Vanquish Products VRD Carbon - Kit

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

VRD CARBON SET
The Vanquish Products VRD Carbon Set is our very first competition level platform brought to life by some of the market's most experienced designers in the RC rock crawling segment.  Making use of an all new Lightweight Specification VFD Transmission and upgraded F10 competition inspired portal axles the VRD Carbon Set is an extremely competitive, predictable and versatile platform.  The heart of the VRD Carbon Set 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 place the light-weight spec 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 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

Hard Anodized Shock Bodies

Stainless Steel Links 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 new molded chassis components that offer a tunable platform to adjust to the most demanding terrain.  Numerous shock and body installing positions integrated with minimalistic front/rear interchangeable bumpers make body installing and fitment direct.  Stamped aluminum rock sliders offer a flat location for electronics and/or battery installing and are able to support and secure your body.  

Drivetrain

The center of the VRD Carbon Set is the new light-weight spec VFD transmission.  Geared up with a lightweight machined aluminum motor plate, aluminum motor plate standoffs, while leaving out the cosmetic VFD tunnel for a high efficiency look.  Internally the VFD is geared up with machined aluminum bearing plates and machined light-weight chromoly gears.  Each internal gear has actually been re-designed to be as light-weight as possible dropping the weight of the overall transmission however preserving a high level of sturdiness.  The T-Case has actually a built in 21% overdrive.  

The Front F10 Website axle has overdrive portal gears while the Rear F10 portal axle has the standard ratio gears, integrated with the VFD overdrive the last overdrive portion 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 Set includes the Incision S8E shocks with hard anodized shock bodies and numerous length tuning rod ends for a final length range of 85-95mm.  Heavy duty stainless-steel lower suspension links and light-weight upper links connect the chassis to the axles with the new Incision Pro M4 rod ends.  The rear lower links are bent for maximum breakover clearance.  Numerous shock installing locations and tunable shock length enable a high range of ride height and breakover adjustment.  

Specs

1/10th Scale

Front Axle Ratio 5.25:1

Rear Axle Ratio 6.25:1

Pinion 15T 32P

Stimulate 52T 32P

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

Wheelbase - 322mm (12.67”)

General Front Ratio 46.5:1

General Rear Ratio 68:1

Last Overdrive 37%

Required Products to Complete:

Tools

Paint

Compensation Design Body

1.9 x 4.75” Tires (advised)

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

Transmitter / Receiver

Steering servo (25 spline 20mm Servo Horn included)

540 Motor

ESC

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

Battery charger