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06-09-2005, 11:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Elkton/Newark
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|  Bent links question... Is anyone using bent links on a TLT? I've seen tons of bent links on clods, but I have 2 TLT tubers that I'm building, and ground clearance is an issue. Since my WB is 12", I'd like to keep the links up and out of the way instead of having them drop at a sharp angle. I just wanted to know before I went ahead and ruined 4 links. |
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06-09-2005, 11:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Gay NorthWest
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| the high clearnece links as they are called work great give em a try im sure youll love em i did! |
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06-10-2005, 12:12 AM
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| 31st place in 2006 Nats!!   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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| Check out this video.... You'll see the current leader in the ORCRC Bulu/TLT rig building dept doing what he does best, Kicking butt with his HC links. Vance's Crack |
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06-10-2005, 07:01 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Elkton/Newark
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| Clearly, it works. My suspicion had been that the truck would snag a driveshaft without the protection of the straight lower links. I presume that to make the links you simply start bending a longer than necessary link and then measure end to end, cutting until you attain the length of the original link? |
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06-10-2005, 09:46 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004
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| Do you know where i can find some off body shots of that TLT toyofast? |
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06-10-2005, 04:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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| well i noticed on some the orcrc vids that most of those guys' driveshafts drag. but that is because they mount the links so hig up on the axle. so it shouldnt be a big deal. they seem to get away with it. |
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06-10-2005, 08:42 PM
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| 31st place in 2006 Nats!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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| I have no body off shots of Vinny's TLT..... Let's just say that his Bulu1 rig is the top dog in the ORCRC group. It is using the forward thinking building process. Very short front links and long rear links which are a bent/HC link setup. Most of the TLT axles running around have the lower links either mounted at the center of the axle or right on top... I'd say more have them centered. My driveshafts drag only because I'm running the rather large Maxx sliders while just about everyone else is using 'Pede sliders with the SS yokes. I like the bigger shafts.....  |
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08-03-2005, 06:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere
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| Is there anyway i could see that video ? cause the link is bad, i'm thinking about bending my lower links. |
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08-03-2005, 06:19 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chit Chat
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08-04-2005, 11:20 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: www.ORCRC.com
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| I'm also running bent links with a chassis forward design.   I think of it this way - If I can abuse a clod that weighs nearly twice what the TLT wieghs and not damage links, it will work on the TLT.... Also I've found that with a chassis forward design, that the rear really benefits from a skid plate from link to link on the rear suspension. |
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