Originally Posted by 01XJ (Post 4238471)

Looks great! Where did you get the lights on your bumper

Originally Posted by project_mayhem (Post 4238660)

I'm starting to feel like I need to get a sweet paint job that is completely original, or I'm gonna be screwed in the rc parking lot. Sweet jeep man.

Originally Posted by eric113 (Post 4238864)

Really liking the orange paint and claws. Now I can't decide between trepdors or claws.

Originally Posted by MaxxPain (Post 4238887)

Wow, I like the color, what orange is that.

Originally Posted by 05Fronty4x (Post 4238969)

I have nothing bad to say about the Trepadors. They are a great tire and the stock foams were working perfectly on this rig (a little over 5lbs). They just happen to be a bit skinny and didn't fit the look of my rig with the wideners installed. I've given up a lot of travel with bumpstops to fit the claws without any trimming since I want absolutely no rubbing. The front shocks are about 95mm verticle and the rears are 4" Losi shocks angled slightly to match the front. I run the front fully sprung with the rear at a 50/50 droop. I can't say how the claws perform yet, but I've seen many say they are pretty good, especially now that they are made with the x2ss compound. The foams are pretty stiff, so I may need to source some that are a little softer and fit. I don't really want to take a gamble with foams so I'll have to do some research and find out what others are using.


Thanks. It's Pactra's "Competition Orange". To be honest it's hard to say which of these pictures accurately shows what the color looks like since every one looks different depending on the lighting, but if you like orange you'll definitely like it.

Originally Posted by eric113 (Post 4238987)

I ran claws in the past, but they were way to big for my build. For foam setup..

Lil' Nova 1.9 Dual Stage 4.50T Foam Pair (2)

Most will tell you Eddie is the foam man.

Originally Posted by 05Fronty4x (Post 4238994)

He sells those foams in a package with Pitbulls so do you think they are tall enough for the claws? Also, it mentions they are for 6-8lbs rigs, but I imagine the firmness selection has something to do with that. That kind of sucks that the ideal weight goes up with foam size, though it makes sense, because this rig is not all the heavy. I haven't weighed it since I made the longer stainless links and put the claws on so it may be pushing 6lbs by now.

Edit: Just weighed it, 95.5oz so it's right at 6lbs. Stock Claw foams don't squish at all and only a very tiny bit on a flexed tire. The stuff reminds me of the foam inside cheap gun cases.

Originally Posted by perseus71 (Post 4239108)

Cool looking JK The fender wells look much like the ones I did for my JK Rubi_con-Arni, I like them How have you done them? My first version did not hold up the abuse. I had expected that. So I had to reenforce the edges. Made that with glas fiber.

Originally Posted by 05Fronty4x (Post 4239454)

Thanks. Your JK happens to be one of my favorites.

Since the most likely area to take a hit is the top, I reinforced the 2 top corners of the fender wells with an extra piece of styrene. They seem pretty strong and those 2 reinforcements really stiffened up the entire structure.

Be sure to lay a good bead of glue in all the corners once everything is joined as well. Kind of like welding. I've been using blue label Poly-Zap CA glue which is good for many things including styrene. It will attack paint though, which I like because if a joint cracks I can hit it with more glue then touch up the area with a couple sprays of paint.
http://i45.tinypic.com/2usk3z9.jpg

Originally Posted by sullivanscx10 (Post 4240596)

I dint know my JKh ad a bigger brother, LMAO.

Originally Posted by perseus71 (Post 4240658)

After that I decided to go the safe way and cover the wells with a sheet of glas fiber and some epoxy. Now they are bomb proof :lmao:

Your solution looks strong too! "thumbsup"