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02-22-2007, 01:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dirty Jerzee
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|  $100 to turn the Wheelie King 4WD
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02-22-2007, 02:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Great White North
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jumpin' jimmini So to build 2 axles from scratch, with knuckles, axle cases etc... you're well over $200... scary... |
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02-22-2007, 02:14 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: In England, looking for the threadlock...
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Well, how much more is the 4wd version going to cost straight from HPI?
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02-22-2007, 02:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dirty Jerzee
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02-22-2007, 02:47 PM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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You could buy much cheaper bearings and the price will go way down  |
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02-22-2007, 03:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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02-22-2007, 03:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dirty Jerzee
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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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02-22-2007, 03:30 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England
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Duratrax ones are the same exact bearings. | |
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02-22-2007, 03:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dirty Jerzee
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02-22-2007, 05:32 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stroudsburg Pa,
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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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02-22-2007, 06:53 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NORTH TEXAS
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Any of the rubber or metal shield bearings will work. | |
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02-22-2007, 09:21 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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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 Last edited by JasonInAugusta; 02-22-2007 at 09:23 PM. |
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02-22-2007, 09:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: So.Cal
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02-22-2007, 10:50 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Dad's 10lb pig hasn't managed to hurt the trans.
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02-22-2007, 10:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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EDIT: Slowjoe, I couldn't have waited either!  | |
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02-22-2007, 10:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: HP lounge
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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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02-22-2007, 11:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: So.Cal
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02-22-2007, 11:19 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: So.Cal
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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 |
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02-23-2007, 01:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Midway
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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. |
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02-23-2007, 07:27 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tempe, AZ
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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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