help with price

[jwilli2213]

im not new i HAVE A CRAWLER, just need to know about this thanks

i want to build a tuber (i dont want to make a tuber chassi i want to use one to build a crawler) with a droop set up, i know all the tubers are so expensive so i was wondering if anybody could tell me where to find a good tuber at a good price and also once i buy the chasi i was wondering if i could just buy like axil parts like the axals and trans and all that good stuff.

[binaryterror]

TCSCrawlers.com has the Gopher chassis which is a nice little cheap unit. Its price is low than to it being mass produced, not a hand made piece like a FatDog or DoubleJ design. It works fine with Droop, there is a thread in the Axial forum right now of a guy building one on page 1.

TCS, RCP, RPP, and Holmes Hobbies all stock the Axial parts. The Axles and Trannys they've all had for some time. Though they are nice which means these are selling fast so you might have to plan the purchases. Of course many of those same vendors have upgrade parts too like 4 link plates and c hubs and knuckles.

[mrpink]

anything custom made is going to be alot more expensive then mass produced. both ways will work pretty much the same.

what do you consider "too expensive"?

[dbb888]

Buy a used one here in the classifieds

[Mr_Freeze]

I have the Gopher from www.TCScrawlers.com and to be honest there is no way I could make a chassis this nice for the price they are asking. I'd probably botch the first one I try to put together... the second would work but look shoddy... and it would have taken a weekend to do. I'd rather work a bit of overtime doing what I like and then buy a gopher... smooth clean welds... nice powder coat... etc... etc...

Just my 2 cents ;)

[jwilli2213]

thanks a lot i id been looking around but i didnt even see the gopher and it is a great price, so thanks both of you.

[Nerve]

Originally Posted by Mr_Freeze

I have the Gopher from www.TCScrawlers.com and to be honest there is no way I could make a chassis this nice for the price they are asking. I'd probably botch the first one I try to put together... the second would work but look shoddy... and it would have taken a weekend to do. I'd rather work a bit of overtime doing what I like and then buy a gopher... smooth clean welds... nice powder coat... etc... etc...

Just my 2 cents ;)

x2 on that one.

[Ced RC]

check out this video of a Gopher in action,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKZRVuIsw5E

If this doesn't make you want one....

[jwilli2213]

they are on sale for this reason:

"These are being sold $20 less than our intended retail. There was a mistake in production and the upper shock holes are threaded to 6-32."

is it hard to find 6-32 screws or what

because i want one and i will buy it if its no big deal

[mississippirocs]

Originally Posted by jwilli2213

they are on sale for this reason:

"These are being sold $20 less than our intended retail. There was a mistake in production and the upper shock holes are threaded to 6-32."

is it hard to find 6-32 screws or what

because i want one and i will buy it if its no big deal

No. They are very common. You can get them just about anywhere. I think that they were supposed to be 3mm instead of 6-32 and thats the reason. There will have to be different fasteners used from front to rear.

[jwilli2213]

last question how do i know what size links to get or does it matter its all pref/ or what thanks

[Mr_Freeze]

You just make them yourself. A package of traxxas rod ends and some aluminum tube. Here is a link on taping them yourself. http://www.rccrawler.com/customlink.htm or you can buy some threaded rod and some aluminum tube to slide over it. Length is up to you. 50/50... 40/60...

[Mr_Freeze]

Originally Posted by jwilli2213

im not new i HAVE A CRAWLER, just need to know about this thanks

i want to build a tuber (i dont want to make a tuber chassi i want to use one to build a crawler) with a droop set up, i know all the tubers are so expensive so i was wondering if anybody could tell me where to find a good tuber at a good price and also once i buy the chasi i was wondering if i could just buy like axil parts like the axals and trans and all that good stuff.

If you are still searching for options... Here is a link to my TCS Gopher in progress. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...d=1#post944040 You can see my threaded rod links, still minus the aluminum tube sheathing, in some of the lower pics.