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04-26-2009, 04:55 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: hawaii
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|  bta on tlts?
is there a bta setup for sale for tlt axles? or you gotta just make your own? and if anyone has, maybe can you post pics of it?
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04-26-2009, 08:30 AM
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I don't believe there's an available bta kit for the TLT's... Once upon a time it seems as though I remember seeing something on RCP about a BTA kit for TLT axles, but I never saw a price or a part #... I've seen a few people who have done BTA with TLT's, but never attempted it myself... Somebody should chime in... but in the mean time, search a bit... |
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04-26-2009, 08:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Out in the country
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The down side is, It wasn't a good set up for a compitition rig. It would work fantastic for a scale set up. Sorry I don't have any pics. If you have any  I can try and help ya out. Good Luck.Happy Crawling | |
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04-26-2009, 10:26 PM
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04-26-2009, 10:59 PM
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What kind of chassis do you have....and link and shock setup....
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04-27-2009, 12:53 AM
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04-27-2009, 12:57 AM
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I also would like to know about this. I have the same chassis and axles so it would be benefitial to have this work with my comp setup.
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04-27-2009, 01:00 AM
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04-27-2009, 01:13 AM
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Honestly I am still learning on the rocks near the beach. I haven't made it to the comps up north from me. With the setup I have and the rocks I am running now it works great. I have my setup with a 60/40 high clearance links but I am full droop and it performs well. My big flaw is the driveshaft on the VF dig. But with the steel internals it works much better now. I am thinking of going to a comp within a month or month and a half. Just have to free up some time from work. I will let you know how it does when I get it running with others.
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04-27-2009, 01:29 AM
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04-27-2009, 01:33 AM
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Try it out. I know that when I first got my rig on actual rocks and out of the living room I was hooked. Let us know how you did and pics if you get em. I like going to races and the lot since everyone there is into RC's. Not like being at work and everyone giving me crap about buying more parts. | |
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04-27-2009, 01:39 AM
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im not gonna compete but im gonna play around, my trans is acting up so i have no dig right now, but in front of my place by the parkin lot there is a little area i pplay with it it seems alot better than the previous setup i had
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05-06-2009, 08:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Out in the country
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 Don't get me wrong, I am not saying it can NOT be done. It is a personal preference. Try it, You might like it. | |
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05-06-2009, 11:16 PM
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I think unless your running say a PimpSlap torsion that a BTA setup on TLT"s probably isn't worth the trouble? IMO The shock/lower link mounts make it really hard to do. I think the easiest thing to do is run aluminum knuckles and use a spacer on top of the knuckle under the steering drag link to get it a little higher off the ground. You may have to run your servo horn facing up instead of down to get the most clearance possible. I will say that I ran my stock TLT drag link for the longest time and never had any issues with it really. |
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05-08-2009, 10:59 PM
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I have run this bta for some time, steering is limited for today's standards but when I originally made it, it was HOT.    |
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05-25-2009, 08:30 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Out in the country
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| bta--not bad chevellian, Not bad. One question. Does your drag link (bottom) ever get hung up on rocks? When I made my own bta setup, I made a servo/battery plate and moved my servo to the left side as far as I could. It allowed me to run a small lipo battery on the right, therefore lowering my cg. I raised all my steering links so they were above the lower (control arm) links. Wish I had some pics to show:-( It looked sweet  The down side I ran into, was the "throw". I just didn't have as much throw with the bta as I did with the traditional front set up. Could have been just my design. When I go to build my scaler with these TLT axles, I probably will try it again. To me, creating, fabricating, building is my zen.  Trying something new that nobody else has. Again good work on your build.  |
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06-14-2009, 03:34 PM
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No, the draglink was pretty much out of harms way, but steering throw was not so great. I am the same as you on the building different stuff. This is a great hobby for the "tinkerer" |
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06-14-2009, 03:47 PM
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I ran this setup on my first comp rig. It worked pretty well.    |
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06-15-2009, 07:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah
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i have a bta setup that works pretty well on my scale-ish truck i will try to get pics, i also have my shocks mounted on the out board side of the axle
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06-19-2009, 06:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2005 Location: san francisco
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Heres mine it allows for a battery up front too. black widow rock racer |
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