The LC70 has finally got the drop-sided rear bed I planned all along (now the painting disaster has been fixed...), and I much prefer the looks. The metal mudguards help fill in all that empty space around the rear axle, and I've managed to squeeze in a spare tyre too.


I've swapped the standard Boom Racing foams for softer RC4WD ones, as the BR ones need far more weight than this truck has to give any compliance - the Hustlers' sidewalls are pretty stiff. I've also swapped the rear springs to the same soft rate as the front.



Since this run I've managed to stand the shocks up almost vertical, as there's room for low-profile shock hoops now as I've mounted this bed a little above the chassis rails. It'll be interesting to see how that affects it – there's a lot less drop in the rate as it reaches full compression now, so a bit more support.

I've got a light kit I was planning to have in there by now, but man, it's complicated...


You can see how slippery the rocks were, but it didn't do too badly, I thought... and the mud was fun!


The spec so far:


SCX10 II Raw Builders Kit chassis
Killer Body Toyota LC70 hard body
Killer Body Drop side bed conversion

GRC Racing inner fenders (trimmed)
No-name 1.55in steel beadlocks
Boom Racing Hustler tyres (95mm)
Holmes Hobbies Trailmaster 550 27T
Hobbywing Quicrun 1080 esc
Soft springs all around

3S Lipo
20KG waterproof servo

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