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Reflection · 09-19-2007, 07:00 PM

Pretty slick set up there diesel. Are you still leaning towards link mounted shocks?

dieselfuel · 09-19-2007, 09:14 PM

not really sure yet. could run a normal 4" shock but it'd be laid down quite a bit. i'd have to limit them a lot.

Tanis · 09-19-2007, 09:39 PM

That is where I had my servo mounted on my 2.2 TXT. Worked out really well, as low as you can go, basicly. Your mount looks better made than my homemade jobby.

dieselfuel · 09-20-2007, 09:32 AM

Well last night i got the upper links done (thanks frankyrizzo) and mounted. Now i can start on shock setup. At ride height its 3" from upper shock mount to lower shock mount. So i could run a 4" shock, if it were heavily limited.. Ill throw together some mockups tonight and see what i need to do.

dieselfuel · 09-21-2007, 09:04 PM

well im pretty sure ive figured out the shocks... on the 2.2 blackjacks we run 3.5" shocks with some internal limiting, on this im running 4" Ti nitride maxx shocks with a lot of internal limiting. 11/16" of fuel tubing inside the the shack actually. not positive about the springs yet as these were just something i had laying around. if it looks like the shocks are tilting outward at the top, they are. i wasnt sure about it when i first bolted everything up but it actually travels very smoothly, im really happy with it.

pics. let me know what you think.

oh and thats my brother ****in around in the background in that one pic.

Tanis · 09-21-2007, 11:56 PM

The shocks aren't laid down too much, they look good mounted like that.

dieselfuel · 09-22-2007, 12:31 AM

Man im totally stoked about this rig!! The suspension is sooo smooth! I showed frankyrizzo and its now got the official sin city stamp of approval.

CRF450R · 09-22-2007, 02:12 AM

Looks good Scott

I hope to start a 14'r build someday soon.

dieselfuel · 09-22-2007, 02:23 AM

thanks man, its kind of a shame that its now just a pile of parts... i had to rebuild my 2.2 blackjack for tomorrow's comp/GTG so the 14er had to give up its chassis and transmission. here pretty soon ill have a new blackjack chassis for the 14er to base off of.

dieselfuel · 09-22-2007, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

With narrowed, standard Maxx offset, Maxximizers and Badlands; mine is about 13" wide I believe.

I can see where the Badlands prolly wouldn't be the tire to have in Moab. Mine work great here in CO but I don't think the rubber is the best for the degrading slickrock at Potatoe Salad hill.

i bolted up rizzo's set of badlands on HPI maxx wheels and mine came in at 12 15/16" wide

metomwhou · 09-27-2007, 11:20 PM

All this time I thought the 14er's were referring to wheel base, now that i see that pic EP posted it looks like you're talking track width. Did I miss something?

dieselfuel · 09-28-2007, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metomwhou

All this time I thought the 14er's were referring to wheel base, now that i see that pic EP posted it looks like you're talking track width. Did I miss something?

it is referring to wheelbase... track width has nothing to do with it.

metomwhou · 09-28-2007, 02:06 AM

Thats good to know, I'm planning on tearing into the TXT I bought last year and going the 14er route myself. Thanks for clearing that up.

blue-beard · 09-28-2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raptorman57

What kinda width(outside to outside of tire) do allot of 14's run?

6" tires are kindly the norm ain't they?

My Twin 14er is running a width of 12.625" (outside tire to outside of tire)
This is running 2 short side twin axles and double narrowed maxx mashers.

JeremyH · 09-28-2007, 04:18 PM

You might want to think about adding the RC4WD upper link mount brace.

blue-beard · 09-28-2007, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dieselfuel

Man im totally stoked about this rig!! The suspension is sooo smooth! I showed frankyrizzo and its now got the official sin city stamp of approval.

Nice build. 14ers are the sh!t!!!

hotwheels000 · 09-29-2007, 01:42 AM

great start deisel, glad the axles are working out for you.

dieselfuel · 10-04-2007, 11:59 PM

pics of the progress. its now being built on a k2-3s that i had laying around. i just love them reign products.

making this motor fit into the transmission was some work! after about 30min of filing and sanding i got it to fit with a 16 tooth pinion. the clearance between the motor and the trans case is 17 ten thousandths of an inch. thats .0017" just over one and a half thousandths of an inch... this is the first time ive ever used a set of feeler gauges on an rc car.

dieselfuel · 10-05-2007, 01:57 PM

I got the material to make my upper links. 5/32" solid steel rod sleeved with 8mm OD stainless steel tubing, capped off with revo ends. Ill be building them tonight.

crawl rookie · 10-06-2007, 12:27 AM

looks great!
but i think the blackjack just looks better on it

What bl motor is that? do you have some specs?

Get on with it and finish the damn thing!!

09-21-2007, 09:04 PM	#65
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	well im pretty sure ive figured out the shocks... on the 2.2 blackjacks we run 3.5" shocks with some internal limiting, on this im running 4" Ti nitride maxx shocks with a lot of internal limiting. 11/16" of fuel tubing inside the the shack actually. not positive about the springs yet as these were just something i had laying around. if it looks like the shocks are tilting outward at the top, they are. i wasnt sure about it when i first bolted everything up but it actually travels very smoothly, im really happy with it. pics. let me know what you think. oh and thats my brother ****in around in the background in that one pic. Attached Images

09-22-2007, 12:31 AM	#67
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	Man im totally stoked about this rig!! The suspension is sooo smooth! I showed frankyrizzo and its now got the official sin city stamp of approval. Last edited by dieselfuel; 09-22-2007 at 12:41 AM.

10-04-2007, 11:59 PM	#78
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	pics of the progress. its now being built on a k2-3s that i had laying around. i just love them reign products. making this motor fit into the transmission was some work! after about 30min of filing and sanding i got it to fit with a 16 tooth pinion. the clearance between the motor and the trans case is 17 ten thousandths of an inch. thats .0017" just over one and a half thousandths of an inch... this is the first time ive ever used a set of feeler gauges on an rc car. Attached Images

10-05-2007, 01:57 PM	#79
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	I got the material to make my upper links. 5/32" solid steel rod sleeved with 8mm OD stainless steel tubing, capped off with revo ends. Ill be building them tonight. Last edited by dieselfuel; 10-05-2007 at 02:24 PM.

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09-19-2007, 07:00 PM	#61
Reflection TEAM MODERATOR Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 10,855	Pretty slick set up there diesel. Are you still leaning towards link mounted shocks?

09-19-2007, 09:14 PM	#62
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	not really sure yet. could run a normal 4" shock but it'd be laid down quite a bit. i'd have to limit them a lot.

09-19-2007, 09:39 PM	#63
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	That is where I had my servo mounted on my 2.2 TXT. Worked out really well, as low as you can go, basicly. Your mount looks better made than my homemade jobby.

09-20-2007, 09:32 AM	#64
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	Well last night i got the upper links done (thanks frankyrizzo) and mounted. Now i can start on shock setup. At ride height its 3" from upper shock mount to lower shock mount. So i could run a 4" shock, if it were heavily limited.. Ill throw together some mockups tonight and see what i need to do.

09-21-2007, 11:56 PM	#66
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	The shocks aren't laid down too much, they look good mounted like that.

09-22-2007, 02:12 AM	#68
CRF450R TEAM RCC Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: THE ALIEN WORKSHOP Posts: 770	Looks good Scott I hope to start a 14'r build someday soon.

09-22-2007, 02:23 AM	#69
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	thanks man, its kind of a shame that its now just a pile of parts... i had to rebuild my 2.2 blackjack for tomorrow's comp/GTG so the 14er had to give up its chassis and transmission. here pretty soon ill have a new blackjack chassis for the 14er to base off of.

09-27-2007, 11:20 PM	#71
metomwhou Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 606	All this time I thought the 14er's were referring to wheel base, now that i see that pic EP posted it looks like you're talking track width. Did I miss something?

09-28-2007, 02:06 AM	#73
metomwhou Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 606	Thats good to know, I'm planning on tearing into the TXT I bought last year and going the 14er route myself. Thanks for clearing that up.

09-28-2007, 04:18 PM	#75
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	You might want to think about adding the RC4WD upper link mount brace.

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09-29-2007, 01:42 AM	#77
hotwheels000 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place Posts: 5,443	great start deisel, glad the axles are working out for you.

10-06-2007, 12:27 AM	#80
crawl rookie Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IDK Posts: 852	looks great! but i think the blackjack just looks better on it What bl motor is that? do you have some specs? Get on with it and finish the damn thing!!

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