Adopt a newbie todaayy!!!

[Colby]

Originally Posted by picklewagon

good call, creepy avatar guy, luckily I race alot of dirtbikes and have a mess of different size camelbacks from itty bitty to giant. I'll designate the big one!!

Yeah, I actually was just given a Fox bag from an old riddin buddy of mine. So i will be using it this weekend

[CreepyCrawl]

Originally Posted by picklewagon

good call, creepy avatar guy, luckily I race alot of dirtbikes and have a mess of different size camelbacks from itty bitty to giant. I'll designate the big one!!

Cool, I'm the creepy avatar guy...rockin'

Good deal on the camelbacks dude, they'll come in handy.

[picklewagon]

Originally Posted by CreepyCrawl

Cool, I'm the creepy avatar guy...rockin'

Good deal on the camelbacks dude, they'll come in handy.

Dude, your avatar is really creeping me out. I think I had a nightmare about that face last night...anyway, where do you guys order parts from?? And whats up with the motors that came on my crawler?? They are "team brood, Jared Scott" 35 turn something scratched off...any info?, can't find them on brood site.

[CreepyCrawl]

Originally Posted by picklewagon

Dude, your avatar is really creeping me out. I think I had a nightmare about that face last night...anyway, where do you guys order parts from?? And whats up with the motors that came on my crawler?? They are "team brood, Jared Scott" 35 turn something scratched off...any info?, can't find them on brood site.

You're welcome

Always, always try your local shop first for parts and accessories, but if they don't have or can't get what you need, hit the vendor section here on RCC...you can't go wrong. Last option for me is Tower or Horizon depending on the product needed.

I'm not that familiar with Brood motors, but I have read that they put out some nice stuff. Perhaps someone else can chime on that.

[samaruki]

thanks ColbyTheKid for this thread

I am working on my first crowler and have done a ton of reading this last couple months.

great thread.

one other thing it is great to have a place where newbies can ask questions and not feel dumb..

[Colby]

No problem man! Glad you could benifet from it! Now I have a question for a few of you guys, most of you may not be able to help, but its worth a try.

So I couldnt afford the hand bro's steering mount for my scx10, so I made my own. What is this... bump steer I keep hearing about? How do I prevent it? or how do I know if I have it?

See, nobody knows everything. Thanks in advance

[kalin96]

Bump steer, you can try and put a panhard bar on there and see what that does, i dont know if it will help or not.

Originally Posted by dieselfuel

try to get the draglink as flat as possible. just bending it to lessen the angles at the rod ends is not what i mean. mount the servo lower in the frame and if needed lower the ride height of the rig to accomidate. the steeper you steering angle the more bump/roll steer you're gonna get. also having the draglink as long as possible helps to lessen the angle.

maybe that will help to

[Colby]

Well I builts me one fer it to get rid of the 4linkk

[samaruki]

this might help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_Steer

[gmosher1]

I have a ? for Mr. Colby. Hope he or someone can answer
I am thinking about getting a pimpcane and putting berg axles under it
Input??

[Colby]

To be honest, I think if the Clod did so great with a pimpcane, then a berg wouldnt be bad. Personaly, I am not a fan of the stick style chassis. I love 4linked rigs

[picklewagon]

Ummm. whats a pimpcane, I mean , I roll in the hood with a big purple hat, fur over coat, phat bling fronts, rollin' on dubs, and a gold handled pimp cane to get my props in Oaktown, but what's that got to do with crawlers?

[Colby]

Very simple. Just get a peice of metal, bolt er on some axles and run it

[kalin96]

Originally Posted by picklewagon

Ummm. whats a pimpcane, I mean , I roll in the hood with a big purple hat, fur over coat, phat bling fronts, rollin' on dubs, and a gold handled pimp cane to get my props in Oaktown, but what's that got to do with crawlers?

LMAO
Not that pimpcane, this pimp can is a chassis it looks like a stick

[Colby]

Originally Posted by kalin96

LMAO
Not that pimpcane, this pimp can is a chassis it looks like a stick

it IS a stick... gaah fckin N00B!! just kiddin!!

[gmosher1]

ther is a local here who just put one together... the thought process is sound
I just don't see it in a practical crawler
A large piece of aluminum U channel with moa axles

[kalin96]

Originally Posted by gmosher1

ther is a local here who just put one together... the thought process is sound
I just don't see it in a practical crawler
A large piece of aluminum U channel with moa axles

You get a lot of ground clearance though.

[picklewagon]

Originally Posted by ColbyTheKid

Very simple. Just get a peice of metal, bolt er on some axles and run it

Sweet washing machine, wacky crawler! Lemme get this right, the only suspension flex is the torsional twist of the channel? The drilling holes, gauge, length, material choice tuning possibilities seem endless. Don't think it will go too far as the hobby industry seems to market what you can't make at home. sweet idea. KISS keep it stupid simple

[Colby]

Yep. It seems ok. I honestly have never run/driven a stick truck.. so I would not know

[kalin96]

Originally Posted by picklewagon

Don't think it will go too far as the hobby industry seems to market what you can't make at home. sweet idea. KISS keep it stupid simple

He wishes that was his idea