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Ebach · 11-13-2008, 06:50 PM

Could someone please post the dimensions of the Tamiya Hilux??? I am picking out a chassis and dont have those measurments...THANKS

Ebach · 11-15-2008, 04:45 PM

Alrighty, got the dimensions(18 1/8" from inside grill to inside rear). Stang Killa SS, what would be the best chassis from your site for the Hilux? I saw that you have a 16" and a 16.5". How wide are those also?

Also, which axles would you go with for a trail rig? Ax-10, T-rex, or some scale Toyota axles? or maybe a axle I don't know about yet???

THANKS for the help...keep it commin. I've got scale rc fever, and I want a rig...

JeremyH · 11-15-2008, 07:19 PM

You should pick axles based on the width that you want. AX10 axles are MUCH wider than the others that you listed...

Another deciding factor is the thickness of your wallet...and how forgiving your significant other is...

Ebach · 11-15-2008, 07:57 PM

So if I was to use the ax-10 axles, the tires would be stickin out further? wouldn't look 100% scale, but as long as it has decent flex, I'm cool with the wider axles. I really want the Toyota scale axles, but I don't think I want to spend $400 on two axles for my first trail scaler. This will be my first rig I have ever built, however I am not new to the rc world...

No significant other, livin the single life..WOOOO! All my money I make is mines, and part to landlord

JeremyH · 11-15-2008, 08:02 PM

Well, the axles are wider, but depending on the rim offset, the tires might stick out further.

If it were me, I would sift through the for sale section and see what I could come up with for a decent price.

Ebach · 11-15-2008, 08:34 PM

Didn't see any axles in for sale. I don't mind buying those new, I like new. whats the most exspensive thing in a build???

JeremyH · 11-15-2008, 08:47 PM

Hummm.....well, every build is different, but I find myself spending the most money on the electronics (ESC, motor and Rx).

Ebach · 11-15-2008, 09:02 PM

I have been looking at the prices of things online, and they don't seem that bad to me. Most exspensive thing I saw were the scale yota axles.

Why do most 2.2 scalers use the TLT axles???

JeremyH · 11-15-2008, 09:32 PM

Availability of parts.

My scale build uses those axles because that is what I had on hand. Also, they used to be the only option a few years back (probably around the time I purchased the axles to be used in my scale build).

pantablo · 11-15-2008, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebach

Why do most 2.2 scalers use the TLT axles???

most 1.9 scalers use TLT's also. They're readily available. parts are too. Axials are 1/2" wider teh RC4WD axles are nice looking but $$$. if this is your first scale build (first build?) I'd keep it simple and run TLTs.

this is my hilux on TLT's and small offset wheels.

here's another local yota on TLT's with 0 offset wheels

another local with TLT's

Ebach · 11-16-2008, 05:02 PM

Nice Hilux!

Thanks for the shots also. I guess I'm going to go with the TLT's. are they easy to take apart and clean???

JeremyH · 11-17-2008, 06:51 AM

They are simple. 8 screws to take the cases apart. The longest part of getting to the internals is removing all of the links, but that still doesnt take too long...

Ebach · 11-18-2008, 06:54 AM

8 screws, not bad at all.

Sasquatchbagger · 01-20-2009, 11:17 AM

Hey Ebach hows your hilux coming along? I am buidling one myself. I am trying it with Wheely king axles which are very wide...so I try to offset it with 1.9s and thinner hexes.
Later on I will probably go with Axial axles which are slightly narrower than WK axles but would look about right with the original Tamiya Bruiser or Mountaineers.

11-13-2008, 06:50 PM	#21
Ebach Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 91	Could someone please post the dimensions of the Tamiya Hilux??? I am picking out a chassis and dont have those measurments...THANKS Last edited by Ebach; 11-13-2008 at 08:43 PM.

11-15-2008, 04:45 PM	#22
Ebach Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 91	Alrighty, got the dimensions(18 1/8" from inside grill to inside rear). Stang Killa SS, what would be the best chassis from your site for the Hilux? I saw that you have a 16" and a 16.5". How wide are those also? Also, which axles would you go with for a trail rig? Ax-10, T-rex, or some scale Toyota axles? or maybe a axle I don't know about yet??? THANKS for the help...keep it commin. I've got scale rc fever, and I want a rig...

11-15-2008, 07:19 PM	#23
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	You should pick axles based on the width that you want. AX10 axles are MUCH wider than the others that you listed... Another deciding factor is the thickness of your wallet...and how forgiving your significant other is...

11-15-2008, 07:57 PM	#24
Ebach Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 91	So if I was to use the ax-10 axles, the tires would be stickin out further? wouldn't look 100% scale, but as long as it has decent flex, I'm cool with the wider axles. I really want the Toyota scale axles, but I don't think I want to spend $400 on two axles for my first trail scaler. This will be my first rig I have ever built, however I am not new to the rc world... No significant other, livin the single life..WOOOO! All my money I make is mines, and part to landlord

11-15-2008, 08:02 PM	#25
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Well, the axles are wider, but depending on the rim offset, the tires might stick out further. If it were me, I would sift through the for sale section and see what I could come up with for a decent price.

11-15-2008, 08:34 PM	#26
Ebach Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 91	Didn't see any axles in for sale. I don't mind buying those new, I like new. whats the most exspensive thing in a build???

11-15-2008, 08:47 PM	#27
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Hummm.....well, every build is different, but I find myself spending the most money on the electronics (ESC, motor and Rx).

11-15-2008, 09:02 PM	#28
Ebach Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 91	I have been looking at the prices of things online, and they don't seem that bad to me. Most exspensive thing I saw were the scale yota axles. Why do most 2.2 scalers use the TLT axles???

11-15-2008, 09:32 PM	#29
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Availability of parts. My scale build uses those axles because that is what I had on hand. Also, they used to be the only option a few years back (probably around the time I purchased the axles to be used in my scale build).

11-16-2008, 05:02 PM	#31
Ebach Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 91	Nice Hilux! Thanks for the shots also. I guess I'm going to go with the TLT's. are they easy to take apart and clean???

11-17-2008, 06:51 AM	#32
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	They are simple. 8 screws to take the cases apart. The longest part of getting to the internals is removing all of the links, but that still doesnt take too long...

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11-18-2008, 06:54 AM	#33
Ebach Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Va Beach Posts: 91	8 screws, not bad at all.

01-20-2009, 11:17 AM	#34
Sasquatchbagger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: KC Posts: 369	Hey Ebach hows your hilux coming along? I am buidling one myself. I am trying it with Wheely king axles which are very wide...so I try to offset it with 1.9s and thinner hexes. Later on I will probably go with Axial axles which are slightly narrower than WK axles but would look about right with the original Tamiya Bruiser or Mountaineers.

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