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07-03-2005, 10:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: fort bragg, ca (NOR-CAL)
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i'm makeing a crawler and i am thinking about a 16" wheel base. for now it will only be 2ws so is 16" to long? maybe i'll go with 14 or 15, what do you think. i will be doing crawling over logs and up little steep hills but i need good turning because it is pretty tight where i drive. thanks colin will a 2055 traxxas servo work ok for rear stear? or is it not powerful enough? |
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07-03-2005, 11:37 PM
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That servo really doesn't have enough power, especially for the rear axle. | |
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07-04-2005, 01:29 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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If sticking with 2WS and you plan to wheel it hard... Plus want a decent turning radius, I'd say get it near the 15" mark. Although, you'll want it to be a low profile build-up but still have a good amount of center ground clearance. Vance's old Maxx ran a 15.5" WB and had 2WS.... it spanked the rest of the Maxx trucks in our group that had a 16" WB w/4WS!   |
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07-04-2005, 11:15 AM
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i think i will go with 15". my only competition is my friend's tlt with a 11"-12" wheel base. thanks colin that crawler looked really cool, should i try to mount the shocks from the chassis to axel or should i mount the shock from chassis to lower links? |
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07-04-2005, 11:19 AM
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Chassis to axles is the only way to go on a shafted truck. On a Clod setup mounting the shocks to the links is fine as the chassis torque doesn't pose a problem. On a shafted truck I think going from chassis to axles helps for fine tuning out the torque twist that can present a problem. | |
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07-04-2005, 11:20 AM
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07-04-2005, 01:08 PM
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ok, i'll make a few shock mounts. can somebody post a picture of how to mount the shocks on the axels? i'm useing the stock maxx stuff. thanks colin |
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07-04-2005, 01:14 PM
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