everybody come meet the "FARM BOY SPECIAL"

[bigred]

here are some pics tell me what you think

http://www.rcpics.net/img/40114
http://www.rcpics.net/img/40115
http://www.rcpics.net/img/40116
http://www.rcpics.net/img/40117
http://www.rcpics.net/img/40118

[jordanator62]

sweet! nice rig. you should try raking your shocks back a little bit more, you would prolly get a little bit more articulation.

jorDANK

[bigred]

thanks jordanater62 i was going to do that but i kinda liked the amount of travel it has

[WestCoastCrawler]

looks cool we dont have all that many short wheel crawlers in Nor Cal.

the caster on those axles dont look to good but i shouldnt be talking i didnt even build my crawler.

[badtodabone]

cool

[badger]

Good start to a nice truck.

Some more things you need to do:

1. Move the battery to the front and lower it
2. Get rid of the lower skid mounts under the axles
3. Fix your caster
4. Install a skid plate
5. Cut your tires
6. Install a gear reduction (if you haven't already, can't tell from the pics)

Looks like you are well on your way to having a kick ass TXT. I hope you take this as constructive criticism and not negative feedback.

I look forward to crawling with that next weekend.

[bigred]

i have already installed the gd600 in it with the stock motor and 9 tooth pinions yeah-yeah-yeah i'll fix my( pinion angle)

[SR5Dave]

Originally Posted by badger

3. Fix your caster

I think saving your ujoints is more important than caster. My clod runs about 10* forward of straight up and down.... Turns great. If I were making a road car, I'd be concerned.

[badtodabone]

^^What he said^^ I agree with SR5Dave

[bigred]

thats why i did that in a 1:1 crawler you wouldnt have your third member (diff)flat

[thegodofclod]

on basically every truck with a lift you always set your axles with a little tilt. if you dont you ruin ur u joints as dave said or you can hang your third member up on any obstical which is a lot worse than a couple dings in the cover or underside.

[SR5Dave]

Originally Posted by thegodofclod

on basically every truck with a lift you always set your axles with a little tilt. if you dont you ruin ur u joints as dave said or you can hang your third member up on any obstical which is a lot worse than a couple dings in the cover or underside.

The dings are nominal. The only loss is steering, the truck wil have VERY aggresive steering and when you try to turn, it will try to roll over (think of which way they are pointing) But for slow speed stuff, hardly matters. Even for high speed stuff its not a huge deal. You won't get as much return to center either, but the servo takes care of that (unlike in rear cars which depend on the tires leaning back to straighten the wheels out)

[badger]

Originally Posted by SR5Dave

I think saving your ujoints is more important than caster. My clod runs about 10* forward of straight up and down.... Turns great. If I were making a road car, I'd be concerned.

I disagree. I would rather have my tie rod higher up out of the way and also with bigred's current caster his servo is more exposed.

I am not saying go crazy with the positive caster, I just like close to neutral caster because it does not strain my ujoints that much and my servo and tie rod are higher up out of the way.

[badger]

Originally Posted by badtodabone

^^What he said^^ I agree with SR5Dave

Is there a fricken Parrot in this forum?

[rckjeep]

In the 1:1 Caster should be between 2-7*positive caster not negative. Red's setup has negative caster. No Good.

In RC it probably doesn't matter that much. Pinion angle doesn't matter because you aren't driving fast. But stock TXT is at 0* if I'm not mistaken. When I lengthened mine I kept the 0* of caster for steering clearence.

[WestCoastCrawler]

good call badger that guys has like 400 posts but not once have i seen him right somthing worth reading.

[badger]

Originally Posted by WestCoastCrawler

good call badger that guys has like 400 posts but not once have i seen him right somthing worth reading.

I wasn't trying to talk down anyone's post, I was just simply giving my point of view from my expertise

[SR5Dave]

Originally Posted by badger

I disagree. I would rather have my tie rod higher up out of the way and also with bigred's current caster his servo is more exposed.

I am not saying go crazy with the positive caster, I just like close to neutral caster because it does not strain my ujoints that much and my servo and tie rod are higher up out of the way.

I guess thats a good point too. Thats never really been an issue for my clod because my servo is generally all the way on the upper axle braces

[badger]

Originally Posted by SR5Dave

I guess thats a good point too. Thats never really been an issue for my clod because my servo is generally all the way on the upper axle braces

I can see where your judgement could be cloudy... since your dealing with a clod.

[SR5Dave]