DirtyChevy45
Pebble Pounder
Curious if anyone has run these and what are your thoughts on them? Hold up well with clod tires? Looking to build a tube chassis and need to find the axles I wana use. Looking for more info.
Mike
Mike
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Blackwells???
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monkeymagic9
Quarry Creeper
Damn, nobody? I saw a set for sale a while back and was wondering the same thing.
2003EDGE
Rock Crawler
I would look into the Digger axles from RC4WD. The width is more suited to a monster truck and they definitely look the part!
DirtyChevy45
Pebble Pounder
how do they hold up?? pros/cons?
I just seen a build with then rc4wd digger axles . they look very well made . all aluminum . I cant give you any pros and cons . ill try and find it again . let you know who posted it . you can check it out .
DirtyChevy45
Pebble Pounder
yeah ive thought about those too. i like those and they are wider than the blackwells. and it looks like parts are more readily available seeing how different gears and spider gears can be used vs blackwell
2003EDGE
Rock Crawler
They seem to be holding up pretty good from what I am hearing. I know that there are several guys running them in monster trucks with no reports of repeat failures...unless self inflicted lol
DirtyChevy45
Pebble Pounder
at 16.5in wide thought thats nuts vs a clod is 16...but if they hold up they would be worth it. and finding the right wheelbase. i have a body now thats 12.2 i think now.... not sure if it would look right being that wide and short.
the digger axles are 11.5 wide from hex to hex . most monster truck kits have a 13 to 13.5 wheel base length . that body would work fine .
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DirtyChevy45
Pebble Pounder
That's kinda what I was thinking. But a 13in wheelbase with a body wheelbase that much different idk how it would look.
right . you can make your wheel base what ever you want . just make the trailing arms shorter . take a 1/2 inch out of the front and 1/2 inch out of the rear . that will put you at 12.5 . you can make it what ever you want . shorter or longer ..
DirtyChevy45
Pebble Pounder
I know that. I just didn't know what a normal wheelbase was for a MT last truck a build had a huge wheelbase which was good for certain things. But trying to keep everything more in the "scale" array of things.
