My First Crawler

[bschimmel]

Well, here is my first crawer.

AX10
Integy Chassis
Locked Ax10 Tranny
Vanquish Hurst Dig
Integy Knuckles and Carriers
Novak Rooster Crawler with 55T
Axial Rear Steer Kit
Futaba 4pk

All functions of Rear Steer and all 3 Positions of Dig are working on 4 Channel Receiver!!!

Think Im gonna Make a Bling Bling one to sit on the shelf!!! LOL

[PaulEZK]

It looks great, but you want to lower the ride heighth, so your lower links are level to the ground. The easiest fix for that, is change the shocks.

[Hvrc]

Hmm.... Integy? Are those parts the "decent" items from integy...... Anyone? I'm just interested in the knuckles.

[bschimmel]

I've had good luck with Integy parts. I have had some control arms break under extreme conditions, but as for knuckles and shock towers on previous vehicles, they have done well. i guess we will see. They look good at least!!

[K.O.M.]

Originally Posted by PaulEZK

It looks great, but you want to lower the ride heighth, so your lower links are level to the ground. The easiest fix for that, is change the shocks.

Pretty much agree. I run some Integy parts, but I think you could have done better. I don't know if you bought the crawler second hand, but it would have been better to buy an improved chassis other than just a shiny version of the stock chassis.

I don't really know what your goals are with this crawler, but here are a few things that I notice:

You won't be able to use 4ws in a comp, but it's nice to have just for fun. The tires you have, sorry to say, are fine for bashing, but the rig, as set up is so much more capable than your tires will allow. Your shocks need to have their down travel limited by about a 1/4" to 3/8" to lower your chassis or buy shorter shocks. Your battery, if it fits, would serve you better mounted on the front upper 3-link via Axial's lexan panels or cut yourself your own for less than $10. You'll also be able to cut another lexan panel and re-locate your ESC to the rear upper 3-link. Most off these mods are free/low-cost and will noticeably increase the performance of your crawler.

[oldhippie]

Nice radio!