Switchback chassis year review.
I have finally had a few moments to sit and review this two planker chassis from CBE RC FAB. I have the 1st gen version of the switchback, and I had one hell of a year with it. There’s something to be said about having something for a year, and to use it that long that isn’t attached to our hands with a screen and facebook on it.
I started off the year with deciding to dedicate the switchback chassis to the grueling run of the 48 Hour Challenge event we run on Memorial Day weekend every year. The build went together with minor issues, and was ready for the 48 Hours.
48 Hour Set up –
CBE RC FAB:
Switchback Chassis
Shock Gear Set
Titan Winch
STL Winch
Rock Biter bead locks
BPC:
Battery Tray, Motor Guard
Boom Racing:
Phat axle front with Aluminum knuckles and C-hubs and a rear phat axle with aluminum lockouts, one piece aluminum links, Type I shocks, Aluminum Transmission case, pineapple steel gears, Krait wheels.
Holmes Hobbies:
13t Crawl Master
Pitbull:
Rock Beast
33wt Shock oil
Scalerfab.com:
Pro Series style stinger
Powershift RC Technologies:
Front Light buckets, rear lights, rock lights,
The Switchback last the 48 Hour challenge like nothing. It faced a plethora of weather including a downpour for about 30 mins straight.
Up Next was the RCEC Mini Tour. Two days of hard wheeling from MA to NH. Same set up as above. We climbed big rocks, and found some mud to play in. We ran the course at Route 106 on Sunday and had a blast doing that!
Up next was the PA Shred The Ledge where Anthony Kaplon took her as a rental, and treated her as such. The rocks were big, the tumbles were mighty and the driveshafts snapped with the new grip of the Pitbull Rock Beast XL’s. The only change to the Jeep was a new set of 0 degree steering knuckles from Boom Racing. The Switchback Chassis made it through with no issues.
Last on the big list of duties was Shred The Ledge at Field and Forest behind the wheel of my Daughter Chloe-Mae. She had never rc’d longer than 2 mins ever, and took on the toughest course in RC. I changed a few things on the Jeep, and here they are.
Boom Racing:
PHAT XR MOD Axle
Pitbull:
Mad beasts
Powershit RC Technologies:
Wireless winch remote
In a full year of abuse the CBE RC FAB Switchback chassis held strong, and true. With the steel axles underneath the chassis, the holes never bored out, and the rails remained straight and true. They came to me raw, so they are covered in surface rust and is perfect for what I’ll be doing next with it. I am a huge fan of this chassis, and the options that come with this builders chassis are limitless.
If you’re looking for a beast chassis then look no further than the Switchback Chassis. It is battle tested, and is under many RC’s you see out there. There are only a few chassis on the market that I support and use, with CBE RC FAB’s Switchback Chassis being at the top of that list.
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