RC crawlers, they can be scale vehicles with incredible details, semi-scale trucks with competition performance in a scale-appearance package, and all out competition rigs that may look gnarly, but seem able to crawl nearly upside down.
If youre a slash and burn kind of driver, you may have trouble with a remote control rock crawler, where driving finesse ranks high and speed is measured in fractions. To get a good start in this addictive RC action, you can purchase a RTR 4x4 RC truck from any hobby store, retailer or internet source advertising them.
If you wonder what the difference is between the monster-truck-4x4 youve brought home, and an RC crawler, the answer is fairly straightforward. RC rock crawlers:
Have full-time 4 wheel drive
Have locked differentials
Have a stretched wheelbase, usually 12-12.5 inches
Have large tires with foam inserts, often trimmed to rock-gripping shapes
Have a very low center of gravity (CG)
If you want to dive straight into building your own remote control rock crawler, there are excellent kits available, such as the Axial AX10 Scorpion rock crawler kit. These kits give a newcomer a head start and lets you get out and crawling after just a few hours of building. Kits normally include:
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