sway bars for a scx-10

[canadian scx10]

:-Phas anyone build there own or used a specific kit to put sway bars on there scx10? if you have picks please put some up to come up with some ideas please

[CarLo]

I don't get it? I thought sway bars were for IS?

[elbo]

i made sway bars out of piano wire. piece of brake line brazed to the chassis. line with fuel tubing. pushed the wire through the tubing and bent it back towards the axle. used sway bar arms off an 1/8 scale buggy to connect to my axle. worked really well. you could tune the sway bar with the thickness of the wire. sorry if my description sucks.

[APESHAT]

^Any pics elbo? - I think I'm pickn up what youre puttn down, but for a reference-

[G-crawler]

Here is one i have on my JK in the rear, i have a smaller diameter pianowire now becouse the one in the pics was to stiff, i think the one i have now is 1.5mm thick, i could maybe even go 1mm for better flex but its ok imo.

I dont have axial axles but chassis is scx, it should give you a few pointers i guess, wouldnt be to hard to do on the axial axles to.

[Scottmisfits]

Originally Posted by CarLo

I don't get it? I thought sway bars were for IS?

Sway bars are for any type of axle that you want to keep level. They will do the same thing on a solid axle that they will on independent. All it does is help keep the truck a little more level. Really will help on the higher speed turning.

[canadian scx10]

so when you say piano wire you mean actual piano wire? because i thought piano wire was like guitar strings but can say ive look at to many pianos lol

[lowslowTJ]

Originally Posted by canadian scx10

so when you say piano wire you mean actual piano wire? because i thought piano wire was like guitar strings but can say ive look at to many pianos lol

Its hardened steel wire available at hobby shops. Its hard as hell to bend, and is good for things like a sway bar.

[BigRocks]

That looks really good G-crawler!

Doesn't HR make that Alu. skidplate with the plastic bottom that has sway bars F&R built in? I'll look...



EDIT: Yeah, it's HR PN: SCP133X01 I was thinking of. The 2mm bars might be a lil stiff. ???

Heres some pics - http://www.hobbyetc.com/cgi-bin/item...#ilikepictures

[07rangerguy]

Originally Posted by BigRocks

That looks really good G-crawler!

Doesn't HR make that Alu. skidplate with the plastic bottom that has sway bars F&R built in? I'll look...



EDIT: Yeah, it's HR PN: SCP133X01 I was thinking of. The 2mm bars might be a lil stiff. ???

Heres some pics - Hobby Etc 603-883-4919 90 West Pearl St. - Nashua, NH USA

I just got that from Hot Racing, but can't figure out how to install it! All the pictures I've seen are with it installed on an AX-10, not sure how it goes on a SCX-10??? Any ideas??

[theloudone]

why exactly would you want sway bars on a crawler?

[Nvghostrider]

Originally Posted by Scottmisfits

Sway bars are for any type of axle that you want to keep level. They will do the same thing on a solid axle that they will on independent. All it does is help keep the truck a little more level. Really will help on the higher speed turning.

I think this already answered that question. Simulating scale highway speeds on soft suspension has the same effect of 1:1 crawlers/4x4's; it's not pretty and stuff breaks. Plus scalers want added realism in every possible aspect of their builds.

Has anyone seen or made shock style steering stabilizer.