Harley's TCS X-Trail

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by smokinu_by_rc

WTH!

brandon, call me the next time you need more then one driver all these scale trucks and not enough hands my brother!
looks good though!

Well I hung out with Dean yesterday and within 5 minutes he dunked his 4door into a water hole and killed the rebel2. So I had an extra set of hands I will post some pics of the X Trail on the rocks soon

Originally Posted by Harley0706

Looking sick brandon!

The 1.9 claws look amazing.

Thanks Josh! They work really well too I was so pleased with them yesterday

Originally Posted by cjkranwinkle@cableone.net

do you happen yo have a compeison pic of moabs and those?
they seem taller then moabs

The claws are a hair shorter but I ran full foams in them so they came out to about the same. I am sure once the foams break in they will loose some of the height you are seeing.

Originally Posted by NitroStar

Did you use the shorter front shocks & longer rears or 4 of the fronts, or 4 of the rears on the chassis?

All 4 are the fronts. I had already used the rears on my blazer. However the rears would probably work better with the X Trail

[constantmotion]

Do we have any word on the release date of the production chassis?

[kevinlongisland]

2-3 weeks. They are in production now and then will be anodized black.

[Harley]

Thats right guys, only a couple weeks until the final versions are ready to go. Hope you all have your builds in mind they will be here before you know it.

[drc323]

Sweet sounds good

[NitroStar]

Originally Posted by Harley0706

Thats right guys, only a couple weeks until the final versions are ready to go. Hope you all have your builds in mind they will be here before you know it.

Sounds great, but I would like to "see" more builds. Prototype builds aren't showing up like we'd hoped.

[cammok5]

ya dont you think that the testers should acualy test them and find problems befor acual production starts. just my 2 cents

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by cammok5

ya dont you think that the testers should acualy test them and find problems befor acual production starts. just my 2 cents

Kevin is getting a TON of feedback on these, no need to worry about problems once they are out

[cammok5]

were there any changes made. mine hasnt goten here yet so i dont know how good they work and what changes were made if any

[kevinlongisland]

Originally Posted by cammok5

were there any changes made. mine hasnt goten here yet so i dont know how good they work and what changes were made if any

The "prototype testers" where the 3rd or 4th revision of the design, so we had worked out almost all of the bugs already. The production version has a few holes removed up front and the line of holes in the rear moved inwards some to get them away from the edge. Other then that they are the same. As with all products, we will continue to change the chassis if new ideas come up and as customers make suggestions.

[tedfrk]

can you guys take preorders?

[cammok5]

i got my prototype (short one) and i must say it looks good. now to find the time to finish building

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by cammok5

i got my prototype (short one) and i must say it looks good. now to find the time to finish building

Be sure to post up some pics

[Brandon]

Just realized I forgot to share the final product! Well at least running... Check it out

TCS X Trail prototype Scale Frame Build: War Pig style

[kevinlongisland]

Hey guys, more proto tester X-trails are in stock here:
http://www.tcscrawlers.com/home.php?cat=269

[pertamaxplus]

are those prototype strong enough for crawling? or should i wait for the final release? i really want to get one.

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by pertamaxplus

are those prototype strong enough for crawling? or should i wait for the final release? i really want to get one.

Mine is holding up really well so far. The chassis has some flex in it but alittle bracing goes a long ways. Of course the aluminum version will be superior

[pertamaxplus]

which one is yours? long/short?

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by pertamaxplus

which one is yours? long/short?

Long.

[Scooteracing]

OK, I finally got some run time on my X-Trail long. I first built it with full droop but didn't like the way the rear axle wrapped under the truck. I then tried many different options. I ended up running 90mm shocks on the rear (Jato shocks) and axial shocks drooped on the front. I'am amazed at how well this setup works. I first wanted to try and build this stock out of the box and change things as I go. I would highly recommend other tires as the stock axail tires stink. I going to order Losi rock claws as soon as the are available again. I added weight too each tire 7oz front and 3oz rear. The axial is so light I think it might just need a little more weight. It was awesome with the spring rear and droop front. Heres a few pic for now.