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JasonInAugusta · 03-25-2008, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krawlin

Lucky... (Say it with that Napoleon Dynamite tone of voice)

Hey JIA, I am planning on perhaps getting one of these things. This will be my very first 2.2 if I get one (I am into the Supers for comp crawling), but I wanted this as a scaler but for light competition as well. Would you recommend getting this? I know almost nothing about Tamiya stuff (Except for Clod axles), how good of quality their stuff is, and ease of building, so I just wanted a bit of extra info from someone who actually has one.

Thanks

It's going together just fine. No issues.

As far as recommending it, we'll see after I run it.

This material is different from that of Clod, TLT, and Hi-Lift axles...not just simple ABS, it's a composite.

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Originally Posted by nj05nismo

how similar are those axles to the tlt axles? they look identical...

If you mean that they're identical in that they're black, have axle shafts, a diff, and knuckles can attach to them...then yes, they're identical.

Everything else is different.

braceysdad · 03-25-2008, 08:27 PM

I'm in, thanks for the chance...

I'll motorboat your boys if I need to!

Mad Scientist · 03-25-2008, 08:35 PM

Interesting torsion bar setup. I'll be watching this thread

nj05nismo · 03-25-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

If you mean that they're identical in that they're black, have axle shafts, a diff, and knuckles can attach to them...then yes, they're identical.

Everything else is different.

i meant the internals look the same...the ring and pinion look identical to a TLT one from the pics...and i wonder if the axle shafts are the same...

dezfan · 03-25-2008, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by braceysdad

I'm in, thanks for the chance...

I'll motorboat your boys if I need to!

That's a visual I could live without!

JasonInAugusta · 03-25-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nj05nismo

i meant the internals look the same...the ring and pinion look identical to a TLT one from the pics...and i wonder if the axle shafts are the same...

If you mean identical in that they're metallic in color, fit into a diff with splines, use E-clips, and have dogbones on each end...then yeah - they're identical.

Otherwise - not so much.

The internals are closer to Hi-Lift parts than TLT.

TwistedXT · 03-25-2008, 09:04 PM

what the heck is the lube for? you not running it locked?

TwistedXT · 03-25-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

Tease? I'm building it now.

http://rcdriver.com/forums/showpost....9&postcount=12

just razzin ya... lucky bastard

JasonInAugusta · 03-25-2008, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwistedXT

what the heck is the lube for? you not running it locked?

It's locked.

I figured it was easier to put lube in from the start than to, for whatever reason, unlock it later and run it without lube.

Crawlerguy851 · 03-25-2008, 10:55 PM

IMO I think the Axles are too wide. People complain about the width of TLT axles, I think a pinch over the Axial axles should have been the width they were shooting for. Also, it seems the axles weren't designed with clearance in mind, more strength, so they put more webbing on the case than they did with the TLT axles. This I think is unneccesary, since the TLT axle cases were pretty strong from the start. And the link mounts suck too.

countryboy4life · 03-25-2008, 11:10 PM

Lucky @$$!!!!

Hey JIA will this be in the May issue or the June issue???

JasonInAugusta · 03-25-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy4life

Lucky @$$!!!!

Hey JIA will this be in the May issue or the June issue???

Depends on how much sleep I get between now and Thursday.

:-(

EeePee · 03-25-2008, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by braceysdad

I'll motorboat your boys if I need to!

Oh man I'm in, thanks for the chance!

cartronicshn · 03-26-2008, 10:51 AM

Updates JIA? pleeease

, i have to survive on this build and pics until mine ships out, that will probably be another week or so:-(

Edit: Never mind JIA, i caught up on the progress on rcdriver

, now wake up and finish it up

.

hitman46mod · 03-26-2008, 11:14 AM

Well that sucks. The axles are just as wide as wheely king axles. Oh well, I was hoping we would have another axle to use.

Harley · 03-26-2008, 12:30 PM

Hmmmm, pretty wide.....

Well, I better get the coffee started and the mouse warmed up.....I have some long nights of modeling coming up

P47TBolt · 03-26-2008, 01:29 PM

WHERES MINE?!?!?!?!

JasonInAugusta · 03-26-2008, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harley0706

Hmmmm, pretty wide.....

Well, I better get the coffee started and the mouse warmed up.....I have some long nights of modeling coming up

It's a 2.2 at 10.25"

How wide were you expecting?

Brainstain · 03-26-2008, 02:04 PM

I didn't expect them to be as narrow as the TLT's to be honest. I figured Tamiya is smart. They saw that 99.9% of people were putting wideners on the TLT's so why make ANOTHER narrow axled truck? I didn't expect them to be in the WK area though, I have to admit that.

Col_Sanders · 03-26-2008, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rambuller84

I didn't expect them to be as narrow as the TLT's to be honest. I figured Tamiya is smart. They saw that 99.9% of people were putting wideners on the TLT's so why make ANOTHER narrow axled truck? I didn't expect them to be in the WK area though, I have to admit that.

You have Axials and WKs to be wide. These would be great for a scale build.

03-26-2008, 10:51 AM	#34
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	Updates JIA? pleeease, i have to survive on this build and pics until mine ships out, that will probably be another week or so:-( Edit: Never mind JIA, i caught up on the progress on rcdriver, now wake up and finish it up. Last edited by cartronicshn; 03-26-2008 at 11:51 AM.

03-25-2008, 08:27 PM	#22
braceysdad Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville Posts: 8,844	I'm in, thanks for the chance... I'll motorboat your boys if I need to!

03-25-2008, 08:35 PM	#23
Mad Scientist RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw Posts: 1,721	Interesting torsion bar setup. I'll be watching this thread

03-25-2008, 09:04 PM	#27
TwistedXT Powered by Awesome Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 3,622	what the heck is the lube for? you not running it locked?

03-25-2008, 10:55 PM	#30
Crawlerguy851 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI Posts: 661	IMO I think the Axles are too wide. People complain about the width of TLT axles, I think a pinch over the Axial axles should have been the width they were shooting for. Also, it seems the axles weren't designed with clearance in mind, more strength, so they put more webbing on the case than they did with the TLT axles. This I think is unneccesary, since the TLT axle cases were pretty strong from the start. And the link mounts suck too.

03-25-2008, 11:10 PM	#31
countryboy4life Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lumberton Posts: 463	Lucky @$$!!!! Hey JIA will this be in the May issue or the June issue???

03-26-2008, 11:14 AM	#35
hitman46mod RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 1,508	Well that sucks. The axles are just as wide as wheely king axles. Oh well, I was hoping we would have another axle to use.

03-26-2008, 12:30 PM	#36
Harley 20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time. Posts: 22,981	Hmmmm, pretty wide..... Well, I better get the coffee started and the mouse warmed up.....I have some long nights of modeling coming up

03-26-2008, 01:29 PM	#37
P47TBolt Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Harlem Posts: 83	WHERES MINE?!?!?!?!

03-26-2008, 02:04 PM	#39
Brainstain Nope.. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Whiteland, Indiana Posts: 1,849	I didn't expect them to be as narrow as the TLT's to be honest. I figured Tamiya is smart. They saw that 99.9% of people were putting wideners on the TLT's so why make ANOTHER narrow axled truck? I didn't expect them to be in the WK area though, I have to admit that.

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