Vitavon CNC Aluminum rear axle housing for Traxxas Desert Racer

[@tonybundy3560]

I love how u test everything in the same video good job

[@kevingeorge59]

Thank for the bell crank video, all though it was for different truck the maxx is what I was working on and putting the aluminum bell crank because as you know when upgrade to aluminum arms for the widen kit, it starts braking the composite components. Any way I got it all put together and since I’m new at this hobby (4 month) I couldn’t figure out why it wouldn’t lock up duh there wasn’t a spring in it and I wasn’t paying attention and as soon as got the part with “ you gotta take spring from the old assembly because it doesn’t come with it” so I go to trusty KZbin and found your video Thanks dude Leo

[@ExocagedRC]

Awesome man. Glad you found the video and I’m glad it was helpful

[@justomorales9938]

Just received mine. Well worth the money.

[@bennettpepper6211]

Joe, on mine after putting plantary in the ring and pinion mesh was too tight.i added 4 washers under the brackets for the carrier and now it's perfect.spins super smooth.i suggested to Arthur to make a few flat shims (instead of washers) to the package so we can adj gear mesh.

[@larrymartin8146]

Awsome vid!! Been watching most of ur vids the last cpl days trying to figure out which rc I’m gonna buy and I’m positive now I’m going with the udr because of the knowledge from ur vids and the parts available for the udr. My rotties will love that thing lol

[@ExocagedRC]

The UDR is one of my favorite trucks

[@jacestrate318]

Just got mine and it looks amazing! Can’t wait to bash!

[@Nickwillfixit]

Nice informative video, I have the earlier axle that you mentioned, when I purchased mine it was the only option, I wouldn't mind going to the one you have , it looks identical apart from the front way it fix's, I found two thing's of benefit in fitting the alloy axle, the first heat it runs cooler second unsprung weight it has almost completely cured grip roll on most surfaces. I have also fitted the alloy front diff housing/bulkhead and the centre diff/transmission housing again this has helped get weight lower, so centre of gravity has shifted lower, I also fitted the GPM billet alloy motor mount to further dropping the temp's. I also have fitted All racing and Kid-RC alloy front upper and lower arms and rear trailing arm's GPM sway bar arm's and link's, front and rear upper shock mounts TRAXXAS light kit, OBA, All racing roll cage panel's and skid plates, tyre strap's, hood air filter cover, 3D printed exhaust tip's, mirror's, hood vents for UDR and the TRX4, wheel tyre valves and shock valve body sleeve's from Exclusive RC, home made window nets, for a good scale appearance along with colouring the accessories, yeah I know it has added some weight but not as much as I expected, and it has not noticeably slowed it on 4S or 6S. Sorry for the lengthy blurb, it is the first real scale vehicle I have had, I run 5th scale gas I have eight, a very old Savage with the quad body and rider and a Venom RC VMX 450 motor cross bike with supermotad tyres as the knobbies are worn out and cracked and no longer any parts available as it is a discontinued model bummer I loved the offroad best. Hers hoping that TRAXXAS will bring out more Pro-Scale vehicles out Ultra 4 or a Class 1 on the same sort of platform, my UDR is my go to for the winter now as I can run it in more places than the noisy gas vehicles. I enjoy your videos and will go see you in Facebook keep the videos coming N.

[@ExocagedRC]

Wow you have a lot of aluminum and I appreciate your thoughts on how it affects the performance. I may try that front bulkhead at some point myself. Thank you and yeah I try to record stuff every weekend as time permits.

[@drog343]

Love the look, and you get the added benefit of the heat dissipation, too bad about the weight, but as you said, not a bad tradeoff.

[@jpslayer2016]

Wow makes it look even more realistic. 👍👍👍👍

[@krashkingrc9715]

Awesome video excellent upgrade expensive but looks worth it

[@deanodoc1257]

The nose cone you referring to is called a 3d member, the shims are for shimming the gears...wow!

[@MrDan1713]

Now that you have ran this axle for a while, how well does it keep dirt/sand out?

[@grumpyyerr]

That axles a work of art. Are you still liking it. I'm planning on getting some of their stuff for my Losi Rock Rey

[@JarretLaMark]

It's the cost that's kept me from getting one. Instead I bought the axle protector, which is a skid plate to protect the diff housing. Highly recommend a full diff conversion for the rear axle if you run on higher gip surfaces like hard packed dirt, grass, or asphalt. Living in the city means my choices are limited, and the full diff conversion to the rear axle (500,000w oil) made a world of difference in performance. The stock solid diff makes the truck flip over due to the rear wheels having no independence when turning.

[@quixilver09]

More info on this conversion?

[@JarretLaMark]

@@quixilver09 You basically just build a new differential like you are replacing the front one, which is a full diff, unlike the one in the rear axle which is a locked spool. You just have to get the correct rear outdrives if I remember correctly. Traxxas has everything you need, and I believe you can still buy them on eBay already built. I sold my UDR like 6 months ago because I couldn't deal with how fragile the platform was overall. I mainly use my Losi Super Baja Rey which is an iron horse, and can take beating after beating. It's not as good looking as the UDR, but it's bigger, faster, and a lot more fun for me. Once I got it, the UDR sat for 7 months until I sold it. When I did have it, I actually had two fully built axles, one with the original locked spool, and another one with a limited slip style differential (500,000 wt fluid from Kyosho). This way I could switch relatively quickly depending on what surface I wanted to drive on. The locked spool is great on super loose surfaces for drifting the rear end, but that's about it. Everywhere else, the differential conversion is the way to go.

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

Is the driving footage sped up?

[@wademoulton5109]

Great video. Any update on keeping the sand out? Thanks

[@ExocagedRC]

That’s a tough one but the Vitavon axles does a great job on its own.

[@wademoulton5109]

@@ExocagedRC sorry that's what I meant does sand still get inside the axle like the stock one or does the vitavon seal it up better?

[@rcpatapouf]

Awesome upgrade dude ! I love that

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

what kind of monster truck is that to your left there? Not the clod buster, the one next to it with the kangaroo on the side.

[@ExocagedRC]

thats a custom truck using a Barbarian chassis with an Ofna Center Diff going to Kyosho Madforce axles. Here is a video of it kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqfMiYmwaZusn6c

[@jlo96f3]

Lock tight everything even the internals?

[@ExocagedRC]

Some of it yeah. Use a medium strength and make sure the bolts are clean.

[@charliehollis5614]

Have you tried the upgraded new version of the rear axle supposed to be a little later

[@ExocagedRC]

It has a larger pinion bearing which is nice but I'm running ceramic bearings in that location and haven't had any issues at all.

[@davidpeterson9422]

Thank you very much I got one and I love it

[@STEVOD313]

Wow it looks great, I’m gonna have to upgrade to this one day

[@ExocagedRC]

so far I really like it and the temps dissipated wonderfully

[@Michael-tm6vs]

Why are you in every rc video comments section i go to??????

[@STEVOD313]

@@Michael-tm6vs LOL how come ur in every video comments im in??? U must have good taste in rc channels too 🤣

[@ExocagedRC]

LoL it’s a small small world!!

[@Michael-tm6vs]

@@STEVOD313 you too haha

[@DaNoopsie94]

Great video! Glad I stumbled across your channel. You got yourself a new subscriber!

[@davidrice2669]

What C rating is that battery? Thanks

[@sagnhill]

It is hard to believe how long the UDR has been out in retail. I just got mine last week and Im looking forward to the Vitavon upgrades over the coming year.

[@michaelstewart3042]

Sweet thanks for the link👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Disinterested1]

this is gonna end in a full alloy conversion lol ..... nice bit of kit though for sure!

[@ExocagedRC]

LoL I doubt it but I never know what’s going on in my head.

[@stevemoon2136]

Great work, thanks for sharing.

[@azair7668]

hi and thanks for your video from france. for information with all you aluminim option, how many kilogramme for yourrr udr?

[@rippertrain]

What weight oil in front and rear? Great vid thumbs up. Suspension that is

[@ExocagedRC]

I actually have only one front shock with 50wt up front and the rear uses a Tekno truggy shock with 40wt.

[@rippertrain]

@@ExocagedRC ty

[@micronrc3856]

Sweet upgrade looks good.👍👊😎☝️🐍

[@jeremymcguire7035]

Awesome video

[@casselhauling]

Awesome video. Just ordered one myself. Just curious if it helped with all the dirt and sand getting into the diff.

[@ExocagedRC]

So far it has

[@Bawla187]

Exo, I'm thinking about this housing for my UDR. How's it at keeping sand out oppose to the oem housing? Thanks for any response.

[@ExocagedRC]

so far its been doing great, if you get one make sure you use the link in my description to get the right one

[@Bawla187]

@@ExocagedRC absolutely, appreciate the info and video

[@GastonMaqueda]

This axles prevent dirt goes inside? Today I found a lot of dirt inside the rear diff after just 6 runnings

[@ExocagedRC]

I think it’s a lot better than stock.

[@GastonMaqueda]

@@ExocagedRC Thank you so much.

[@willmac5493]

Do you have a video for the axle housing for the Losi SBR

[@ExocagedRC]

no sir I don't, I ended up selling the SBR before I had a chance to get the housing. If you need a link to the Vitavon one let me know.

[@mattiazanni3086]

How does yours do a wheelie😱

[@ExocagedRC]

Sand paddles. They hook up super hard

[@TheSonyEricssonarc]

it makes strange noise when full throtle is it because of the rear axle?

[@awatson1968]

Lots of gears in a UDR, they're just noisy. I've heard if you add grease to everything it gets more quiet

[@first25q43]

Where is the link for the gears. Thanks

[@ExocagedRC]

which gears? axle gears?

[@dirtyracer12]

How is the dirt and sand after taking it apart? Is there still some getting in past the axles?

[@ExocagedRC]

Not that I can tell. Seems to be doing really good

[@danishjeans]

Hey exo, thanks for the videos. Does this housing keep out the sand?

[@carlosxxd9508]

hopefully in the next change the suspension greetings bro ✌

[@ExocagedRC]

Change what in the suspension?

[@carlosxxd9508]

if it looks like it's already finished and it falls very fast and hitshitos

[@rcbullshit7859]

I didn't see the link to the axle housing...

[@ExocagedRC]

It should be there, direct link to eBay

[@longdong4603]

Jesus! Are you running 8s on that thing?😱

[@kylemarkham4848]

Wow that’s badass

[@kyleheather0416]

Is this on stock motor esc on 6s? Is sounds more intense. More rpm/powa

[@ExocagedRC]

Yep stock motor and pinion on 6S. I’ll be trying out a castle 2200kv soon

[@kyleheather0416]

This sounds wicked. Have you had any issues with the read drive shaft. I ran mine 4 times and it started to have alot of play in the 2 joints causing it to vibrate really bad so I swapped it with the spare is this normal it seams like it wore out really fast

[@Bawla187]

Damn dude, I luv your videos, especially when you mod your udr. Is it still 6s or 8s now?

[@ExocagedRC]

This is 6S. I only use 8s for those times when I get stupid.

[@mojaverc1585]

Exocaged RC 😂

[@RRCP-RC]

Should I learn how to braze or how to 3d print?

[@ExocagedRC]

If you can learn a skill building these things learn it

[@RRCP-RC]

@@ExocagedRC i know how to make 3d models already

[@RRCP-RC]

But i dont know how to braze

[@ExocagedRC]

well it sounds like your decision has been made, brazing it is just be careful and don't cause any fires.

[@RRCP-RC]

@@ExocagedRC *earth explodes*

[@andrewap77]

Is there one for the Losi Super Baja Ray?

[@ExocagedRC]

yes this fits both trucks the SRR and SBR rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FVITAVON-Alu-CNC-Rear-Axle-housing-For-Losi-Super-Baja-Rey-Super-Rock-Rey-1-6%2F283413937162%3Fhash%3Ditem41fcc97c0a%3Ag%3AhAIAAOSwtvZcQwOR&campid=5338273090&toolid=20008

[@InTheDogHouse3DPrinting]

Go to EBay, or Google, and do a search. You should be able to find the info that way.

[@rcsendandblast1579]

Is it safe to order Vitivon parts from Wuhan China right now with all the sickness there. Have you stopped ordering from there. I have a friend who wants upgrades but we are looking at who’s doing what first.

[@ethankirk3115]

I don’t feel like the suspension is near as good as factory. I’ve never drove one so can’t say much about handling. I just really like all the travel they have stock, looks awesome in slow motion

[@ExocagedRC]

The travel on mine has been limited a bit to save driveline components, the front droops so far the dogbones and cvd's can get into bind a bit so its to limit the breakage of parts mostly. The rear still has most of its travel.

[@jerrywatson1958]

@@ExocagedRC I think you may want to check the shock oil they may be low. Otherwise a great video. Another upgrade to add to the list.

[@glenramsey73]

Huh? You dont feel like his rear suspension is as good as stock ? What does that mean? His udr is unchanged from stock suspension he swapped out axle so it's the same and you dont own one or even driven one so how can you feel anything?

[@glenramsey73]

@@jerrywatson1958 why would he want to do that ? Shock oil has nothing to do with ride height

[@jerrywatson1958]

@@glenramsey73 yes it does, springs can only do so much. Thin oil not full, lower ride height. There's A little more to it when it comes to suspensions.

[@N_Fortune]

Did this keep the dirt & sand out? Another China manufacturer (can't type their full name b/c KZbin keeps removing this post but it is Alie... - you get the idea - lol!) linked your video in their description btw. I'm assuming they're not OEM Vitavon but knockoffs instead. ??? Again, I tried to link it but KZbin removed my comment so I'm trying to post this again...

[@ExocagedRC]

Vitavon is it’s own entity. They are original parts and not a carbon copy or a knockoff. Think of them like a premium brand.

[@N_Fortune]

@@ExocagedRC Did it keep the dirt and sand out?

[@MrLito178]

What pinion you run?

[@ExocagedRC]

stock 27t

[@cinematic_rc]

Exact same thing happened to my planetary gears

[@flashhobbies]

Looks so good but I can’t bring myself to spend that much on 1 axle. I just bought a used udr for $400, lol

[@Angel-dn9sm]

Nice were

[@ExocagedRC]

I know the feeling bud

[@ExocagedRC]

oh and $400 for a whole UDR is a pretty awesome deal

[@flashhobbies]

Exocaged RC I know, it’s in good shape with the traxxas light kit.

[@ExocagedRC]

Wow you got a steal of a deal!! Congrats!!

[@onemansvideos2134]

Probably why the new super rock rey comes with a aluminum axle

[@ExocagedRC]

They don’t have a heat issue as there is no planetary in them. But in any case an aluminum axle housing is very nice.

[@onemansvideos2134]

Ya cause the super Baja Rey has a plastic rear....I'm excited for the super rock Rey cause it's 8s capable

[@mazoiz5771]

Nice 👍

[@cwatson42785]

Exo You're looking for a cooler rear end? Wear shorts!!

[@ExocagedRC]

LoL I do wear shorts!

[@LuisLPRCs]

I was going to order it when it first came out. I did not trust it since it's coming from China. I been waiting for a video of it lol

[@ExocagedRC]

Well the first ones had the stock design and that’s why I stayed away from them. This one is better and the link says 1 left when I clicked on it a minute ago.

[@LuisLPRCs]

@@ExocagedRC When I first saw the listing when it first came out on Ebay months ago. I was like nope lol! Im not taking a chance on it. I been waiting for a video of it and your the first. Lol! I seen post on the UDR forums on Facebook. I was not convinced until I see a video of it first. Now I can finally get it knowing theres no issues with it. Thank You Sir lol!

[@cgm2li]

Who make it?

[@ExocagedRC]

got it on ebay, check description for a link to it

[@rcmayhemgarage6175]

Where can i find one?

[@ExocagedRC]

There are links in the description on where to get this, same link as this one rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FAlu-CNC-Rear-Axle-housing-For-UDR-Traxxas-Unlimited-Desert-Racer-1-7-8540-8541%2F283316333142%3Fhash%3Ditem41f6f82a56%3Ag%3AIYUAAOSwXqZbPjAD%3Ark%3A1%3Apf%3A0&campid=5338273090&toolid=20008

[@michaeldavis8259]

I think we live in the same town!

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[@scott1171]

It looks like it now has a very low centre of gravity now

[@charliehollis5614]

Every broke anything in the rear axle since you Got the new one

[@ExocagedRC]

I don't think I have

[@ExocagedRC]

I just updated the link in the description to the new one.

[@SixShooterRC]

#1😎

[@sonsrc1326]

Shit load of money but I would ave to get one sweet as👍👍👍👍

[@ExocagedRC]

Yeah it’s not cheap at all. But it’s fun so I have that going for me I guess.

[@rcpatapouf]

Now let's build a full alu udr

[@ExocagedRC]

lol no way!!! 40lbs of metal LOL

[@MrColdwatercanyon]

If you had a live mouse 🐁 passenger the g’s would black it out

[@jeremymcguire7035]

First comment

[@kevinogden760]

NO planetaries in a rear end!!!

[@ExocagedRC]

In this one there is, it right there in front of the ring and pinion. Also one in the transmission before the driveshaft out to the front ring and pinion