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James003 · 08-28-2010, 12:14 AM

I got a hilux body and i'm concerned about the fact that i'll have to shorten my wheelbase alot. I've talked to a few locals and most seem to think a shorter wheel base is defionately not a positive. So I just want to get some more opinions from some of you that run the hilux. I'm thinking about building a tuber rear end to basically copy the honco body so I can keep my wheel base but I really like the look of the full body hilux.

thank you

calikingcrawler · 08-28-2010, 12:53 AM

You will need to shorten if you have the HONCHO. The hilux is almost perfect for the original and DINGO W.B. Iwould tube the rear and keep the longer W.B.

RusT808 · 08-28-2010, 01:46 AM

It's hard to tell from the pic but, I bobbed the bed and stretched it in front of the wheel well. The wheel base is about 12-1/4".

671offroader · 08-28-2010, 04:16 AM

thats a nice set up

toyotaexo88 · 08-28-2010, 08:50 AM

My suggestion is if you already have the hilux bed mine as well use it right, if I were you I'll use the bed till it either brakes or you no longer want the look with the bed.. that's what I'm doing then I'm going to convert the hilux into a truggy

as far as the wheelbase well all I did is I got rid of the 12.3 honcho links & went with the 11.4 dingo links . . . Here is a pic of mine

Here's how my wheelbase match up

fknfastintegra · 08-29-2010, 02:17 AM

This is some great info. Love the hilux body for some reason.

buysomerice · 09-03-2010, 01:47 PM

Do you have to swap out all the links or just the rear? I would think you would have to do front and back.

big bronco · 09-03-2010, 02:38 PM

just put the stock scx kit lionk on it... i love my stock wheelbase. i whoop all the honchos and jk's

buysomerice · 09-03-2010, 10:16 PM

Ya, just don't want to spend 50 bucks if i don't have to. Thinking about just stretching the bed, or shifting the wheel well with a splice rather. Like Rus did above, just concerned about the bottom edges lining up.

tundrafan01 · 09-04-2010, 01:21 AM

well id personally jsut shorten it i have a f-350 from tamiya on my scx10 the shorter wheelbase is okay i personally dont see much difference other than looks from the stock honcho wheelbase just get some threaded rod and ball ends and some hollow rod and make em worked great on my rig zach

Mcnms · 09-04-2010, 02:38 AM

wow, been looking for this info for a while now. Thanks

buysomerice · 09-04-2010, 01:00 PM

I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the input!

James003 · 09-14-2010, 08:24 PM

Thanks for the tips and info guys. After reading all this I think i'm just gonna go for it. I am thinking down the road i'd like to make a tuber back half for it but since all ya gotta do is change the links I'm gonna do it and see how I like it.

Hilux is by far the coolest scaler body i've seen yet, i'm really excited to get going on this finally.

R2j · 09-14-2010, 09:31 PM

The shorter wheel base does have some disadvantages, but mine works alright. I did however stretch it out to 12" now.

Or you can just go for the truggy!

Her's mine.

4RunnerKid · 09-14-2010, 10:34 PM

stock SCX10 (non-Honcho) wheelbase:

08-28-2010, 12:14 AM	#1
James003 Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arvada Posts: 783	wheel base concern with hilux body I got a hilux body and i'm concerned about the fact that i'll have to shorten my wheelbase alot. I've talked to a few locals and most seem to think a shorter wheel base is defionately not a positive. So I just want to get some more opinions from some of you that run the hilux. I'm thinking about building a tuber rear end to basically copy the honco body so I can keep my wheel base but I really like the look of the full body hilux. thank you

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08-28-2010, 12:53 AM	#2
calikingcrawler RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia Posts: 1,941	You will need to shorten if you have the HONCHO. The hilux is almost perfect for the original and DINGO W.B. Iwould tube the rear and keep the longer W.B.

08-28-2010, 01:46 AM	#3
RusT808 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Honolulu Posts: 428	It's hard to tell from the pic but, I bobbed the bed and stretched it in front of the wheel well. The wheel base is about 12-1/4".

08-28-2010, 04:16 AM	#4
671offroader Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: guam Posts: 118	thats a nice set up

08-28-2010, 08:50 AM	#5
toyotaexo88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles, 90201 Posts: 237	My suggestion is if you already have the hilux bed mine as well use it right, if I were you I'll use the bed till it either brakes or you no longer want the look with the bed.. that's what I'm doing then I'm going to convert the hilux into a truggy as far as the wheelbase well all I did is I got rid of the 12.3 honcho links & went with the 11.4 dingo links . . . Here is a pic of mine Here's how my wheelbase match up

08-29-2010, 02:17 AM	#6
fknfastintegra Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Guam Posts: 57	This is some great info. Love the hilux body for some reason.

09-03-2010, 01:47 PM	#7
buysomerice Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: STL Posts: 32	Do you have to swap out all the links or just the rear? I would think you would have to do front and back.

09-03-2010, 02:38 PM	#8
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	just put the stock scx kit lionk on it... i love my stock wheelbase. i whoop all the honchos and jk's

09-03-2010, 10:16 PM	#9
buysomerice Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: STL Posts: 32	Ya, just don't want to spend 50 bucks if i don't have to. Thinking about just stretching the bed, or shifting the wheel well with a splice rather. Like Rus did above, just concerned about the bottom edges lining up.

09-04-2010, 01:21 AM	#10
tundrafan01 Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: trinity Posts: 295	well id personally jsut shorten it i have a f-350 from tamiya on my scx10 the shorter wheelbase is okay i personally dont see much difference other than looks from the stock honcho wheelbase just get some threaded rod and ball ends and some hollow rod and make em worked great on my rig zach

09-04-2010, 02:38 AM	#11
Mcnms Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft. Lewis Posts: 42	wow, been looking for this info for a while now. Thanks

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09-04-2010, 01:00 PM	#12
buysomerice Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: STL Posts: 32	I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the input!

09-14-2010, 08:24 PM	#13
James003 Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arvada Posts: 783	Thanks for the tips and info guys. After reading all this I think i'm just gonna go for it. I am thinking down the road i'd like to make a tuber back half for it but since all ya gotta do is change the links I'm gonna do it and see how I like it. Hilux is by far the coolest scaler body i've seen yet, i'm really excited to get going on this finally.

09-14-2010, 09:31 PM	#14
R2j SORRCA Committee Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Parkston, SD Posts: 4,523	The shorter wheel base does have some disadvantages, but mine works alright. I did however stretch it out to 12" now. Or you can just go for the truggy! Her's mine.

09-14-2010, 10:34 PM	#15
4RunnerKid RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA Posts: 1,154	stock SCX10 (non-Honcho) wheelbase:

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