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09-13-2009, 09:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Winchester
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Hmm any chance of rc4wd making lighter tubes and cases with less girth, eh? eh?
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09-14-2009, 01:59 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dortmund, Germany
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Hello, lowering weight and not losing strenght, that makes sense  My rig is heavy like a tank, bulletproof therefore and runs really well, but i have very small options to play around with weight balance. So i would like to get the bullys in delrin, or run the "old" ver. 1 housings and tubes on it, but where to buy ? Greetings Frank |
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09-14-2009, 10:37 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Phoenix
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hmm, delrin axle tubes?? Would it be strong enough? Would be nice for sliding over rocks, but not sure of strength... Anyone smarter than me have any idea? Quote:
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09-14-2009, 11:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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09-19-2009, 08:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Utah
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Did you by chance get the weight savings?
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09-19-2009, 09:18 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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09-19-2009, 09:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Utah
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09-19-2009, 04:05 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san diego
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BTW i just went SLW wheels i prob droped almost a pound of weight, no weight in the rear it works alot better | |
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09-20-2009, 12:49 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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ok here is the results of my shave job.. stock rear B2 short side axle tube 66g  Shaved rear B2 Short side axle tube 43g  stock rear B2 long side axle tube 99g  Shaved rear B2 long side axle tube 64g  both B2's unshaven=165grams both B2 shaved=107grams total grams cut from both side=58grams or 2 oz's not bad for 20 mins of work. |
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09-20-2009, 01:11 PM
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| Old guy   Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Arkie-saw and we got ROCKS!
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So front and back is 4oz. off the total weight of the rig.
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09-21-2009, 07:12 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lexington
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Hey guys, i saw in another section here on this site that RC4WD is going to be offering an optional CNC housings and tubes for these axles in about two weeks. Maybe someone with a little more insight could chime in on this? |
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09-21-2009, 08:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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well you cant take the same amount off the front unless you build a servo mount that attaches to the shock and link mounts...those threaded holes in axles tubes that I shaved off the rear are used to mount the servo... I have not done the front yet for this reason...I'm working on a BTA for my bully's...soon as I get a mount build I will shave the front like the rear and report back with pics Quote:
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09-23-2009, 07:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Eau Claire
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Yes..... I emailed Mike on this a few days ago and it's exactly what he said. I seriously thought it would be more than 4oz, but still every bit counts. Nice work! | |
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02-03-2010, 01:29 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Westland, MI
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Did you do the fronts? And if so where are the pics?  |
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02-03-2010, 01:34 PM
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02-03-2010, 04:08 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maple Ridge, BC, CANADA
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nice job! |
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02-03-2010, 04:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Thats huge awesome idea. |
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02-10-2010, 02:22 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canton
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Hi, Could you do this mod for me on a light weight v3 set of rear axles? Do you think they have the strength to handle it? Also, could I send you my heavy duty front casted tubes to have new mounting holes drilled for clocking purposes? Please email me if you are still generously providing this service. Thanks, Travis Last edited by Truck Driving Travis; 02-10-2010 at 02:28 PM. Reason: contacting preference | |
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02-10-2010, 04:06 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: west Saramento
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02-12-2010, 09:30 AM
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