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The Build – Part 9 Sitting in the center of this monster is the heart of the Yeti; a beefy 3-gear transmission that includes an external slipper clutch designed to take some major punishment. Awesome …

The Build – Part 8 Since this is a kit, I had the luxury of outfitting the Yeti XL with whatever electronics I wanted to. I’m not going to be playing nice with this rig, …

The Build – Part 7 The chassis on the Yeti XL is a quite the marvel of molding. It’s got pockets and channels molded in all over the place. It’s also a simple slip-and-fit design, …

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of The List. There were a lot of items to choose from this month and I wish I could promote all of them, but in the end I had …

The Build – Part 6 The Yeti XL uses a dual-bellcrank steering setup that rolls on a nice set of bearings. It has an integrated servo saver as well as adjustable links for toe. That …

The Build – Part 5 Axial has outfitted the Yeti XL with an independent front suspension that uses some beefy parts. CVDs are also a standard item as are the metal pins to capture the …

The Build – Part 4 The Axial Yeti XL uses a little different rear axle than most vehicles. We’ll be building a solid rear axle that includes the diff from our previous step. Once complete, …

The Build – Part 3 Time to build the rear differential. Other than the outdrives, the rear diff build is exactly like the front. You should breeze through this step. Simple, right? Clean up your …

The Build – Part 2 The second part of the Axial Yeti XL build has us installing the front differential into the front gearbox. Great job. Set the front gearbox assembly off to the side …

RPM, a company well known for offering nearly unbreakable suspension parts, also offers some pretty ingenious ESC cages for most vehicles. These cages grab the ESC and keep it secured to the chassis, keeping it …