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04-08-2014, 11:32 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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|  Mongo's Twin Hammers
I picked my Twin Hammers up off ebay. She came with a GCM shock tower (a thing of machined beauty) installed along with Axial front shocks. The front has a locker installed as well. Everything else is completely stock. Here is how she arrived at my front door.
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04-08-2014, 11:36 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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After a few runs out in the backyard and driveway, I realized this is gonna be a fun car, but it needs some work. Steering was horrible, the stock servo has got to go. I'm still trying to decide if I want to keep the locker in it. Torque twist on this thing is insane. Gotta install a rear sway bar.
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04-08-2014, 04:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Diego
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| Re: Mongo's Twin Hammers
Check out the GCM rear piece. It helps a TON on the twist.
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04-08-2014, 05:26 PM
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Yeah I thought about picking the GCM rear piece up but gonna try a sway bar. Lot cheaper. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk |
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04-08-2014, 09:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Playing with toys with my son's
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| Re: Mongo's Twin Hammers
The sway bar will make a big difference and removing the spare tire helps as well.
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04-09-2014, 08:07 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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Spare tire will probably stay where it is for now. I really like the scale aspect of it.
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04-09-2014, 08:10 AM
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HiTec 646WP installed. Should be sufficient for my needs. Had to grind down the servo horn to clear the shock mounts.
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04-09-2014, 08:13 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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Decided to keep the stock body panels for now and spend money elsewhere, so I stripped off all the decals.
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04-10-2014, 08:10 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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Rear sway bar installed. Went with the medium weight bar to start out.
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04-12-2014, 08:08 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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Pro-Line TSL Super Swampers mounted on Axial rims.
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04-14-2014, 10:44 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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Done for now, raided my decal box and threw on some decals. Ready for the rocks.
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04-15-2014, 10:06 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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Poser shots........
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04-15-2014, 10:11 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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........and first time on the trail.
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04-15-2014, 11:17 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wyoming
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did you drive yours much before the sway bar install ? im curious how much better or worse it made it handle while crawling. Rig looks great ! I Love those tires ! |
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04-15-2014, 11:51 AM
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I drove it around in my backyard without the sway bar but never crawled with it. The sway bar did make a massive difference reducing torque twist. I can't imagine crawling without it. Uphill climbs would be a nightmare. Definite must have. And thanks for the compliments. I think the rig looks great with the TSL's. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk |
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04-15-2014, 06:23 PM
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I was very impressed with the crawling capability of this rig. It walked up lines that I had trouble with with my other rigs. I think I may just leave the locker in it, I had planned on running 50k fluid but loved how it worked out on the rocks. I do need to internally limit the front shocks a little bit, I popped the front dogbone out a couple of times. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk |
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04-15-2014, 06:25 PM
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As much as I like the TSL's I do wish they were a bit taller. I think the XL's would look too big. What tires are you guys having good luck with on the Hammers? Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk |
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04-15-2014, 08:33 PM
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| Rock Stacker  Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: MN
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It looks awesome. I'm thinking about picking up a Twin Hammers as my next project.
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