Airborne Ranger

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Airborne Ranger

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Submitted By
Kyle Taylor
Oneonta , New York, United States of America
Build Information
Readers Ride Title Airborne Ranger
Vehicle Class Monster Truck
Chassis Brand Custom
Chassis Model Kraken V1
Custom Chassis Brand and Model The chassis is a carbon fiber, full cage Fat Cat Customz Kraken V1 with 3d printed headers. It has aluminum sway bars and 4 link suspension, this chassis takes the RC4WD SCS monster drop transmission.
Body Brand Other
Body Model 2005 Chevrolet Silverado
Other Body Brand and Model The body is a Jconcepts 2005 Chevy Silverado body with a custom vinyl wrap.
Power System Electric
Electric Motor Brand and Model The motor is a sensored Tacon 96M202 3650-2930kv/10.5T
Speed Control Brand and Model My truck is running a Castle Sodewinder 4 esc
Battery Brand and Model I am running a Protek RC LIHV 3S 120C 4500mah battery.
Wheels and Tires Brand and Model It has a Jconcepts combo of Jconcepts gray tribute wheels with Jcomcepts blue compound Renegade tires. Depending on the event I will swap them out for Jconcepts gold compound JCTs.
Shocks Brand and Model I am running 8 Yeah Racing Dessert Lizard shocks mounted directly to the axle. One is running the long spring setup and the spring has the droop setup running the red TLR 15 weight oil.
Axles Brand and Model Axial AR60 axles, with vanquish knuckles and C Hubs. I am running an open differential setup with Axial HD ring and pinion.
Paint Brand and Model The original body had Tamiya PS-5 polycarbonate paint.
Graphics Brand and Model When I first built this truck it ran a partially wrapped body, however the 2nd generation body is a full vinyl wrap that I designed with the help of Ranger Joe Cypher.
Radio System Brand and Model My radio is a Spektrum DX5C and this particular truck has a spectrum SR515 receiver.
Further Description/Back Story Airborne Ranger was one of the first hot wheels models that I had growing up and it quickly became my favorite and I was sad when I no longer saw it during Monster Jam shows. In the fall of 2020 I reached out to Ranger Joe Cypher and told him that I wanted to recreate his truck and he loved the idea. So now almost a year later this truck has become one of my favorites in my fleet of trucks. I compete with this truck in the RCMTC Challenger class points series and from time to time I also use it in their Pro Mod class.

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