Wheely King crawler build

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I'm starting my build on my Wheely King. My truck as of now



Its got lockers, intellespeed esc, traxxas lower links, futuba s3305 steering servo, and a tq2 radio

I'll get some of my parts on christmas which will include,

Eflite 1500mah brick batteries
axial beadlocks
m3 mashers
evader shocks
soft springs
integy 55t lathe motor
15t pinion
96t spur
some stick on weights and other odds and ends.

I also plan on getting a 3 channel radio and making a dig, and a custom tube chassis.

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I got a bunch of stuff done. My brother and I made a battery mount for the front. I'll have pics soon.

[juststartin]

looks like a good start. keep us posted.

[Locked Up]

Is that a Bronco or an F150 in the background?

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77 F150

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I got the shocks, wheels, tires, batteries, and the gearing on. Heres some pics.









I'm gonna see how it does with this gearing before I put the lathe motor in.

[juststartin]

I have the same shocks on my sw3 and love them.

[iceman320]

what shocks are those? are they the integy shocks by chance?

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Originally Posted by iceman320

what shocks are those? are they the integy shocks by chance?

No, there rear evader st shocks with extra soft springs.

[bigblazerboy]

dude, your battery mounting is sick, what battery is that? might have to do that when my stock one dies since i drive it like 5 times a day

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There, 6 cell 2/3A Brick Pack with Deans Connectors from the crawler store. http://www.tcscrawler.com/

[bigblazerboy]

thanks

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Got the motor in. I havent got a chance to try it out yet.

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That motor has a ton of torque. The wheelspeed is 3mph. I also ordered the CKRC aluminum steering kit and an aluminum servo arm.

[countryboy4life]

Looking good. I like those mashers with the stock frame, those are the same ones i'm gonna use.

[LST022752]

I would recomend them. So far they've been great and gripped everything I've tried them on.

[HEAVY METAL]

you need too add a spacer too ur one link on the axle. there is too much stress there and is cauzing issues with ur pinion angle..

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Originally Posted by HEAVY METAL

you need too add a spacer too ur one link on the axle. there is too much stress there and is cauzing issues with ur pinion angle..

I know. I need to get something for the upper link and I need to get some tmaxx driveshafts. Do you have an idea of what I could use for the top? Could I just use a longer screw and a spacer?

[JavelinSST390]

I used a piece of 4-40 allthread and some aluminum tubing to make a spacer for the upper link on mine when I originally built it, but be warned. With this setup the 4-40 will NOT last long, and the stock plastic upper link has a TON of flex to it when you mount the suspension in this manner.

The easiest thing to do is make yourself some upper four-link mounts. A lot of guys use TLT suspension stays (they bolt right up to the stock wheely king upper mount using the center lower screw and a bolt through where the stock upper y-link used to attach)

Or you could make your own like I did. Just some 1/4" aluminum C-channel available at any Ace hardware. Hack off about a 5/8" long piece, take the upper y-link mount off the axle, drill holes in the center "spine" of the c-channel to match the two vertically-opposed holes in the link mount, and then drill your four-link mount holes in the desired locations. I made more than one hole to play with link angles later.



I put a rod-end on the upper link-mount bolt and used a turned-down TLT shock as a steering stabilizer. It helps with the twitchy, bump-steer-prone stock steering on the WK. Plus it looks cool, too.

[HEAVY METAL]

i used threaded aluminum tube and jb weld.. works great..