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06-15-2008, 05:06 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK
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|  Ok, ordered the Berg .. now what ?
I have been looking to get a crawler for a while, my idea is to do competition later on when I am half decent .. my philosophy is, always make sure you buy the best .. so when you fail, you can only blame yourself .. not the equipment with that in mind, I ordered a Berg 2.2 kit from Japan (I'm in the UK) 2 spark 1000 brushless motors and the enroute esc's .. so my n00b question now is .. to make this into a class A crawler .. what do you advise ?, change the chassis ? to what ?, change shocks ? to whom ? and what tires ?  Sorry, I know this can be quite a generic set of questions, but I hope some feedback can be given. cheers Null |
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06-15-2008, 05:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chester VA
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My .02 cents would be to just get the rig on the rocks in stock form maybe a set of Losi Claws for tires and as your driving experience grows so will the need for upgraded parts. Plus try and find a local club and see what some of the popular parts are for the terrain you'll be crawling on are. Good luck  |
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06-15-2008, 09:02 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BV
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Drive it! I'm living proof that a pimped out crawler doesn't win comps. Kamikaze did quite well with his stock newage I'm told, and I do quite poorly with my tricked out berg, so I'd say at least 75% is driving skill.
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06-15-2008, 09:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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Get a zero chassis, some clod offset beadlocks and some panther cougers and you are set. Well I wouln't run brushless, 2 55t lathe motors is all you need. |
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06-16-2008, 02:08 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK
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clod offset beadlocks, can you advise some good alloy ones ? Last edited by NullMind; 06-16-2008 at 02:17 AM. | |
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06-16-2008, 02:27 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean
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Mayham Eng. and Vanquish Products both have Berg specific alloy rims in the vendors section
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06-16-2008, 05:36 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN
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This is what i would do. Zero chassis,Mayhem OCM/Berg offset wheels,Panther Tires,NWTT foams,55T motor and a 3 cell lipo. The brushed motors IMHO are way smother. |
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06-16-2008, 06:53 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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The BlackJack is a nice fit as well. But that depends if you like a low COG and like a droop setup. |
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06-16-2008, 04:33 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK
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thanks guys, lots of great info |
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06-16-2008, 04:58 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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You just need to get it, build it, run it, then decide how you want to go. ESPECIALLY if you aren't running gated comps, you probably won't need to go to narrower wheels off the bat. Heck, if running full width, you can do great at comps. A LOT of chassis options out there, just look through the vendor's section. A couple are making some now that are "Berg Specific," but most of the comp chassis' out there can easily be adapted to run Berg axles. Heck, I am running a $2 piece of aluminum c-channel right now, and love it. Tires will mainly be dependent on the local terrain, so ask around if there are any other crawlers nearby. See what works for them, and grow from there. As stated, I would have skipped on the BLs. Great for speed, great for scalers, but when you just want that low end "grunt" in the middle of a comp, a nice torqie brushed motor is what you want. Good Luck On The Build!!! |
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