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02-21-2009, 07:23 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Grand Junction
Posts: 91
|  TLT vs all new crawlers
What do people here think about hopped up TLT rigs vs. all the other newer rigs? It is obvious that some of these newer rigs are extremely capable. Anyone still kicking ass and taking names with the TLT vs. all these newer crawlers? It seems just yesterday that Bender was destroying everyone else with his SW3 & TLT setups.
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02-21-2009, 05:46 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MD
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I'm doing ok with TLT stuff against Axial, but it's hard to stay TLT with the aftermarket Axial has.
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02-21-2009, 05:49 PM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: May 2004 Location: Calgary
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I'm running TLT and love it.
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02-21-2009, 07:55 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas
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I know it's probably the last thing you want to hear, but between all the shafty axles, it's really personal preferance... I own TLT's and Axials, and will say that the Axial axles are alot easier to fix in a hurry... but I can say that the TLT's aren't "hard" by any means... I've never had WK axles, and am not talkin smack, but I heard they're hard to get shimmed correctly... but the added width could be an advantage... Axial has ALOT of aftermarket parts right now... the TLTs did, but as far as aftermarket parts for TLT axles, It's dying QUICK... I'm never hard on my stuff... so I couldn't compare em strength wise... Other than those (and maybe a couple I missed...) factors are taken out, it comes down to what you have or can get cheap, or what looks better... My main rig is a TLT, but I started with a TLT, and don't plan to change. Axials are good too... but I prefer TLT's... Like I said... it all comes down to personal preferance... |
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02-21-2009, 09:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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I have both and like both.
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02-22-2009, 06:23 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: hillsbrow
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im running a sw3 and a tlt front and an axial rear.. i love the setup, but theres just something about the tlt that makes me say its better! i think the only things diffrent width and steering.. iv only blown up two tlt axels, and it seems like every run im workin on my axial rear.. if i were to do the build again i would have gone with a built tlt rear axel over axial anyday hands down!
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04-16-2009, 02:09 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wetlands
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I owned a TLT for 4 years now. And so far, Nothing broke from when it is was a crawler(3years) to it being scaler(1year) now. TLT has proven itself throughout, and it will be around for a long time more, Just like A Chevy  .
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04-26-2009, 08:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Out in the country
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| TLT vs. everything else. Quote:
 Wouldn't trade em off for anything else.  That's just my 2 cents. it's just a matter of prefernce.Happy crawling  | |
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04-27-2009, 03:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Secret Crawl Location Deep In England
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Dont the TLT's spin the opposite way to Axials? Must be a funky lookin rig, you got any pics? | |
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04-27-2009, 08:37 AM
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| Gettin’ back on the horse Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoonsville
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If that were the case all you have to do is flip the axle. Kris on RCC live had that same set up friday night. | |
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05-04-2009, 04:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
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i have a tlt atm and had a ax-10 and i hated the ax-10 so much. i only had it for about 1 month and went through a few chassis on it and none of them made a difference to me. i dont have anything other then mip's and stright axles in the back and thats it for mods for mine. im still taking out axials in my area with no problem. i have very little money in my right atm lol. my setup is stock axial wheels with comp claws r2d some outrunner motor mamba 25 and a bmv chassis and i LOVE this setup so much. when i had the axial i was always pissed because i would always break a driveshaft when ever i got into a bind. it was enough to make me want to quit, but then i put all my stuff back into my tlt and was so happy. im not saying axial is crap (imo it is trash) but you dont need much work to tlts to make them great. i have a friend running some of the biggest tires he can get and he is always breaking the short shaft on his mip's. the word is on those they should be coming out with a v3 soon to fix that problem. i have been running my tlt's longer then him but had rock claws and never had a problem and they still look new.
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