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I started with a frame, links, and the pre-painted body for this project. From there, I went wild with the Ryft axles and fit them to the chassis. I'm still tinkering with geometry, link length, driveshafts, and shocks. But I wanted to share this ongoing project.

Tonight, I added some Treal brass bits to keep that weight low. Then, I made a custom swaybar setup using Reef's swaybar arms.

Details:

• SCX10-III JLU chassis
• Pre-painted JLU Gladiator body
• Tekin T-440
• Tekin RX4
• Tekin ROC 412 2300Kv
• Spektrum SX107 for dig and two-speed
• RC4WD Warm 9.5cti
• RC4WD Tough Armor JLU winch bumper
• RC4WD King Off-Road Dual Spring Shocks (100mm Medium OD)
• SSD Bouncer 2.2
• Pro-Line Mickey Thompson Baja Pro X 2.2
• Custom MIP driveline components
• Custom Swaybar setup with Reef's arms
• Mix n' match Axial M6 links for proper geometry
• Club 5 "Blade Runner" Stainless Rock Sliders
• Club 5 Bar Fenders (Wide)

There's still so much work to do, but that's the fun part.







I spent some time tonight adding some brass and making a custom swaybar.

So, put the chassis up on jacks:







Add brass diff covers:





Now, for the link mounts:



And then a swaybar:



The supplied torsion bar is too narrow for this build. So, I broke out some tool steel rods I had and made my own. This rod is 2.56mm, which is a bit thicker than the supplied bar.



I like to add collars to the bar to keep it in place laterally:





And, now for some flex shots: