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azvader · 09-12-2005, 11:56 PM

I've been putting a ton of miles on TLT "Buster" lately and he's crawling great, 1st and 2nd in his last two crawls!! But I've always had a problem with torque roll. In the last crawl I rolled twice because of it. I also wind up 3-wheeling all the steep climbs. The torque roll holds the front right tire up in the air.

I tried a progressive spring on the left rear shock, helped a little. I'm not a big fan of tire foams, but some hacked ones in the rear tires helped keep them from flopping around. Moving the upper links down 10mm on the chassis helped too, but still too much roll. Next I moved the upper shock mounts 20mm up and 20mm back, BINGO !!! The old location gave the axle too much leverage on the shocks. In their new location the shocks hold the axle square on all but the steepest inclines, yet allow full articulation when needed. I left the front the same, I like the softer feel up front.

one2crawl · 09-13-2005, 07:07 AM

nice.As if it wasnt hard to beat before, you have to go and fix its only flaw.lol.

azvader · 10-11-2005, 03:11 PM

I finally got my hands on some Jato drive shafts. My steel Pede u-joints fit right on the new Jato's. They work GREAT and look COOL !!! Like mini Revos.

The stock length worked perfect for the front.

I had to stretch the rear 10mm but they're as easy to lengthen as pede sliders.

azvader · 10-11-2005, 04:08 PM

I have had almost no problems with my TLT axles. I done several comps and get togethers with no problems, until last comp. I was getting front wheel stall !!??! I knew that couldn't happen so there had to be a problem.

Turboduck01 · 10-11-2005, 05:20 PM

yuck

rckjeep · 10-11-2005, 06:39 PM

Wow, thats nasty. Are those wideners you have on there.

azvader · 10-11-2005, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rckjeep

Wow, thats nasty. Are those wideners you have on there.

You should see the inside of the knuckle!!

I've been running INETs so I can swap wheels with my 2.2 Clod. If this becomes a problem I'll have to ditch the wideners and change to new wheels. I sure they add some stress to the axle but I thought they'ed bend not blow out. Also these are from a TG-10 (nitro sedan) I thought they'ed hold up better.

mesaAZclod · 10-11-2005, 09:56 PM

ive seen this truck up close it is on slick ride!

azvader · 10-14-2005, 02:00 AM

I took Buster for a crawl today and look who he found.

He's hard to see but check the middle right of the picture. I walked past him a couple of times and never saw him!!

WRMorrison · 10-14-2005, 06:03 AM

Yeah, Mitch told me about that last night. I had to stare at the pic for about 5 min. before I saw it

Their natural camo. is amazing.

LIKES2CRAWL · 10-14-2005, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azvader

I took Buster for a crawl today and look who he found.

He's hard to see but check the middle right of the picture. I walked past him a couple of times and never saw him!!

Your lucky you didn't get bit!

azvader · 02-09-2006, 12:46 AM

Well I haven't posted in a while but that's because Buster was running like a champ. I finished well most of Oct-Dec but the new year was a whole other story. I had a near miss late in the year when the trans started acted like it needed an o-haul, it did.

All seemed well until both axles cut loose at the last comp. I finished the first run with one-wheel-drive!!! Three of four axle shafts blew their heads off.

I decided to take advantage of some free time and give Buster a tune-up. With the trans o-hauled and the axle shaft arriving from Tamiya, I dug up a fresh set of kicks, some doner rims and started working.

I'd been running the O.G. axle shafts for about 9-months, no problems. I'd heard the new MaxClimber ones where larger, they are 3.75mm compared to 3.10mm !!! This also gave me a chance to replace my front axle case. It's been cracked and repaired once but this last beakage did it in.

Next up tires and wheels.

azvader · 02-09-2006, 01:12 AM

I've been running on a set of half worn tires for months and now it's time to change them out. This may sound easy but not my way.

First, I don't like any wheel width/offset currently avalible, so I have to make my own. I wanted something narrow and I wanted to eliminate the INET wideners i've been using. I took some front Pede rims and cut them 5mm past the hex (removing the excess and build the edge for the bead to rest on wasn't easy. Then I used just the bead and mounted the outside edge flush with the hex. I reinforced the bead with some hot glue and drilled a 3/16" breather hole. They came out to 39mm.

Next was the foams, I hate cutting them. I run a half foam in each front just to give the outer wall a little extra support. I cone them so the weights can move freely. I like the spiked collars for the rears.

Last but not least, swaping the rock rings. Forty-eight tiny little screws later and we're done !!!

Gimbal · 02-09-2006, 08:01 AM

Well done. Looks sharp. Me likes your flying saucer front foams

azvader · 02-10-2006, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gimbal

Well done. Looks sharp. Me likes your flying saucer front foams

The saucers work great in the fronts. They hold up the outer sidewall just enough but still let the weights flow freely around the tire.

Natedog · 02-10-2006, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azvader

I took Buster for a crawl today and look who he found.

He's hard to see but check the middle right of the picture. I walked past him a couple of times and never saw him!!

Cool little truck...I assume that it's a Rattlesnake...but I still don't see it...little help please...

dezfan · 02-10-2006, 10:24 AM

Sweet looking rig!

Love the Baja Bug body!

Natedog · 02-10-2006, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natedog

Cool little truck...I assume that it's a Rattlesnake...but I still don't see it...little help please...

Never mind...whoa! Crap! That little Rattler is more difficult to see than those that I've come across. Guess it was your lucky day that you didn't piss him off...

gone_wheelin · 02-10-2006, 09:17 PM

Nice looking truck. It looks like it hugs the rocks real well too.

It took me forever to see the snake in the picture. Damn you were lucky. Did you get any closer than that with Buster before you noticed the snake?

azvader · 02-15-2006, 08:58 PM

Like most of us, I've been using a lathe motor in my TLT. It is the perfect match for PEDE trans, hi-torque and low RPMs. The transmission I built for Buster is alot lower geared than a one from a PEDE. This makes for too much torque ( 3-blasted axle stubs worth ) and too low a ground speed. If I could just get a 45-50t motor that would trade the extra torque for extra speed. I know Integy make 45, 55, 65t motors but as usual they're out. There's a BIG comp for us this weekend, what to do !??!?

I saw a post about how to wind your own motors. It's a GREAT post and made a seemingly hard job easy. I sacraficed a beautiful 19t EPIC motor for the can and endbell ( I've always hated those cheesy stocker cans ) and an armature from an old handwound something. Radio Shack had the epoxy wire cheap. I used the 26 gauge ( green ) wire and started winding.

The harder part was finding an armature I could rewind. The EPIC armature that came with the can I used was machine wound, but more importantly, machine crimped. The posts on the commutater were so smashed and fused that they were unusable. After digging through tons of old motors I found a unlabled motor with a hand wound armature. It's post could be reused. My dad tipped me off that achohol thins epoxy which made securing the winds down a snap. I only had 5-minute stuff but that just meant I was test crawling that much sooner.

It works great !!!!! I still have plenty of torque, I think a 45t would be perfect but I have to find 24 gauge epoxy-coated wire first.

09-12-2005, 11:56 PM	#41
azvader Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 397	Fixed my torque roll !!!!! I've been putting a ton of miles on TLT "Buster" lately and he's crawling great, 1st and 2nd in his last two crawls!! But I've always had a problem with torque roll. In the last crawl I rolled twice because of it. I also wind up 3-wheeling all the steep climbs. The torque roll holds the front right tire up in the air. I tried a progressive spring on the left rear shock, helped a little. I'm not a big fan of tire foams, but some hacked ones in the rear tires helped keep them from flopping around. Moving the upper links down 10mm on the chassis helped too, but still too much roll. Next I moved the upper shock mounts 20mm up and 20mm back, BINGO !!! The old location gave the axle too much leverage on the shocks. In their new location the shocks hold the axle square on all but the steepest inclines, yet allow full articulation when needed. I left the front the same, I like the softer feel up front.

10-11-2005, 03:11 PM	#43
azvader Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 397	Buster gets some Jato's I finally got my hands on some Jato drive shafts. My steel Pede u-joints fit right on the new Jato's. They work GREAT and look COOL !!! Like mini Revos. The stock length worked perfect for the front. I had to stretch the rear 10mm but they're as easy to lengthen as pede sliders.

10-11-2005, 04:08 PM	#44
azvader Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 397	Broke my first axle stub!! I have had almost no problems with my TLT axles. I done several comps and get togethers with no problems, until last comp. I was getting front wheel stall !!??! I knew that couldn't happen so there had to be a problem.

10-14-2005, 02:00 AM	#49
azvader Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 397	Buster makes a new friend I took Buster for a crawl today and look who he found. He's hard to see but check the middle right of the picture. I walked past him a couple of times and never saw him!!

02-09-2006, 12:46 AM	#52
azvader Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 397	It Blowed Up Real Good!!! Well I haven't posted in a while but that's because Buster was running like a champ. I finished well most of Oct-Dec but the new year was a whole other story. I had a near miss late in the year when the trans started acted like it needed an o-haul, it did. All seemed well until both axles cut loose at the last comp. I finished the first run with one-wheel-drive!!! Three of four axle shafts blew their heads off. I decided to take advantage of some free time and give Buster a tune-up. With the trans o-hauled and the axle shaft arriving from Tamiya, I dug up a fresh set of kicks, some doner rims and started working. I'd been running the O.G. axle shafts for about 9-months, no problems. I'd heard the new MaxClimber ones where larger, they are 3.75mm compared to 3.10mm !!! This also gave me a chance to replace my front axle case. It's been cracked and repaired once but this last beakage did it in. Next up tires and wheels.

09-13-2005, 07:07 AM	#42
one2crawl Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: mesa Posts: 65	nice.As if it wasnt hard to beat before, you have to go and fix its only flaw.lol.

10-11-2005, 05:20 PM	#45
Turboduck01 Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ridgecrest Posts: 92	yuck

10-11-2005, 06:39 PM	#46
rckjeep I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose Posts: 5,207	Wow, thats nasty. Are those wideners you have on there.

10-11-2005, 09:56 PM	#48
mesaAZclod Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mesa, arizona Posts: 156	ive seen this truck up close it is on slick ride!

10-14-2005, 06:03 AM	#50
WRMorrison Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave Posts: 891	Yeah, Mitch told me about that last night. I had to stare at the pic for about 5 min. before I saw it Their natural camo. is amazing.

02-09-2006, 01:12 AM	#53
azvader Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 397	Tires and Wheels I've been running on a set of half worn tires for months and now it's time to change them out. This may sound easy but not my way. First, I don't like any wheel width/offset currently avalible, so I have to make my own. I wanted something narrow and I wanted to eliminate the INET wideners i've been using. I took some front Pede rims and cut them 5mm past the hex (removing the excess and build the edge for the bead to rest on wasn't easy. Then I used just the bead and mounted the outside edge flush with the hex. I reinforced the bead with some hot glue and drilled a 3/16" breather hole. They came out to 39mm. Next was the foams, I hate cutting them. I run a half foam in each front just to give the outer wall a little extra support. I cone them so the weights can move freely. I like the spiked collars for the rears. Last but not least, swaping the rock rings. Forty-eight tiny little screws later and we're done !!!

02-09-2006, 08:01 AM	#54
Gimbal Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where it's wet Posts: 833	Well done. Looks sharp. Me likes your flying saucer front foams

02-10-2006, 10:24 AM	#57
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	Sweet looking rig! Love the Baja Bug body!

02-10-2006, 09:17 PM	#59
gone_wheelin Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Santa Rosa Posts: 688	Nice looking truck. It looks like it hugs the rocks real well too. It took me forever to see the snake in the picture. Damn you were lucky. Did you get any closer than that with Buster before you noticed the snake?

02-15-2006, 08:58 PM	#60
azvader Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side Posts: 397	Hand Wound a 50 Turn Motor Today Like most of us, I've been using a lathe motor in my TLT. It is the perfect match for PEDE trans, hi-torque and low RPMs. The transmission I built for Buster is alot lower geared than a one from a PEDE. This makes for too much torque ( 3-blasted axle stubs worth ) and too low a ground speed. If I could just get a 45-50t motor that would trade the extra torque for extra speed. I know Integy make 45, 55, 65t motors but as usual they're out. There's a BIG comp for us this weekend, what to do !??!? I saw a post about how to wind your own motors. It's a GREAT post and made a seemingly hard job easy. I sacraficed a beautiful 19t EPIC motor for the can and endbell ( I've always hated those cheesy stocker cans ) and an armature from an old handwound something. Radio Shack had the epoxy wire cheap. I used the 26 gauge ( green ) wire and started winding. The harder part was finding an armature I could rewind. The EPIC armature that came with the can I used was machine wound, but more importantly, machine crimped. The posts on the commutater were so smashed and fused that they were unusable. After digging through tons of old motors I found a unlabled motor with a hand wound armature. It's post could be reused. My dad tipped me off that achohol thins epoxy which made securing the winds down a snap. I only had 5-minute stuff but that just meant I was test crawling that much sooner. It works great !!!!! I still have plenty of torque, I think a 45t would be perfect but I have to find 24 gauge epoxy-coated wire first.

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