Deep Purple - 4ws installed!!

[slickwillie]

We made a family trip out to Broken Dam today. This time, the Wraith was sporting some brand spankin new Swampers, & I was anxious to compare them to the R35 Ripsaws. They weren't as easy to mount to the wheels as the Ripsaws, but it wasn't too bad.

On the rocks, they are a very good tire. They stuck to the rocks very well, & the big lugs really grab the rock. I was really impressed with the rock performance, & I give them a little bit of an edge over the Ripsaws as a rock tire.

The other type of terrain at Broken Dam is patches of sand among the rocks. This was where the Swampers were a huge letdown. They just wanted to dig & dig. Even with very little throttle, they just dug themselves in, & at full throttle, would dig themselves in until the tires were completely buried. The Ripsaws definitely win in the sand.

So, based on these two types of terrain, I would give say the Ripsaw is the better tire by a small margin. I would guess that the Swampers would win in the mud. Anyway, my opinion is you really can't go wrong with either of these tires. On to some pix

[slickwillie]

Here's where the Swampers bring the suck. Not only would they dig, but the wet sand to dry rock transition meant no traction. The Ripsaws made it up this yesterday with medium throttle. I made it up this once today, & that was just a full on throttle assault. Good thing we had another rig with us today

Merry Christmas everyone

[SlickRockSpider]

slickwillie your wraith look fantastic. Deep Purple is a great color and a great band. Machine head is an awesome CD. Anyway I live in the same damn town you live in. lol Broken Damn is a great to place crawl. Right now I have nothing running and the MS is kicking my ass. But we should try to head to the woods together. PM me if you are interested.

We have the same first name "slick" lol


Evan

[slickwillie]

Originally Posted by SlickRockSpider

slickwillie your wraith look fantastic. Deep Purple is a great color and a great band. Machine head is an awesome CD. Anyway I live in the same damn town you live in. lol Broken Damn is a great to place crawl. Right now I have nothing running and the MS is kicking my ass. But we should try to head to the woods together. PM me if you are interested.

We have the same first name "slick" lol


Evan

Thanks man. Sorry to hear about the MS. Broken Dam really is a great spot. I sent you a PM.

[slickwillie]

Well, not much has been happening with the Wraith lately. I've been patiently waiting for universals to show up somewhere so I can do my 4ws conversion. I have everything else I need. So in the meantime, I decided to get another set of wheels. After way too much internal debate, I decided to go with Locked Up's Trailready inspired wheels. Patrick worked with me when I told him I had aftermarket steering & did the extra research to make sure they would work. By extra research I mean he bought a full Vanquish front end & then machined the wheels to work with that. That's service

Anyway on to the pics:

[muddywaters]

Originally Posted by slickwillie

Well, not much has been happening with the Wraith lately. I've been patiently waiting for universals to show up somewhere so I can do my 4ws conversion. I have everything else I need. So in the meantime, I decided to get another set of wheels. After way too much internal debate, I decided to go with Locked Up's Trailready inspired wheels. Patrick worked with me when I told him I had aftermarket steering & did the extra research to make sure they would work. By extra research I mean he bought a full Vanquish front end & then machined the wheels to work with that. That's service

Anyway on to the pics:

Those are some sweet looking wheels, and to Patrick for his coustomer service.

[joelKID984]

cool man, 4WS seems the way to go. sooo much fun.

[notfastenuff]

did you have that much articulation befor the new links? mine has nowhere near that much. every picture on this site makes me gitty. I got alot to learn.

[slickwillie]

Originally Posted by notfastenuff

did yopu have that much articulation befor the new links? mine has nowhere near that much. every picture on this site makes me gitty. I got alot to learn.

I dunno. I never ran any of the stock stuff. Upgraded right out of the box.

[slickwillie]

I had the itch to get out & test the new wheels, so I went back out to Broken Dam today. I also brought my new camera to try out. The creek was pretty high due to all the rain we've had lately, but still had a good amount of terrain to crawl. The wheels worked really well, & look great too.

[slickwillie]

Now that I have a new camera, I can finally shoot video
These are the first videos I've ever edited, so I hope you enjoy them.

[666]

Where in the world did you find a Scott Ian doll?

I am the man!
Not!

[slickwillie]

Originally Posted by 666

Where in the world did you find a Scott Ian doll?

I am the man!
Not!

Here ya go:
Scott Ian Action Figures, Toys, Bobble Heads, Collectibles at Entertainment Earth

He was on sale for $10 when I got him

[muddywaters]

Slickwillie those videos turned out sweet, and your wraith is looking real good brother. Can't wait to see it with the 4WS all over those rocks.

[Full_Throttle]

Nice vids... awesome place to crawl around on. Wraith looks great too!!

[Quartermaster]

Nice looking rig you have there. I like the firewall. It looks like a pair of sunglasses. I have the same driver in my wraith. I thought it was Sam Fisher. I sent you a pm. And we well go crawling together.

[slickwillie]

Originally Posted by muddywaters

Slickwillie those videos turned out sweet, and your wraith is looking real good brother. Can't wait to see it with the 4WS all over those rocks.

Thanks muddy, now if only I could get some universals...

Originally Posted by midlandrc

Nice vids... awesome place to crawl around on. Wraith looks great too!!

Thanks man, it's a great spot to crawl.

Originally Posted by Quartermaster

Nice looking rig you have there. I like the firewall. It looks like a pair of sunglasses. I have the same driver in my wraith. I thought it was Sam Fisher. I sent you a pm. And we well go crawling together.

Thanks. Yeah, good ol' Sam, he pops up everywhere. Hopefully we can get out crawling soon.

[slickwillie]

Posted a couple more vids here:

Wraith at Broken Dam

[NCT_Guy]

Great looking rig! For some reason I can't see the video on my iPhone, is it YouTube? What's the channel name I can look for it.

[slickwillie]

Originally Posted by NCT_Guy

Great looking rig! For some reason I can't see the video on my iPhone, is it YouTube? What's the channel name I can look for it.

My channel is Slickwillie214 on youtube. I don't know why it wont't play for you?