02-12-2013, 11:08 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Charleston
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| Finally getting one!
with the combination of the HT store credit and a REALLY good night at work, i will be placing my order for an SCX-10 Honcho in the morning!!! SO EXCITED. nothing else to report (and more importantly, no stupid questions from me), just really excited to get a scale crawler and do some trails!!!! |
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02-13-2013, 01:26 AM | #2 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sweden
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02-13-2013, 03:05 AM | #3 |
06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Kit or RTR? Any particular reason for the Honcho? I'd take the JK over the Honcho. The JK has mounts built into the bumper mounts for a front/rear sway. I like that. Wheelbase is a tad longer on the JK, tires are a bit taller... |
02-13-2013, 10:48 AM | #4 | |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Englewood, CO
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| Re: Finally getting one! Quote:
Only reasons I can think of would be Price and Looks. Maybe the extra $ for the JK is too much? Maybe he likes the Honcho body? Either way, I'm with you, JK > Honcho OP: Congrats & welcome to the addiction! | |
02-13-2013, 01:05 PM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Cool, you will love it. |
02-21-2013, 01:04 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Charleston
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whats the JK? i ended up not getting it because tower was out of stock. still waiting.
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02-21-2013, 01:29 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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02-21-2013, 03:18 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Charleston
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ah, i thought it was the jeep but i didnt see the JK connection to jeep. aside from slightly bigger tires and wheelbase, is there anything else different between the 2? |
02-21-2013, 03:38 PM | #9 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beavercreek, Oregon, USA
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| Re: Finally getting one! Quote:
The Honcho and JK wheelbase is the same. You get different bumpers, tires and body with the JK RTR. If you get the kit then you get different shocks and the hardtop. You can buy the AX04035 body kit and put the JK body on the Honcho chassis if you later decide that you want a jeep. | |
02-21-2013, 04:06 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Charleston
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ah, well if thats it then ill probably stick to the honcho. im not too much a fan of the jeeps, personal taste tho. i have to assume they perform the same (if you put RTR next to RTR)
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02-21-2013, 04:44 PM | #11 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beavercreek, Oregon, USA
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What you do to your Honcho is going to have a bigger effect on performance than buying Honcho vs. JK. Just a few ideas to start with: add weight to the wheels, relocate the battery for a lower center of gravity, remove the bump stops on the shocks, metal links, change from 3-link to 4-link. Not to mention after about 2 season of crawling you will probably need to replace the body anyway due to all the rock rash. |
02-21-2013, 04:51 PM | #12 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: high desert CA.
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and to answer your question the jk in stock form performs worse then the honcho due to the battery being in the back of the truck,, everthing else is the same, just paying more money for the new body and new tires,, | |
02-21-2013, 05:48 PM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Charleston
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thanks for all the info, im glad my first choice was the good one
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02-21-2013, 07:16 PM | #14 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: winnsboro
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Enjoy your new toy, there are so many things you can do with a honcho.
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