SCX24/FCX24 - Furitek Cayman ARTR Deep Dive and Price Compare! (Hint: it's SICK!)

The ‪@furitek‬ Cayman Carbon Fiber Almost-Ready-To-Run kit! We take a deep dive look and price out what it would cost to build this yourself.
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[@Scottstunts]

Out of the box my RTR Furitek Cayman is the most awesome RC / thing I’ve ever bought for 369 bucks. Period! Just buy one!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Awesome you love it. We love ours as well!!!!!

[@Ruckus_Crawler]

Thanks for the breakdown and figuring out the value of the parts. Always look forward to my morning coffee and your tech talks!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Haha thanks for watching. Hope your coffee was awesome.

[@DustinWoloschuk]

The Cayman rocks!!!!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

It sure does. We are loving the 6x6 version too!!!

[@trailwomanrc]

To get better drive shaft clearance you can rotate your axle then clock your portals to get your axle clearance back. I think I heard somewhere the shocks have seals for oil filling. You can build a decent comp rig with this chassis but seems to be designed for flexibility of build style. It is a versatile chassis.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Great info! We think the chassis is really meant, like you said, to be flexible for builders to update/adjust to their liking.

[@jeffmackovitch9987]

Great price breakdown. I already bought axles and had a bunch of that in my cart awaiting my next paycheck. That really is a deal. Count me in Furitek!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Awesome you appreciated it! Hope you enjoy your build.

[@andrewrichey7374]

Yep removing the screw and relocate it to the back side first thing I did to my power wagon. Yeah I love this chassis set up I will have when I can appreciate you sharing as always

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks for watching!!

[@mattsmith5432]

just got mine today. Looking forward to the build.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Nice!! What body are you going to run?

[@berlincrawler]

Great detailed video with lots of information :) Definitely doing the steering mod to my fcx24 asap. Keep it up 🤘🏼

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks a ton for watching. We hope you subbed!

[@hbrc3867]

Great deal! Not really what I'm looking for but dang it's tempting Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@TheShopMiniRC]

It may not be for everyone, but it’s definitely perfect for someone. It’s a great 2nd step.

[@supersportimpalass]

Can’t wait until the Cedar motor is for sale. I’m hoping they make a chassis available with that motor but honestly I think I would rather get just the bare chassis and buy a Hot Racing overdrive transmission instead paired to a Cedar motor. So many options!!!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Options are always good.

[@nielsjuhr594]

Appreciate your overview. This looks sick!

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks a ton. We think it looks great!!!

[@nielsjuhr594]

@@TheShopMiniRC what appeals to me is I still enjoy putting plastic model kits together. This kit basically gives you a great option to find a hard body, do little modifications to and mount it to this system. And as you pointed out, you get a lot of value, it doesn't require a lot of kit "bashing" to put together something decent and have a ton of fun with. I hope they offer different size links as this would make your "scale" rig fit and look a lot better. Again, appreciate your content and review.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@nielsjuhr594 for sure!!!

[@GNCRC]

Nice work Ken! 🤘🏽

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks dude!

[@myisu827]

Tonsof great info in this vid. Thanks for all the help. Recently bought this rig and as much as I love it out of the box, it's begging for some work to be done. Looking to make it more of a comp rig and immedately took ofthe springs for that droop, but finding the shocks tend to bindquite a bit even in th stock locations causing the suspension to not work as it should. I'm currently experimenting with the differrent locations to try nd work it out. Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thanks a ton for the watch. I’d check out some oil filled shocks honestly. You want dampening and smooth movement.

[@ryanmcmuffi6137]

Theu were definitely designed to be comp rigs but great breakdown

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Sure. Like a class 2 comp rig.

[@cowgirlkaylee7593]

How did you mount the socks to the rear and front lower links?? Longer screw??

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Thats how the FCX24 and Cayman are. and yes, either you use a double ball joint or a much longer screw.

[@lgrc6120]

Interesting to see price breakdown, yes not exact but I also wanted to know what the frame rails where...fcx grasshopper thanks

[@TheShopMiniRC]

For sure!!! Thanks for watching.

[@toycoma98]

Why does the Barebones kit doesn't come with drive shafts? It says motor and transmission not included, so I assume the drive shafts comes with it. If it says it wasn't included i would've ordered the almost ready to run version. Also, the chameleon motor doesn't look like it would fit. I'm very upset with furitek again.

[@TheShopMiniRC]

No idea on the bare bones kit. Maybe it was an oversight. I’d reach out to furitek directly.

[@toycoma98]

@@TheShopMiniRC They gonna send me a driveshaft set. Then they updated their page to say driveshafts not included. The kit sucks anyways, poor flex, the rear tray interferes with bumper/hinge mounts. How do i convert it to the FMS Max Smasher? They use the same axles right? But the max smasher has open diff. Could i put the diff in my cayman?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@toycoma98 yes, you can put the open diff for the max smasher into the Caymen.

[@FOURFTP]

What other chassis kit do you recommend??

[@TheShopMiniRC]

for what platform? If you are asking for the Cayman specifically, the new Cayman pro chassis is pretty good: www.helidirect.com/products/complete-frame-kit-set-for-furitek-cayman-pro-v2-4x4-spare-part?variant=40768605716557&currency=USD&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwtNi0BhA1EiwAWZaANBShyLtl_5Bl4m12v0w7zyelKJN2qOXwDDvf8FngOGn2fmVAo4ck_hoCelsQAvD_BwE

[@FOURFTP]

@@TheShopMiniRC I wanted do LGRP comp kit but there sold out. So I’m looking into building a SCX24 long wheel base to fit LGRP X-Factor Body that I order with LGRP super 8 axles. Also can I LGRP ski plates be used on any Aftermarket KiT besides LGRP

[@TheShopMiniRC]

@@FOURFTP I am not 100% on the LGRP skid on the X factor as I have never built one. I know the ripper has a specific skid.

[@topplerc6617]

Sweeeet! You gonna be at mini z tonight?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

Yep!

[@toycoma98]

Are the shocks scx24 or fcx24? Will scx24 shocks fit?

[@TheShopMiniRC]

the hardware for the shocks is M2 sized screws. So you COULD use SCX24, but you would have to drill out the ball joint to fit M2.