7 best Axial SCX10 II Upgrades and Mods

SCX10 II Jeep Wrangler, Deadbolt, Honcho Upgrades. Buy from the links below from Amainhobbies to support RCReview:

Wheels and Tires - stock ones are small and hard

Shocks

Motor - 35 turn 540 is slow

New ESC - stock one is so limited in adjustability and modulation

Servo and servo arm

[MrBlewvane]

I understand Axial wants to keep the price of its trucks down but i feel in the long term their decision to use so much plastic is going to hurt them in the world market. It's a shame because the SCX 10-2 Blazer is one of the rigs i was considering but at the last moment i went with a TRX 4 Sport simply because it will require less upgrades. By the way thanks for recommending the Sport to me in another comment i made, i am very happy with it.

[shanemattson]

#1: Servo & servo horn
#2: Weights, wheels, tires
#3: Get metal gears for transmission, if they didn't come with your RTR
#4: Replace things as they break, or fail.
Most mods after the first 3 will likely be more of a want, than a need. I have two Axials that pretty much qualify for a Stock Class, and they keep up with $1000 rigs for less than half the cost.

[driftingabstract]

Brass c hubs. Huge performance gains. I just drove it hard and replaced things until it stopped breaking.

[CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

TOTAL AGREEMENT! Only thing I'd change is the order of some...
*#1 must be REPLACING the Tactic Servo and PLASTIC Horn!!* 😲
That's a terrific list, and thanks for the low cost options. But by priority, Servo/Horn FIRST!

I've had GREAT Luck with Redcat Gen 7 Pro/Gen 8 Shocks (SAME). On Evilbay, you can find NTO Stores (New Take Off), that sell those Shocks in *sets of 4* for UNDER $25!!! THAT'S Value! 👍👍

Everything on that List makes necessary upgrades. I'll add one...

After the Horizon takeover, the Chassis Crossmembers are now a soft, Noodly Plastic! Worth upgrading those too. 😉
Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[graymatter]

The 1080 ESC and those servos are an amazing value. I have them both on my gen8 and my TRX4

[chrissytoews]

I gotta say the hobbywing fusion was the biggest upgrade I've seen because of the slow crawl ability, for single speed crawlers it makes all the difference because you can have a bit more wheel speed and still have that down low grunt.

[Hiroak]

I just bought an Axial SCX10II Blazer because I'm new and though it looked cool. I have been running it every where stock and though it was great. I have my first competition coming next month so thanks for all the advice I might be doing some upgrades when I know more.

[bjmcfarland]

I have a SCX 10 II Jeep Wrangler and would like to upgrade it but no one can answer my question about running the stock led lights off a different receiver; I have the flysky g3ctb radio and 6 channel receiver. Can I run my stock lights from it and not burn them out.
Have upgraded the motor to Holmes hobby crawler master 550 21T brushed and it runs great.
It has metal suspension links.
Thanks for the great video's and information. Dave Chatelle

[montesamapping]

Good advices !
Tactic servo has broken in 2 of 3 models in a few hours.
Servo horn in 1 of 3 after changing to Lewansoul 20Kg metal servo (best for less than 20 Euro, we have them on all models).
Tires are really strange...even after some modifications are quite hard and have few traction, we finally trash them !
Only Honcho seems work quite well with stock tires, curiosity better than Blazer (with apparently the same stock tires ?!?).

Using Traxxas stock Canyon Trails the performance changes dramatically, also cheap Super Swapers (with some modifications, cutting a part of central teeth) are quite good without interfering with body.

Tactic stock radio is not the one I see in your video, and is quite good.

All the other electronic is - in my opinion - a second lever of upgrade, not necessary even if maybe useful.

We also put bumpers more inside as possible and cut off some few slides of the bottom body in front and rear, to get a better approach/departure angle (really awful in Axial Blazer !) and avoiding body shell hanging everywhere, letting bumpers to be the lower part in the angles of the body !

[vilunny]

when did traxxas start making scx10 2's hehe

[ReadySetRC]

Great info! I may want to add a gear reduction to my SCX10 II.

[BackwoodBassHunter]

I did tires and wheels on deadbolt/light bar on bumper/ wheel spacers/ faster motor/ new esc off Amazon/ radio link receiver/running 2s. Just ordered links. I really love this rc car. The only thing thing I have replaced is the steering servo and esc. And I can let kids play with it and they can’t even break it. It’s great!
Oh and I hope to do my shocks. Still running the leaky plastic ones. Happy new year btw! 🎉

[hondafreak]

You were right about servo horn. I stripped the horn first week. I was going easy.
Noticed aftermarket servos and horns hit the drop mount for track bar

[retro]

People can talk about plastic and how many upgrades the SCX10 II needs, but fact is, it out crawls just about any other RtR. It also comes with at least one if not multiple (10+ links) spares in the box for most plastic bits, including an extra skid, 3 steering horns, etc.

You can buy a SCX10 II, never upgrade a thing and be totally happy with it.

[kennethgutschow]

Every up grade you mentioned I think I've done to my scx11. Well all except for one/rwo. Motor/esc I don't think I've upgraded them yet. Only thing is could you be alittle most spific on turns for a non brushless motor. Like upgrading to a 55 turn or whatever you think would work best? What kv should I use if I go brushless?

Thanks for all your great advise and opinions. I enjoy watching your videos and the info you provide. So I thank you again.

Kenny G.

[BoylstonBobby]

Howdy - I’ve taken your advice on quite few products (Hobbywing, Savox, Holmes, ProLine, etc.) with very positive results, but I need to let you and your subscribers know the disappoint in the Power HD 23 kg servo. I ordered one and it arrived DOA so I returned it to Amazon and they sent a replacement which overheated and also caused my radio to run sporadically. In checking Amazon reviews it turns out that a high percentage of purchasers had similar issues. The Animos servo so far has been pretty good, but I think I’ll stay with the Savox 1210. Just thought you should be aware. Thanks.

[HiRiSC]

Mine is finally coming in after being on back order for almost three months. I really had to battle the urge to jump into the SCX10 3 but wasn't too keen on the portals and a number of other issues you brought up on your video. I'm glad I waited. Our E10's have been keeping us entertained though and thanks for the recommendation on the GT3C. Great value so I grabbed the Orange and Silver versions 🤣 "Save money to spend money" so true and what an addicting hobby. Sige pre, salamat po! We are enjoying your channel out here in Hilo, HI.

[DirtDobberRC]

How can I get more flex outa my element enduro? I’m running 100mm shocks front and rear and cnc portal axles. Linkages are steel 313mm wheel base. I have my rear shocks angled about 30 degrees front shocks are vertical. It got pretty decent flex as is but I believe I could get allot more. I just need to know what I need to get. Great video by the way.

[tysoncreager]

Awesome! I just finished finally getting my motor and esc in mine. Didn't think to watch mod videos just modded as I drove mine. #1 for me putting washers on the body mount posts to make it more solid. #2 was tires and wheels with some bbs. 2 coreless high torque servo. 3 remote because I dropped and broke mine. 4 shocks and replaced all plastic arms with metal ones. #5 finally the motor. Still trying to figure out what I wanna do next....

[TheDeLeonGarageCollection]

I am still driving my original SCX 10. I really haven’t felt the need to upgrade just yet to the SCX 10ii. I bought mine used with pro line scale shocks, Pro line bead lock wheels and wheel weights. I’ve added the front angled battery mount for better weight distribution and an RC four-wheel-drive front bumper with winch. Which was really probably not needed but I also added a 200 ounce air Tronics servo which is steel axle mounted. The original owner had already added a chicken 35 turn motor and speed controller And MI P Drive shafts. I really like buying used trucks that have good upgrades already added to them so then I just have to add a few extra things for my personal taste.