07-01-2009, 12:41 AM | #1 |
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Hi All, I used to be big into 1/10 scale 4wd elec buggy/1/10stadium truck racing (gas & elec). I sold every bit of my RC goods (5 vehicles and crap tons of parts) 3 years back to prepare for the obamanation and buy guns...LOL! So one of my buddy's dropped by a truck he wasn't using and everything to get it going. I've had to drop the body quite a bit, do the rear diff shim and plate w/ aluminum, and throw in a new esc (cheapo xl-5 - which I didn't know didn't have a drag brake!!). Wow crawlers are fun!!! I can't beleive this thing. Are the Axial's really this flexy? I wish this thing was longer, but couldn't imagine any more articulation. My buddy previously did the gear reduction box. It currently has a 55t motor, and seems as slow as possible. Last edited by 06BlackTaco; 07-01-2009 at 12:46 AM. |
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07-01-2009, 08:12 AM | #2 |
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You can get a pti extension for it if you want it longer...
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07-01-2009, 08:37 AM | #3 |
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wow, a stocker... you will learn that too much articulation is a bad thing. 1 of the first upgrades you will want to do is to remove the cants. There is only 1 chassis on the market designed specifically for the PTI ( the iA) but it makes the truck way more of a comp rig than it currently is. I would also recoomend looking into the steel gears, they are a bit pricey but worth it.
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07-01-2009, 11:01 AM | #4 |
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I was wanting an extension until I found the price. I was thinking I would build my own, but not sure if I want to open up that can of worms just yet. I have never heard too much articulation is bad? Really? In real world scale, the more the better (along with other variables of course). Yea - I have to find the link to the parts list to ditch the canti. I found it once, and couldn't find it again And yea - I almost bought the steel gears, but not sure if I want to dump money into this, or just buy a new losi or axial |
07-01-2009, 12:44 PM | #5 |
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even in 1:1 too much is not too good. There becomes a point where it just gets unstable. Low and stable with the right amount of articulation will roll over allot less than a rig with crazy amounts of articulation.
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07-01-2009, 08:01 PM | #6 |
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Well of course too much articulation without the proper ride heigt/spring rate/limiting straps/bumps/extended DL's/ect.ect is bad. You just have to build it right. Can't say I've ever met anyone that has stated they scored too high on a RTI ramp. I do understand what you're saying though, and the COG is a big part of that. Well, I'm off to check out the tips/tricks on these things. Trevor |
07-02-2009, 01:44 PM | #7 |
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If you dont like the price of the extension kit buy the iA chassis from jetboat and make your own links out of brake line so you have 12.5 wheel base.
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07-03-2009, 12:54 AM | #8 |
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Any links to the iA chassis? I googled it and couldn't find anything. (searched on this board as well). Tried out the krawlers/flat irons today....I had to snatch some up since I have the Km2's on my tacoma.....they seem to run a little skinny 2.2 wise.I love the look though...:-P.. |
07-03-2009, 07:14 AM | #9 |
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$35 shipped now. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1875242 I recommend delrin for the links over brakeline (even though I have always been an avid brakeline user) |
07-06-2009, 11:54 PM | #10 |
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it's looks fun, dial her in.
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08-12-2009, 04:17 PM | #11 |
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Nice looking rig! Keep doing what your doing. |
08-12-2009, 08:30 PM | #12 |
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lol....Thanks! Is it weird that I look forward to coming home daily to play with this thing? LOL....I'm almost 30 years old....LOL.... I just posted in the newbie forum about upgrading to a different crawler. I was thinking of going with a different chassis, and swapping to the 4-link, but now I keep busting axles/dog bones, spur gears, and have bailing wire holding in the lower shock links..LOL....This thing has been beat daily since before I started posting on here. |
08-12-2009, 11:15 PM | #13 |
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Here are some updated pics before she gets put to rest...lol... |
08-14-2009, 07:34 PM | #14 |
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Okay! I've officially decided like 2 people on this board have PTI's..LOL... 5 different PTI subjects in 2 months.....I'm looking in a different direction I guess. LOL |
08-15-2009, 04:26 PM | #15 |
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When I get back to work I plan on getting the metal gears and using the axles from my PTI on a Nikko TJ scaler. |
08-16-2009, 03:00 AM | #16 |
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can I be the third person on this board? I owned a PTI once.
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08-16-2009, 05:58 AM | #17 |
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lol... SURE!! |
08-16-2009, 12:22 PM | #18 |
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Sweet thanks
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12-14-2009, 03:28 PM | #19 |
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i have one to just never crawled it yet. i am still trying to buy or make transmission mounts
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