I've had this chassis assembled for a few months now but was busy with another build. I finished off the other build but I stalled at getting started again for a few reasons.
The body, Killerbody LC70 which has very small wheel wells.
My Tire choice, Proline Flat Irons which are huge but I've wanted to try these out for a while. What you dont see in the pic below is how high the body needs to sit to not rub (way too high). I knew these would pose a challenge but thought I'd just go for it.
So I 3D printed some parts to get the sliders higher. I started off trying to just use some wedge shaped spacers that go between the slider/tray and angle them up.
Then I needed them higher so I printed new trays starting with a 13mm rise then a 28mm rise that was very "boat sidey".
Then the body finally fit with the giant tires..... and looked terrible just way too high. The gap from the front grill to the chassis was huge and I couldn't imagine a decent looking bumper that would bridge that big of a gap (maybe 2-3")
So after a little break I was back on track and I've scrapped the idea of using the 4.75" tires and I've settled on some 4.19" KM3's which are fitting much better. I still ended up using the raised slider trays (13mm) in order to get the body where it needed to sit. Oh and I'm pleased to be able to use some SSD wheels (and scale hubs) with it, I love SSD "thumbsup".
I also get full coverage using the fender flares from Killerbody
I redesigned my slider trays a bit after I decided to make my own rock sliders, I did this just so I could make the mounting arms on the sliders thicker and stronger (they would have been super weak if I stuck with the stock sizing). I had originally planned to re-use the SSD rock sliders but they were too wide and didn't fit the length so I made my own design.
I'm printing a revised version right now but it will look pretty much the same. I forgot to snap a picture but these work with the stock slider tray bottoms to get rid of any snag points.
Rewind to when I got the roller together and I printed up both of the SSD engine spacers, I though I needed the 15mm version but ended up needing the 25MM version. These also raise the small block up which is welcomed, it would have otherwise sat quite low. Thanks for making these available SSD!
Distributor is gonna be a PITA to work on though :ror:
The small block just didn't look right being all shiny plastic so I scuffed it up and weathered it. You can see the 15mm spacer in these shot (I still haven't painted the 25mm version yet). I also got the hinge kit from Killerbody so the hood will open to show off the awesome engine.
The valve covers are painted silver but black plastic underneath, I sanded the tops of the ridges to get a little more character.
I did one little tweak to the drag link swapping the long rod end for a short one, this centered the servo horn a bit more. When stock it sits at more of an angle and at full lock to the left the servo horn and drag link get close to being inline. When that happens the servo horn has less leverage to do its job, it still works when stock but works better like this. I had an Ascender setup similar to stock but worse and it just ran out of steam when steering in one direction.
This is where the servo horn sits when the wheels are centered after changing the rod end, its farther off center when stock.
I only had a 25mm servo horn which is not recommended by SSD but with a bit of grinding it just clears the panhard mount.
My original plan with the 4.75" tires was to do a truggy but now that I plan to use class 1 tires I'm gonna keep the bed but its the heaviest part of the body by far so I may cut the drop bed portion out and do a tonneau cover, that would also allow me to use the stock shock towers. I think I'll also bob the bed maybe 30mm. I'm also considering cutting the bed up and leaving just the bed sides and doing up a cage.
I really do like the Trail king, it seems like a very solid platform. After also putting together the Enduro Kit recently I think I prefer the Trail king for is lower CG due to the chassis and motor position. I still like the Enduro but before getting both I had assumed SSD would be all about scale where the Enduro would be the performer but after building both I think the Trail King is likely to be quite the performer too maybe even better.
I've been resisting the urge to drive it without the body which I'll usually do but its kind of a motivation or reward for when I do finish.
I've also got the Knuckle weights installed up front https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/ssd00140.htm and I'll probably order up the rear weights along with overdrive when they're available.
The body, Killerbody LC70 which has very small wheel wells.
My Tire choice, Proline Flat Irons which are huge but I've wanted to try these out for a while. What you dont see in the pic below is how high the body needs to sit to not rub (way too high). I knew these would pose a challenge but thought I'd just go for it.
So I 3D printed some parts to get the sliders higher. I started off trying to just use some wedge shaped spacers that go between the slider/tray and angle them up.
Then I needed them higher so I printed new trays starting with a 13mm rise then a 28mm rise that was very "boat sidey".
Then the body finally fit with the giant tires..... and looked terrible just way too high. The gap from the front grill to the chassis was huge and I couldn't imagine a decent looking bumper that would bridge that big of a gap (maybe 2-3")
So after a little break I was back on track and I've scrapped the idea of using the 4.75" tires and I've settled on some 4.19" KM3's which are fitting much better. I still ended up using the raised slider trays (13mm) in order to get the body where it needed to sit. Oh and I'm pleased to be able to use some SSD wheels (and scale hubs) with it, I love SSD "thumbsup".
I also get full coverage using the fender flares from Killerbody
I redesigned my slider trays a bit after I decided to make my own rock sliders, I did this just so I could make the mounting arms on the sliders thicker and stronger (they would have been super weak if I stuck with the stock sizing). I had originally planned to re-use the SSD rock sliders but they were too wide and didn't fit the length so I made my own design.
I'm printing a revised version right now but it will look pretty much the same. I forgot to snap a picture but these work with the stock slider tray bottoms to get rid of any snag points.
Rewind to when I got the roller together and I printed up both of the SSD engine spacers, I though I needed the 15mm version but ended up needing the 25MM version. These also raise the small block up which is welcomed, it would have otherwise sat quite low. Thanks for making these available SSD!
Distributor is gonna be a PITA to work on though :ror:
The small block just didn't look right being all shiny plastic so I scuffed it up and weathered it. You can see the 15mm spacer in these shot (I still haven't painted the 25mm version yet). I also got the hinge kit from Killerbody so the hood will open to show off the awesome engine.
The valve covers are painted silver but black plastic underneath, I sanded the tops of the ridges to get a little more character.
I did one little tweak to the drag link swapping the long rod end for a short one, this centered the servo horn a bit more. When stock it sits at more of an angle and at full lock to the left the servo horn and drag link get close to being inline. When that happens the servo horn has less leverage to do its job, it still works when stock but works better like this. I had an Ascender setup similar to stock but worse and it just ran out of steam when steering in one direction.
This is where the servo horn sits when the wheels are centered after changing the rod end, its farther off center when stock.
I only had a 25mm servo horn which is not recommended by SSD but with a bit of grinding it just clears the panhard mount.
My original plan with the 4.75" tires was to do a truggy but now that I plan to use class 1 tires I'm gonna keep the bed but its the heaviest part of the body by far so I may cut the drop bed portion out and do a tonneau cover, that would also allow me to use the stock shock towers. I think I'll also bob the bed maybe 30mm. I'm also considering cutting the bed up and leaving just the bed sides and doing up a cage.
I really do like the Trail king, it seems like a very solid platform. After also putting together the Enduro Kit recently I think I prefer the Trail king for is lower CG due to the chassis and motor position. I still like the Enduro but before getting both I had assumed SSD would be all about scale where the Enduro would be the performer but after building both I think the Trail King is likely to be quite the performer too maybe even better.
I've been resisting the urge to drive it without the body which I'll usually do but its kind of a motivation or reward for when I do finish.
I've also got the Knuckle weights installed up front https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/ssd00140.htm and I'll probably order up the rear weights along with overdrive when they're available.
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