Redcat Ascent 18 Overdrive! Angled Skid & More FREE mods!

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Checking out the new Over/Underdrive gears for the Ascent 18! Making some free mods like an angled skid?! Lets go!
Redcat Ascent 1/18 found here
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@Slaters_RC 4 ай бұрын

I moved my entire skid up one hole so it’s flush with the chassis now.

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

That may be the best move honestly. I thought about doing that when I angled mine.

@Mike_Westervelt 4 ай бұрын

I'm running the fms 2n1 with the smaller fms 380mah batteries. The fms esc has a better bec and runs more quietly. I'm able to mount the small batteries in the front of the chassis. This weight shift has made a huge difference.

@QuinnsRC 4 ай бұрын

Mine gets here today! I ordered the inner/outer brass portal covers just to see how adding a bit of weight will help. I'm always looking forward to the imagination you apply to the trucks.

@mikerainey3847 4 ай бұрын

Nice work Matt! Waiting on a few upgrades for mine, then I'll dive in with both feet! As always, great content!

@robertmaclachlan485 3 ай бұрын

Relocated shocks - best mod yet

@MrsRabbit8 3 ай бұрын

Had to watch this again, need some Asc18 content! 😂😅😂😅 I'm wondering about making room for the servo and dropping this thing down a bit more. I know you did one already, just wondering if there are more chassis rail options, and if you ever tried to mess around again with altering the stock chassis rails for those who dont want to buy new rails. Also trying different shock options, working on a more overall lightweight option for the rig, and chopping this thing down to be like the 1/10 Asc Fusion. 😊 The ones i saw on FB were chopped kindof crappy. Guess I'm just bored and waiting for more of your content. Hehehe

@GarcBomber 4 ай бұрын

Just picked up one of these for the kids to putz around with, have a feeling I’m naturally going to continuously improve. Thanks for the tips and keep up the good channel work 👍🏼

@jeffmackovitch9987 4 ай бұрын

I have to wait to get mine for budgetary reasons but I’m looking forward to getting mine! Great video!

@ciborg86 4 ай бұрын

I have some tungsten putty on the bench. Will try that out. May put some in the sliders too. Thanks!

@theSkavenger84 4 ай бұрын

I’m shocked at how capable this truck is right out of the box. I’m not a Redcat Fan, but this truck is sweet. I may get another one to do mods to

@zeroshelfqueens 4 ай бұрын

Diggin the free mod videos! My new 2fmRc t-shirt showed up and looks n feels great after washing the Carolina off😂 Go Vols!

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

Haha! Nice! Glad it worked out well

@keldonator 4 ай бұрын

Tungsten putty is a great idea. Wish they had a kit version, I don't want any those electronics. Probably just wait for aftermarket everything, but those axles look durable

@GeezerGramps 4 ай бұрын

I De-cased my esc & moved it to the front tray this & 14g on top of the servo gave me 53% front. The esc is Conformal coated but I gave it another good coat paying attention to the edges, didn’t cover the switch. You free modded truck crawls much better.

@joshhoward8822 Ай бұрын

Wheel weights from Harbor Freight work great for weight , they have tape on one side for sticking to the body and you get like 50 in a pack for $7 dollars . And they are small and flat but heavy . Best buck for weight

@2fmrc Ай бұрын

Yeah I’ve ran those on 1/10s quite a bit. Just kinda bulky and ugly lol

@gibsonlife573 4 ай бұрын

Play I do that little spacer trick on the transmission on any of them that are like really angled I got that from you thank you brother

@charlieshankles 4 ай бұрын

Great update to this platform. I drove it and my rock van last weekend. Honestly I still like the rock van better. Would be a good comparison because they are about the same price

@cak5171 3 ай бұрын

I was torn between both of those trucks

@SPAMurai671 4 ай бұрын

great content!

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@gibsonlife573 4 ай бұрын

Treal it's still my favorite portal axle I know it's scx24 but man they're just Bulletproof

@Steve_J81 4 ай бұрын

I'm really hoping one of the after market companies already have one and are working on diff gears 6%od portal gears in the front with 20%ud in the rear would be perfect.

@wingnutbert9685 4 ай бұрын

Great vid Matt! Impressive difference for sure. The putty is interesting. And one can always go with lead solder or fishing weights and cut and hammer them into any size and shape needed. ???- I wonder how much more angle you could get with a centered limiter elastic on the front?

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I was going to play with limiting it a bit. It will definitely get 60 with some limit straps

@gibsonlife573 4 ай бұрын

Hey that's what I did to my axles I put it right on top of the axles right on the inside of the

@iramirez95020 4 ай бұрын

You could also pick up some stick on wheel weights and stack them, super cheap. O'Reilly's has them in stock.

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I have a ton of those I used to put in all my 1/10 wheels lol. I’ve even slapped them on the servos in these things before. Pretty cheap at harbor freight also

@georgerobert86 4 ай бұрын

I wish the gears were in stock!

@jesussarabia1121 2 ай бұрын

Can you put the links to buy the same things you have. It's awesome 💯😎 I want to make mine like yours

@dukesrc 4 ай бұрын

Kinda hungry for an orange 🍊 for some odd reason wink wink 😂

@wingnutbert9685 4 ай бұрын

😅😊👍

@DTW-bx2vy 4 ай бұрын

Have you found any shock springs that fit the Ascent 18 shocks? The stock shock springs are a bit stiff & I have been trying to find something that will work & are far softer to get better articulation out of the suspension.

@dsbm8781 4 ай бұрын

Anyone else have trouble with the lower socket on the shock breaking during upgrades? 3 out of 4 broke on mine.. Kinda bummed i had to order another set, but there's no easy way to use any aftermarket shocks...

@PleasureAfterWorkRcCrawlers 4 ай бұрын

First thing in my mind now was: are the portal gears compatible with the FCX24 portal gears ?

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

No. I tried lol

@AnyAssumptionBanter 4 ай бұрын

great! i've been talking tungsten putty for a long time while others were doing the 1/4oz wheel weights. I have a ridgerock and its got empty space in its axle housing and tungsten can fill it in better. how's the drag break? i can't tell if its falling back or if you're reversing. even with the new wheels and tires, it still looks too tall. do you think shorter shocks would be good? it would also prevent from unloading on up/down hills

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

Maybe slightly better than stock on the drag brake. Not 100% hold but pretty good imo

@gibsonlife573 4 ай бұрын

Only 12% that's a little bit but in my opinion you want to be up closer to 30 what is the same time you can cause problems with that much too so maybe like a 23% better

@robertsuber7596 3 ай бұрын

Who makes the over/underdrive gears

@Bucky5068 4 ай бұрын

I put copper BBs in my sliders. Thoughts?

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

It’ll work! Probably not a bad idea

@user-qf3qj6qx8u 4 ай бұрын

Is that the new Furitek cayman pro v2 in the back ground? If it is when you doing the review? I have one on order.

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

They had said they were gonna change the gearing possibly and get back with me cause mine was a little rough. Haven’t heard anything else yet about it. My servo also died so I gotta swap it out before I can run it lol

@user-qf3qj6qx8u 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply.

@Friskee62 4 ай бұрын

Just in time...

@ellisb1451 4 ай бұрын

Anyone having issues with the body staying on?

@Bucky5068 4 ай бұрын

Only when my 5 year old touches it 😂

@MrsRabbit8 4 ай бұрын

Hey matt, do you know the gear ratio of the transmission of the Ascent 18? Thank you

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

I don’t honestly

@MrsRabbit8 3 ай бұрын

Go check out the over/under-drive gears by injora for the TRX4M, they show stock, over, and under options for ratios. Same trans as the Asc18.

@2fmrc 3 ай бұрын

@@MrsRabbit8 not the same exact transmission. A couple gears will work but I don’t think all of them will swap. I swapped a couple Trx4m gears into one of mine at one point but it just didn’t run as smooth to me.

@MrsRabbit8 3 ай бұрын

@@2fmrc auh okay, i had heard speculation and claims, yet nothing definitive. Thank you. Hope to see more on this rig!

@brandonfender1086 4 ай бұрын

When will the over/under drive gears be available to purchase?

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

Supposed to be first of April

@brandonfender1086 4 ай бұрын

@@2fmrc I sure hope so. If they don't, see if you can get a set and I'll give you a new mailing address to have them ship them to haha

@jakobscarbrough8038 4 ай бұрын

Just wondering but how does the angled skid help?

@2fmrc 4 ай бұрын

It’s called a break over point where once you sort of launch the front of the truck up over a sharp edge or tough obstacle the rear will kinda slide down or over it. A lot of chassis’s now are putting some insane angles on the skid because it does actually work pretty well. It’s not near as important on these 1/18s and 1/24s as it is in 1/10 imo because there’s not as much material there on the skid to hang up.

@jakobscarbrough8038 4 ай бұрын

@@2fmrc ok