What's it like to drive a rock bouncer?

[dure16]

The Axial Ryft, for example. How would you describe the driving/ownership experience of something like that versus something like a Typhon?

 

[leroychurchill]

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[CameronCodes]

My father is in the process of upgrading his and he hasn't driven it ( same with his outcast 8s and his MO 6s with aforementioned outcast stock internals)
But I'm assuming that's it's like a high speed rock crawler.

 

[No-Idea113]

I drove a couple packs through a friend’s stock Axial Ryft this week; it is an impressive machine.
For those that have been around the real life thing or into the 1:1 rock crawling and rock racing scene it is pretty good likeness however the suspension does not follow the same suit it. The Ryft jostles a lot more than travel but that’s probably because it is a scale model. I digress.

The Ryft is unlike anything else radio control I’ve driven. It’s a good cross between something of a crawler like the Axial Capra and a basher like the Typhon or Kraton. It goes like a rocket on a good 3S pack, on 4S it might be uncontrollable with the stock steering. My only fault with the Ryft is that. The steering servo saver is trash and couple that with the stock slow steering servo and you are constantly wishing for a faster response. I’d say if that was swapped it would be a darn good toy.

It is really something that would be used in the open and really is designed for Close quarters kind of hill climbs (like the real things). In wide open areas turning will result in traction rolls, that’s just the nature of a long but narrow wheel base.

Overall it is very fun but you need the correct terrain for it, IMO.

 

[CameronCodes]

I drove a couple packs through a friend’s stock Axial Ryft this week; it is an impressive machine.
For those that have been around the real life thing or into the 1:1 rock crawling and rock racing scene it is pretty good likeness however the suspension does not follow the same suit it. The Ryft jostles a lot more than travel but that’s probably because it is a scale model. I digress.

The Ryft is unlike anything else radio control I’ve driven. It’s a good cross between something of a crawler like the Axial Capra and a basher like the Typhon or Kraton. It goes like a rocket on a good 3S pack, on 4S it might be uncontrollable with the stock steering. My only fault with the Ryft is that. The steering servo saver is trash and couple that with the stock slow steering servo and you are constantly wishing for a faster response. I’d say if that was swapped it would be a darn good toy.

It is really something that would be used in the open and really is designed for Close quarters kind of hill climbs (like the real things). In wide open areas turning will result in traction rolls, that’s just the nature of a long but narrow wheel base.

Overall it is very fun but you need the correct terrain for it, IMO.

My father bought one over the weekend... all ready taken out all most anything that was stock.

 

[dure16]

I drove a couple packs through a friend’s stock Axial Ryft this week; it is an impressive machine.
For those that have been around the real life thing or into the 1:1 rock crawling and rock racing scene it is pretty good likeness however the suspension does not follow the same suit it. The Ryft jostles a lot more than travel but that’s probably because it is a scale model. I digress.

The Ryft is unlike anything else radio control I’ve driven. It’s a good cross between something of a crawler like the Axial Capra and a basher like the Typhon or Kraton. It goes like a rocket on a good 3S pack, on 4S it might be uncontrollable with the stock steering. My only fault with the Ryft is that. The steering servo saver is trash and couple that with the stock slow steering servo and you are constantly wishing for a faster response. I’d say if that was swapped it would be a darn good toy.

It is really something that would be used in the open and really is designed for Close quarters kind of hill climbs (like the real things). In wide open areas turning will result in traction rolls, that’s just the nature of a long but narrow wheel base.

Overall it is very fun but you need the correct terrain for it, IMO.

Great description. Thanks. How do you think it would handle mild jumps/bashing?

 

[No-Idea113]

Great description. Thanks. How do you think it would handle mild jumps/bashing?

Just fine! In my opinion that is the intent with hill climbs.

Just a ramp in an open field? I’d probably get something else.