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04-20-2007, 08:31 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Mishawaka IN
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I am not done yet but figured I could post what I have so far Here it is  First time at building an all out crawler. I still need to do a battery mount and body mounts and then go and try it out to figure out what needs changed |
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04-20-2007, 11:23 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anchorage
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Looks good! although those gigantic tires might not do so well on the rocks. If you get some more narrow tires, the contact patch is smaller, so mor weight is in more spot, thus more traction!! $.02
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04-21-2007, 05:17 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: FRANCE
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Think u could replace the stock links with longer ones. My clod has a longer wheelbase as my lengthened XF! I have my old XF lower links if u wanna put them as uppers ...
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04-21-2007, 06:25 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Mishawaka IN
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I plan on making some more links eventually but the driveshafts and everything are made to work with the way it is. so it is going to stay like this for ahwile. I did not want to put that much work into it at first becuase I don't know if i'll like it enough too. Same reason why it isn't getting rear steer right not aswell. That makes sense about the tires, might cut the middle of theseout and narrow them up. |
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04-21-2007, 07:58 AM
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04-22-2007, 10:35 AM
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Just narrow your rims by cutting the inner part of them. I've run LST claws or AE BFT's on savage rims (on ur advice if u remember!) on my XF. Just remove foams or narrow them. If u just don't mind doing wheelies, an electric crawler can do what your XF can't!!! |
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04-22-2007, 11:06 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Mishawaka IN
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They do have the foams takin out. I kinda don't care about the tires so much, I've got about 12 sets of tires to play with so I'll find something that works. I am suppose to get my brushless system for it this week, so it should be driveable here in awhile.
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04-30-2007, 08:22 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Mishawaka IN
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I changed it and got rid of the savage shocks. I also got rid of that ridiculouslly sized steering link. I ended up running the crawler brushless system. Its still geared to high but the LHS only had a 13 tooth pinion The only thing left now is a body mount and another servo braket to get rear steering. I also need to lock the diffs eventually but kinda like the extra challenge of running them open. Pic  Last edited by CrazyBRONCOguy; 05-01-2007 at 08:29 AM. |
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05-01-2007, 04:46 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: .
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good choice  |
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05-07-2007, 07:49 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Mishawaka IN
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its just about done  |
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