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Old 12-14-2008, 01:21 PM   #1
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Default new body and longer wheel base

the cr01 needed a longer wheel base so i though this body would be nice to go with it.
what do you think ?






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Old 12-14-2008, 01:59 PM   #2
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That's a nice looking cr-01
BUT, the body is way high up in the air, can't you go any lower ?
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Old 12-14-2008, 02:03 PM   #3
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looks good. i do thin it is a bit to high BUT i like how you can see the frame rails. almost like a 1:1
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Old 12-14-2008, 02:05 PM   #4
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if i lower the body the wheels wheels will rub against it when articulating.
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Old 12-14-2008, 04:44 PM   #5
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Looks good but does need to be lower, what did you move where to get the longer wheelbase ?
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Old 12-15-2008, 10:21 AM   #6
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Nice body, but its in monster truck mode with that lift. Sucks about the body hitting when articulating. Mine does that too with the standard body, I just let it happen.
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Old 12-16-2008, 02:02 PM   #7
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I know it doesn't suit everybody, but a droop setup would allow the wheels to sit closer to the shell whilst sitting. The wheels then only drop away from the shell when crawling.

I've been running my CR-01 kinda drooped - not drooped properly, just taken the springs off the RC4WD shocks. My motive was to temporarily fix the binding problems I had with some driveshafts, but I liked the profile it gave the vehicle, so I may stick with it.

As far as I am concerned. I don't do a lot of bombing around, so the unsprung chassis doesn't get vibrated that much more than with springs, and anyway, the squishy tyres compensate for some of that vibration.
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