Vanquish Products VRD Carbon - Kit

Instruction manual located here - Modification 1 (Page 20 screw lengths upgraded)

VRD CARBON PACKAGE
The Vanquish Products VRD Carbon Kit is our really first competition level platform brought to life by some of the market's most skilled designers in the RC rock crawling section.  Utilizing an all new Lightweight Spec VFD Transmission and upgraded F10 competition motivated portal axles the VRD Carbon Kit is a highly competitive, foreseeable and flexible platform.  The heart of the VRD Carbon Kit is a matte finish 3mm thick set of carbon fiber frame rails mated to the 6 degree flat skid plate.  The molded chassis elements and skid plate location the lightweight spec VFD transmission as low as possible into the VRD chassis.  For the first time the front F10 Portal axle is equipped with a servo on axle and 4-link.  Front and rear axles include weighted brass tube inserts in addition to the front alloy knuckle weights to keep the center of gravity as low as possible, equating to a high performance driving experience.  

Lightweight Spec VFD Transmission

3mm Matte Carbon Fiber Frame Bed rails - 6 degree flat skid plate

37% Overdrive 

F10 Portal Axles

Brass weight tubes in axles

Alloy heavy portal knuckle weights

Front Axle Overdrive Portal equipments

Rear Axle Standard Portal Gears

Lightweight Machined Chromoly VFD Transmission Gears

Machined Spindle, Ring Gear, Pinion equipment in axles

Chromoly Universal axle shafts

Difficult Anodized Shock Bodies

Stainless-steel Links with HD Bent rear links

Cut Pro M4 Rod Ends

Stamped Aluminum Rock Sliders

Adjustable multi point body installing system

Chassis

The Vanquish Products VRD Carbon chassis is equipped with all new molded chassis elements that supply a tunable platform to adjust to the most demanding surface.  Several shock and body installing positions integrated with minimalistic front/rear interchangeable bumpers make body installing and fitment easy.  Stamped aluminum rock sliders supply a flat area for electronics and/or battery installing and have the ability to support and protect your body.  

Drivetrain

The center of the VRD Carbon Kit is the new lightweight spec VFD transmission.  Equipped with a light-weight machined aluminum motor plate, aluminum motor plate standoffs, while leaving out the cosmetic VFD tunnel for a high performance appearance.  Internally the VFD is equipped with machined aluminum bearing plates and machined lightweight chromoly equipments.  Each internal equipment has been re-designed to be as lightweight as possible dropping the weight of the overall transmission however preserving a high level of resilience.  The T-Case has a built in 21% overdrive.  

The Front F10 Portal axle has overdrive portal equipments while the Rear F10 website axle has the standard ratio equipments, integrated with the VFD overdrive the last overdrive portion is 37%.  Both axles include brass weighted tubes inside in addition to the alloy portal knuckle covers on the front axle.  This is the heaviest spec F10 axle yet keeping the center of gravity as low as possible and the weight bias forward.  

Suspension

The VRD Carbon Kit consists of the Cut S8E shocks with hard anodized shock bodies and multiple length tuning rod ends for a last length variety of 85-95mm.  Strong stainless-steel lower suspension links and lightweight upper links connect the chassis to the axles with the new Cut Pro M4 rod ends.  The rear lower links are bent for optimum breakover clearance.  Several shock installing areas and tunable shock length permit a high variety of trip height and breakover modification.  

Specs

1/10th Scale

Front Axle Ratio 5.25:1

Rear Axle Ratio 6.25:1

Pinion 15T 32P

Spur 52T 32P

Overall Width Hex to Hex - 200mm (7.87”)

Wheelbase - 322mm (12.67”)

Overall Front Ratio 46.5:1

Overall Rear Ratio 68:1

Final Overdrive 37%

Required Products to Total:

Tools

Paint

Comp Style Body

1.9 x 4.75” Tires (suggested)

1.9 Wheels (Vanquish Products or SLW Center Compatible wheels needed)

Transmitter / Receiver

Steering servo (25 spline 20mm Servo Horn consisted of)

540 Motor

ESC

Battery (35mm x 35mm x 100mm Maximum)

Battery charger