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05-09-2013, 07:39 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2013 Location: Indianapolis
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| Need your suggestions before I buy and build
I want to build a scaler that looks like my all silver hard top wrangler unlimited. I just bought a New Bright body in good shape. I'd like the members' input on my build plan. Tell me where I'm making a mistake and add your ideas. Goal: lowest cost method for the best near factory scale look i can get. My only 1:1 mods I want to mimic are a 2.5" lift and 34" tires. Performance is secondary. It should crawl OK and be fast enough to worry me about my pretty paint job. Plan: 1. Buy a used low hour scx10 RTR since $275 is cheaper than buying the individual scx10 components I intend to use. 2. Only use the Tx, Rx, ESC, motor, trans, drive shats (if I can), axles, skid plate, front and rear bumper mounts. 3. Mount them on GCM crosscanyon rails ($40) 4. Position the trans at a point where spur gear sits under center console without cutting. I only want 2.5" of 1:1 lift, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WILL WORK. YOU TELL ME! 5. Custom links to get 13.25" wheel base 6. Use stock 90mm shocks if possible, if not buy King 70mm dual springs. 7. Cut off and make custom rear shock mount if necessary so tower sits in void of rear seat back. 8. Buy Wraith Anti Sway kit from Hot Racing. Mount front and rear. (If I'm going fast I can't afford to roll this body) 9. Locate battery, ESC, Rx under hood. 10. Wheels: I need to find 1.9s that look like AEV savegre and dont cost a fortune. Taimya Pajero wheels is the best for now, but far from a 5 hole design. NEED IDEAS HERE 11. Tires, something that looks like a goodyear duratrac and is 100mm tall +- 12. Paint the body OEM bright silver once I've mounted everything and ran it a few times to make sure all is well. I plan to keep front and rear new bright bumpers and side steps. I will mount a real spare tire and wheel that match the other 4. 13. Add the rubber mirrors I saw somewhere 14. Add tinted lexan in the hard top and small vertical glass area of rear doors. 15. Find a cool driver 16. What pinion should I run for acceptable crawling and just under scary fast? Problems? Better ideas? |
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05-09-2013, 07:42 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2012 Location: Columbus
Posts: 676
| Re: Need your suggestions before I buy and build
If this is ur first truck u should just buy a Dingo or honcho ur price isnt too far off from a new one that needs just a battery and upgrade as u break stuff
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05-09-2013, 07:47 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cen Cal
Posts: 556
| Re: Need your suggestions before I buy and build
As for tires, RC4wd makes a "Duratrac" and they are right about the height you need. Only issue is that they are for a 1.5" rim which will look absolutely tiny on a Newbright JK. Invader 1.55" Offroad Tires |
05-09-2013, 07:59 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: thurmont
Posts: 732
| Re: Need your suggestions before I buy and build
you could probably stretch the tire of a narrow 1.9 rim
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05-09-2013, 08:07 PM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2012 Location: Upland
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05-09-2013, 08:13 PM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vertical Junkie
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05-09-2013, 08:56 PM | #7 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2013 Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 32
| Re: Need your suggestions before I buy and build
Yes 1st rc sinc a team associated 20 years ago. Been just playing w toy copters and cars w kids. Time to get serious. Almost bought & built xj before I bought jku. Did tons of research and planning. I love how scaler rc is the same parts and theory, just cheaper. Thanks for the invader tire link. Looks perfect for tread and o.d. What's the % chance they would fit a 1.9 wheel? If I trimmed the I.d. could a bead lock 1.9 capture the lip? I'd be running foam inserts for shape any way... Ill post up 1:1 when I figure how w out a url llink. |
05-09-2013, 09:17 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada
Posts: 593
| Re: Need your suggestions before I buy and build
Honestly? the New bright is where you might have gone wrong on the whole direction of the project. The true budget build would be to buy a RTR honcho, and a Proline Wrangler unlimited body. New bright is 1:8 scale, you will have trouble finding a scale wheel combination. the Proline body will give you a pretty great replica of your 1:1, for very little cost and customization compared to what you have listed. Spray the Proline body silver, make sure to use Tamiya smoke on the side and rear windows, take your time when painting and I guarentee you'll be happier than a never ending project.
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05-11-2013, 07:55 PM | #9 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2013 Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 32
| Re: Need your suggestions before I buy and build
Found the wheels I want. BWD vertex 1.9. Anyone have some to sell? http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/i...db5341c7/l.jpg |
05-12-2013, 12:49 PM | #10 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2013 Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 32
| Re: Need your suggestions before I buy and build
I may go custom chassis. The gcm crosscanyon combo looks great but not perfect for low lift. I want a straight to the front rail over the axle and ill add width so I can lower the motor trans. I'll also,get the rear towers perfect behind the back seat. Maybe an ax2 trans. There goes the budget build!
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