icould have something as cool as this.

[@BustedRC1]

Looking Great! If you ever have the time (lol I have 2 sons I know all about having time.) Would you do a quick video on setting up the shocks. please. Mine should be here next week and would like some pointers on setting them up thanks.

[@mikesaper6053]

Truck looks awesome. I'm going to look into some delrin links now. Thanks for this video. Just nit picking, you call them lock washers but they're lock nuts. Seen you do that in another video I think. Could be confusing for s super noob.

[@1santaever]

great looking truck

[@2cwik4u104]

the white delrin links, look boss.

[@igordenisr]

If you think about "competition", you should dramaticly change this links... First, move steering links back of the axle, over driveshaft. I know it's hard, but possible. Later u should change ackerman and caster in front. PM me if you want "magic setup" from my killer chassis. Last mod, but unable to do on your axle is make some negative camber for later-roll on side hills. When you say about torqe, you lose A LOT of that. Anti-squat on rear links should help forceing front axle down. . p.s. I know, that this cage looks awsome, but your COG is somewere in clouds. General look of this beast is awsome. Hope, it will beat some hardcore obstacles.

[@rompdude]

not a great competition build, the link setup is real messed up now on the rear. but sure looks kool :)

[@coolnationz4654]

I just got the traxxas stampede love it!!!!

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

Lock Nut not washer :3 Now I even more derdified the video x3

[@srkposton]

Hey Medic. Watching your RC videos got me back into the hobby. I just got a used SCX10 and I kinda have been following the altered best build. I love that Chevy pickup body. I have a truck kinda of like that minus the blower. I just have a question what is the length of your links that you used. Cause I am wanting to get the super clod buster body myself. Any information oh the wheel length and link length would be great. Thank you in advance

[@friarobby]

The Beast reminds me of a older style monster truck for some reason.

[@s13Feind]

With your pinion pitched up the axle is clocked forward and your caster angle becomes negative almost taking some of the steering throw and effecting the wheel more like camber than toe. Drop the pinion angle/ lengthen the lowers by a little bit and you'll get better steering

[@rickybaltazar7646]

you can use the throw arm from pinkie but it wont be blastic

[@paulmullins4439]

Looks great

[@POliver8888]

Hey jus wanna ask your honest opinion, I'm bouncing between the axial scx10 honcho and the scx10 jeep wrangler unlimited, which one is better?

[@SpecThompsonTV]

Medic how you like that drill? Been looking for a dewalt to use with my RCs thats not completely overkill. The beast looks wonderful!!

[@ladslegoland6540]

Beast is looking good. Waiting for my RC Addict shirt. Almost got the Black Widow shirt. Still thinking about it lol. Is there a long sleeve option? I didn't see any long sleeve shirts for adults. I ride a lot, a motorcycle, and like the long sleeve shirts. Plus I ordered on my phone so I might have over looked some things. Great job on the vid I know I digressed lol

[@calladutyplayerson2174]

You should open your own shop. Produce your own parts and have an indoor course of most types to deal with the cold months. If you get this many views you could really do well with nation wide sales. Nation wide sales are hard for a small hobby shop to create but you are ready. Take the next step,

[@lifeisgood070]

Epic truck.

[@pocket7videos562]

The bottom nuckles are fairly straight but the the uppers look pretty tight? Or does it look worse on camera?

[@dodge8802]

on that rear end you may want to turn those links over so they're lower than your drive shaft.

[@rompdude]

you'd do your self a massive favour raising the rear shock mounts, would give you better ride hight, better anti-squat characteristics, better centre of gravity and sort any issues with drive line bind

[@joshriggio5971]

hey mate loving the build so far its very hard to tell from the cam angle but is the rear shaft dropped below the link if crawling wont the drive shaft be bashing and all so catch and cause the car not to slide as i said hard to see on the cam

[@haydenpeterson6163]

so I bought a integy lift kit for my honcho and I heard that the lift kit will make the driveshaft's bind like the problem you got so will shorter bottom links make that go away but do I have to switch the upper links or the front y link?

[@Team_Nico_Motorsport]

U are awesome to RC trucks :D

[@OhioGuy82]

Awesome! Thanks for the info!!

[@MyWesley1991]

Hey. It uses the factory throw arm that comes on the SCX10

[@hansottevanger4112]

just curious what model traxxas wheels and tyres are they and what size, plus where did you get them

[@beneventom4]

hey Medic, im a big fan. I noticed when you added the delrin links, the front axle seemed to be angled. this straightened the drive shaft, but altered your steering geometry. can you rotate hubs or knuckles? had this prob w my real lifted truck

[@SChassisTuning]

Hey Medic, I live in Airdrie and I'm wondering how Mich would you charge to rebuild My nitro truck or build me a TTC truck similar to this. Great work, keep it up.

[@rcnutter1208]

U need to make extensions on ur steering hubs so u can fit a straight bar makeing sure that u clear the front diff

[@TheNinjaWarriorDuck]

Now your wheelbase is super super short!

[@codyogden4611]

I want to up grade my servo mount because my front y arm keeps pulling thru my the bracket that holds my servo mount to my axle. (stock scx10) I would like to know how you would fix this and what you would use to keep your servo mounted to your axle but stop the y arm from pulling the screw thru the hole

[@BeaudoinMotorsports]

Won't the rear universal hit rocks since the bend in the links?

[@dominicgerdes1294]

Djmedic you should make a drivers seat and have a baby figure driving the beast .like so he can see this idea for the truck

[@TheAwesonymous]

lol is your table made out of delrim? :P

[@Eoin171]

I've got a Haiboxing Hellhound (kinda cheap but is still fun) with a brushed motor in it but i want to get a new motor, any suggestions. P.S. I 'm a big fan Medic, love the videos

[@andymandyandsheba4571]

The Ackerman Steering Principle the offset on the steering

[@swiftclaw9402]

Wow, your subs really like your vids, they aren't spamming Bob and those stupid tank things, I would be appreciated if old comment system came back, but I'm not going to spam a video.

[@NeutronicalGaming]

They don't need to, medic has a scale tank video already :)

[@OhioGuy82]

How was your steer affected with changing the front axle angle?

[@TheRealRCSparks]

It wasn't affected because I used "clockable" c-hubs.. which allows me to change the tilt back when lengthening links

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

I couldn't tell in the video but it looked like you had a little bit of toe in going on when you steered being it looked like one wheel steered farther than the other. My solution would be to extend your front link a tad by removing the rod ends and re assemble them with a small spacer on each side making your toe a little better. But I can't really tell on camera. And I'm sure you know this trick anyway.

[@owen120s]

One wheel should be turning more than the other, and it always should be the inner wheel that turns less its called Ackermann steering, It allows both front wheels to follow the same curve without trying to understeer.

[@ttv8ra23]

owen120s

[@confettihunterminus1]

Sweet!

[@JoetheFunkyMonkey]

The other wheel not turning as much is good because it is Ackermann steering.

[@TheGreatBigShow]

I would die a happy man if you did a HPI Crawler King. I'm shopping for complete axles on my rebuild now. Do you know any after market axles that are the same width as the crawler kings original axles ?

[@kongvang4132]

Sicc truck dj medic!!

[@Xx22lucas22xx]

Hey medic when are you going to upload another build video of your traxxas summit

[@Peterbiltfan69]

Links apear to be upside down. The bend in them is intended to keep the drive shaft away from rocks, no?

[@devintimmons9146]

SWWWEEETTTT

[@Silexfox]

it may just be me but the rear lower links appear to be upside down , my reason for saying is only for prop shaft protection. the slight bend they have just seems to line up with the prop shaft angle.

[@taylorsmith9447]

witch lipo are you running in the beast

[@juan2010988]

rc crawler that you recommend buying?

[@ZeD69420]

i think you should never change the tires and rims they look so good on that truck

[@RCevolution100]

what shocks are you runnung on that

[@Ax_the_nomad]

you should do a drift car build.

[@pepperthekobold]

The front wheels seem to be toeing in a lot. Is that deliberate or is the tracking arm too short?

[@TheRealRCSparks]

Deliberate

[@pepperthekobold]

Okay, cool. How come you wanted so much toe in on an off-road truck with live axles? If it had independent front suspension then the toe-in would help raise it back to full height if the springs were softer (a compromise between articulation and ride height) but with solid axles you don't get that effect.

[@legodude363]

This episode had so many that's what she said

[@Joshua_McGough]

good video when will we see some CC-01 vids

[@Masterfab93]

why not try using two top links with one going to each knuckle directly from the servo. mount them to either side of the horn with a single long screw going all the way through.

[@jeremiahanderson6979]

they match the body of the truck

[@Jonstermonster13]

Cool

[@Quaknplay2]

please help i just bought a tmaxx 3.3 and it wont start. it seems like it wants to start. the piston moves and everything. i have no idea what it is. my taxxas has never been drive.