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Old 01-20-2006, 12:16 AM   #1
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Default Maxx axles... To jacked?

I'm starting my first Maxx crawler (my second crawler) ... I have all my brackets made and its time to make my lock out links. I've read in a few threads that say to lock the arms on as much of an angle as possible. do most of you feel this is true?... with a small mod on the top arm I was able to get a pretty good angle on the arms (with no binding)... Does this seem like to much of an angle?... Is there a perfect angle these should be set at?... Any help would be great


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Old 01-20-2006, 08:51 AM   #2
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from building and experimenting with my rig I think you might be going a little extreme.
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Old 01-20-2006, 09:57 AM   #3
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yeah that looks a little too much..
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Old 01-20-2006, 10:37 PM   #4
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it looks steep, but everybdoy is used to seeing the same low maxx axles, so try it. if it dont work, lower em.
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Old 01-20-2006, 11:13 PM   #5
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just remeber u got that PLUS moabs or lst's or someother big tire...
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Old 01-21-2006, 10:15 AM   #6
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Sorry to high jack the thread for a minute but can somone explain to me why you do this to a crawler? Lock axle is the name I think. I searched and can't find nothing on it so could someone please explain this to me??? Does it just keep the axles from going up and down, and do I still use the shocks with this?
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Old 01-21-2006, 10:20 AM   #7
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No one is using this setup on a stock e-maxx. You lock the suspension to give you extra center differential clearance, and then use it as a solid axle, with a 4-link suspension.
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Old 01-21-2006, 02:04 PM   #8
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You need to drop those suckers down a bit. That'll be a tippy ride.


If you do plan to keep the angles that steep, I want to see how you will address the steering issue Building a bent tierod will be about the only option but those tend to stop working after about 5-6 runs, then things get sloppy.
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