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4drmopar 08-08-2009 03:46 PM

How do you measure wheelbase???
 
I just bought a body on herre that showed up today.... from this ad...
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...light=cherokee

now, the ad clearly states "Ive have a hard body with a wheel base of 9.5". "
While I might have a cheap measuring tape, I'm pretty sure its fairly accurate....so the question needs to be asked.. how do YOU measure wheelbase??

I have always been told its center of a wheel opening (or wheel center to wheel center).... am I right?? Just wanna make sure I'm not a total tard before I get pissed... lol

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...hwheelbase.jpg

What would YOU read that WB to be?

Offroader5 08-08-2009 03:52 PM

Center to center...just as you think.

I see that as 7.5" to 8" due to the angle of the tape.

The seller must have measured from the total extent of the wheel wells (extreme front to extreme rear). Not how you measure wheelbase though :?

4drmopar 08-08-2009 03:54 PM

ok, so while I am crazy, I'm not nuts...
good
hopefully this is a standup seller then....

squatch71 08-09-2009 02:14 PM

yep...7 1/2 to 7 3/4" wheel base.....I always ask how wide is the body as well..

2500hdon37s 08-09-2009 03:04 PM

7 3/4- 8 would be my guess

squatch71 08-14-2009 11:26 AM

so, did we get a prize?

friscokidd 08-14-2009 12:00 PM

id say its about 5"-6" wide, i was about to buy that body, but it was going to be to small. It might be a good scaler for some 1.5's but nothing over that i would think?

Offroader5 08-14-2009 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by friscokidd (Post 1942427)
id say its about 5"-6" wide, i was about to buy that body, but it was going to be to small. It might be a good scaler for some 1.5's but nothing over that i would think?

It might be 5"-6" wide...but wheelbase is not a width measurement.

friscokidd 08-14-2009 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squatch71 (Post 1933395)
....I always ask how wide is the body as well..


Quote:

Originally Posted by Offroader5 (Post 1942429)
It might be 5"-6" wide...but wheelbase is not a width measurement.


sorry, forgot to put the first quote up8)

TwistedCreations 08-14-2009 04:32 PM

WB is measure center of wheel nut to center of wheel nut, no matter what truck :flipoff:

But if we are talking for the fenderwells on that truck, looks to be 7.5" :mrgreen:


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