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08-09-2007, 01:30 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: middle of nowhere
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|  Junkyards first scaler
this is my first scaler,i tried to make a sort of redneck/mudder truck. it has tlt axles 55 lathe moabs 3000 pack courier body chopped with flatbed chassis was made from 2 pieces of angle iron maxx/rustler shocks novak xrs speedo assosiated reciever rustler/maxx shafts i built this using what i had so please keep that in mind comments and questions welcome!!!!!!!!    IMG]http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb63/jmlmotorhead/crawlerpics002.jpg[/IMG]      Last edited by Junkyard; 08-09-2007 at 01:32 PM. Reason: forgot pic |
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08-09-2007, 02:00 PM
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1st lower the tranny 2nd fix the suspension 3rd you want the front axle to be as flat as possible 4th triagulation 5th rethink your shock mounting points
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08-09-2007, 05:12 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado
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yeah, there is so much caster on the front axle i dont know how you turn... some serious adjusting is needed.
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08-09-2007, 06:00 PM
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That's not a courier body, it's a Chevy C-10. I would extend the wheelbase a little bit, along with all the other problems already listed above me.
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08-09-2007, 06:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dallas, Oregon
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sorry to say this but i would just junk that chassis if thats what you call it and save up and buy a nice mfm chassis or a k2-3l... there not to bad priced |
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08-09-2007, 06:34 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: L-TOWN
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recomending gettin swamdawgs moabs stink in mud
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08-09-2007, 09:04 PM
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haha well fellas,today was my first real 'mud test of the rig' and i realized about everything you guys said. steering sucked,tires sucked,shocks def need work,and i do neeed to flatten out that front axle.i think im going to mount up the stock tlt tired for now 'cause thats what i got' fix the front axle and tinker around with the shocks/shock mounting positions... thanks for alll the input guys i will do some follow ups on this P.S. do you guys think it at least looks scale??? |
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08-10-2007, 07:26 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado
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Its defenatley good for a first scaler... that (homemade?) bed looks really nice.. it has potential... maybe some better poser shocks will look good. |
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08-10-2007, 08:14 AM
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I think it's a good start to a scaler, I wouldn't run the stock TLT tires, they aren't gonna look very scale, I'd stick with the Moabs.
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08-10-2007, 10:53 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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holy jesus!!! Is your rear axle pointing completely down???  |
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08-10-2007, 12:29 PM
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08-10-2007, 09:20 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: L-TOWN
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hey it is his first i am sure all ur righs needed improvment and if u read he said he relized it did not work i want updates bro |
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08-11-2007, 09:35 AM
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well fellas right now im at kin of a standstill. its just not running right ' at least not the way i want it to.im considering a new chassis any links to good ones?? cause i used the angle iron cause thats all i had. i have flattened out the front axle repositioned the front shocks.but i will keep tinkering around with it. p.s. the bed of the truck is from a radioshack steve irwin truck  lol it works.....
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08-11-2007, 03:27 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2005 Location: raleigh
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Nice rig like the flatbed look...
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08-11-2007, 04:21 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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I used angle iron and it works good, I am sure you have some problems with it but so do I. I am having shock issues and chassis issues and breakages off the hook...Anyway, dont give up, it will work, trust me...... |
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08-11-2007, 08:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan
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You're gonna have problems running everything off a straight piece of angle iron. You need a way to lower the tranny and suspension link mounting holes. All you need is a few more pieces of alumi, drill a few more holes and bolt it to the angle iron. Here's a pic of what I'm working on now, just to give you a few ideas.  |
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08-11-2007, 08:50 PM
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so its a rat rod? :-P . i love it! |
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08-12-2007, 08:50 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: L-TOWN
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try this for a start move ur bottom link mount on the chassis farther forward or make it longer to even up the axle move than put ur suspension straight up it it makes it to high cut a few coils out of it
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08-12-2007, 09:51 AM
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i like these ideas guys. now just give me a while and ill have an update. thanks! Joe |
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08-12-2007, 09:07 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: L-TOWN
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kk kool i want some pics tho
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