$100 to turn the Wheelie King 4WD Not that bad.. http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ephmasi/wk.jpg |
jumpin' jimmini So to build 2 axles from scratch, with knuckles, axle cases etc... you're well over $200... scary... |
Well, how much more is the 4wd version going to cost straight from HPI? |
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You could buy much cheaper bearings and the price will go way down "thumbsup" |
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the hpi bearings are rubber sealed and they perform very will IMO. i spent $40 on bearings for my tlt axles and $60 on bearings for my clod axles. you could go with cheaper bearings but why would you want to? |
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Duratrax ones are the same exact bearings. |
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i have one of these trucks i just did 4x4 and i used traxxas bearings bec they were sealed and half the price just match the size up. and i also used a traxxas drive shaft witch i just cut down to size.. i would wait till the wheely king 4x4 hits the american market you will never pay 279 for that truck 4x4 i hope but i gess its HPI king of overpriced! |
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Any of the rubber or metal shield bearings will work."thumbsup" |
Why not get the hardened gears instead of the stockers? http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXTB54&P=7 http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXTB55&P=M |
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Dad's 10lb pig hasn't managed to hurt the trans. |
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EDIT: Slowjoe, I couldn't have waited either! :) |
There will not be a 4wd Wheely King released in the US. I work with kingofthehill at the same LHS and he called HPI this afternoon to see when they'd come out, we've been getting a lot of questions about them. The guy said the US will not be getting the Europe 4wd ones, but gave him the parts to convert. If you don't use HPI's bearings, the price drops quite a bit. |
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and David, dont know if your brother told you yet... i ordered up enough for mine and his rig to be converted... im extending mine using the hellfire links like the one we saw and using revo driveshafts front and rear... also gonna mount the steering servo like the tlt on the front diff.. should be fun... then its time for the custom chassis "thumbsup" |
Going to test the Scorpion King hard Saturday at the Battle Creek Showdown in Alabama. We'll see if the weight of the pig is too much for Wk parts. Had to change the wheel base from 14" to 12.5 but that was done simply by moving lower links and shock position. May be top heavy now, But who cares, going anyway. Quick change and I'll run it in 2 classes. Plan on ordering 2 sets of the new hardened parts. I still have empty front axles to use left over from this built. I'm excited."thumbsup" "thumbsup" |
Is this the same thing combined?? http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...0&I=LXJYM2&P=K It is less expensive to buy together than each by itself if it's the same thing. Quote:
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That is the hardened steel kit for the MT2. See how the pinion shaft and the pinion are one piece? I THINK this will still work but haven't checked. You won't need a seperate pinion shaft if you buy that setup. Quote:
Unless you are putting some SERIOUS power into these axles the stock pot metal gears are going to last. I ran the stock pot metal gears in my nitro MT with an OS .18 CV-R motor and as long as I had them shimmed right they held up. |
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82.66 will build a whole WK axle, housing and all. screw buying the truck, i'd rather just buy 2 axles worth of parts. 170 for 2 axles vs 176.99 for the truck + 57.68 to 4wd it |
Hmmmm $170 for Wheely King axles... or $150 for indestructible Twin Force Axles from RCP... Preach on brother Raptorman |
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Here are a few vids of punishment on the pot metal gears. My truck is the yellow/blue MT. I agree the hardened gears are better, I've just had no reason to upgrade. I have a new extra set in my box that cost me $10 for the ring and pinion and diff case. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...nt=MTVideo.flv http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...edinaTrack.flv |
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Tammies has rubber and metal shielded BOCA bearings for .99 cents each! :D |
I bought 2 WK's at the same time for $350 out the door. Converted one to 4WD to bash with and saved the rest for other projects. I now have a set of axles to build a crawler with after getting the needed parts from Tower and they are not so much. Think of all the uses for the extra parts, battery, radio gear, servo, speedo, shocks, etc. Good luck even getting the 4WD conversion set from HPI Europe... Part #87602:?: Bearings can be found cheaper anywhere... http://www.teamfasteddy.com/ $0.99 each http://www.avidrc.com/ $1.00 each |
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