The goal has been to produce cells made for the RC Car application and not to just choose existing cells from the industrial production and put them on the market. Everything started from a white page, a new factory has been established and all the production is exclusive to Peak. Technical Data: Weight: 7.5oz Size: …

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Scale vehicles have become the hot ticket lately. They not only look like their full-scale counterpart, but also perform like them too. Axial has just released their awesome EXO Terra buggy, a 1/10 scale buggy complete with roll cage, interior and other realistic parts. In my opinion, this is the thing our industry has been …

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The Build – Part 2 Part 2 of our Axial EXO Terra build revolves around the front gearbox and suspension. Build Notes: Axial uses a combination of fine and coarse pitch screws in the following steps. Pay attention to the lengths and pitch when building. The caster and steering blocks are directional. Pay attention to …

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The Build – Part 3 Part 3 revolves around the rear gearbox and suspension. This is a pretty straighforward build. Build Notes: The rear gearbox and suspension is much like the front. The same steps will apply. Grab the second gearbox half that you built early on. If you didn’t put any grease on the …

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The Build – Part 4 In part 4, we assemble the center differential. Depending on the power you plan and running through your EXO, you can change this oil to help balance the front/rear drive ratio. Build Notes: The center differential build is much the same as the front and rear diffs. Having some clean …

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The Build – Part 5 This short segment revolves around the assembly of the chassis and plastic side plates. We will also be attaching the center bulkhead and center differential. Build Notes: Have some threadlock ready for the screws that go into the chassis. This will prevent them from backing out when out on the …

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The Build – Part 6 Part 6 has you assembling and attaching the steering system to your Axial EXO Terra. The EXO comes equipped with a stout servo saver to help protect your servo. Build Notes: Compressing the servo saver spring will help ‘settle’ it quickly. This collapsing of the spring also helps build the …

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The EXO Terra is Axial’s first attempt at a full blown, semi-race buggy. While being touted as more of a fun vehicle (which it REALLY is!), there will be those that set this sucker out on a track…I know I will be. The following parts will be used in this build. • Hitec HS-7955TG Servo …

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The Build – Part 7 Part 7 has you attaching the front and rear assembled clips to your EXO chassis. This is a fairly straightforward step. Build Notes: Have some thread lock handy for the screws that thread into aluminum parts. Start this step by inserting the front dogbone into the center diff cup. Line …

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The Build – Part 8 Installing the electronics in the EXO does require a little patience. Axial has included plenty of wire tie-downs to make sure none of your wires find their way into the drivetrain, but all this does require a little bit of time to do correctly. Take your time and you won’t …

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