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08-08-2004, 10:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moab
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|  your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore guy Thanks to all of ya for letting me know how I can spend even more money on my RC addiction!  Living here in Moab, I thought it would be cool to build a crawler for those times on the trail when yer buddy breaks (it's always the buddy, we never break, Right?  ) Anyhoo...I found this place while surfing last month and now i've got a Mad Force going together. I picked this one for the more scale axles and it look like its 'modify friendly'. I get the immpression that electric is the way to go, but all my junk except a Mini-T are nitro and i like the extra fustration that only fuel burners give...Now to my Q's (yes I know how to do a search, but I now have info overload 8O , a lot of info here!) Give me a model of a good/not-to-$ steering servo, I'm leaning to JB'n both diffs (it's a dedicated crawler, so I don't think I need a lot of corner carving) Any ideas on adding a reverse ala maxx Any ideas on a one speed tranny, think full time four low Thanks ahead of time, and forgive my ignorance. These might seem easy to ya but i'm pretty slow somtimes! See y'all in Moab next month! |
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08-08-2004, 10:53 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chit Chat
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore Same thing happened to me, found this site somehow, two weeks later I bought a TXT. I've only run my truck 4 or 5 times, but so far the $35 Futaba S3305 metal geared servo is working well. 99 oz/tq @ 4.8v 124oz/tq @ 6v Cheap enough to replace I figured. 3 strikes though, and I'm going to the Hitech 945. |
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08-08-2004, 11:51 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moab
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore How about the Tower Hobbies TS-80 .............6.0V: 343 oz.-in. 8O I'm running a 6 volt nihm pack, thats a lot o' torque. And it $34.99 |
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08-09-2004, 01:00 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore How does the Mad Force hold up for nitro bashing? I have a Savage and I like it but not that impressed with the quality. I also have a Twin Force crawler that I'm real happy with. This is some of the stuff I've done to it. Maybe this will give you some ideas. http://www.rccrawler.com/postlite1576-.html |
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08-09-2004, 01:11 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore That servo is 1/4 scale. It would ork well and wouldn"t be that hard to install. I used a 1/4 scale servo as well. I ditched the servo saver. Maximixer makes lockers for the diffs. If you JB weld it then it makes it hard to change bearings and get to the drive cup retaining pins. Never looked at the tranny but isn't there a one way bearing you can weld in the tranny to lock it? If that dont work use the TF tranny. |
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08-09-2004, 02:42 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moab
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore Hey Trac95ker, nice rig ya got there! I've got some tubing on the way from Tower and some dubro ends to do a four link. I ordered the above servo last night and a new HPI nihm 6volt reciever pack with a Y harness to power the servo directly from the pack. I'm eyeballing the steering links, I ordered the optional sterring when I got the kit but I'm not happy with it. I'm looking to go with a more scale type. I picked the Force for the axles, I didn't want the servo on 'em...after looking at a buddies Rock Buggy while wheelin yesterday I noticed his hydro steering looks kinda like it with no linkage going to the axle, the hydro lines look kinda like servo wires (well, if ya squint ) so maybe servos down there are okay...but not for this rig. |
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08-09-2004, 04:39 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore Thanks. I'd love to get some info and pics on your buddies steering setup. Just for curiosity's sake. The stock steering works well. I just moved the drag link to the front and put rod ends on. I should receive the aluminum bell cranks in the mail tomarrow. Thats the last mod I'll do to the steering. It can handle turning Kongs with a 1/2 lb of BBs. Good luck with your build up. If you decide to go electric, Swap the tranny. |
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08-09-2004, 05:26 PM
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08-15-2004, 02:01 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: anaheim ca
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore i go to moad all the time i was looking for other moab crawlers....do you know weare 4x4 outpost is. i hand out ther allot whean im down ther. can i see pic of your crawler |
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08-15-2004, 02:07 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004
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| Re: your all to blame...and some simple Q's for the hardcore Quote:
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