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- Thread starter OZZYBEAR
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what makes a good crawler
a question for the ages that may never trully be answered
but most lame men whould simply ask 1 question are you having fun with it
so basicly if your having fun with it than its good if not give it to me and feel good for dumping your junk on someone else
a question for the ages that may never trully be answered
but most lame men whould simply ask 1 question are you having fun with it
so basicly if your having fun with it than its good if not give it to me and feel good for dumping your junk on someone else
Yeah it can be a pretty good crawler. It'll be better in some aspects if you shorten the wheelbase by using shorter trailing arms.
I have a buddy that trail runs his bomber. Ran it with a brushed setup then switched to a sensored brushless setup. Ran the trails just fine, even the technical crawling areas. Has its disadvantages but with weight added in the right spot it does well
Welcome to the hobby.
The Bomber is a great rig, and is designed as a rock bouncer. As such, it is made to be a little faster, and not so much made to be a crawler. It is geared a little higher than a crawler, as a result brushed motors tend to overheat while crawling. I ran a 1800kv sensored brushless motor in my Bomber and it crawled very well.
The Bomber is a great rig, and is designed as a rock bouncer. As such, it is made to be a little faster, and not so much made to be a crawler. It is geared a little higher than a crawler, as a result brushed motors tend to overheat while crawling. I ran a 1800kv sensored brushless motor in my Bomber and it crawled very well.
Spot on. You can change out gearing at the motor/trans (spur and pinion) to help dramatically with this. Suspension adjustments or straight up shock replacements to match what you need from the vehicle.
Ferp did nail it though. Are you having fun with it? Then keep on keeping on!
There is a beautiful fact of Rock Crawling that I enjoyed for a long time and still do mostly. Some vehicles are better crawlers than others.
That should never stop you from experimenting with lines, learning your vehicle, and honing your skill with it. I've surprised myself and others with some rigs that were way less capable appearing than others. And had just as much fun as everyone else.
Just a tip though. If you want to keep that rig, and punish it doing things it's not quite meant for. Grab some spare parts for it. And keep a small kit of spares and tools with you when out wheeling. You'll thank yourself later.
