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09-14-2005, 07:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: So. Cal.
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|  is it worth getting one of these?
just like the topic says..looking for cheap fun since i have a real crawler station wagon ( cherokee 42" articulation, jeep =just empty every pocket) Ive built and designed over 2 dozen real jeeps for crawlin, so is there any future for building one of these up?
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09-14-2005, 07:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hamilton, On, Canada
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| worth every penny |
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09-14-2005, 08:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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When you consider that for the price of one of the little ones you can't even buy a speed control or a cheap a.m. radio, then yes they are worth every penny. I've got 6 clods and 2 tlt's and I love my little wally crawler. It is surprisingly capable out of the box and with a couple of cheap easy mods, they do extremely well. If mine breaks I will definitely get another. Going down this weekend to get the 1/6 scale. The way I see it, if it breaks I can always put a set of clod or TXT axles under it and keep the wheels and tires for the realism. Last edited by thaclodking; 09-14-2005 at 08:38 PM. |
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09-14-2005, 08:44 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal
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i have one and it is alot of fun, and will suprise you what they will do stock
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09-14-2005, 09:38 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: So. Cal.
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ok went out and bought one only complaint is the SLOW charger. i used to race 1/10 buggies at the pro level ( about 8 years ago) can i use my tekin bc112c to charge the lead acid battery? so far had it for 30 min and am already putting oil shocks on it and designing some long arm/ radius arms for it.
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09-14-2005, 09:46 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Crawlifornia Uber Alles
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totally worth it! i just got home from beating my 1/6th within inches of it's life. still runs like a champ!
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09-14-2005, 10:10 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Castle Rock
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I'm gonna be in the minority here and say they're not worth it. YES they're a ton of fun for not much cash. The only problem is longevity. IMO there's some major design flaws in the front axle/knuckle/axleshaft/steering department and until they solve those I would say they're not worth it.
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09-14-2005, 10:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thats a Good question
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09-14-2005, 10:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thats a Good question
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09-15-2005, 03:49 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Granitefalls
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Not worth it.
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09-15-2005, 10:37 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tipha
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I like mine,low cost but still does a good job
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09-15-2005, 10:53 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Castle Rock
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  This was my 2nd or 3rd run down there, my buddy Josh's first run with his ever. He ended up completely breaking one of the knuckles and having the wheel fall right off. Both of my knuckles showed SEVERE signs of stress and the pins on the dogbone were slipping out of the hub and destroying the hub, regardless if I was turned full lock or not. Yeah, they're fun, and I understand RC stuff breaks pretty easily, but I'd expect a little longer life out of these. If these had the upgraded parts I feel are necessary, mainly a more traditional drag link and a tie rod steering setup that wasn't belt driven, stronger knuckles and a better designed front axle joint, these would be worth it at $200 IMO. | |
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09-15-2005, 09:51 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gilbert
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Not worth it. Break far too easily and it's not worth trying to get Nylint to fix it or running back and forth to Walmart to exchange it.
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09-16-2005, 04:57 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I agree that the knuckles break pretty easily. especially the passanger side knuckle. I've returned one to walmart. and I'm seeing some major streatch/stress marks on the passanger side knuckle again. BUT THEY ARE A BLAST!!!! Well worth it. If mine breaks I will probably just contact Nylint instead of returning to walmart because I've done a bunch of auxilary LED lighting that I don't want to have to remove and install on a new rig. I'm trusting that Nylint will either offer replacement sterring knuckles or better yet, upgraded metal ones =) But these things are a blast. I wheel mine pretty hard and have a ton of hours on the newer one. SO far its still holding together well other than the stress marks mentioned. - Ben |
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