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12-19-2006, 04:00 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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|  suspension question hey i am a n00b and me and my friend are gonna build a tlt crawler...i am a n00b to rc crawling but not rc...any of you who are from beatyourtruck.com will know me but yah so n e way i wanted to know what the best suspension set up would be for me and my friends crawler...we will be making a scale (ish) one and i am welding together a frame. but first we are ordering the axles...we want the truck to look fairly scale but have awsome performance so i wanted toknow if it would be easier to use coil spring, or leafspring suspension for good crawling? thnx for your help |
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12-19-2006, 04:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: huh?
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| if you want good flex your gonna want coils,if your gonna want more scaleness and decent flex go with leaf spring  |
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12-19-2006, 04:09 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| sweet...just for kiks in welding class today i decided to see what building leafs would be like so i made one...it wasnt too hard but i made it with 3 leafs so it is unfortunatly way too hard for a crawler and it bends easier than it flexes...so i may just go coils. personally i like the look of coils too...i will be makin a ladder frame as soon as i have the axles to neasure from and i will be toppin it off with either an FJ Cruiser body or a '07 Silverado body |
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12-19-2006, 04:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: huh?
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| I'd go with the Silverado body |
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12-19-2006, 04:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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wow. speak english. leafs look more scale but dont flex as much, whats more important, scaleness or performance? for great scale performance try the K2-3L chassis or the BB-51. ive got a K2 and i love the damn thing! | |
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12-19-2006, 04:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| i dont have much money and am pretty good at building things and welding so i am gonna make a frame for it |
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12-19-2006, 04:32 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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| I wouldn't make leaf springs unless you are using spring steel, any steel won't work for a spring, it has to be a specific alloy or it will just bend and stay there. |
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12-19-2006, 05:07 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 10
| wel then thats my problem there i just grabbed the first metal i found and started cutting...i will almost positivly use coil springs then because i can take some off my maxx hehehe...ill just put double thick shock oil in my maxx shocks and take the stockers for the crawler |
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12-19-2006, 05:15 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| also...for good crawling will i wanna go with a pede tranny with a integy lathe motor or a emaxx tranny with 2 lathe motors? |
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