Vanquish Products VRD Carbon - Kit

User's manual found here - Revision 1 (Page 20 screw lengths upgraded)

VRD CARBON KIT
The Vanquish Products VRD Carbon Kit is our very first competition level platform brought to life by some of the market's most skilled designers in the RC rock crawling sector.  Using an all brand-new Lightweight Specification VFD Transmission and upgraded F10 competition influenced 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 components and skid plate location the lightweight specification VFD transmission as low as possible into the VRD chassis.  For the very first time the front F10 Website axle is geared up with a servo on axle and 4-link.  Front and rear axles consist of weighted brass tube inserts in addition to the front alloy knuckle weights to keep the center of mass as low as possible, equating to a high efficiency driving experience.  

Lightweight Specification VFD Transmission

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

37% Overdrive 

F10 Website Axles

Brass weight tubes in axles

Alloy heavy portal knuckle weights

Front Axle Overdrive Website gears

Rear Axle Standard Website Gears

Lightweight Machined Chromoly VFD Transmission Gears

Machined Spindle, Ring Equipment, Pinion gear in axles

Chromoly Universal axle shafts

Tough Anodized Shock Bodies

Stainless-steel Hyperlinks with HD Bent rear links

Incision Pro M4 Rod Ends

Stamped Aluminum Rock Sliders

Adjustable multi point body installing system

Chassis

The Vanquish Products VRD Carbon chassis is geared up with all brand-new molded chassis components that offer a tunable platform to adapt to the most requiring surface.  Several shock and body installing positions integrated with minimalistic front/rear interchangeable bumpers make body installing and fitment simple.  Stamped aluminum rock sliders offer a flat place for electronic devices and/or battery installing and have the ability to support and safeguard your body.  

Drivetrain

The center of the VRD Carbon Kit is the brand-new lightweight specification VFD transmission.  Equipped with a light-weight machined aluminum motor plate, aluminum motor plate standoffs, while omitting the cosmetic VFD tunnel for a high efficiency look.  Internally the VFD is geared up with machined aluminum bearing plates and machined lightweight chromoly gears.  Each internal gear has been re-designed to be as lightweight as possible dropping the weight of the general transmission however preserving a high level of resilience.  The T-Case has an integrated in 21% overdrive.  

The Front F10 Website axle has overdrive portal gears while the Rear F10 portal axle has the basic ratio gears, integrated with the VFD overdrive the final overdrive percentage is 37%.  Both axles consist of 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 mass as low as possible and the weight bias forward.  

Suspension

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

Requirements

1/10th Scale

Front Axle Ratio 5.25:1

Rear Axle Ratio 6.25:1

Pinion 15T 32P

Stimulate 52T 32P

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

Wheelbase - 322mm (12.67”)

Total Front Ratio 46.5:1

Total Rear Ratio 68:1

Last Overdrive 37%

Needed Items to Complete:

Tools

Paint

Comp Style Body

1.9 x 4.75” Tires (suggested)

1.9 Wheels (Vanquish Products or SLW Hub Compatible wheels required)

Transmitter / Receiver

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

540 Motor

ESC

Battery (35mm x 35mm x 100mm Optimum)

Battery charger