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12-29-2005, 02:31 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MISSISSAUGA
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|  calling all flexing sticks  quite a few stick pics, but no pics of extremely flexed out sticks how close to 90* can you get ur stick ... I need some insparation
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12-29-2005, 05:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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| For the most part, anyone who owns a stick is etiher serious about the comp scene or wants a very capable crawler....and they also know that NO WHERE NEAR 90° is needed. It will usually hurt you... -WRM |
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12-29-2005, 06:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Juan Bautista
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here you go 120 degrees! |
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12-29-2005, 07:46 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MISSISSAUGA
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|  mine does that too..................................with no shocks just trying to get some ideas...I'm thinking of mounting the shocks as low as possible...in line with the bottom of the axle tubes...that would put the top mount at about 15-20 deg just wonderin what the "stock" flex is like
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12-29-2005, 08:04 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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| Just to give you an idea, here's a pic of my old 2.2 TCS Xtreme (before it was "the stick"). -WRM |
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12-29-2005, 08:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Texas
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|  All she's got |
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12-29-2005, 10:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Juan Bautista
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yeah no shocks makes for alot of flex you could also build a cantalever setup to make for alot of flex. but flex is over rated.
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12-29-2005, 11:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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dont know what you could call it...stick-like?   |
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12-30-2005, 12:13 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On the G-Train!!!!!
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Flex is overrated. Only noobs & ppl that just don't care like 90* or more. It'll perform like sh!t. | |
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12-30-2005, 06:22 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MISSISSAUGA
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nothing a couple of small holes in the backbone can't fix  plus I'm kinda going from scratch on this so, for now, I want to dial in the articulation.. not even sure if I'm going to run a body I don't compete, heck I'm prolly one of the few in the province with a crawler just want to learn how set up the chassis to work the best it can... I know the limiting factor are the tmaxx shocks as they only compress so much and nowI don't think that moving them up or down from the axle tube is going to change the articulation??? any thoughts on this??? I'll throw some pics up of what I have when I have it dialed inthanks for all your comments and suggestions |
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12-30-2005, 07:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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01-03-2006, 10:30 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MISSISSAUGA
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finally got all the links and shock mounts where I want them(I think )...after trying mulitiple positions, I don't think it's possible to squeeze more travel out of this thing........ here are the#'s...8 1/8" of wheel up travel 17 3/4" wb 5 3/4" belly clearance whadda ya think???  Last edited by winks; 01-03-2006 at 10:32 PM. |
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01-03-2006, 10:35 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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looks like plenty of flex for most situations. Thats about where all my rigs flex, around 60 degrees or so.
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01-04-2006, 10:41 AM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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01-04-2006, 11:40 AM
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| MODERATOR™  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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I remember what nice weather was like... Driver's front is dangling in the air, so this is it maxxed out on flex. FLEXXXXXX!!!!!! |
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01-04-2006, 11:50 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MISSISSAUGA
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 dude... tell me u're running coils only that's a thing of beauty what's the secret? (apart from the rear tire being 1/4 way up the wall too )
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01-04-2006, 11:53 AM
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| Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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running 4" maxx shocks.. red springs w/ 80wt oil in the front and 100wt in the back and the rear tire is almost touching the ground in that pic.. what you think is the tire is the axle housing more pics Last edited by TwistedCreations; 01-04-2006 at 11:56 AM. |
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01-04-2006, 12:01 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MISSISSAUGA
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back to the drawing board I go are you running a modified stick or is it stock? Last edited by winks; 01-04-2006 at 12:19 PM. |
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01-04-2006, 12:31 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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completely stock. right off The Crawler Stores' showroom floor except for one bracket that i made to mount the RX.. no need to modify perfection |
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01-04-2006, 04:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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| Here are a couple of "flex" pics of my Stick... I think the one with the Escalade is at full flex. And the one with the F-150 isn't quite at full flex, but probably close. Last edited by Cake Eater; 03-27-2007 at 06:07 PM. |
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