JXC LC80 (JXC5826) Toyota Land Cruiser - First Drive

Описание: The JXC5826 is a 1/12 scale crawler/trail truck from JXC. I ordered it from a seller on AliExpress for around ~125CAD. That's a bit more than I think it's worth, but I'm still quite happy with the truck after putting a few battery packs through it.

The Good: Detailed body with nice proportions. Stock tires performed better than expected, though I'm still planning to buy something more grippy. Two speed transmission has worked great so far. It shifts quickly and accurately. Fingers crossed it's reliable. The motor has plenty of torque for the slow gear, and enough speed for the high gear. A bit more torque at higher speeds would be nice, but it's fine as is. Oil-filled shocks were a nice inclusion. I tossed in a thinner oil out of the box which helped give it more body roll and articulation, though it's still not great. They seem to leak a fair bit though, but that's a "whatever" issue for me.

The Bad: The stock ESC is not good. It happens only a few times in the video, but it cuts out quite often when trying to crawl slowly. You do learn to work around this, but it was quite annoying at first. The suspension out of the box is extremely stiff and permits very little articulation. Seeing reviews praising the plushness of the shocks and experiencing it first hand... not what I was lead to expect. Still, you can change the oil which goes a long way to making the performance more desirable. The tub of the chassis has recessions for the transmission servo and motor which have sharp, square edges. These catch on everything, especially when trying to back up over the obstacle. I'm working on a custom solution, skidplates or something else, to address this.

I'm coming from a lightly modded WPL C24-1 so I have low standards. Saying this, I don't think this JXC is a great performer given it's not that much more capable than my C24-1. Even still, if you treat it as a trail truck that can tackle some moderately challenging detours, it's a ton of fun. The speed is just right for RCing with some buddies on the trails, it's looks awesome, it can tackle some tough terrain, but most importantly, it gets me out of the house and puts a smile on my face.

Excited to conquer the hill mentioned at the start of the video and get that uploaded asap. Will also cover any more mods I do if people are interested.

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