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04-18-2006, 05:24 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: La Grange
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|  my first scale jeep..
so here it is..tell me wat u think    |
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04-18-2006, 05:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mt.View CA
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I think it looks sick!!, how about some specs?
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04-18-2006, 05:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio
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I like the leafs! What leafs are they? How does it flex? |
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04-18-2006, 05:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Looks great! Love the leaf springs! |
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04-18-2006, 05:34 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: La Grange
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tlt axles pede tranny i dont kno wat the motor is?im goint to buy a lathe one soon j hawg tires stock pede electronics custom frame tamiya leaf springs adamf: they r leaf springs so they wont get as good as links..but im pleased with them and they make the drive more realistic!! |
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04-18-2006, 05:37 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: La Grange
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heres a little flex shot..  |
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04-18-2006, 05:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas
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nice looking jeep man! love the leafs!
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04-18-2006, 05:56 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The bunker
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very nice!! i too like the leafs.
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04-18-2006, 06:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mt.View CA
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Do you pan to run shocks? and whats the wheelbase?
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04-18-2006, 06:33 PM
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i am planning on using tlt shocks with no springs for a more scale effect.. the wheelbase is about ten inches.. im glad u all like leafs..im getting more fond of them every day. i was thinking about replacing that plastic roll cage with a custom one..do u think that would be a good idea? |
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04-18-2006, 06:49 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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I would say leave the plastic cage unless you plan on a full exo.
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04-18-2006, 10:01 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin
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Since your going for a scale look and you want to use that TJ body, ditch the leaf springs. TJ's are coil sprung, not leaf sprung. If that was a YJ body like the tamiya bodies, then Hell yeah sweet Jeep. But I'm a diehard jeep guy and that just isn't right. I'm not a fan of the TJ's either. I'd rather be square than round  XJ/YJ/MJother than that, nice build man. isn't it to bad that nobody makes a revolver or z-box shackle for the leafs for the little scales? |
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04-18-2006, 11:19 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trussville, AL
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wow, that looks really good
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04-18-2006, 11:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Crawler practice!
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unimoger makes a revolver i think pm and ask | |
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04-19-2006, 02:00 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin
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It would be to small to be effective. and you really would need the z-boxes to get anything out of the leaf springs. Actually these packs are more like the skyjacker mono leaf kits. where it is just 1 spring. Either way though, a 4-link is a much better choice for a scale truck. But you could always cut the pack in half and make a 3/4 epeleptic rear suspension setup. that would be trick, and yes I spelled epeleptic wrong  |
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04-19-2006, 03:02 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: May 2005 Location: the land of the midnight sun
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Wow nice looking scale Jeep. Looks pretty real. |
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04-19-2006, 12:29 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: La Grange
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thanks u guys..hey how do u make the rear end eliptical?? and wat would be the best way to make it coil sprung..pics?? |
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04-19-2006, 12:55 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin
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You would take each rear spring and cut it about in half. Take and mount the spring to the frame, then make a bracket that would atach the other end of the spring to the axle. then you use a coil spring or coil over shock also. But be aware that this seutp will allow massive amounts of articulation. I would recommend a limiting strap of some sorts. Search for that term on google or another search engine.
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04-19-2006, 01:05 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: La Grange
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does any one have any pics of this? and does any one have any pics of there jeeps with coil over? thanks
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04-19-2006, 01:53 PM
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| Debunking old stereotypes  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 1st and Amistad
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Nice build!!! I didn't see it mentioned, but is that the Newbrite body? I have some tlt shocks listed in FS section. |
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