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07-26-2006, 07:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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|  do you really need wideners?
it seems like every comp level TLT i see runs wideners... im in the process of building my first tlt and i was wondering if i really need them or not. im running narrowed pede front weels, only narrowed on the insides. with moabs in them... i might end up competing but i cant see it in my near future.
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07-26-2006, 07:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bedford
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I don't think you need them look at my sig  |
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07-26-2006, 08:05 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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wideners are not needed
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07-26-2006, 08:21 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Crawlifornia Uber Alles
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i agree. i run narrowed HPI wheels and no wideners are needed. i think most people run them to clear the lower links when steering.
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07-26-2006, 09:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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they are definitely not "needed" but they are nice. and you could always buy a set in the future if you can't right now.
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07-26-2006, 10:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2006 Location: san diego
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i use no wideners
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07-26-2006, 11:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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ok... i just wanted to know if i was the only one not running/planning on running them.
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07-27-2006, 08:43 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Spanaway,WA
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I don't run em either but I am still a newbie. I will probably get some when I have xtra cash layin around just to try it. HMMM- your sig line-I almost used that song for my recent vid8-) Last edited by 426rider; 07-27-2006 at 08:47 AM. |
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07-27-2006, 09:01 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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It all depends on what you going for. Different tires, wheels, link set up, Shocks, bodies, and frames. Like if you run Revo Shocks you will need wideners. Wheel offset can do it too. I'm running 32mm wideners on mine with HPI Spike wheels with 2.2 Red Rocks. They would rub bad if I didn't have my wideners.
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07-27-2006, 12:52 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada
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I'm running Moab's on narrowed Stampede fronts with no wideners on one of my trucks. No issues with rubbing, but it does look a bit narrow for my tastes. On my newest crawler, I'm running Masher 2k's on stock Tamiya Twin Detonator wheels (same as Wild Dagger). These tires are significantly wider than the Moabs, and the wheels have about 1/4" more offset than the Stampede's so I did not bother to narrow them. With this tire/wheel combo I had bad rubbing with the stock TLT axle stubs so I switched to the Super Blackfoot axle stubs which are about 1/4" wider than the stock TLT. The width is much better and the rubbing is resolved.
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07-27-2006, 01:41 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Centerville
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I am running 1/2 in. on each side and need them to put more leverage on my maxx shocks/red springs. If I take them off the springs are to stiff.
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07-27-2006, 01:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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I like the wider look. But the wider you go the more stress it puts on your knuckles too. But then again many have broke those without wideners.
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07-28-2006, 12:50 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Behind the wheel of an Axial R/C
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It's just prefrence. If you rub you may want to consider them  but other than that I'd say "you don't need them".
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07-28-2006, 06:28 PM
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| Keep it real   Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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I didn't need any until I put Red Rocks on. I put the ones from the crawler store on and even then they still rub the links a little at full steering.
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07-28-2006, 09:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!!
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LOL i ust to run these.... http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCAN2&P=7 cus they have a crazy offset... its about a 3/8-1/2 inch wider for each rim compared to a pede front... but they are discontinued... jezus wtf am i gonna do when my set of mashers and moabs go bad... other than that pede fronts work but i liked having the extra 3/4 of an inch wider... |
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07-28-2006, 09:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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| I used to run 3/4"(each side) wideners on my TLT for the first bit of it's life. But soon found out that it tended to get hung up on the 'pumpkin' a lot. After removing the wideners, the performance was far better. I thought it would be a bit more tippy, but it's really not that bad. Use the right kind of wheels to create the right width for your truck and you're set. Pede fronts work well. I have a couple sets of tires on Pede rears that I will still use my wideners because of the offset of the rears. |
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07-31-2006, 10:56 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warren
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I have a few sets of pede wheels that I am trying to use with my TLT not sure which are the front or the rear. I know they have a diffrent offset betwwen the 2. The ones with more offset (hub of the wheel closer to the the truck) are a little thicker than the other set and I can only get a few threads on, when I put the nut on. Thanks |
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07-31-2006, 11:01 PM
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| Web Wheeling   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Twin Cities
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Nobody in our club that I know of runs wideners on their TLT's.
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07-31-2006, 11:08 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2006 Location: fremont
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if u want a wider stance get ofna wheels 1.5 offset
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