06-12-2007, 04:35 AM | #1 |
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What do ya think of this chassis? I just bought one from Gatekeeper this weekend. So far I love it. Its stable as hell, light, and climbs unbelievable. Last edited by Grizzly4x4; 06-12-2007 at 06:04 PM. Reason: telling peeps to PM Gatekeeper to buy |
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06-12-2007, 08:55 AM | #2 |
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I like it. It looks narrow and the shock position looks pretty good. Interesting link setup. How does it work?
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06-12-2007, 05:35 PM | #3 |
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06-13-2007, 01:59 AM | #4 |
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Oh! idea & verygood idea on open gear stempade for moter |
06-13-2007, 04:29 AM | #5 |
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sweet whats the wb
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06-13-2007, 08:00 PM | #6 |
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12 3/8"s
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07-02-2007, 04:22 AM | #7 |
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Looks like the GC1 put it on the West Coast guys. Gatekeeper took 1st in the 2.2 at the 2007 Axial West Coast Championships Congradulations Austin!!!!
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07-02-2007, 10:19 PM | #8 |
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Man those links are so messed up. That'll never work, what kind of crack head built that thing? |
07-03-2007, 04:05 AM | #9 |
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looks good other than the links reversed. the uppers go in a V and the lowers just go straight to the chassis. my 2 pennies.
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07-03-2007, 08:03 AM | #10 |
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07-03-2007, 10:45 AM | #11 |
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it works better than any conv. 4 llink why do you think the 4 link is not set up right |
07-03-2007, 11:00 AM | #12 |
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The shaft has it's links kinda like that and it works fine. |
07-03-2007, 12:00 PM | #13 |
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where does the uppers hook to the axle?
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07-03-2007, 02:41 PM | #14 | |
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He was even able to drive over a difficult section backwards. It was a section on the shootout course that others had a hard time with going forward (and it was not a downhill). Nice rig Austin and congrats. | |
07-03-2007, 03:23 PM | #15 |
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Like this Iron Chef |
07-03-2007, 06:32 PM | #16 |
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Looks like an inverted 4 link set up in a way. There are some guys out here in WA that fab up 1:1 comp buggies for a living with a similar set up, they claim it is the most aggressive set up for a forced articulation kind of thing. The main difference is the WA guys that do this foe real run equal length links with the top links running level with a calculated link separation off the axle tubes. They do strap the middle of the rear to control anti squat with a small winch, and the front is a traditional set up for control for 1:1 comp rigs. I tried something like this on my very first crawler 3 years ago. It worked, but not as nice as some of today's set ups do like Benders and a few others. Last edited by DUDE; 07-03-2007 at 06:37 PM. |
07-03-2007, 11:51 PM | #17 |
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DUDE, you were thinking the same thing i was. It looks just like a S&N fab rear suspension setup. It also looks like it runs equal length links as well. Very cool |
07-04-2007, 01:12 PM | #18 |
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thanks for the pics, I needed something like that |
07-04-2007, 02:34 PM | #19 |
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07-04-2007, 09:47 PM | #20 |
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this might be my next build..loooking good..
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