Im not into comp crawling but i have 2 capable of competing. The idea is keep the chassis low as you can, the weight more forward biased and to maintain a nice breakover height. I like my wheelbase at around 13 inches center to center on my axles. You have a sharp rig!
I am here because I custom building but welding is not in my skill set. I also watch @Crawler Canyon to see all kinds of tire and other equipment tests. Like you and I he believes in doing things as cheaply as possible. He also builds custom rock crawlers with custom cut flat rails and Amazon parts. I do have one observation. The mounting flange on your sliders has square corners that can catch on rocks if you get in some "terrain" that can challenge this beast. You could use the chassis to mark the brackets and trim off those corners. Love your show!
The crawler station wagon is for when you want to take your family crawling, but need more legroom and cargo space than a Jeep. I think my local hobby shop has a Vanquish VRD carbon kit for around $450, and it still needs electronics, wheels and tires and a body. So its easy to go over $600 in total.
Full size buggies are starting to add overdrive in rigs too. I wouldn't add to much overdrive because to much can effect side hilling. I would shoot for a 10% overdrive ring and pinion also should try your battery in the front
Nice Volvo, but few points : - I dont think these tires works, atleast didnt worked for me. Fake tusks by Mix Racing ($20 on aliexpress) works much better. - switch battery to the front instead of rear - wouldnt use the wheel weights, better have brass knuckles with same weight - so your motor doesnt need to spin all the weight. - nylon axles slides over the rocks much better. - rebuild the rear wheels with lower offset to make it narrower in the rear - gives you more clearance draging the rear through gates I was at 2.7kg with battery and steel chasis last year. This year I have new "budget" rig planned - cheap carbon rails, meus iso axles, meus overdrive lcg gearbox, surpass outrunner, sequre esc, fake tusks (I am still bad at comps so not sure if it matters to me in the end :D)
This rig looks extremely cool, but why did you decide to go so low, my understand is that a rig should be higher so it is able to crawl smother, however it does seem to be handling the rocks very well, you should do a give away with this rig, i would %100 purchase merch to enter in to win this thing its bad ass
Pretty good performance for a budget build! Low speed looks really controllable.
Nice job she is sick. 😲
Thanks for showin Waffles RC
Bro the build turned out awesome. I'm digging the Volvo Body. 🤘🏼
That thing is sick. I wish I had adult money lol ❤
Evening 👋 Nice build and volvo body 🙂👍
Great build, love the body the tires look really good on there too thanks for sharing.
great build sir! glad i could help and that you enjoyed it.
Im not into comp crawling but i have 2 capable of competing. The idea is keep the chassis low as you can, the weight more forward biased and to maintain a nice breakover height. I like my wheelbase at around 13 inches center to center on my axles. You have a sharp rig!
The body is amazing
I am here because I custom building but welding is not in my skill set. I also watch @Crawler Canyon to see all kinds of tire and other equipment tests. Like you and I he believes in doing things as cheaply as possible. He also builds custom rock crawlers with custom cut flat rails and Amazon parts. I do have one observation. The mounting flange on your sliders has square corners that can catch on rocks if you get in some "terrain" that can challenge this beast. You could use the chassis to mark the brackets and trim off those corners. Love your show!
Just getting my first “comp crawler” through a trade deal. Excited to see your build one man!! Such a sick rig. Keep up the amazing videos
Love the work man. I’m about to finish up a build I made from scratch is there any way I can send you some pictures
🎉🎉🎉🎉
The crawler station wagon is for when you want to take your family crawling, but need more legroom and cargo space than a Jeep. I think my local hobby shop has a Vanquish VRD carbon kit for around $450, and it still needs electronics, wheels and tires and a body. So its easy to go over $600 in total.
Yes 🙌🏼 this is amazing
Full size buggies are starting to add overdrive in rigs too. I wouldn't add to much overdrive because to much can effect side hilling. I would shoot for a 10% overdrive ring and pinion also should try your battery in the front
Killer video Waffles as always brotha n i understand the reasons ya made the rant video
Nice Volvo, but few points :
- I dont think these tires works, atleast didnt worked for me. Fake tusks by Mix Racing ($20 on aliexpress) works much better.
- switch battery to the front instead of rear
- wouldnt use the wheel weights, better have brass knuckles with same weight - so your motor doesnt need to spin all the weight.
- nylon axles slides over the rocks much better.
- rebuild the rear wheels with lower offset to make it narrower in the rear - gives you more clearance draging the rear through gates
I was at 2.7kg with battery and steel chasis last year. This year I have new "budget" rig planned - cheap carbon rails, meus iso axles, meus overdrive lcg gearbox, surpass outrunner, sequre esc, fake tusks
(I am still bad at comps so not sure if it matters to me in the end :D)
This rig looks extremely cool, but why did you decide to go so low, my understand is that a rig should be higher so it is able to crawl smother, however it does seem to be handling the rocks very well, you should do a give away with this rig, i would %100 purchase merch to enter in to win this thing its bad ass
Too bad I cant promote you on FB. They wont approve the link.