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The capra axle they do is killer, they improved upon a factory offering which is something they've always excelled at. I have had most every VP axle offered up until the Phoenix and the ultra portal is the worst axle they've designed. There also isn't enough castor built in and it's not so adjustable since pinion angle and panhard vs drag link angles come into play at the extreme. Their portals as with all VP parts are nice units with nice fit & finish but the limited turning radius is garbage and their width limits turning even more due to tires binding on links.

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While I am at it off topic: I also wonder why they chose to release the Phoenix with portal axles most people go for the pro vs the ultra.

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Makes me wonder why they have the ultra on sale at amain, or get the free wheels on vp's site, I wonder if they are going to release a ultra v2 with aluminum phoenix axle or just ditch the ultra. Ha.Guess I have not explored enuff information on the vp portal axles, other than turning radius, you are the first I have heard to not like them. I honestly feel it would be thru upgrading each rig and at what point do the upgrades surpass the other rig, pro being able to have dig and o.d, I know you can put dig in the ecto with an aftermarket tranny but lose o.d, the ecto being lighter should do better going vertical as long as weight is put in the right place, comments above seem to favor the pro Lately I have been hard core into my Phoenix and am really enjoying that rig, just before that I did a NWSD SG2 swap to one of my trx4 the other trx4 is currently being built with the Negative G chassis all tho I am more into trailing and will probably not ever get into comp crawling.ģ: My bad it was late not sure how my brain went to thinking the pro came with 80mm shocks I also have an ultra new in box and switching to 90mm shocks on that has been my plan, my Phoenix I am running traxxas 90mm rear and 90mm team associated FT (element enduro shocks) up front flipped and mounted to rock pirate rc shock towers.Ĥ: I was leaning towards the pro being a better trail truck but after reading some of the following comments I am not sure on the actual crawling end. Straight axle to straight axle, to me both would be better at going vertical and side hilling, which lead to making this thread, maybe someone will read it and do just that.Ģ: Ecto has been sitting on the shelf, all tho I have been in the hobby for a long time and have owned many crawlers they usually just sat on the shelf until I sold them vs running my high speed non crawler bashers, until last year when I purchased the ecto and for some reason the slow side finally bit watching the suspension articulate suddenly was cool. I can only speculate as to which would outperform the other (assuming they were built identically, tires/wheels/foams, gearing, electronics and most importantly body.), but I can say for sure I’d take a box stock pro over an upgraded ecto 7 days a week.ġ: Their is comparison videos ecto to ultra on Y/T even a few vs videos against g-speed and flat geko and others, so thought their would be a pro to ecto, but nothing. Due to all of the machined aluminum parts, machined steel gears, chassis and body it’s also a fairly heavy truck compared to the ecto.

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The vs410 pro is a “trail truck” in the sense that it comes with more scale appropriate sized tires, full (read relatively big) body, inner fenders, interior, molded detail parts, etc. If you do still intend to replace them, i would recommend finding a 90mm shock that has a similar compressed, as well as extended length to retain the factory suspension geometry.Ĥ: by design the ecto is intended to be elements most performance oriented truck, big tires, high clearance and light weight body, etc.

As to why (possibly), see 4 below.Ģ: that’s amazing self control, I can’t imagine a scenario where I would leave a vs410 pro in the box and only be driving my element.ģ: the vs410 pro does have 90mm shocks from the factory, although many people have not had the best luck keeping them from leaking. The gatekeeper is a new purchase and I haven’t really got to drive it much.ġ: that’s a good observation, I don’t think I’ve seen that direct comparison either. I have owned 2 enduros, and currently have a gatekeeper, as well as many other crawlers/trail trucks. Is one better at trailing, is one better at crawling or.įull disclosure, i do not own an ecto. when I build my pro it will be getting 90mm shocksĤ. I own both but my pro is still in the box and will remain their for a good while before I can afford electronics.ģ. I searched Google and YouTube and found nothing comparing the two against each other in trailing or crawling.Ģ.