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flip3d · 06-10-2007, 08:03 PM

i am looking into getting one of these and was just wondering on what gives up first. i herd the front axles are breaking easly. what is every one doing with there wk. using stock stuff or modding everything.

flip

four wheel peel · 06-10-2007, 08:15 PM

well i dont comp mine cause there is only one club that i found even close to me and they have one event a years that i could attend so i dont no bout comp use but i have beat the hell outtamine and its stretched using traxxas links and drive shafts. i have not had one problem outta mine yet i have never owned any other crawler but these little trucks are worth every penny i think with the right mods they go very well but thats just my .02

Terminator13 · 06-10-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by flip3d

i am looking into getting one of these and was just wondering on what gives up first. i herd the front axles are breaking easly. what is every one doing with there wk. using stock stuff or modding everything.

flip

No problems at all. I did here a weird clicking when mine was in stock form. It was the rear diff. Hpi shimmed the ring gear away from the pinion so it would slip. Just put the shims on the other side and it works great.

flip3d · 06-11-2007, 02:02 AM

so you think its a good start for a 2.2 comp rig.

Nasher · 06-11-2007, 07:38 AM

in Rc Car Action July 2007. There was a thing about a rc club and they said that the WK made a good 2.2

rockwerks · 06-11-2007, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nasher

in Rc Car Action July 2007. There was a thing about a rc club and they said that the WK made a good 2.2

makes a great 2.2

BoostCrzy · 06-11-2007, 08:37 AM

I absolutely love mine!!....the only problems i had with mine was the stock electronics....but that is mostly my fault. I am running a 3s Lipo and fried the stock ESC...now running a Mamba Max......also replaced the stock radio with one so i can have EPA and throttle atv....... more mods on the way...but so far this little bugger rocks!!......

Lumpmister · 06-11-2007, 10:26 AM

I love mine too. I have had 0 problems. The stock servo is a little bit weak, so that needs to be upgraded. Other then that I have had no problems and it is a great 2.2 truck

SpyderMonkee · 06-11-2007, 10:31 AM

the w.k. makes a GREAT crawler!

i've had no breakage issues with mine at all, though now that I think about it, the only thing still stock on mine are the axles. however, along the way to getting my truck comp ready, i've run it over and at everything, rolled it, dropped it off edges, etc...not even the stock chasis broke, which quite frankly I find amazing. go for it.

todd1803 · 06-11-2007, 10:44 AM

WK is a great start for a crawler. Some simple mods will get you started, and you just work up from there.

The only thing I retained is the axles, as mine is a purpose built comp truck. The only thing I've broken is one rear inner axle shaft, and that was 100% my fault. I was doing full throttle fwd to rev trying to get the truck to flip back onto it's wheel, and I didn't realize one rear wheel was bound up under a rock. I'm also running 5.5" tall tires.

BJoe · 06-11-2007, 11:24 AM

Pretty good, I have yet to break stuff on it. All I've done to mod it is throw silly putty in the diffs, turn the chassis around, pull the spacers from the shocks, hack the body for clearance, regear it and wheel the piss out of it! It could use a better servo since the silly putty mod, a wheel base stretch and softer tires for some of the concrete chunks I've been trying to climb would be helpful, but I've very happy with the little rig!

666 · 06-11-2007, 01:54 PM

We had a stock WK at or last comp, those things are bombproof! We were jumping it off cliffs, jumping/driving it through the fire pit, shooting it with a pellet gun, just plain destroying the thing! It has made my seal of approval.

rockwerks · 06-11-2007, 01:56 PM

doubledub has had his for awhile and running 3 cell lipo and 3500 inrunner brushless and has not killed it yet!

thx138 · 06-11-2007, 05:20 PM

I have a click starting in my basher WK. It has a Novak 4.5 brushless in it, is that over kill?

Terminator13 · 06-11-2007, 05:31 PM

It only takes about $100 to get it to comp quality. Take a look at mine. Although mine is meant for a scale truck, changing the body can make it comps ready.

06-10-2007, 08:03 PM	#1
flip3d Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: louisville Posts: 87	how is your wk holding up? i am looking into getting one of these and was just wondering on what gives up first. i herd the front axles are breaking easly. what is every one doing with there wk. using stock stuff or modding everything. flip

06-10-2007, 08:15 PM	#2
four wheel peel Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: under my truck Posts: 130	well i dont comp mine cause there is only one club that i found even close to me and they have one event a years that i could attend so i dont no bout comp use but i have beat the hell outtamine and its stretched using traxxas links and drive shafts. i have not had one problem outta mine yet i have never owned any other crawler but these little trucks are worth every penny i think with the right mods they go very well but thats just my .02

06-11-2007, 02:02 AM	#4
flip3d Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: louisville Posts: 87	so you think its a good start for a 2.2 comp rig.

06-11-2007, 07:38 AM	#5
Nasher Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 46	in Rc Car Action July 2007. There was a thing about a rc club and they said that the WK made a good 2.2

06-11-2007, 08:37 AM	#7
BoostCrzy Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: WPB Posts: 13	I absolutely love mine!!....the only problems i had with mine was the stock electronics....but that is mostly my fault. I am running a 3s Lipo and fried the stock ESC...now running a Mamba Max......also replaced the stock radio with one so i can have EPA and throttle atv....... more mods on the way...but so far this little bugger rocks!!......

06-11-2007, 10:26 AM	#8
Lumpmister Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pacific Ocean Posts: 181	I love mine too. I have had 0 problems. The stock servo is a little bit weak, so that needs to be upgraded. Other then that I have had no problems and it is a great 2.2 truck

06-11-2007, 10:31 AM	#9
SpyderMonkee Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tunin' Tires Posts: 239	the w.k. makes a GREAT crawler! i've had no breakage issues with mine at all, though now that I think about it, the only thing still stock on mine are the axles. however, along the way to getting my truck comp ready, i've run it over and at everything, rolled it, dropped it off edges, etc...not even the stock chasis broke, which quite frankly I find amazing. go for it.

06-11-2007, 10:44 AM	#10
todd1803 Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 983	WK is a great start for a crawler. Some simple mods will get you started, and you just work up from there. The only thing I retained is the axles, as mine is a purpose built comp truck. The only thing I've broken is one rear inner axle shaft, and that was 100% my fault. I was doing full throttle fwd to rev trying to get the truck to flip back onto it's wheel, and I didn't realize one rear wheel was bound up under a rock. I'm also running 5.5" tall tires.

06-11-2007, 11:24 AM	#11
BJoe I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill Posts: 2,550	Pretty good, I have yet to break stuff on it. All I've done to mod it is throw silly putty in the diffs, turn the chassis around, pull the spacers from the shocks, hack the body for clearance, regear it and wheel the piss out of it! It could use a better servo since the silly putty mod, a wheel base stretch and softer tires for some of the concrete chunks I've been trying to climb would be helpful, but I've very happy with the little rig!

06-11-2007, 01:54 PM	#12
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	We had a stock WK at or last comp, those things are bombproof! We were jumping it off cliffs, jumping/driving it through the fire pit, shooting it with a pellet gun, just plain destroying the thing! It has made my seal of approval.

06-11-2007, 01:56 PM	#13
rockwerks I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF Posts: 3,728	doubledub has had his for awhile and running 3 cell lipo and 3500 inrunner brushless and has not killed it yet!

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06-11-2007, 05:20 PM	#14
thx138 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix Posts: 99	I have a click starting in my basher WK. It has a Novak 4.5 brushless in it, is that over kill?

06-11-2007, 05:31 PM	#15
Terminator13 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lorain Posts: 598	It only takes about $100 to get it to comp quality. Take a look at mine. Although mine is meant for a scale truck, changing the body can make it comps ready.

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