| |
03-23-2017, 11:03 AM
| #41 |
| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Union Bridge, MD
Posts: 502
|  Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
I got a chance to stare at mine last night while starting my wood stove. I'm thinking about hinging the body and interior. It takes a lot of staring to figure that out SHOme Sent from my Speak and Spell |
|  |
| Sponsored Links | |
| | |
|
03-23-2017, 11:17 AM
| #42 |
| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
Posts: 12,107
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
I love just staring at my RCs and figuring out how to change things around. Take a look at my Honcho build thread, I did the rear hinged body setup a couple different ways.  |
|
| |
|
03-23-2017, 11:50 AM
| #43 | |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 541
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today Quote:
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk | |
|
| |
|
03-23-2017, 11:56 AM
| #44 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
Posts: 12,107
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Good!  That sounds like a great idea, do it and post up pics etc.! Somebody here already using the end linnks for rear cage mounts, but iirc not setup to pivot like you want.
|
|
| |
|
03-23-2017, 12:50 PM
| #45 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Union Bridge, MD
Posts: 502
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
That sparks an idea. I had not considered that. My roll cage tube goes thru the rear part of my rear fenders. I could easily put rod ends on it. My staring was contemplating a piano hinge across the back. That would help stiffen the interior floor and the rear of the body. Jury is still out.
|
|
| |
|
03-29-2017, 04:05 PM
| #46 |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: liberty
Posts: 249
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Wow. I knowmwhat I'm doing tonight. I ordered rear link risers from #DoubleDDzRC  . Ordered them Monday and got them today. Flaming fast shipping,. THANKS TODD KNOPP.  I will get them on tonight. Also ordered RC4WD ARB aluminum diff covers. Can't wait to run my new Ascender Bronco Saturday at a place we call Goat Hill. Really like this rig. |
|
| |
|
03-29-2017, 05:47 PM
| #47 | |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks
Posts: 913
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today Quote:
Last edited by Jeepiac; 03-30-2017 at 05:27 AM. | |
|
| |
|
03-29-2017, 09:30 PM
| #48 | |
| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Boone
Posts: 187
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today Quote:
Awesome thought. I have been staring at mine for a while, trying to figure out how to do the same thing, and this never crossed my mind. Care if I steal your idea? | |
|
| |
|
03-29-2017, 09:37 PM
| #49 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 541
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Yeah by all means. I never finalized the idea but found that the bumper brackets coming off the frame is where I would need to pivot on the K5 setup. Good luck and post your results! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk |
|
| |
|
03-29-2017, 11:38 PM
| #50 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 541
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
So I felt like I had been giving too much attention to the new Ascender recently, so I decided to treat my original Ascender kit to a set of CODYBOY axles too. Good timing cause the grease in the original axles was getting pretty gnarly. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk |
|
| |
|
03-30-2017, 11:14 AM
| #51 | |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: liberty
Posts: 249
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today Quote:
 | |
|
| |
|
08-12-2017, 09:17 AM
| #52 |
| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: high point
Posts: 46
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Well I finished mounting a Mojave body.haven't figured out front bumper yet.but it goes good....lol..   Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk |
|
| |
|
09-12-2017, 09:32 AM
| #53 |
| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Moscow
Posts: 38
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Cheapest way to increase battery tray    Use screws from shocks and cut one side of battery tray. |
|
| |
|
09-24-2017, 04:26 AM
| #54 |
| I joined the Band! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Right Here
Posts: 380
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today  I installed this... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
|
| |
|
09-24-2017, 06:53 PM
| #55 |
| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine
Posts: 1,024
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Drove the thing finally with my New set up. I'll have more details in my thread but did very well.    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
|
| |
|
09-26-2017, 09:05 PM
| #56 |
| I joined the Band! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Right Here
Posts: 380
| What did you do to/with your Ascender today  I dremelled the ribs out of the wheels and put 2 big washers in each...  They are about 1oz each and ever kinda look like brake rotors   |
|
| |
|
09-27-2017, 06:18 AM
| #57 |
| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: US
Posts: 69
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Finally got it back out to show it some love. Swapped tires out. Now I am running the Proline 1.9 KR2s with Proline 2 stage foams. Gotta say that these are my new favorite tires. Had been running the Hyrax for a while. They worked alright, but if the got wet at all, they turned pretty slick. These KR2s just keep on grabbing. No matter what kind of surface, wet, muddy, it didn't matter. Super impressed with them. Plus, I like the looks too. Also installed a set of Traxxas Ultra shocks too. Just added some 20w oil to them and threw them on. I have tried several aftermarket shocks, and these are by far my favorites. Well, enough of me blabbing, (can't help it, I just love this truck) how bout some pics.      Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk |
|
| |
|
09-27-2017, 05:59 PM
| #58 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks
Posts: 913
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
Actually, I started last night by finishing my ho-made servo winch. Tonight I'm putting new foams in the tires, adding some big ol' Beef Patties and finally upgrading the shocks. I'm going with Gmade's that have the adjustable reservoir. I put a set of these on the bouncer I just finished and really like the way you can limit the travel by just turning a little screw, and so far they aint leaking We will see how they perform on Stumpy this coming weekend.
|
|
| |
|
09-30-2017, 05:07 PM
| #59 |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: St George
Posts: 274
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today
I got some hot racing c hubs, strc diff covers and got rid off my cheap gmade beadlocks and installed pro line denali beadlocks. What a pain, 32 screws in each wheel but they look good and have some decent weight to them. I'v searched but how do i post pics?
|
|
| |
|
10-01-2017, 11:53 AM
| #60 | |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2017 Location: Bellevue
Posts: 372
| Re: What did you do to/with your Ascender today Quote:
Wow 32x screws each!! To post a pic press the + button to the left of the comment box. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
|
| |
 |
What did you do to/with your Ascender today - Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| i got a vaterra ascender rtr today | 4x4pornstar | Indiana | 8 | 12-20-2015 11:29 AM |
| My Ascender Built, One Bad ascender | CustomCrawlRCMike | Vaterra Ascender | 3 | 07-03-2015 03:45 PM |
| |
Linear Mode
