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06-11-2010, 08:25 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WNC
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I wanted to get into rock crawling. At the beginning of '10, Axial's were backordered nearly everywhere, so I chose to build a Creeper instead. I have yet to have a successful run of a complete battery. All of which is thanks to the stupid gearbox. Guess I am asking too much here, but what's the best bang for the buck for a non-competition crawler? |
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06-11-2010, 08:45 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SOUTH CRAWLINA
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Non comp rig. I no expert but i've got a comp ready axial. Out of the box you can't beat it. If you want a comp rig go berg. But all around rockcrawler I would go with axial, there are some some good hopup's that will make it pretty darn good. I realy dont know about what you got but I know nobody run's them at comp's. So I would go axial all the way!! By the way my axial comp rig is for sale CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!  |
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06-11-2010, 08:45 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hayesville
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How far west in NC are you?
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06-11-2010, 08:47 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: eugene
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always could put in a axial trans into your creeper like i did...
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06-11-2010, 09:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: !ROX BOX!
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I've seen a rig with an Axial Tranny at a comp and it crawled really well, compared to when it had a venom tranny. I've looked at some used creepers for my son, but I didn't like the tranny , but now I might get one for him and throw an axial in it.
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06-11-2010, 09:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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Not to sales pitch, but getting a star and checking out the for sale section will save you tons of money in the long run. There are deals everyday on complete rigs as well as parts. Almost everyone here is great to deal with too, and most prices include shipping. That being said, putting the AX10 trans in the creeper is OK, but getting a better rig in the long run will save you headaches. A well built AX10 rig in the $800+ and up range generally goes for around 400-$500. Just the price of a set of axles and trans with a few spare/misc. parts are worth getting the star. |
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06-11-2010, 10:07 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WNC
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I am also a Traxxas fan and have given much thought into bolting a Rustler gearbox into the Creeper. It would sit kind of like the Axial. | |
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06-11-2010, 10:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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i know theres some guys tat just have a thing for the Creeper,,they hate it and i just dont understand,,mine runs great,,crawls better than my Cast axle Bully did, except the Bully was unbeatable on overhangs and breakovers, you just cant fawk with 5.5 inches of ground clearance. I hate seeing so many negativesa about a rig that has been really good for me. i comp mine and the only issue ive had is the metal yokes have slipped a couple of times,,but nothing major has broken or needed replacement since I built it,,although i did do my research and found ahead of time what the faults were with the design,,and built my rig with those parts replaced from the start. The stock tranny and axles have been flawless on mine. |
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06-12-2010, 11:13 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas
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But, If buying an Axial transmission would be just as much coin, I'd recommend it over a Pede any day Just my $0.02 | |
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06-12-2010, 11:27 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR   Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee
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For a shaft driven truck,you can't beat an Axial tranny. In stock form,they'll hold up to allot of abuse. I even ran a beefed up Axial tranny in a super for 2 seasons without any issues other than a few stripped spur gears. Tranny kits can be had very cheap........ Axial Racing AX10 Locked Transmission Set | |
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06-13-2010, 08:01 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Blacksburg, VA
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One of my friends runs a creeper with a rc4wd R2 tranny and it works really well. I would recommend just getting a transmission, whether it be an axial, stampede, r2, or anything like that, over buying an entirely new rig. The creeper gets hated on quite a bit around here, but by seeing one crawl in person for around a year, and running it occasionally myself to check it out...I think they're pretty nice rigs.
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