SCX24 Long Travel Shocks - NEW 54MM Powerhobby shocks!! First Look, Comparisons, and Runs!!

In this video I take a look at the brand new 54MM long travel shocks for the Axial SCX24 made by Powerhobby. I compare these new shocks to the Hot Racing 48MM telescopic shocks, and RC Lions 43MM double barrel shocks. I examine the length, shock action, and fit and finish. I also throw them on the gladiator and shred the backyard crawler course for a demonstration! How do the shocks work? Watch to find out!
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[@CapeCrawlers]

Timestamps New PH shocks first look: 1:14 Double barrel shock comparison: 3:03 Current setup on the gladiator: 6:41 Gladiator with the new shocks: 7:36 Gladiator course run: 9:12 PH shocks on the JLU: 11:27 UPDATE: 12:58 Final thoughts: 15:24

[@TrevorParkJones]

That is a bit of a bummer that they are not actually 54mm, but they still look fantastic, and seem like they work well. I might look into a set of these in the future. I finally got just about everything together for my 1970 off-road Dodge Challenger project. Basing it off the JLU chassis since it's on sale right now. Pretty excited to get started on this build! Thanks Adam, another great video, take care!!!

[@CapeCrawlers]

I was bummed out too. Sure would have been fun to see a true 53mm on the gladiator! They do work really well. Certainly a quality shock with tons of travel!

[@durangatangrc]

Thanks for taking the time, your videos rule🤘🏽!

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thanks for the support!

[@GrimJerr]

I have 2 sets of the Injora , very smooth and good quality, RClions set I got was poor quality and while re-assembling after trying to smooth out binding, the top of the shock cylinder tore right off with just slight finger tightening of the cap. I run them with a bungee (thin elastic hair tie) limiting straps set to 3/4 extension under load, in a cradle arrangement under the servos front and rear (4WS), at the hog rear, on the 2WS. definitely a fix for the only drawback of the Dbl Brl shocks, Unloading. Thx for the video 🤙

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thanks for watching! I run a very similar limiting strap setup on my front using rubber bands.

[@CGM2A]

Do these fit the Chevy c10 also

[@sebastiannieves2346]

That flex bro 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@toycoma98]

I measured the springs and the "soft" is the same as Hotracings long travel medium springs. Also, looks like LIttle guy racing parts slapped their name on these too just like injora motors.

[@CapeCrawlers]

I think this is a case of one or two wholesalers who make these shocks. PowerHobby, LGRP, Injora, RCLions, etc. most likely all are using the same manufacturer. I would like to see someone come along and truly manufacture something different and new.

[@ah6352]

Do you take the foam inserts out of the wheels? BTW your upgrades are sick! I'm slowly turning my c-10 into something similar. Love your indoor course as well. Great ideas for an indoor track.

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thank you! I like to run a soft foam or a specialty insert like flubberstufferz. Crawler innovations lil nova foams are great. I vent the tires as well to get that super squish factor.

[@ah6352]

@@CapeCrawlers thank you

[@yotehunter3468]

I've used all them shocks, and the black springs have ALWAYS been the softest springs, so that's weird... Dunno how you get that much articulation either, all mine are max modded out and I can't get that much, unless your forcing them, in the video it does kinda look like your twisting hard to get that much..

[@Aaron-kq1hy]

What is the "one o-ring trick"?

[@RCplamodel]

*SCX24 Long Distance Travel Shock - Compare and Run!!!~~~ You did a great job!~~ Thank you for sharing a great video with a great car!!! ~~~^_^*

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thanks!!

[@ryankennett2179]

Do you run oil in your shocks

[@Dixieboy2003]

I have a scx24 bronco with the Pro-line Racing 1/24 MT Baja Pro X. Rim and tire combo from Amazon would you recommend the 43mm long travel shocks on it?

[@1500hondaman]

dude, what tire/wheel combo is that. you hit the nail on the head for what I'm going for. those almost looks like Baja x's

[@CapeCrawlers]

They are Injora stamped steel beadlocks and Little guy racing parts swamp king tires. It’s a great combo!

[@masonholly1056]

Great vid! I'm new to the hobby and have been watching you to help choose parts as i go. The aftermarket for the scx24 seems really broad, do you think it is possible to build a complete rig with just the aftermarket? That might be a cool project to build one with no starting point!

[@CapeCrawlers]

Welcome to the addiction, I mean hobby 😆 Yes, I am certain you could build a rig pretty easily using just aftermarket parts. The availability of parts for these things is unbelievable

[@sonorangaming449]

Immediately ordered the flex extensions for my FMS FCX24. Gonna see if they fit, or if I can make them fit. If not, it's only $10 shipped.

[@CapeCrawlers]

I’m interested to hear how this works out!

[@sonorangaming449]

@@CapeCrawlers I'll be sure to let you know. I also ordered the Powerhobby shocks because I'm also obsessed with flex. I'm using the treal 43mm shocks right now, and the o-ring trick I learned from you. What a difference that made!

[@CapeCrawlers]

@@sonorangaming449 I want to try the 48mm’s on the fcx24. Gotta get more flex outta that thing! There must be a way to retrofit them to the fcx

[@sonorangaming449]

@@CapeCrawlers should be relatively plug, and play. I can get 4 axial tires worth of flex with the 43s w/ RC4WD Scrambler tires, (highly recommend). I ordered the 48s so I can let you know that as well. They should both be here by the end of the week, I'm hoping.

[@sonorangaming449]

Oh, you were correct BTW. They are still listed as 54mm on ebay, but description says 48mm.

[@basc5026]

Won’t be getting these cause want to keep my ride height down as much as possible I feel the injora 43mm give me plenty of articulation for my build Great review CC

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thanks! The ride height impact was surprising on the JLU.

[@basc5026]

@@CapeCrawlers I’m experimenting with moving things around so I can lower the body mounts to keep it even without using flex extensions

[@Jqkzy]

Awesome vid! 👍 I will probably get these anyway instead of the $40 ones just a little cheaper

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thanks! They work great. Very smooth and certainly worth the price!

[@gibsonlife573]

Good job buddy

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thanks 👍

[@jamieorozco6037]

Hey man not sure if you've ever tried to put something LIKE a zip tie yk around the shaft of the shock like the rear end it would basically level the rear with the front without sacrificing the travel distance try it man I just wanna see if it would work

[@CapeCrawlers]

I think I know what you mean. It would act like a spacer on the shock and stop it from compressing all the way which could tune your ride height. Is that what you mean?

[@jamieorozco6037]

@@CapeCrawlers yeah man exactly what I meant how could I fix my issue with rolling the rig

[@CapeCrawlers]

@@jamieorozco6037 I think you could do a limiting strap similar to the front. A rubber band around the rear upper linkage mounts secured to the chassis above could work.

[@shelbytucker5102]

Great videos!! What tires are you running?

[@CapeCrawlers]

Thanks for watching! These are LGRP swamp king tires. Love them!

[@dhgmonkeysack2462]

around the 9:00 mark i noticed your rear shocks are connected to something and that is then connected to the axle. looks like its for more clearance ? what and where can i find those

[@CapeCrawlers]

Those are flex extensions. Mofo RC flex blades to be exact. Grizzly Works RC also makes flex extensions that work well. You can get the Mofo RC flexblades here: www.moforc.com/

[@farmboyrc]

for measuring shouldn't the bottom of the shocks be level with the top of the lip on the square?

[@CapeCrawlers]

I was trying to get an eye to eye measurement and not the entire shock body.

[@farmboyrc]

@@CapeCrawlers just makin sure. great video!

[@MatthewWolz]

Yep, agreed. You cannot measure eye to eye if one eye isn’t at 0. You mention that the 54mm advertised shock is “x” amount shorter than 54mm but that “x” amount is the same amount as that part of the square you aren’t accounting for!

[@alansmith9877]

Hello Adam I bought my first scx24 jlu recently and i have a question about running the 48mm or longer shocks if such a things exists...... Did you have to change out your driveshafts for the additional travel? Or do the stock shafts have enough length to accommodate for the extra travel? Great content by the way i think i have watched all your videos in the last month since i have gotten my jlu.... Any advice or tips on this would be awesome

[@CapeCrawlers]

Hey Alan, you do not need to change driveshaft lengths. If you start losing your driveshaft at full extension, you'll want to add some sort of limiting strap. I personally use rubber bands up front to control the front end. Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSpnX2cmciNoJo

[@alansmith9877]

@@CapeCrawlers i will have to try that. Thanks for the advice and keep up the awesome content, you have thaught me and many others a lot about the 24 scale world. Thanks again and crawl on

[@Rcdude2007]

How do I fix hot racing long travel shocks in my scx 24 they keep binding

[@CapeCrawlers]

You can try mounting them upside down and/or removing one of the o-rings at the top mounting spot

[@Rcdude2007]

@@CapeCrawlers ok would filling them with oil help?

[@CapeCrawlers]

@@Rcdude2007 no, probably not. That would be messy since the double barrels are not set up to hold oil. Some grease on the shock shaft or inside the shock body (just a tiny bit) may help though

[@lukeeldridge7802]

How do you set up limiting straps?

[@CapeCrawlers]

I like to use one rubber band looped around the upper linkage mounts behind the servo and up and over the body mount.

[@lukeeldridge7802]

Thank you Are there drive shafts that are good for suspension travel

[@RCCrawlerz209]

Shit mang, just when they couldn't get any longer, they make 54mm! Lol May have to look into these now! 🤦🏼‍♂️😅

[@CapeCrawlers]

Bigger is better right?! I wish they were a true 54mm, but they’re still awesome

[@RCCrawlerz209]

@@CapeCrawlers hell yeah dude!

[@dylanminetree5871]

I have 58mm shocks and I can’t find out how to change or take out the springs, can you help me?

[@CapeCrawlers]

You should be able to unscrew the cap, stick a 1.5mm hex driver inside and unscrew the shock shaft. Then you can slide the springs off. I demonstrate this in my recent shock review video too

[@dylanminetree5871]

@@CapeCrawlers thanks man this honestly really helps

[@BigMountainCustomRC]

Flex is cool but it means nothing if the rig isn't capable. Capability is what wins comps not flex. That said, the flex you've gotten out of these new shocks is bananas.

[@CapeCrawlers]

Totally right. The gladiator is pretty capable, but it’s floppy and too wide. Ive got other rigs that are more practical. This thing is just for fun 😊

[@Mikgrn2009]

How much for the rig? As a rtr setup lmk

[@CapeCrawlers]

Mine isn’t for sale, but you could buy a stock one for $160 and then build it out. I’ve got about $700 into mine

[@CKRidesDaily255]

What’s the link for these wheels

[@CapeCrawlers]

Here you go: www.amazon.com/INJORA-Beadlock-Stamped-Gladiator-Deadbolt/dp/B0B3WW3819/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=3404FKHADALL7&keywords=injora+1.0+beadlock+wheels&qid=1665960146&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjY0IiwicXNhIjoiNS4wMiIsInFzcCI6IjQuNDQifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=injora+%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A3IVS9PE9W6NFK#

[@FarmerFpv]

Is that even a crawler anymore? I'm pretty sure it's a Transformer. Or a double-jointed circus freak. lol

[@CapeCrawlers]

LOL We've left the crawler world behind. Looks like a transformer, behaves like a circus freak 🤣

[@levikarantonis9674]

What’s the point in having that much flex ?

[@CapeCrawlers]

It’s fun!

[@builtracingchannel6445]

The tip over is a major change

[@ProfessorTuukar]

More like Longest Travel Shocks

[@CapeCrawlers]

No doubt! They're huge!

[@andrewsebastiano5933]

That’s Not flexing. The vehicle can’t do that under it’s own power. Your showing unreal flex rates.

[@BarbarisII]

How does your front drive shaft not fall out

[@michaelchambers8902]

I had to put an elastic on mine to keep shaft from falling out with 48 mm

[@CapeCrawlers]

Same as what Michael said: a rubber band as a limiting strap up front keeps the driveshaft in tact 👍🏻

[@abudhabikid]

Isn’t that the worst!?

[@zsrc3623]

Cool idea, but I absolutely hate these things. It makes the truck look like a toy and not something that you'd go out crawling with. The EXTREME lack of realism just ruins it for me, ONLY MY OPINION.

[@CapeCrawlers]

Totally get that. I can appreciate the more scale rigs. The TRX4M is great for that. The gladiator is my platform to really go to the extreme on, which is just plain fun sometimes.

[@zsrc3623]

@@CapeCrawlers Your glady really does super well, i hope you didnt take any offense to my comment before. Maybe when i get a few extra bucks in the future ill look at the trx4m, seems to be a pretty decent truck.