I got quite a bit done last night on the JLU Recon. I was able to get the the chassis and all components put back together. Chassis went together great. I kinda like the 2-piece chassis design. I was worried that it would be weaker than the previous one-piece solid chassis rails like the SCX10.2 has, but it locks together nicely and once everything is bolted together it feels really solid.
Also tore down and rebuilt the shocks. I'm not sure the weight of the stock shock oil, guessing it is 35w, but the suspension felt kinda soft. I decided to throw in some 40w to start out and maybe even jump up another 10-20w once I get to test it out. I swapped out the stock spring cups for a set of Samix brass cups. I run these on most of my rigs and I really like them.
Swapped out the stock shock towers with the Samix alum shocks towers with the beefy panhard mount. I've heard and seen quite a few people having problems with the panhard mount snapping off, so I figured I'd solve that problem right off the bat! Really love the Samix shock towers. I also run these on most of my rigs.
Next up is the tires and wheels. I bought a cheap set of alum beadlock wheels off of Amazon. Also bought a cheap set of beadlock rings to give the wheels a different look. I also swapped out the stock foams with a set of CI foams. I've had these on my shelf for awhile with no tires to put them in. I think these will work out a lot better than the stock foams!
Not to sure how I like the size of the tires. I really want to give these tires a try. They don't feel too bad and I think they look really good, but I think they just look too big with this JLU body. I'm a big fan of the Pitbull OG Rockbeast and I think they would look much better with this body.
If you look at the pic above ^^^ it looks like the tire is not centered very well in the wheel well. I may look into adjusting the links to center it better. I'm worried that with these bigger tires that there will be quite a bit of rubbing when the suspension flexes up into the wheel well.
Also tore down and rebuilt the shocks. I'm not sure the weight of the stock shock oil, guessing it is 35w, but the suspension felt kinda soft. I decided to throw in some 40w to start out and maybe even jump up another 10-20w once I get to test it out. I swapped out the stock spring cups for a set of Samix brass cups. I run these on most of my rigs and I really like them.
Swapped out the stock shock towers with the Samix alum shocks towers with the beefy panhard mount. I've heard and seen quite a few people having problems with the panhard mount snapping off, so I figured I'd solve that problem right off the bat! Really love the Samix shock towers. I also run these on most of my rigs.
Next up is the tires and wheels. I bought a cheap set of alum beadlock wheels off of Amazon. Also bought a cheap set of beadlock rings to give the wheels a different look. I also swapped out the stock foams with a set of CI foams. I've had these on my shelf for awhile with no tires to put them in. I think these will work out a lot better than the stock foams!
Not to sure how I like the size of the tires. I really want to give these tires a try. They don't feel too bad and I think they look really good, but I think they just look too big with this JLU body. I'm a big fan of the Pitbull OG Rockbeast and I think they would look much better with this body.
If you look at the pic above ^^^ it looks like the tire is not centered very well in the wheel well. I may look into adjusting the links to center it better. I'm worried that with these bigger tires that there will be quite a bit of rubbing when the suspension flexes up into the wheel well.
