crawler kits

[Possum50]

I've had my wheely king for about a month and want to get one of the nemerous crawler kits for it and was wondering which one is recomended I'm sure I could buy the induvidual parts chaeper than the whole kit but I'm whats refered to as a newb and I only do it for fun so I don'tneed the top of the line goodies. Thanks for any help it is appreciated.

P.s. if anyone has wk with he proline c10crawler body on it I would appreciate some pics. Thanks again

[thevulgarcowboy]

i like this kit i have it on my comp rig. it jest the links to make to 12.5 inch and a longer stearing rod. http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/21211
and some diff lockers http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&P=WR&I=LXUFH5
you will need also ball links http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDDV6&P=7
and some longer drive shaft, t maxx or revo i like revo strong as all get out,
bothe will bolt right in jest cut to fit. pm me if eny ?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by thevulgarcowboy

i like this kit i have it on my comp rig. it jest the links to make to 12.5 inch and a longer stearing rod. http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/21211
and some diff lockers http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&P=WR&I=LXUFH5
you will need also ball links http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDDV6&P=7
and some longer drive shaft, t maxx or revo i like revo strong as all get out,
bothe will bolt right in jest cut to fit. pm me if eny ?

You don't want those rod ends. Heres the ones you want.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXJJ81&P=ML

The STRC kit is a good kit, if you want to keep the stock chassis.

[thevulgarcowboy]

Originally Posted by Shaun

You don't want those rod ends. Heres the ones you want.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXJJ81&P=ML

The STRC kit is a good kit, if you want to keep the stock chassis.

thanks those ware the end i was looking for.

ps i have the links on tise chassis and thay work awsome . http://www.tcscrawlers.com/On-Sale-2...n-p-16937.html

[rottenbelly]

I have a kit i got from TCS crawlers on mine. I had to get rcguy diff lockers and maxx shafts seperate. Crawls good and has some room for split pack on links. Link to kit. http://www.tcscrawlers.com/RC4WD-Ext...6-p-16588.html

[resetpunk]

Originally Posted by thevulgarcowboy

i like this kit i have it on my comp rig. it jest the links to make to 12.5 inch and a longer stearing rod. http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/21211

i have this kit on my wk and its nice except for the little threaded rods that attach to the upper links..personally i hated those they came unscrewed all the time and i thought of using some thread locker but then i just decieded to make my own upper links out of some allthread and covered it with hollow alum tubing i think this would be a good kit to start out with since u arent going or dont plan on running comps for the pics of the C-10 body check around in the wk pic thread and in the scaler there are tons of them!

http://www.tcscrawlers.com/Wheely-Ki...3-p-16913.html

[Possum50]

thanks for all the help i only use for bashing i guess and it will mostly see snow and mud more than rocks i just like that stretched look but wats every ones opinion on the hpi kit vs. the integy kit vs the eem kit

[Possum50]

i guess you could say i like the super class look

[thevulgarcowboy]

Originally Posted by Possum50

thanks for all the help i only use for bashing i guess and it will mostly see snow and mud more than rocks i just like that stretched look but wats every ones opinion on the hpi kit vs. the integy kit vs the eem kit

hpi ok i have it only used the diff locker, lower link mounts and alum 12mm hexs. not worth the money.
integy= junk, realy soft metal. and the other 1 no idea
hpoe this helps.

[chris_dishmon]

Originally Posted by thevulgarcowboy

hpi ok have it only used the diff locker, lower link mounts and alum 12mm hexs. not worth the money.

i disagree. i have this on my wife's wk and it crawls great and will be more than what you need for a basher. the kit is more than worth the money since it's only 50 bucks and comes with everything you need including shafts which makes it the only "real" kit in my book.

[thevulgarcowboy]

Originally Posted by chris_dishmon

i disagree. i have this on my wife's wk and it crawls great and will be more than what you need for a basher. the kit is more than worth the money since it's only 50 bucks and comes with everything you need including shafts which makes it the only "real" kit in my book.

for bashing yes it would be ok. bet for comp not good n my book

[TrailDawg362]

A cheap alternative is to rotate the axle mounts 90 degrees inboard, and extend the upper links with a longer screw and spacer for strength. That should give you about an extra inch or so of wheelbase.

T.D.

[openeagle]

This is what i did for my upper link mounts its the stongest that ive seen and it improves your flex. I used a tlt spring mount, some allthred, and a link end. you bolt the tlt mount to the original mount with one of its mounting screws and use a bolt to hold the other side on. get your lower links to the length you want then you can set your upper link length.

Hope this helps. by the way i made the lower links cheaper than you can buy them for out of allthread, aluminm tubing, and link ends. I have since upgraded the aluminm tubing to steel push rods from a 6.4l diesel engine that were scraped. they can take a beating.

[rocresq]

Possum,
the Hpi crawler kit is perfect for what you are looking for. Ive built a few WK's several different ways, including chassis swaps. After every build I am dissapointed because they dont really suit the WK. It doesnt lend itself to a comp rig as well as the axials and the axles are to large for scale build. But where it does excel is a fun basher, the HPI kit does that well with alot for your $

[chris_dishmon]

Originally Posted by thevulgarcowboy

for bashing yes it would be ok. bet for comp not good n my book

and that's just what he's looking for.

[openeagle]

My setup is used for bashing thats all i do with it. and its plenty strong. here is what it is now. with the steel lower links and 4 link setup which was easy to convert to using my mounting setup.