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When setting out to build a trail worthy rig, so many things go through your mind. What do you expect from the rig? What do you plan to do with it? What budget do you have to work with? These are all extremely important things to consider when selecting the donor vehicle. However, just know that no matter what you plan for, there will be extras needed, to include the expectations, plans, and budget. Building a 4×4 vehicle to go deep into the elements is not an easy task, and like most things in life, you get what you pay for. This means you have to outfit your choice with the best components available within your budget that will allow you to attain your goals.
This is not at all unlike developing the new SCX10, as all of the same parameters are considered, to include performance expectations and budget restraints. Not budget restraints for development, but budget restraints of our fans and customers. We often read the forums and see what people would like to see in the Axial vehicles. We are forced to make some difficult decisions when finalizing the package, as we want to include the world with these rigs, but also don’t want to ask for $699 for an RTR to get in the game. It is like that with all Axial products, so we do our best to aim for the sweet spot, enough features to perform at the top level, with a reasonable price tag. This is not an easy task. We are faced with the same decisions when building a full size rig. Do we want a supercharged V8, 1000 minimum on the RTI ramp, seating for 4, bulletproof axles? Of course we do, but the budget doesn’t allow for all of them, so we settle for what we can and have a blast doing it.
One of the most common things we read is…. “Oh no, not another Jeep vehicle”, well, I am here to tell you that most of us are Jeep people, so get over it. The Jeep brand is synonymous with the art of back country exploration with extreme reliability, exactly what we strive for with our little brand. It is a perfect marriage and we are happy.
When looking into new options for the new SCX10, we did what all outdoor enthusiasts do, we went into the woods to think about it, to do a little research. We were checking out all the rigs out on the trail and noticed that the XJ was a very popular rig for the most hardcore wheeler and for family back road exploration. We saw XJ’s that were exo-caged on 40′s all the way to bone stock 4×4′s loaded with the whole family and dog. This platform was exactly what we were looking for. It is one of the most popular 4×4 vehicles ever built, with millions of them on the road. Some say that Jeep actually invented the SUV with this release. It was not adapted right away for off-road use, as the old guard (Read: Wrangler, CJ5 and CJ7 owners) looked down upon these Jeeps, calling them cars with big tires, and promptly showing their owners the direction toward the nearest shopping mall or soccer field.
Some XJ inspiration we found on YouTube…
I personally had this experience with my 1993 Jeep grand Cherokee, I was given directions to the soccer field, immediately preceding my climbing an extremely nasty Granite rock face on Los Coyotes Indian reservation back in 1996. The CJ owners immediately began to bicker and argue that the other should climb it. Neither one did, nor did they express themselves again to me on the trail. They learned that day that a Unitized chassis wasn’t the end of the world, and that coil springs are like magic. The Cherokee (XJ) shared the same front suspension with the ZJ, though the XJ had leaf springs in the back, something the Jeep guys were used to back then. Any of the XJ’s and ZJ’s on the trail were hand built, as there were very few aftermarket components available with the exception of suspension which was primarily available to fit larger tires. We told some of our JK friends about our XJ desires and they immediately started flowing some memes our way, most of which we cant publish, but here are a few gems that made us laugh…
Thanks for the support guys…sheesh.
Fast forward 20 years, and these old grocery getters, mall crawlers or soccer field shuttlers are now extremely common to find on the trail. The off-road community has more than accepted them and many aftermarket companies now make a decent living supporting them. The hard part, finding a clean one-owner version with no rust and low miles, kind of like finding a Unicorn. One of Axial’s more predominant partners, Currie Enterprises, was at the forefront of developing suspension for these rigs so that they could be raced in a desert series called Jeep Speed back in the day. We consulted the Currie family and were introduced to Matt Chapman, the owner of the Cherokee that we based our SCX10XJ off of. As we have done in the past, we like to build the full size version of our scale rigs (see here…) to go out and experience what they can do, and stay on the forefront with regards to what the community is doing. At this time, Matt’s Cherokee was bone stock, as it had just been purchased and not modified yet. We elected to team with Matt and the Currie’s in effort to help develop the Full size XJ into an awesome trail machine all the while developing and testing our SCX10 II in tandem.
Here is a shot of Matt’s XJ when he got it, no rust with 150K miles…
After a good amount of research, we started to compile a list of necessities. We knew the rig had to be able to go with 4 door JK’s on 37′s, as most of Matt’s friends were rolling newer JK’s. We needed at least 35″ tires. Fitting 35′s under the Cherokee would require some proper fender flares and keeps the cops in Moab at bay. Notch Customs said “35″ tires with a 4″ lift, some welding required”. Currie makes a great suspension system for the XJ as well as their bulletproof Rock Jock 44 axles, and you know we love the performance of Icon Shocks. So, what we really needed was some armor. We looked long and hard at so many companies making XJ parts, and there is some awesome stuff out there. Russ at Notch Customs introduced us to JCR Off-Road, who ended up having one of the most complete armor systems available. Then we needed some lighting, the natural choice was Rigid powered by sPOD. Almost forgot wheels and tires. In effort to make the full size version look more like the RC, we elected to run a 35X12.50X17 BFG KO2 All Terrain wrapped around Method Mesh wheels. The 17″ wheel looks closer to a 1.9 than a 15″ wheel. Of course we needed some nice tone out of the 4.0 straight 6, so the XJ would need a Magnaflow exhaust. We had some details to sort but the main wish list was assembled!
First things first, the rig had to be made as reliable as possible by going through everything mechanical. We changed all the fluids, belts, hoses, pretty much everything we could to ensure reliability.
So, building a full size rig is just like building a scaler, get the base kit, then select all the options you wish to install. Here is our list!
2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ Parts list:
Currie Rock Jock 44 front high pinion axle with 4:56 gears
Currie Rock Jock 44 rear axle with 4:56 gears
Currie Rock Jock 4.5″ suspension system
Currie Antirock Sway bar system
EATON E-Locker rear, Detroit Locker front
JCR Vanguard Front winch bumper – No stinger
JCR Rear Bumper – tire carrier ready
JCR XJ Classic sliders
JCR Transfer case skid plate
JCR Gas tank skid plate
JCR Adventure roof rack
Notch Customs fender flares
Rigid 50″ E-Series LED bar
Rigid Dually x2 (front and rear bumper)
PSC Ram assist kit – steering
ICON Vehicle Dynamics 2.0 Aluminum shocks
Magnaflow exhaust
sPOD – Source with Bluetooth control
17X9 Method Wheels – Mesh (5)
35X12.50X17 BFGoodrick KO2 All Terrain tires (5)
Before we started the build process, Jamie Seymour, Axial’s R&D Industrial Designer and resident rendering expert whipped up this drawing for us to envision the build…
Stay tuned as we add more of this story in the coming weeks……
Off Road EXPO at the Pamona Fairplex is an event that you must attend if you live in the So Cal area. This is the big off road show where you get to see all the latest and greatest off road equipment. We were on the scene checking out some of the awesome rigs on site and snapping photos of the Axial rigs we could find at the show.
This year was different for Axial as we had quite a lot going on. We had demos going in the Poison Spyder booth, the Icon Vehicle Dynamics booth, and the Yeti XL was attracting eyeballs in the BFG booth for its first public appearance.
Many of the Axial marketing partners were also on site showing off their latest goodies…. Check it out!
Icon Vehicle Dynamics just picked up a big rig to take their products and show on the road. This beautiful rig grabbed tons of attention. Those that ventured over to see them got to try their hand wheeling some SCX10s. You would have the option of running the Ram Power Wagon, the Honcho or the JK.
Have we mentioned we Love the ICON JK?
and check out this awesome machine!!! I want this body for an SCX10!
Camping anyone?
Walker Evans Racing on site with this super clean JK!
and of course Walker’s beautiful pre-runner buggy
Rebel Off-Road always brings a crowd of people, and they should with their awesome selection of JK’s and other fun toys
Does anyone else want 20 minutes alone in the desert with Method’s TT?
Speaking of Method Wheels, check out this Shannon Campbell Replica Rock racer using Wraith and EXO parts that is almost completed. We found this in the Magnaflow booth
Also cruising around the Magnaflow booth was this little desert package, ready for the dirt this winter season!
They even had a Yeti on site!
Our friends over at Rock Krawler made the trek from New York
The Poison Spyder booth was a hit as always, completely jam packed with Jeep enthusiasts all day long!
Crispy was out attracting people to the booth complete with a G6 mini Crispy
Still one of our favorite JKs
The Demo at Poison Spyder was fun all around.
We stopped in to visit the Currie Family and check out their goodies. They had all their latest equipment on display along with their very high end Axial JKs
Only Casey Currie would do this……
and then do this 20 mins later….
The infamous Jerry from U4RC made an appearance
The BFG booth had a steady flow of people all day, most to see the new KO2 tire, and a few to check out the Yeti XL!
BFG has an awesome 2 door, we want this one too….
We bumped into sPOD in the main hall. They are using their SCX10 as part of their display system. So9 cool to hit the buttons on the sPOD, and the lights on the SCX10 light up!
Our buddies at Nitro Gear getting ready for the crowds…
Holy Billet Batman!
Alex at AOE has been busy, his JK is looking ready for action!
Here are a few parting shots for you, these kids have no idea how cool they are!
Every spring Axial heads out to beautiful Moab, Utah for Easter Jeep Safari. This is one of the most beautiful places on earth to enjoy outdoor activities. If you are into Jeeping, RC adventure crawling, mountain biking, hiking, or just plain amazing scenery, then Moab should be atop your list of places to visit and enjoy. For the entire week preceding Easter Sunday, the who’s who in the 4×4 industry converge on this little town to share their latest off-road equipment, and their time with their clients and friends from within and outside of the community.
For Corporate Jeep, their week begins the weekend before, where they publicly unveil their Jeep concepts for the year. The “Underground” teams of engineers get to take their dreamt up creations, share them with the world’s press and test them in the ultimate mecca for 4wd enthusiasts. These are the vehicles that we all drool over, and wish we had a 1/10 scale body to mount on our SCX10. Even if we can’t have the bodies yet, we can still take inspiration from their creations. This year had some very cool vehicles, check them out here
In downtown Moab on Wednesday night, Axial builds the Jeep R/C adventure course. This event is put on by Jeep as a customer appreciation night for all the loyal Jeep fans. Part of the lot is set aside for the Axial crew to come in and build a fun demo course. All you have to do is wait in line and you get to try your hand at some scale Jeeping in Moab! This year’s course was a little simpler than previous years, though the man-made obstacles were very cool!
Just after the official Jeep BBQ event, the Axial staff heads off to the “Secret Spot” as it is affectionately called. There is really no secret about it, as it is located right off the main road on the way to steel bender. This spot, however, is absolutely perfect for some scale wheeling. This is the one time of the year that Axial gets a chance to spend some time with all their “Full size” marketing partners. So at about 9 pm, somewhere in the neighborhood of a half million dollars’ worth of Jeeps turn up for a little scale adventure crawl!
After a brief safety chat regarding the cliffs we were about to crawl next to, we fired up the Rigid duallys (powered by 3S lipos of course) and shot a quick group pic before hitting the trail…..
In all, there were 22 of us representing Axial, Poison Spyder, Currie Enterprises, Icon Vehicle Dynamics, Raceline Wheels, CRC, Pull Pal, Rigid Industries and Savvy Offroad. There is something about enjoying this hobby with this iconic group of guys that can’t be beat. This was probably the time of our lives, certainly when it came to our R/C Careers. We were amazed at how much transferred over from full size to scale. Some of the guys had never driven an R/C vehicle before and picked it up right away. We assume it helped having 20 of their closest friends there helping (Heckling).
Check out a few of the shots we were able to catch throughout the evening and during the rest of the week ….…
The new Vanquish lights for the RC Jeeps are amazing!! These babies are stupid bright!
The guys at Poison Spyder put together an awesome little video of the nights action, check it out here!
We were able to get out and do a little full size wheeling with the guys from Icon Vehicle Dynamics. They were kind enough to allow the Axial Grocery getter to come along for a little Hell’s Revenge adventure..
Here is a cool test shot we did with Icon Vehicle dynamics
Casey Currie is an absolute Jeep fanatic. Anyone who follows Casey can see this plain as day, though until you spend a few days with him, you can’t truly know how bad he has it. All hours of the night, in the worst weather conditions, regardless of what is going on or what time it is, Casey is ready to go wheeling. At this years’ EJS, we jumped in the Axial grocery getter, soccer mom mall crawler, whatever you want to call it, and headed out to meet with Casey. He said he had both of his JKs and he was ready to have some Moab fun.
Upon arrival, we see that Casey wasted no time modifying both of his Jeeps. His full size rig was all decked out. We also noticed his Scale JK was equipped with Vanquish Currie Rock Jock axles, Vanquish Rigid Industries light bar, Vanquish front dig, RC4WD Warn Winch. He chose the 55t Axial motor running on 3s for smooth crawling. Once we arrived on Hell’s revenge, he immediately jumped out of his full size JK and started attacking the rock with his SCX10.
Casey always immediately goes for the “Man’s Line”
We just had to get some video to share with you, check it out!
Rigid Industries is an aftermarket LED lighting company that has taken the automotive market by storm. Their advancements in optics and electronic efficiency have paved the way for many companies scrambling to play “Catch-up”. Like with all aftermarket products on the market, you get what you pay for, and the number one focus for Rigid Industries is Quality. Unlike most options you will find in this growing field of products, these products are all hand assembled right here in the good old US of A. Located in a massive building in Gilbert, Arizona, well over 100 employees work in harmony to offer you what is likely the most advanced auxiliary automotive, marine, and industrial lighting available today.
We at Axial have been fortunate to not only work with Rigid Industries on several of our R/C vehicle offerings, but to also get to know some of the talented people behind the brand. A recent trip to the Rigid Industries facility offered us a unique insight to just how these products are manufactured and tested before they hit the retail shelves. We managed to smuggle a camera into the operation so we could share with our readers, check it out!
First on the list was a must have meeting with the marketing mastermind himself, Taylor Anderson. Taylor is not one of those guys that sits around deciding where to put their marketing dollars, but instead is a very hands on individual. It is not uncommon to see him floating around the facility getting his hands dirty. On this particular day, we did catch him on the Tower Hobbies website ordering up some goodies for his SCX10….
It appears as though Taylor may have a bit of a habit…..
Enough of that for now, lets slip out of the office and into LED lighting heaven! We started the tour at the front of the manufacturing facility, in the lobby. When you first walk in you are hit with this awesome wall art (Which makes us feel as though we are in the right place for us). Check it out!
We cant help but take a few moments and check out some of the displays they have out front, imagining some of these gems bolted up to our full size rigs..
One of the displays had this crazy video playing of their products being torture tested, if you haven’t seen this yet, click play and prepare yourself. Never thought of shooting one of our products, nor dragging it behind a truck…
Ok, on with the tour. Once past security and into the offices, there are many workstations for all the differing departments
All of the raw materials arrive in a big fenced off warehouse. Most come in these huge Rigid Branded crates
Once the raw materials are ready to be used they are rolled in on huge carts to the proper work station. In this case we follow some E-Series, SR-Series lights and some of the wildly popular Dually lights. Here are some freshly anodized housings on the shelf getting ready for assembly
One of the first steps is to install the power wires, and seal them so they can be completely weather proof. This happens at a work station, then they are put on a rack to allow the sealant to dry (Taylor didn’t stick his finger in wet sealant while showing us this)
After the parts are dried, they head out to the floor to be mated with the rest of the part
The next operation involves the circuit boards. These come printed and ready to solder the goods!
Once the Dually housings are unwrapped, have the power wires installed and the circuit boards mounted, they are loaded into Jigs where they will stay until their completion.
We happened to catch the tail end of some soldering being done on their SR series run
The Optics are installed then the lenses and caps. Here is a freshly completed SR Bar ready for testing and packaging
This is the testing area. The lights on the shelves age going through a “pre-burn”. This is just to make sure there are no faults in the materials. The light will be brought up to full temperature several times to make sure the consumer gets exactly what he is expecting!
This piece of equipment is used to pressurize the lamp to make sure it is completely free of defects which would allow it to be water proof and all weatherproof for that matter.
This machine was really cool, it can take the temperatures from above ridiculously hot (more so than the ambient temperature in the greater Phoenix area), to well below zero in a very short period of time. Talk about some cool tech testing!
Speaking of controlling temperatures, almost all of the Rigid facility is cooled by huge coolers located throughout the workspace. If you had to work in Arizona, you would appreciate this very much, especially in the summer months!
Back to the tour, Once the parts have completed their testing phase, they are approved for shipping. The finished products are sent out to the packing and shipping area to be final packed for delivery. Each one of the lamps is grouped with the instructions, and necessary wiring just before entering its packaging
Once the materials are all ready, they hit this sation for packaging
Some of the products are shipping straight out to dealers and others are going into stock. They have a really cool system to let the label maker know whether or not a shipment is complete and ready to go. The simple green cap, means good to go, the red cap means waiting on more boxes to complete the order
It was very very difficult to not develop a very bad case of sticky fingers while touring the stock area. I am pretty sure Taylor was talking, but I was in my own world imagining where I could mount and use all of the different configurations of lighting I was seeing.
If you have a full size off-road rig, boat or work truck or anyhing that needs light, check out the Rigid Industries website. I am more than certain they have something that will do the job very well, today, and for years to come!
If you have an SCX10, Wraith or any other Axial vehicle, Rigid Industries also has you covered through a technical partnership with Vanquish products. They have all different size light bars for your Axial R/C, check them out here.
We have been slowly working on finishing up some final touches to the SCX10JK. As we all know, the work is never really done on a trail rig, but it is cool to get to that point where everything is in good working order, and you have some time to do some stuff that has been on hold. In our case, it was time to look at turning night into day.
While doing an extensive amount of research about off road lighting, we found this company called Rigid Industries. These guys are at the forefront of the LED light bar movement. It appears as though many of the lighting companies are going the way of LED, and most looking at the low profile option of light bars instead of the traditional round lamp and reflector housings. At the front of this pack sits Rigid Industries, innovating and setting the benchmark. The light bars they have developed have paved the way for almost every off road light manufacturer. The Jeep JK has been the most popular vehicle to showcase this lighting option, so there are lots of options for Rigid lights and mounting systems.
Once again we headed over to Rebel Off Road to discuss these options for our JK. While discussing the options for the lighting the subject of power distribution arose. Rebel promptly recommended the s-POD Source.
The s-POD Source is a dream come true for those looking for the perfect way to power accessories without having to build a complicated wiring system or worry about having a negative effect on the factory wiring. Most new vehicles these days have a very sophisticated wiring system that is built for diagnostics. This means that almost every wire is monitored in the amount of current that passes through it. This means any extra demands of that wire over and above its intended purpose will throw a code warning the driver that there is a potential problem with the vehicle wiring system. The s-POD Source is designed to take power directly from the vehicle’s battery and distribute it to 6 potential aftermarket options. This was exactly what we needed!
We promptly ordered up the components to get the job done to include:
[1]s-POD Source
[1] Rigid Industries 50” E-Series Light Bar Combo
[1] Rigid Industries 10” E-Series Light Bar
[3] Rigid Industries Dually lights
[1] Poison Spyder Roof light bar mount
[1] Set Poison Spyder A-Pilar light mounts
[1] Fairlead mount for bumper light
Once the components arrived, we sent all the parts and the Jeep to Rebel Off Road to be outfitted. To start, Rebel mounted the s-POD and ran all the wiring, as well as mounted the mounting brackets for the lights
The Poison Spyder A-Pilar Mounts
The Poison Spyder front Fairlead mount
The s-POD comes with a direct fit mount for the Jeep JK vehicle.
You simply hook up the positive and negative included wiring, and you are ready to power whatever you want.
There is then 1 wiring harness that you run inside the vehicle to a vehicle specific switch panel. This panel for the Jeep JK is placed in between the sun visors, a perfect out of the way spot, yet easily reachable by the driver.
The next step was to run the wiring to the lamp locations. Here is a shot of the a-pilar wiring location. Notice the awesome waterproof plugs that are provided with the Rigid Industries Lights
With the wiring completed and the brackets in place, it was as simple as bolting the lights up and plugging them in!
The A-Pilar lights are small but offer a ton of light, as well as some quick side to side aiming options
The 10” E-Series light mounted on the front bumper is a great light to illuminate what is directly in front of the vehicle
The roof mounted Rigid Industries 50” E-Series lamp puts out massive amounts of light, and will be used to illuminate longer distances for higher speed night travel. This combo bar offers reflectors that also light up to the side of the vehicle for a wide range of viewing at night. It is mounted to a silver powder coated Poison Spyder LED bar mount.
We are very much looking forward to hitting the trail at night, now that we will be able to see! These things even blind you during the day time!!
For more information of these great products, please visit Rigid Industries here and s-POD here
To get the history on the Axial “SCX10JK”, please check out the following links! Be sure to check back often, as we will continue to build up the SCX10JK and fine tune it for maximum performance!
Axial’s latest SCX10 release is an officially licensed 2012 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. It is an RTR vehicle, which means it is ready to go as soon as you remove it from the box. The detail and realism of this latest release is awesome to see in person. The molded plastic rollcage, fenders and bumpers are all realistic features you would see on any hardcore 1:1 trail rig. Also included are molded plastic tail lights, side view mirrors, steering wheel, gear shifter, D-rings and even a fuel filler assembly for the Fuel Safe fuel cell which adds even more realism to the overall look.
For this article I will cover how you can add a little more detail to your new SCX10, with parts that are included in the RTR box. I will also go over a few other mods that you can make that require no out of pocket cost and really add to the overall look of your new Jeep.
One of those mods that can be done for free is cleaning up the inner fender wells front and rear. You will notice some extra Lexan around the inner fender wells, where the Poison Spyder Crusher Flares meet the Lexan Jeep body. We will trim this excess Lexan away to give the inner wheel wells a cleaner look.
First thing we want to do is use a marker inside the body to color the excess Lexan that hangs below the Crusher Flare’s inner plastic mount.
Once all 4 inner wheel wells are marked, you can remove the Crusher Flares with a 1.5mm driver.
Now you can see your cut line is clearly marked on the inside of the body.
Use a pair of curved body scissors and a sharp X-acto to clean up the excess Lexan. Be sure to leave plenty of meat around the mounting holes, you will only be trimming away a small amount of excess Lexan.
After the trim job is complete.
Next I used my marker again to color what little excess body still remained, and hide the silver from being seen once the flares are bolted back into place.
Now you can bolt your flares back up on all four corners. It looks a lot cleaner now.
Next we will add some detail to our SCX10, with parts supplied in the RTR box. In the plastic parts bag that comes packed in the RTR box you will find a molded plastic fuel filler cap.
Installing the fuel cap, and other scale details, will be easier with the roll cage removed.
Using a 2mm driver remove the eight screws that hold the cage to the body.
Now set the fuel cap in place on the tank to sort out exact placement. I am going to mount it centered left to right on the fuel cell, and slightly closer to the rear of the gas tank.
I measured the overall distance between the molded studs on the bottom of the fuel cap. These stud help hold the cap assembly in place, and you will need to drill clearance holes for them in the fuel cell.
Now, using my calipers again, I measured the overall width of the center section on the fuel cell to find center.
Cut your previous fuel cell dimension in half and mark the center point with a marker.
Our spread on the molded studs from the fuel cap assembly was about .600 of an inch. Cut that in half and you get .300 of an inch from the stud to the mounting hole in the center of the fuel cap. Measure .300 out from the mark on the center of your fuel cell to get your drill points. Mark those points with a marker and drill them out with a body reamer.
Take your time when drilling / reaming the holes. Make sure you test fit the fuel cap assembly as you go. Once everything fits properly, you can move on to the next step.
Before we bolt the cap assembly into place, I will add the officially licensed Fuel Safe fuel cell sticker included in the RTR box.
Using an X-acto gently trim away the small pieces of the fuel cell sticker covering the body mounting, and fuel cap mounting holes.
Insert the fuel cap assembly into place on the fuel cell and secure with a short M3 screw. I used a shorty plastic self tapping screw to tie the cap to the tank. If you don’t have a really short screw, you can use something longer if you have a spacers to take up the extra slack. The screw I found was slightly longer than needed, so I used an old SCX10 shock piston as a spacer.
All done!
Next we will add a few more interior details, with decals that are supplied with the RTR. Remove the molded plastic gear shifter located between the front seats.
Located the interior decals on the sticker sheet.
Apply the decals to the center console and arm rest.
Use an X-acto to cut the mounting holes for the shifter.
Bolt the shifter back in place.
The sticker sheet even includes a Jeep decal for the center of the steering wheel.
Last thing we will add is the exterior hinge stickers for the doors and the rear tailgate.
