THE DESIGN

Like its one to one-scale counterparts, the RBX10 Ryft 4WD is centered on a robust, custom tube chassis. This chassis is engineered from a high-strength composite plastic that withstands the punishment that RC off roading often deals out. It can bounce off rocks, climb and descend steep inclines with the best of them. It can also bomb out at high speeds over difficult off-road terrain like nobody’s business.

Details designed into the Ryft by the Axial design team are on par with the other vehicles that they’ve produced. Blending engineering realism with outright fun RC driving, one can tell that Axial loves real-life off roading as it shows in their vehicles. Both of Ryft’s front and rear axles boast a durable one-piece, molded plastic, solid axle design and realistic metal differential covers. The heavy use of durable plastics in this kit keeps the weight down which adds to performance but it also ups its ability to shrug off damage considerably. The solid axle design allows the Ryft to carry a lot of power over punishing off-road tracks. We like the realistic metal differential covers that are left raw and unfinished.

Because rock bouncers depend so much on the traction they make where the rubber hits the dirt, you’ll find officially licensed Interco TSL Super Swamper Bogger tires mounted on Raceline Monster wheels on all four corners. Traction is also aided by a 4-link suspension as well as adjustable, long travel front and rear oil shocks. The aluminum capped oil-filled shock features a threaded body and pre-load adjustment for tuning the suspension’s dampening rate. The shock’s 12mm bore size allows more fluid volume for better performance.