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Krawler23

So I’ve decided to get my old XR10 back up and running. It’s been probably 9-10 years since I’ve used it. It’s a shame to see the MOA industry get overtaken I must say, I just think MOA is so much more capable, but I guess scalers are all the rage.

Anyhow I’ve got some questions about how to get back up and running:

1. I’ve got a castle 10 Amp BEC, with 2 Tekin FXR ESC’s. My old lipo’s were Sky Lipo’s that were 1300mah 3s batts, 25c with deans connectors. I used to charge them on my Thunder AC6 (which I still have as well). Does anyone know where to get a battery or two that fits those specs with my electronics and my charger? I don’t know what’s good or not and it’s hard to find batts like that now that the scalers have taken over with much larger mah. Also, what does the 25c part of the battery mean again? If I get a new battery how important is that value?
2. Going with that, I’m considering putting the batt on the front axle, any links to a mount to do that? If not, I’ll consider making my own I suppose.
3. I want to change out some of the screws because they strip so easily on my rig. A lot of the screws are M2 and M3 sized screws. Also, I want to do the brass insert mod and 2 bolt mod because my gears have stripped before, where's a good place to get that hardware as well?
4. My foams are bad, what're some good ones these days?
5. I may get new tires because I shaved mine and didn’t do the best job, plus they’re super old so what’s a good replacement for them?
6. My shocks are probably bad, but since axial discontinued these I'm not sure if I can get parts for them. If I can, what parts should I get to replace them? If I can't get any, what's a good replacement set?
7. Is there just a custom skid plate? I ask because I made my own custom chassis, but never got the skid plate figured out so I thought maybe I’ll just buy one.

Thanks for all the help guys. I really miss being able to crawl so I’m excited to get back into it. If there’s anything else I missed that you think would make a successful build, feel free to suggest some ideas. Thanks!