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04-07-2008, 08:40 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: hudson (the big city)
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|  few updated pics of ax10/rockrider build...
well, it's almost complete. just waiting on my new receiver to arrive in the mail and then it's testing time... here are a few updated pics.     |
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04-07-2008, 10:03 AM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cotati
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are thoes alum. panels like mine??? looks good..... i see you went full sprung.. any reason?? |
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04-07-2008, 10:12 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: hudson (the big city)
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the panels are made from a lexan sheet and painted white. i tried the droop springs on my edge setup that i had and didnt' really care for it. i like the added ground clearance and plus i've never noticed any loss in performance so i'll stick with the external springs. plus, if i drop it down i'll be way over the 12.5" wheelbase.
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04-07-2008, 10:18 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Baumholder
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Looks good.
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04-07-2008, 12:18 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Strongsville
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looks great - very clean
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04-07-2008, 12:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: hudson (the big city)
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thanks guys. i'm really picky about neatness.
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04-07-2008, 01:01 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cotati
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thats where link placment and lenght come into play i run full droop and love the way it works.... 12 3/8 belly clearence and 12 1/2 wb |
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04-07-2008, 01:06 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cotati
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oh also bent links in front, i found out that the drive shaft will catch on rocks and push you to one side straight links and the pumkin turned up a little , it will slide on the links first just MO.... to let you know the front top shock mount will bend and sooner or later will break the mount after several roll overs... Last edited by nuts5000; 04-07-2008 at 01:09 PM. Reason: add more |
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04-07-2008, 01:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: hudson (the big city)
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not sure what it is about the droop set up. i'm just not too big on it. i've always like the sprung stance look. once i get a chance to test it out i will know more whether i need to play around with the suspension more. as it is now it's very plush...
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04-07-2008, 01:11 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cotati
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droop goes against everything i know about suspension... but IT WORKS..... |
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04-07-2008, 05:12 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Washington
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What dampeners are those? They look badass!  |
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04-07-2008, 05:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Denverish
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Holy tall rigs, batman! Looks great, though.
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04-07-2008, 07:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: hudson (the big city)
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i'm right at about 3" of ground clearance. the shocks are the threaded aluminum hot racing shocks. they are 120mm from eye to eye. yeah, it does sit a little high but i'll play around with it some once i get it complete and run it... the chassis alone is very heavy...
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04-07-2008, 08:13 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cotati
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with that tuber being a little top heavy you will find that 2 1/2 and under works good.. i had my rockrider at 2 1/8 and decided it was too low, didnt roll over as much, but hung on stuff it should not have.. its now at 2 3/8 and works good..... |
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04-08-2008, 05:15 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alice Springs/Australia
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full droop sucks ites either semi droop or sprung for me depending on course of course | |
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04-08-2008, 05:32 AM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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I'd say definitly go for a 50/50 semi droop. That or some shorter shocks. Your ride height is a little high. I belive droop setups are overrated, my truck seemed really unpredictable in my testing. I don't know what you crawl but generally lower equals better when it comes to climbs and sidehilling. Also maybe flip your shocks upside down. It will help to lower the center of gravity a bit, small I know but every bit helps. That truck is super clean, I love the blacked out look. |
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04-08-2008, 08:03 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: hudson (the big city)
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thank you very much. i do have a set of the traxxas aluminum big bores that came off edge chassis build. only reason i didn't put them on is i didn't care for how they mounted up. the back shocks angled back some but the front shocks stood almost straight up from the axles to the chassis mounts. with the front shocks standing at an almost straight up position, the lower retainers got in the way of my battery plates on the front axle as well.
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