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hi all"thumbsup"
i don't have a crawler yet! but i am really innterested in geting one,any body have some addvice on what to get and what not to get! i have had lots of rc's so i am quite good with building things! but i don't have that much of an idea on building a crawler,what's involved in locking the diff's?where to buy stuff from(i am in the uk)!!:lol:

It all depends on what you want. First figure out what size rig you want. If you want a super, do you want a shaftie? Everyone on here will help you out but you will have to choose a direction.

I would go with a Clod since they are an awesome truck. If you have an Emaxx you could convert that too...

Yeah, you really need to choose what you want before you ask anything. Do a little searching. This type of question has been covered countless amount of times.

ok guy's
so if i ordered a clod buster will this be a good base to start with? then whats the next step do i run the clod as it is or do i need to get other parts?

With a clod, you can either build a super or a 2.2. I would get a 2.2 tlt if i were you. I got one and it is great, easy to build and very fun to drive.

welcome click on the link in my sig for tlt build you will get the idea it's acomplete new bie guide i did when i started my first build

I would not order a whole truck. If you are going to build a crawler you only need the axels. I would look on Ebay or The Crawler Store.

http://www.thecrawlerstore.com/geartrain.html

The axels are $140 new, you can probably save $20 to $40 going to ebay for used ones.

Then pick a chassis, wheels, electronics, etc....

Check out the site in my sig matey, building a crawler in the UK gets a whole lot more complicated... :)

what about the junfac tracer kit? from the crawler store

The Tracer uses the stock TLT transmission - you're not much better off with it vs. a stock TLT chassis.

would the junfac tracer RTR kit be better then?

better than the stock chassis?? yes. it is a step up, not a very large one... but a step none the less.

That would be a waste for clod axels since it comes with a bunch of parts you wont be able to use on clod axels.... Links, axel mounts etc.

I would order an XRC chassis and links from Dave at the link below. Check out his Clod super!

http://www.xtreme-rc-hobbies.net/

The Verticle Smile, SW2, Stick, pimp slap, etc will all work too...

If your not wanting to spend a lot of money to start out with, you gotta look at the wheelie king 4x4. You get everything you need for a crawler and by just picking up a few more items you can build yourself a cool shaftie."thumbsup"