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03-07-2008, 09:14 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: May 2006 Location: SLC
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|  Axle Truss question I have seen a bunch of rigs with just the axle truss in the rear, same with 1:1 vehicles. Is it not common to have an axle truss on the front axle? I have searched and have not seen anything on it. Any help would be appreciated so I can decide if I want to put both on my scale truggy. Thanks. |
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03-07-2008, 09:18 AM
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| ~The Scale Shop~   Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| was reading crawl this morning and the 1:1 bombshell betty has a truss on the front...... im not quite sure what your asking. |
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03-07-2008, 09:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: SLC
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| OK thanks. Im just asking if its common for 1:1 rigs to have an axle truss on the front. Most of them only have them on the rear. Guess I just put them both on and see how it looks  |
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03-07-2008, 09:41 AM
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| ~The Scale Shop~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| i take it youll be doing frame mounted steering then? cause i dont think there room for the truss and the servo....... |
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03-07-2008, 09:52 AM
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| yes, the servo will be mounted on the frame. |
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03-07-2008, 10:28 AM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch.   Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Well, since a crawler (both small and larger) spends quite a bit of its time climbing, that means that most of the weight (and therefore stress) is put on the rear axle. A lot of times the tubes will flex which is what causes the axle shaft breakage. You will sometimes find front axle trusses on crawlers...when they are trying to compensate for a weak front housing. You will generally find them on desert race trucks...because, well, I think the reason is obvious.....JUMPS! Last edited by JeremyH; 03-07-2008 at 10:35 AM. |
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03-07-2008, 10:32 AM
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| I have them on the front and rear of my 2.2 scaler, simply because they make for nice spots for a 4 link without a plate on the front axle. |
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03-07-2008, 10:35 AM
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| Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate it. BlueMonster, do you by chance have a pic of what yours looks like with both truss' ? That is why I wanted both of them on there, so that the link geometry is the same. |
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03-07-2008, 10:50 AM
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03-07-2008, 10:52 AM
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| Thanks man....that looks good  |
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03-07-2008, 10:57 AM
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| Thanks, that's Big Rhonda. |
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