need a body

[TwistedCreations]

for the guys still running a body on their crawlers w a 15.5" WB, what bodies are you guys running? i'm looking for one to fit on a project with a 15.5" WB and don't want to hack up the body too much.. any pics?

Thanks

[MOJOJOJO]

im runnin a bronco on my jugg/pede/mad force but cant give you any pics yet

it all depends on what kinda articulation your rig has on whether or not you gotta hack it up. my tires just come about 1/4" from the body so i didnt have to do anything to it

Ian

[TwistedCreations]

well i wasn't worried about cutting it up due to rubbing, i was more concerned about where the wheelwells would be. i threw my Emaxx body on just for looks and even if i hacked the hell out of that body, it would plain just look stupid with the longer WB and that body...i was just kinda looking for a body with near a 15.5" WB

[Mnster]

Maybe a Monster Gt body would work.

[Destroyer]

I'm running a body from a 2WD electric buggy. It had the right length, allowed extreme suspension travel, and also fit the crazy shape of my chassis. Not scale at all, but it's functional.

Destroyer

[AdamF]

Just run some truck simmilar to mine, where you only have a front wheel well and you can have a flat bed in the rear!

[skoolbus]

I think most 1/8th scale basically have the same location of wheel wells. You said you weren't worried about rubbing, but the less you have to cut the better the body will look. I've had a few bodies and the proline bodies use thicker lexan than some other brands.

The jeep is narrow and already has more clearence in the front. Here is the jeep at 15" wheelbase. Looks pretty porportioned.

[Destroyer]

I just picked up an HPI Rubicon body and it is about 2 inches longer than the Pro-Line Jeep body I have on my E-Maxx. It's a little bit wider as well. I think it would look pretty good on a 15.5 inch wheelbase.

Destroyer

[rbgerrish]

I'm running Proline Ford f350 crewcab "Long" body on my 15.5" truck. This body is designed for 'longer wheelbased trucks'. Some pics of it:

www.gerrish.net/rc.htm

also prolines website...

have fun!
ryan

[TwistedCreations]

ryan, sent you a PM awhile back. not sure if ya got it or not

Thanks

jeremy

[skoolbus]

Also, I know thundertech was making a longbed truck that had the wheel locations stretched. 8O

[Rufies97XJ]

Originally Posted by skoolbus

The jeep is narrow and already has more clearence in the front. Here is the jeep at 15" wheelbase. Looks pretty porportioned.

yea... get a jeep body Toy...haha

[TwistedCreations]

i actually thought about it..thought about the rubicon body we seen up at hobbytown. that may work since Dirks WB is longer also and doesn't look too bad

[DirkDigler]

"doesn't look too bad" gee...thanks for the compliment!

Here's a pic. The HPI bodies are made for the Savage so they are pretty much 1/8th scale. I like the larger size and I think the extra width helps things look more scale on a large truck. My wheel base is about 17 inches and you can see from the pic that it looks about right. The body is actually too short but it "doesn't look too bad"