Axial Racing: How To Build a Winning Deadbolt Monster Truck! Featuring Pro-Line Destroyer Tires

All of these trucks are based off of the Axial Deadbolt. With a couple of mods you can change your Deadbolt in to a Winning Monster truck too! All of the suspension is the same as the Axial Deadbolt besides adding some links and some option parts to help with durability.

John Schultz’s winning Axial Deadbolt at the No Limit RC Monster Truck World Finals

Pro-Line Destroyer 2.6″ All Terrain Tires for Clod Buster 2.6″ Wheels

Bari Musawwir TQ and Winner in the Mini Shafty Monster Truck Class at the 4 Link Nats

Russ Taking the Win in Shafty Monster Truck Class at the 4 Link Nats

First, what you need to install are AX31109 Yeti Links for the front and rear. The biggest change will be adding a front and rear sway bar. This is super easy to do. Install theAX80118 Battery tray on the front of the chassis and you will have sway bar mounts front and rear. Use AX30782 Wraith sway bar set with the heavy bar. I also used AXA1429post to clean up the look of the Sway Bar.

To get the width, I used HPI 88055 Wideners with Tamyia Clodbuster Rims 9335085 and TAM0005294 Adapters,
with 10114-02 Pro Line Destroyers!

For the front Axle, use AX30780 AR60 OCP Universals to keep the steering smooth, combined with the AX30760 Alum Knuckles, AX30762 C-Hubs, rear AX30789 Alum Straight Axle for durability, and AX30829 Alum Diff Cover front and rear to polish it off!

For the transmission, I used AX30708 Metal gears, AX30401 36t/14t Front, AX3039538t/13t HD Machine Ring and Pinion gears and AX31100 Alum Skid plate to plant all the Power!

For handling, install diff gears front and rear. I used the AXA1162 o-ring, AX30390 Diff Gear, AX30170 Diff Pin. Plus, I run a black grease inside the diff.

Shock Set up is different with all 3 trucks, I personally run AX30223 14x70mm 1.04 Springs with 10 wt oil in AX31171 Icon Shocks.

Other Optional parts we use to help strengthen the truck are:
AX30836 Alum Servo Horn 25t
AX30830 OCP Links Mounts
AX31101 AX Alum Shock Brace
AX31099 Alum Upper Link Capture
AX30860 Machine Motor Plate