Help with crawler

[mm9295]

I have an f-150, the only upgarades i have are a stage 2 motor and lego tires over slammers, i m having trouble finding an offroad upgrade, if u find one please let me know, also im having trouble with the body lift, any other ideas or help, please post

[zippo855]

the body lift is fairly simple, if you search you can find a few different ideas. what i mainly use if longer screws with some styrene tubing to space it out. i have one or 2 that use longer screws with nuts that hold the pieces in place. if your going for crawler either do a servo mod or you can buy the d.i.y. minituner direct fit crawler motor, (when he has more available, he said by next weekend should have some more ready) and i would invest in bearings. it makes for better traction.

[wadethejuggalo]

umm bearings are not a must they are more for speed and speed is not an object so regular plastic ones are good

[zippo855]

you have to look at what bearings are doing. it is keeping the tire from flopping around. so your steering response will be better, and your tires are not sitting at an angle so your tires will have better traction. both of which are a plus if you wanting to get the most out of your crawler.

[merc3des]

Yea do the suspension upgrade that elimates bump-steer. Its a real pain in the *** that bump steer

[dontspamme]

http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14327

Use it. Helps A LOT.

You have no idea how many threads I can post that link in.

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by merc3des

Yea do the suspension upgrade that elimates bump-steer. Its a real pain in the *** that bump steer

A crawler will rarely ever run into the bump steer problem because the xmods chassis design almost never relies on the front suspension for articulation. And with crawling nothing is hitting hard enough to really flex the suspension.

umm bearings are not a must they are more for speed and speed is not an object so regular plastic ones are good Today 10:32 AM

They help alot in the knuckles to prevent tire slop. Can help it turn tighter with bearings up front. But, sealed bearings are preffered if you really are going to get it dirty. If using open or shielded bearings, soak them in a bit of paint thinner or gasoline to get rid of the grease and run them as dry bearings, so they don't hold dirt.

[merc3des]

lol, nice sig. Thanks for clearing that up