RC4WD 1/10 Rock Rider Crawler Truck Kit

[5150Crawl]

Hi guys,
New to crawling and decided to add another type of vehicle to my already huge collection of r/c habits I have around! Ended up with the Rock Rider.

The kit is unbelievable as far as quality and being bulletproof. Everything CNC'd and other than being a little tight which should get better over time with use, everything was pretty dang impressive.

Except for one thing. The suspension geometry. It blows. I have all the linkages connected up and the shocks off just to test the fluid movement and how much binding there is? Wow. Horrible! It binds near the top, has extremely limited articulation and is nothing short of a mess. I have emailed the company to see if I did something wrong building wise, but I'm pretty(ok, extremely anal) about making sure everything is smooth and moving nicely.

I believe it's partially the ball links fault in not letting things move the way they should. I have a TXT that has better articulation than this thing. I'm hoping to change that within the next few days so I'll keep you posted.

Just wanted to see if anyone else had run into this.
5150

 

[spinner]

I just got my rock rider yesterday and am having the exact same problem.

 

[ThinkTank]

Hi guys,
New to crawling and decided to add another type of vehicle to my already huge collection of r/c habits I have around! Ended up with the Rock Rider.

The kit is unbelievable as far as quality and being bulletproof. Everything CNC'd and other than being a little tight which should get better over time with use, everything was pretty dang impressive.

Except for one thing. The suspension geometry. It blows. I have all the linkages connected up and the shocks off just to test the fluid movement and how much binding there is? Wow. Horrible! It binds near the top, has extremely limited articulation and is nothing short of a mess. I have emailed the company to see if I did something wrong building wise, but I'm pretty(ok, extremely anal) about making sure everything is smooth and moving nicely.

I believe it's partially the ball links fault in not letting things move the way they should. I have a TXT that has better articulation than this thing. I'm hoping to change that within the next few days so I'll keep you posted.

Just wanted to see if anyone else had run into this.
5150

Pardon my french, why is this in the scale forums?

 

[5150Crawl]

French?

Not really sure why it's in the scale section although when I look at pics of the truck with the bead lock and tube chassis, scale dana axles, I thought it would fit. Seen a couple that are pretty similar to full size rigs. Thinking about it I probably should have posted it elsewhere though. My bad

 

[Racer4Life]

Post some pics of what you are talking about. I have one of the chassis and it works good.

I will say that if they included the metal rod ends...ditch them. They do not work very good unless you space them out. Even still after spacing them, they have issues.

Once again....post some pics!"thumbsup"

 

[rctrucknut]

who makes the rock rider ?when did it come out? thanks,

 

[Racer4Life]

who makes the rock rider ?when did it come out? thanks,

http://rc4wdstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=712

http://rc4wdstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=670

 

[dezrik]

How did i miss the Rockrider Kit? Looks impressive

 

[low82]

Hi!
I'm planning to buy a Rock Rider, but want to know more about it. You say that articulation and geometry problem, can You attach a picture?

And please if You have some "action" pictures, like the flexibility of Rock Rider with the stock shocks, please send us some pictures!!!

It looks really good, but there is no information from it, only the rc4wd page.

Thanks!

 

[mrpink]

I have a 2.2 boyer chassis and from what I can see he uses the exact same link/suspension setup on this one. I have no problems with binding, flex is limited due to the shocks being sat upright but the amount it does move is plenty.

pictures would really help. what upper link mounts are you using?

p!nK

 

[xxkalladorxx]

I find the metal ballends dont work very well however what do I know I just sit back, read and eat cookies......

 

[low82]

Thanks! I'm really thinking about getting one! But with much more longer shocks. Do You have any idea on longer shocks? Maybe from a Maxx? But those are too stiff for that chassis.