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03-12-2008, 04:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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|  2.2 Comp Clod for 2008
Well I'm changing a few things (more then a few) for the 2008 season. Goals.. Lighter, More WheelSpeed, Narrower track Width, and etc... Plans are to go back to One ECS and do a D.U.D. set up with a brake. i want to be able kill the rear motor and have the choice to brake it or not use a brake. I"m changing the 2.2 Pimp Cane to a new improved design with a little more flex thats adjustable. This will be teh first of it's kind and a prototype. If all goes well I'll start producing these. My old set up was: Stage One  Old set up: Stage Two  An Early look at whats to come...  More coming later today... |
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03-12-2008, 08:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Looking good man!
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03-12-2008, 09:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
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The only downside to Clods IMO is that in order to compete well with the shaftys is that there are a couple hundred worth of up front purchases right off the bat. Namely the R2J small C axle tubes and knuckles and Mayhem 14mm 0 Offset beadlocks. On the other hand, most people would buy those anyway.
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03-12-2008, 09:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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I've laid this out before. It doesn't cost anymore to build a 2.2 Clod then a Shafty. The only thing is now with th Ax-10 kits. Shaftys are just easier now. Didn't used to be like that. For once you have to think a little more to build a 2.2 clod then an Ax-10...lol | |
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03-13-2008, 12:33 AM
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| Tire&Foam Extraordinaire   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: C.I. Compound, Tyler, Texas
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Is it later today yet? Common R2J, I alway love seeing what you come up with for the 2.2 clods. I love my 2.2 pimp cane clod. It is the most fun comp crawler I have ever owned. |
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03-13-2008, 06:00 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
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I know that it doesn't cost more, but it requires you buy them soon otherwise you aren't going to get the same level of perfomance. An Axial with stock Cs and Knuckles and weighted beadlocks is going to perform nearly the same as one with Aluminum Cs and knuckles and Mayhem Beadlocks, if a bit weaker. But a 2.2 Clod with the stock parts and some lesser rims isn't going to be at nearly the level of the one with your small Cs and the Mayhem 0 offset beadlocks. Up front purchases are more.
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03-13-2008, 06:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here
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Keeping my eye on this one... Hurry up Jarod!!!!! |
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03-14-2008, 07:02 AM
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 I'm waiting on a new Secert part for the 2.2 Pimp Cane. I hope it works out or I just wasted some dough  As soon as it comes in I'll start tearing it all down and show whats going on. If my GC-1 Roller doesn't sell I'm snagging one of MM of this and installing in it and will finsh it.The Plan is to run a DUD set up and run a 3rd servo with a rod to brake the rear tires. I'll still be running the Dx6. I've got pretty used to it. This way I can kill the rear motor for climbing ledges and then use the brake with it for stronger Digs. With my old set up I would just rev. the rar motor just enough to hold while digging. Which was way to hard to get used to and some times I ended up rotating the rear tires which is a rev and caused me points.  Plus this saves me from buying another ESC..The new chassis should allow more flex while keeping the backbone undrilled or very close to it. Which in return will bakc it much stronger. I've also put it on a diet and lost about 2.5lbs from the last set up. between the heavy tires and those Alumn gear cases.. One thing thou about those heavy Jordans was they worked Very Very well. Those are going on a 14in'er thats in the works as well.  I painted up a Pro-Line Rock Star body for this and planned on using it. But I mounted it on the GC-1 and it looked freakin sweet on there. So now I'm back to thinking of what body to run. I'm looking at this. Something different..   Spec's: Length: 13.5" (345.6mm) Width: 7" (179.2mm) Height: 5" (128mm) Thickness: .040" (1mm) Last edited by run2jeepn; 03-14-2008 at 07:05 AM. | |
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03-14-2008, 07:10 AM
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Will there be an upgrade available for the OG PC's... ???
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03-14-2008, 07:18 AM
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03-14-2008, 11:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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It'll never work!  Good luck Jarod, can't wait to see it.  |
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03-14-2008, 12:49 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh.
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Looks great, those wheels are nice and narrow. Sucks that 2.2 clods aren't allowed in comps around here!
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03-14-2008, 05:05 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA
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"Narrower track Width"....cant wait to see what you do to shrink it down some more!
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03-14-2008, 05:27 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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LMFAO....I guess I better throw away all my stock crap then on my clod since it will not be at a performance level at all.. BTW- have you seen the truck at the end of this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZD3XIVlm0c Looks like it is on a good performance level to me and that is not even my comp truck, which uses stock parts also. | |
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03-14-2008, 06:04 PM
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03-14-2008, 06:10 PM
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03-14-2008, 06:40 PM
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03-14-2008, 07:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here
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If you added all the aluminum the weight would have been low and you would not have flipped...come on TC...are you a noobie or what...  |
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03-14-2008, 07:27 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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Yep, that's my first truck OK Back to tech guys.............. Jared, on your brake, will you just be doing the simple rod through the wheel? |
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