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08-16-2007, 07:39 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: I hope you SHUT UP!!!
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|  high clearance links
just curious if you guys think high clearance links are worth it? I have seen some people do it and others not. I would like to do them but it seems thay would make your diff hang up more on the rocks. whats your opinions? thanks |
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08-16-2007, 07:49 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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You caint make climbs like this without high clearance links in the rear. They have no effect on your diff. It's not so critical in the front though. |
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08-16-2007, 08:33 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Utah
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Agreed, i wont ever run straight links again, makes a world of difference on the exact stuff grizzly showed you, and crawling through smaller boulders. Pretty Simple to do too- Just buy some traxxas links that are a hair to long, stick em' in the vice 2 at a time (fronts together, rears together) Bend them to the length of your straight ones, and youve got high clearence links. I helped bob make his on his new rig, he likes them a lot too. |
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08-16-2007, 09:49 PM
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dirk- refresh me on what links you used again I think I had the same ones you used except they were chrome. thanks for the help |
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08-17-2007, 07:31 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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I used 3/8" Delrin, allthread, and revo ends to make mine I got the delrin from usplastics.com and the revo ends from LHS |
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08-17-2007, 08:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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Way better..... I run them front and rear but I am just crazy like that. |
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08-17-2007, 08:48 AM
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| ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In tha Bush of Louisiana
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dang Franky take the body off already u kill me  |
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08-17-2007, 11:01 AM
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08-17-2007, 12:19 PM
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I already have my links made out of 8/32 all thread with revo ends. I wouldn't mind going to the high clearance in the rear though. Could i just bend the links that I already have made? And if so, it looks like you guys are bending them more towards the axle than in the middle of the link right? And about what kind of angle do I want? 20 degrees or so? I know these questions may sound stupid, but I would rather ask and sound stupid than not know!  Thanks guys.
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08-17-2007, 12:23 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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I bent mine at 1 1/2" from the axle mount. How much? Not much. Just kind of a trial and error. You can bolt the two together so they bend at the same rate.
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08-17-2007, 12:26 PM
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Cool. Thank you sir! Oh and I hope you don't mind me using your quote in my sig! |
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08-17-2007, 12:27 PM
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08-17-2007, 01:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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HC links are definetly worth it, i cant imagine having straight links now after running bent ones for a few months.
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08-17-2007, 07:52 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Behind the wheel of an Axial R/C
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Maybe a few side shots of rigs with H.C. links just for reference.
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08-17-2007, 07:55 PM
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well you guys have sold me on HC links! now I hust have to get off my a$$ and go do it! I'll probably do them when I get my new tire foams next week. thanks for all the input, I appreciate it! |
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08-17-2007, 11:57 PM
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08-21-2007, 11:05 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Albuquerque
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 Nice links, btw. I was going to try to cut some trick looking ones out of Delrin plate, but why go through the hassle when bending them up is so easy? Might still do it in plate just for the scale look. We'll see. Nice rig man! Last edited by RAM2500; 08-21-2007 at 11:08 AM. | |
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