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Tacoma747 · 09-06-2007, 08:23 PM

Well, first off, I KNOW it was a good deal. Seeing axles alone sell for $100, so $170 shipped for all this is a GREAT deal.

A friend has a TLT crawler, but the axles just don't hold up to crawling/bashing, so I bid on this one. He is helping me with a rollcage I am building for the axles.

I currently have a 2.2 TXT crawler with a R2 tranny, he wants an R2 tranny with the disconnect, but I don't think it would be a very wise choice since he will now be running bigger axles and tires (I have already started to strip my first set of gears in the R2).

Figure I will run the TXT tranny in my new one, and he can run my R2 in his (he'll hafta pay for it though

). How is the gearing in the TXT compared to the R2? I have a 35 turn motor and it is pretty slow, has plenty of torque and not much wheelspeed (wish it had a little more). You think if I went with the TXT tranny and a 55T that would be a good gear ratio for the TXT axles (and heavy crawling?).

What would you do to this if you had won it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=017

I figure I will move the shocks for sure (looks like they would rub the tires), and maybe narrow the wheels. Probably lengthen the wheelbase as well, and adjust the rear pinion angle...

Suggestions?

Thanks

Tacoma747 · 09-06-2007, 08:24 PM

Actually, it looks like it already has about a ~16" wheelbase, I'll probably leave that alone.

bustedcrawler · 09-06-2007, 08:45 PM

Used it for a spare parts rig

Or put it on the shelf for another project.

09-06-2007, 08:23 PM	#1
Tacoma747 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winston-Salem Posts: 158	Good deal? What would you do with this? Well, first off, I KNOW it was a good deal. Seeing axles alone sell for $100, so $170 shipped for all this is a GREAT deal. A friend has a TLT crawler, but the axles just don't hold up to crawling/bashing, so I bid on this one. He is helping me with a rollcage I am building for the axles. I currently have a 2.2 TXT crawler with a R2 tranny, he wants an R2 tranny with the disconnect, but I don't think it would be a very wise choice since he will now be running bigger axles and tires (I have already started to strip my first set of gears in the R2). Figure I will run the TXT tranny in my new one, and he can run my R2 in his (he'll hafta pay for it though ). How is the gearing in the TXT compared to the R2? I have a 35 turn motor and it is pretty slow, has plenty of torque and not much wheelspeed (wish it had a little more). You think if I went with the TXT tranny and a 55T that would be a good gear ratio for the TXT axles (and heavy crawling?). What would you do to this if you had won it? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=017 I figure I will move the shocks for sure (looks like they would rub the tires), and maybe narrow the wheels. Probably lengthen the wheelbase as well, and adjust the rear pinion angle... Suggestions? Thanks

09-06-2007, 08:24 PM	#2
Tacoma747 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winston-Salem Posts: 158	Actually, it looks like it already has about a ~16" wheelbase, I'll probably leave that alone.

09-06-2007, 08:45 PM	#3
bustedcrawler RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 5280 Posts: 999	Used it for a spare parts rig Or put it on the shelf for another project.

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