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customcrawlerX · 12-01-2010, 03:43 PM

i have a older stampede trans one of the black ones that i locked with JB and wanted to build a crawler around it. does any body have any suggestions on a chassis and axles? i wanted to use ax10 axles or creeper axles. but i see every body with a pede based crawler uses tlt-1 axles. i have the drive shafts with steel outputs. and for chassis i have seen a lot of them use a homemade or the (newera rock vulture which uses wheely king axles) any other suggestions would be appricated.

customcrawlerX · 12-01-2010, 04:28 PM

i found some rc4wd t-rex 60 axles they look durable and have good reviews has any body used these axles before? and i was thinking about a bender SW2.

yoda316 · 12-01-2010, 06:41 PM

i used to have a sw2 and it was awsome.
the pede trans is a good trans. but for 35 bucks u can have a new axial trans which is smaller lighter.... stronger?
id stick with set of axial axles though, and get a chassis from mayhem engineering , the chassis is somewhat like a sw3 but cheaper and comes in a variety of colors .

krono7s · 12-01-2010, 06:43 PM

i was running one with wk axles on an ax10 chassis, loved it!, might even go back to it

customcrawlerX · 12-01-2010, 06:53 PM

i just ordered a reign j2-tt they are on stormer hobbies for 19.99 normaly 55 they only have a couple left and the sale ends tonight

customcrawlerX · 12-01-2010, 07:28 PM

what should i use as far as spur gears and pinions. i have a 12t pinion and the spur is stock size. i have a 45t integy motor coming and a set of rovers i want to make it so i can compete in local comps.

yoda316 · 12-01-2010, 07:57 PM

that gearing should be fine with 45t what batterys are you going to run ?

customcrawlerX · 12-01-2010, 09:12 PM

im not sure. im a complete newb to lipos so probly regular unless some one can explain the process of charging, discharging and balencing, ect

krono7s · 12-02-2010, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by customcrawlerX

im not sure. im a complete newb to lipos so probly regular unless some one can explain the process of charging, discharging and balencing, ect

I'm pretty new to lipos also. All I do is charge and balance at the same time... I say go lipo so u can run 11.1, its great

customcrawlerX · 12-02-2010, 09:29 PM

i think i should get a mamba max or a sidewinder because they are programable both can take brushless and have lipo cutoff

Harley · 12-03-2010, 10:44 AM

I had to check the date 3 times on this thread. I could have sworn I was in 2005 again...

yoda316 · 12-03-2010, 07:52 PM

^^ i know i read the title and thought ahh someone wants to lockout 2 pede rear ends and make a sas pede 4x4 like some people were tring to do back then lol.

if you do use the pede trans be sure to get the alum idler gear for it.

customcrawlerX · 12-03-2010, 08:50 PM

could i just swap the all the gears from a vxl trans to mine they are steel for brushless

j0e · 12-04-2010, 11:20 AM

^
yeah, that could work.
might be cheaper to just buy an assembled vxl trans, though.

i have a pede trans in a custom chassis with wk axles.
ive run it with a 35t and nimhs and now its got a 5700kv brushless and lipo.

traxxas4fun · 12-04-2010, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by customcrawlerX

could i just swap the all the gears from a vxl trans to mine they are steel for brushless

after buying all the new gears etc you mise well buy an axial tranny

j0e · 12-04-2010, 12:02 PM

thats true, too.
the one benefit i see with the pede is the gear cover.
but for most applications, that doesnt even really matter.
at the time i built mine, the axials werent really popular yet.

JeremyH · 12-04-2010, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by customcrawlerX

i wanted to use ax10 axles or creeper axles. but i see every body with a pede based crawler uses tlt-1 axles.

That's because we were building those trucks before Axial or Venom was producing crawler based axles. The TLT axles are perfectly fine, but there is larger aftermarket support for the Axial axles.

customcrawlerX · 12-04-2010, 12:33 PM

im probly going with axial axles because of the parts avalibility. i removed alot of excess materal from the pede trans and it got considerably lighter so i think it wont afect the COG as much. what spur gears fit the old pede trans the one without the three screws in it. i was looking at the hpi spurs and they look like they will fit.

customcrawlerX · 12-05-2010, 05:05 PM

here is what i got so far i have the locked pede trans, a reign j2-tt, ckrc 70mm polished upper links, a set of rovers on creeper wheels, creeper lower links, and ax10 axles in the mail. im going to get a sidewinder esc, ckrc twister 40t motor, im going to use my spektrum dx3.0

12-01-2010, 03:43 PM	#1
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	building pede crawler i have a older stampede trans one of the black ones that i locked with JB and wanted to build a crawler around it. does any body have any suggestions on a chassis and axles? i wanted to use ax10 axles or creeper axles. but i see every body with a pede based crawler uses tlt-1 axles. i have the drive shafts with steel outputs. and for chassis i have seen a lot of them use a homemade or the (newera rock vulture which uses wheely king axles) any other suggestions would be appricated.

12-01-2010, 04:28 PM	#2
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	i found some rc4wd t-rex 60 axles they look durable and have good reviews has any body used these axles before? and i was thinking about a bender SW2.

12-01-2010, 06:41 PM	#3
yoda316 Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: eureka Posts: 577	i used to have a sw2 and it was awsome. the pede trans is a good trans. but for 35 bucks u can have a new axial trans which is smaller lighter.... stronger? id stick with set of axial axles though, and get a chassis from mayhem engineering , the chassis is somewhat like a sw3 but cheaper and comes in a variety of colors .

12-01-2010, 06:43 PM	#4
krono7s Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: virginia beach Posts: 280	i was running one with wk axles on an ax10 chassis, loved it!, might even go back to it

12-01-2010, 06:53 PM	#5
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	i just ordered a reign j2-tt they are on stormer hobbies for 19.99 normaly 55 they only have a couple left and the sale ends tonight

12-01-2010, 07:28 PM	#6
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	what should i use as far as spur gears and pinions. i have a 12t pinion and the spur is stock size. i have a 45t integy motor coming and a set of rovers i want to make it so i can compete in local comps.

12-01-2010, 07:57 PM	#7
yoda316 Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: eureka Posts: 577	that gearing should be fine with 45t what batterys are you going to run ?

12-01-2010, 09:12 PM	#8
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	im not sure. im a complete newb to lipos so probly regular unless some one can explain the process of charging, discharging and balencing, ect

12-02-2010, 09:29 PM	#10
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	i think i should get a mamba max or a sidewinder because they are programable both can take brushless and have lipo cutoff

12-03-2010, 10:44 AM	#11
Harley 20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time. Posts: 22,981	I had to check the date 3 times on this thread. I could have sworn I was in 2005 again...

12-03-2010, 07:52 PM	#12
yoda316 Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: eureka Posts: 577	^^ i know i read the title and thought ahh someone wants to lockout 2 pede rear ends and make a sas pede 4x4 like some people were tring to do back then lol. if you do use the pede trans be sure to get the alum idler gear for it.

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12-03-2010, 08:50 PM	#13
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	could i just swap the all the gears from a vxl trans to mine they are steel for brushless

12-04-2010, 11:20 AM	#14
j0e Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 502	^ yeah, that could work. might be cheaper to just buy an assembled vxl trans, though. i have a pede trans in a custom chassis with wk axles. ive run it with a 35t and nimhs and now its got a 5700kv brushless and lipo.

12-04-2010, 12:02 PM	#16
j0e Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 502	thats true, too. the one benefit i see with the pede is the gear cover. but for most applications, that doesnt even really matter. at the time i built mine, the axials werent really popular yet.

12-04-2010, 12:33 PM	#18
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	im probly going with axial axles because of the parts avalibility. i removed alot of excess materal from the pede trans and it got considerably lighter so i think it wont afect the COG as much. what spur gears fit the old pede trans the one without the three screws in it. i was looking at the hpi spurs and they look like they will fit.

12-05-2010, 05:05 PM	#19
customcrawlerX Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: lewistown Posts: 29	here is what i got so far i have the locked pede trans, a reign j2-tt, ckrc 70mm polished upper links, a set of rovers on creeper wheels, creeper lower links, and ax10 axles in the mail. im going to get a sidewinder esc, ckrc twister 40t motor, im going to use my spektrum dx3.0

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