Axial RC Truck 1/10 SCX10 III Jeep JT Gladiator Rock Crawler with Portals RTR (Batteries and Charger Not Included), Red, AXI03006BT2

Axial has always been one of my favorite products. Instead of buying the correct battery I bought a 5000mAh lipo spektrum battery that axials website had recommended. Turned out that the battery has an ic5 connector and the esc on this truck is an ic3. So if you do this plan ahead and get an ic5 to ic3 adapter. I’m currently waiting for a complete esc, receiver, transmitter, and motor for my truck as an upgrade just because I wanted to get the best truck for my money. Haven’t driven it yet but here’s where the truck is as of now

Got it on the sale - absolutely killer truck, build quality outstanding - first 10.3 coming from a 10.1/ 10.2 owner for a while, I'm thoroughly impressed!Only thing I did not like was the 2in1 esc/ receiver, but I replaced that quickly with a HW 2in1 2300kv, and my owner Spektrum SR515 receiver. Things a beast!

Overall great truck for the price

This thing is awesome. I'm 4 months in and still love it.

The overall style of this is really good and for just driving around on the trails in a few rocks and stuff not too bad the best thing is I bought this for my girlfriend and she loves it and really likes me now

I love to drive and mod this truck.

As someone that has been out of the hobby for several years, I figured jumping into a Ready to Run (RTR) setup would be the best way to go. This was my second RTR as I have wanted to try out the different platforms and see what’s out there. The first RTR I picked up was the REDCAT Ascent Fusion on sale at a local shop for $399.00. I watched close to 20 videos, read the manual, read some blogs. Everything seemed good and that it would be even more capable than the REDCAT. I was unfortunately extremely disappointed.Here are the things to know:1. The battery connection for this is proprietary. You will have to make sure you get the spektrum smart battery if you don’t want to modify the power connector. (Not a big deal but if you are starting out understand this)2. The longer wheel base is a double edge sword. Some things it helps but for most things, just as in real actual crawlers, shorter bodies and wheel bases are more capable.3. This will roll on flat surfaces if you are full throttle and turn.4. Power distribution to the wheels was not even on mine.5. The frame is a still ALMOST c channel. It does not feel sturdy like the the REDCAT or even the composite frames I built back in the day.6. The bumpers get caught on EVERYTHING on approach, and when you finally get up on a medium difficulty obstacle for 1/10 the back bumper will grab the dirt, or anything on the ground and acts like a spoon because it is cheap Halle and open plastic.7. The clip system is not great, cheap plastic tabs and can be a pain to get in and out.8. Constant rubbing. Turning to lock would result in body binding to the point I thought it was going to break and that was just on carpet.9. Uneven turning radius. The way it is designed a bracket is placed where the servo will hit it and cannot go full lock in one direction vs the other. Left is less than right.10. Turning in general. Because the wheel base is so long and the rear is locked it cannot turn without dragging the rear end a little. Likely increased wear to tires.11. Getting the body back on after you turn it on is horrendous! A large majority of of the body is still Lexan.12. The electronics and wire management looks like a 3 year old put it together. Not great at all.13. The dog function felt more like a gimmick than actually functional. It kind of helped but it wasn’t significant enough to make it a must have in the future for me.14. The rod ends are plastic.15. The body feels and looks like something you get on an $40 to $100 but is lexan and not a harder material.16. Extremely top heavy and will roll a lot.17. If you want to upgrade the motor or go brushless the 2 in 1 system cannot be used. You will need to to get a new radio and ESC to be able to do so.18. Because this is a 353mm 1/10 there is almost zero out there for body changes.19. This is designed to try and suck money out of you more than it is for fun. Upgrades will absolutely be a must.Bottom Line: Feels cheap, $250 quality MAYBE. It is not very capable out of the box, and to get it, feels clunky, doesn’t look that great in person. I would not recommend this product for the price.I think most of people leaving reviews are probably big jeep guys or own a jeep. This is a carpet crawler more than a true rock crawler. After 6 hours and tinkering adjust trying to make it feel right I returned it. If you want something that looks like the jeep you have or want find a $50 one and save your money or build one from scratch. I Recommend looking into something different.

I was scared about this one but it is a beast and has amazing climbing ability.