my cliff climber

[crawler-kid]

i was bored and decided to do this :rkn: its at 12.5 " right now

[DRCMAN]

:shock:

How's it crawl?

[crawler-kid]

:shock:

How's it crawl?

it climbs better than my wheely king :lol:

[Rckcrwlr]

I've heard of 60/40 set up...this must be 80/20...

Looks good though.

Get that thing up to The Crawl Space...would love to see it.

[EvilTwin v2]

I would suggest lengthening the upper rear shock mounts to get those rear shocks a bit more upright. As it sits, I doubt that the rear shocks are doing a whole lot.

BTW, I tried quite a few different setups when I first got my AX10. Some worked & some didn't, but I learned alot from every step of it.

Hope to see you at the next comp.

[DRCrawlGood]

I would suggest lengthening the upper rear shock mounts to get those rear shocks a bit more upright. As it sits, I doubt that the rear shocks are doing a whole lot.

BTW, I tried quite a few different setups when I first got my AX10. Some worked & some didn't, but I learned alot from every step of it.

Hope to see you at the next comp.

X2 Those rear shocks need stood up alot more to do any good, but on that note your rear axle wont ever walk up towards the front!

[crawler-kid]

I've heard of 60/40 set up...this must be 80/20...

Looks good though.

Get that thing up to The Crawl Space...would love to see it.
ill bring it down when i come :tmbup:


I would suggest lengthening the upper rear shock mounts to get those rear shocks a bit more upright. As it sits, I doubt that the rear shocks are doing a whole lot.

BTW, I tried quite a few different setups when I first got my AX10. Some worked & some didn't, but I learned alot from every step of it.

Hope to see you at the next comp.

ill be down on the 20th, ill bring it with me. and yes the rear shocks dont do much lol. i need to make a new mount for the rear shocks. this was the first crawler i got and i started modding it and then ended up buying a venom creeper and thats what all my time has been going towards :rkn:

[crawler-kid]

i should be working on the creeper today but with no parts yet i cant do much to it :? so i decided to mess with the cliff climber. heres a pic of what i came up with for the shocks. in my opinion its way too tall let me know what you think

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/cody-jammin/118_2774.jpg

[DRCrawlGood]

Hard to tell in this pic honestly, what is you GC with this setup? Since its MOA you can afford to have higher GC due to weight being down low on the wheels.

[crawler-kid]

Hard to tell in this pic honestly, what is you GC with this setup? Since its MOA you can afford to have higher GC due to weight being down low on the wheels.

gc is almost 3 inches

[DRCrawlGood]

3 inches is a good start with that style of rig. You can adjust from there when you get it on the rocks to see what suits you and the rig the most.

[crawler-kid]

3 inches is a good start with that style of rig. You can adjust from there when you get it on the rocks to see what suits you and the rig the most.

im still tempted to make a new chassis for it 8-)

ive got so many projects going at once lol

[DRCrawlGood]

Just take your time no rush, I wrench on my rigs more than I drive them also.

[EvilTwin v2]

3" with or without tires?

I'm currently running a 3" center clearance on my Bully tuber. With MOA's as long as you take care where you mount batteries, etc, you can get away with a little more ground clearance.

[crawler-kid]

Just take your time no rush, I wrench on my rigs more than I drive them also.

ya im working on 3 projects at once lol, its getting frustrating :confused0068:

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3" with or without tires?

I'm currently running a 3" center clearance on my Bully tuber. With MOA's as long as you take care where you mount batteries, etc, you can get away with a little more ground clearance.

with tires

[EvilTwin v2]

Just take your time no rush, I wrench on my rigs more than I drive them also.

I did that, too. Until I built my current Bully, I was re-designing between every comp. I learned alot along the way, and now, when I build one, they just seem to work better every time.

Only problem with the constant re-design is that you never really get all that good at crawling because you never really get to learn the limitations of it.

[Rckcrwlr]

ya im working on 3 projects at once lol, its getting frustrating :confused0068:

Only three...I wish I had only three... :help:

[crawler-kid]

Only three...I wish I had only three... :help:

i know 3 isnt that many :tmbup: im working on my venom, cliff climber, and my wheely king all at the same time lol

[DRCrawlGood]

i know 3 isnt that many :tmbup: im working on my venom, cliff climber, and my wheely king all at the same time lol

Just make sure you get one ready to comp with first off. Then play with the others with free time.

[crawler-kid]

Just make sure you get one ready to comp with first off. Then play with the others with free time.

well im hoping to have the venom done by the 20th (if my parts come in time) if not im going to mix parts from my wheely king and venom and make a crawler lol

[crawler-kid]

decided to mod the cliff climber a little bit today. right now as it sits, its 12" wb:tmbup:

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/cody-jammin/118_2812.jpg

[crawler-kid]

well i was going to make a delrin chassis for the cliff climber but it turned out to be a pain in the a** :crzy:

i had 2 jammin x1crt rear shock towers sitting here and thought i would try them :rkn:

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/cody-jammin/118_2814.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/cody-jammin/118_2815.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/cody-jammin/118_2816.jpg

let me know what ya think of it :tmbup:

[EvilTwin v2]

Those work better than I would have expected.

I'd build a skid plate so that there's a smooth bottom. Otherwise, you're going to catch & get hung up at the belly. Only other thing I'd suggest is internally limiting the shocks a little to get the center height just a hair lower. Hard to tell, though, as it might just be the pictures making it look tall.

[Bansheemaniac]

told you to use that as a chassis, but your upper and lower links need spaced out.vertically

[crawler-kid]

Those work better than I would have expected.

I'd build a skid plate so that there's a smooth bottom. Otherwise, you're going to catch & get hung up at the belly. Only other thing I'd suggest is internally limiting the shocks a little to get the center height just a hair lower. Hard to tell, though, as it might just be the pictures making it look tall.
ya im going to make a skid tomorrow morning. i cant belive it came out as good as it did :confused0068:


told you to use that as a chassis, but your upper and lower links need spaced out.vertically

the links dont need spaced out. they work good the way they are. the only things that i need to do are make a skid and limit the travel. ( it has 90 degrees articulation)

[MASCMAN]

What about cutting the bottom "ears" off and making it straight across?

Try bolting the lower links where you have the tops bolted up and see if that would work better...then you could just drill new holes for the uppers.

Shoot for 12.5" wheelbase.

[crawler-kid]

got the skid almost done today :tmbup:

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/cody-jammin/cliff%20climber/118_2829.jpg

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk194/cody-jammin/cliff%20climber/118_2827.jpg

[Rockbound]

that will work! nice job! :tmbup:

[crawler-kid]

that will work! nice job! :tmbup:

thanks man :crzy: i still need to take it back off and clean up the edges but other than that its done. :tmbup:

[DRCrawlGood]

You gonna comp with this thing?

[crawler-kid]

You gonna comp with this thing?

i dont know. i probably wont . my friend wants to get into crawling though, so i might let him run it. is there a minimum wb for 2.2??

[DRCrawlGood]

I dont believe there is a minimum wheelbase for 2.2. Most stretch it out close as they can so going shorter would be a bad idea imo.

[crawler-kid]

I dont believe there is a minimum wheelbase for 2.2. Most stretch it out close as they can so going shorter would be a bad idea imo.

i know it would be a bad idea, but its under 12.5" and i dont feel like stretching it again lol

plus i was just going to let my buddy use it at the next comp to get his feet wet , so he can see if he likes crawling or not :crzy:

[Rockbound]

no minimum wheelbase only a max of 12.5 :tmbup:

[MASCMAN]

Center looks way high.

Still think I'd try my suggestion and move the lower links where you have the uppers. :?

[Rckcrwlr]

Get the links parallel and you will get your wheelbase back...

[crawler-kid]

Center looks way high.

Still think I'd try my suggestion and move the lower links where you have the uppers. :?
ok but if i move the lowers to where the uppers are, where do i now mount the uppers?? make new holes ??

Get the links parallel and you will get your wheelbase back...

k :tmbup:

[DRCrawlGood]

I thought the GC was around 2.5" or did this change.

[crawler-kid]

I thought the GC was around 2.5" or did this change.

with all the stuff i have done right now, the gc is now at 3.75"

[DRCrawlGood]

with all the stuff i have done right now, the gc is now at 3.75"

Well ya thats pretty high, although its not to bad just back it down alittle to around 3ish.

[EvilTwin v2]

Take the shocks apart & put some fuel line on the shock shafts (inside the shock, under the piston) to internally limit the shock. This will lower your ride height as well as limit the articulation.