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Old 05-09-2005, 01:51 PM   #21
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Great rig, nice and clean. I like the cut K-Rocks!
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Old 05-09-2005, 02:44 PM   #22
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Thanks! I love the Krock's, I run them all the time now, my LST's and Moab's hardly ever get used. ;)

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Old 05-10-2005, 10:22 AM   #23
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Does the body hit the tires at all with the body cut like that
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Old 05-10-2005, 02:59 PM   #24
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i was wondering the same thing, looks like it could be a bit of a problem :?
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Old 05-10-2005, 07:53 PM   #25
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Does the body hit the tires at all with the body cut like that
Not at all. The Rock Pleazer is a narrow body, especially after the flares are cut off. Here is a pic that shows the width of the body, I have more clearance with the K-rocks 'cause the wheels they're on have less backspacing than the LST wheels. None of my tires rub even at full turn with the suspension totally compressed. ;)

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Old 05-11-2005, 05:13 AM   #26
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very nice loking crawler. i love the tires and wheels!!
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Old 05-11-2005, 07:41 AM   #27
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very nice loking crawler. i love the tires and wheels!!
What tires and wheels are the ones that you have in the first pics. How about the ones in the pics further down?
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Old 05-11-2005, 03:13 PM   #28
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What tires and wheels are the ones that you have in the first pics. How about the ones in the pics further down?
In the first few pics in this thread I have Losi LST tires mounted on narrowed TXT wheels with Rckjeep's TXT-to-Maxx rock rings (vendor section). In the last pics I'm running heavily modified Imex K-rock's on narrowed TXT wheels with RCAlloy's TXT-to-Maxx tire rings (also in the vendor section). Both are awesome people to deal with with outstanding service and products. ;)
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Old 05-12-2005, 08:29 AM   #29
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CSR or anyone else,
I really like how you cut the stock chassis at the shock mount areas, however how does the chassis hold up in those areas in a bad roll? Not a simple flip on the side, but an accelerated, bouncing, better get out of the way roll off a 20' rock pile?
I'm not criticizing, your mod at all, a really clean txt, I really want to cut mine the same way, I'm just worried if the chassis is strong enough or will fracture at the first diagonal.
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Old 05-12-2005, 02:59 PM   #30
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As many times as CSR has rolled the monkey i think it has
held up pretty good.
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Old 05-13-2005, 03:17 PM   #31
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As many times as CSR has rolled the monkey i think it has
held up pretty good.
Ya, it's been crashed hard several times, the chassis has held up fine. I flipped it backwards off a 6-7 ft. dropoff, smashed up my Pro-line Cruiser body but didn't hurt the frame. I too was concerned with the strength of the chassis when I first started cuttin' on it.... but I think with the position of my shocks there's not much stress on the frame, and the 3mm hardware used to mount the shocks is hopefully weaker than the chassis. The area around the suspension links takes most of the impact when the rig is crashed.
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