03-01-2008, 10:29 AM | #1 |
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15.5" WK project*****updated*****
Hey guys, Thought i would post some pictures of my newest project. On a budget.
This thing started life as a no electronics version of the WK. First thing i did was add 4ws to it in stock form It was a riot I had a 27t fantom team edition motor,rooster crawler esc and it propped wheelys all over in forward and reverse. It was a good time to really get used to the 4ws also. Than i got the itch to do a little modifying with the parts i had around the house. This is what I came up with. In this photo it has 15.5 inch wheel base relocated shocks, flipped chassis, 4ws, Stock gearing with 35t lathe motor, locked diffs (caglue and jbweld). here is a picture of the steering setup. I used 8/32 rod and revo rod ends. The template i got off of the sticky at the top of the page This is how i did my drive shafts they are two stampede female shafts with 1 male shaft glued in one side. Yokes are the stock axial yokes drilled for 6mm and using the WK set screws. I told you this was a budget build. And to date with lots of running no drive shaft issues yet Here you can see how i mounted my upper links. I tried just extending the Y but it did not locate the axle how i wanted it. Way to flexy. I took TLT link mounts and mounted them on the axle. THen to really get good triangulation i used alum spacers to put the link mounts on the outside of the chassis. It seems to be high enough to not get in the way. This is how i mounted my shocks. This build is almost complete. I ordered a set of 2.2 rock crushers that i will be mounting on axial beadlocks. Hopefully later today. I can snap some shots today of it crawling also. Last edited by xgerstandtx; 03-07-2008 at 06:30 PM. |
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03-01-2008, 10:55 AM | #2 |
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How did you do the.. eeh top 2 links fastenings on the axle..
my english is not good enough... and to think my grades where good hehe.. |
03-01-2008, 10:56 AM | #3 |
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i think you should have used some maxx shafts. they are bigger and longer.i had to cut them down for my build.
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03-01-2008, 11:12 AM | #4 |
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The upper links are mounted to the axle with Tamiya TLT axle link kit
bigblazerboy-i have totally thought about doing the maxx shafts and probably will but this was a budget build with parts i had around. The stampede shafts seem to be holding well till this point. We are heading to palmer park in co. springs so that will be a good test. |
03-01-2008, 11:25 AM | #5 |
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looks cool. Why did you decide on 15.5" WB? I probably wont ever compete, but I stuck with a 12.5" WB just to stay within the 2.2 rules because that makes it more fun for me, more of a challenge than a longer WB. What size tires did you go with? if you are going longer WB, its probably a good idea to go with 40 series tires anyway to get better ground clearance so you arent always dragging your belly... Another plus of the 12-12.5" WB is that its easy to find 1/10th body's to match it (most T-maxx bodies have a 12-12.5" wheelbase) . A 1/8th body would match your wheelbase, but it would be too wide....
also, I think you have the wrong pic on the upper link mount spot... im interested to see this one... |
03-01-2008, 08:07 PM | #6 | |
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I went crawling with matt today and this thing is a riot! I haven't had so much fun with a RC car in a long time. It's geared way too high, it's top heavy, it's not the least bit comp worthy, the tires flat suck, etc...But I don't care, I want one just like it. The thing that really surprised me about it was that there is very little torque twist. I'm pretty much baffled by this fact.
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I think this thing is basically a basher. He already has a AX-10 comp rig that works very very well. I also doubt this thing would hold up to 40 series tires. I admit I too was skeptical about the idea, but this thing is just too much fun for words. I think he should enter it in a comp, just so I can make fun of him for placing last. |
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03-01-2008, 10:27 PM | #7 |
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right on man sounds like a good time. For me thats what rc is about.....
I like the long wheelbase. Im heading to 14- 15 Go long or go home lol |
03-02-2008, 01:03 AM | #8 |
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Yea a big part of torque twist is link geometry... with the 4 link setup and the uppers outside the body he might have hit a sweet spot... as for the 40 series tires... they are really only a inch or so bigger than the stock tires, but any 2.2 tires he puts on there will be smaller than stock...
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03-07-2008, 06:29 PM | #11 |
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Updated pictures some crawling photos from last weekend at palmer park in colorado springs.
As it was stated above some lizard claws would do wonders for this vehicle. So i started cutting up my old tires and getting a good start. This is a compare photo of the krushers compared to lizard claws. So i ended up mounting the Krushers on some axial beadlocks i had around. I weighted them with about 6oz in each front and 3oz in rear. So than i had a bad betty sitting around that painted In the last few photos i limited the travel of the shocks with about a 3/8 piece of fuel tubing. I only limited travel on the outside so i can keep a good ride. height. I thought i would at least post some pics of the progress. |
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