Looks like you’re running the XL version tires. I’m running the standard TSL’s which are only 5.4” tall. They fit much better. I just lengthened the rear out and went to middle shock mount position.
Wheel base by moving link connection positions on the skid for all 4 links. so one could move the front out the one hole (stock is in the center of 3 holes) which would give a little more clearance up front. I wouldn't think twice about a gentile trim on the wheelwell flare myself.
So addressing the bumping on one side but not the other. If you remove the body and look straight down over the front end of the truck, you will see that the tires and whole front drivetrain and suspension linkage sits just a little bit to the left side. This is due to the way the front suspension is connected to the truck. I spent a great deal of time examining this on my own gen 8. It’s not a problem tho. Everything works fine and this is natural for the design. As the suspension squishes you’ll notice the the whole front end swings up to the right. Check it out its interesting
It's the pan hard mount flexing on the right side...that's causing the body an linkage to cause bump steer...you can make a brace to eliminate that from happening so your suspension stays straight an not pull the left shock sideways.
You still have some adjustments on your shocks to firm em up and lift a little as well. They're threaded bodies and yours are all the way up. Not great if you like to run droop, but should help tire clearance. Nice work on the vid!
thanks I did wonder about stiffening the shocks up but thought I'd show the 'worst case' scenario. A few of you guys would like to see it run on them, so when I do I'll take your advice and stiffen them up a bit. Cheers
Track stand in the wheelbase in the front end of a little bit I know it has those little holes were the upper links in the lower links mount I bet you it'll stop all that tire rub just a thought
You also have more mounting positions on the chassis for your wheel base length.....thus making clearance for the larger tires and the 3 other shock mounting locations forward and backwards
Working on squeezing Duratrax Deep Woods 2.2’s under my gen 8 now. Will likely take fenders and running boards off (aka frame only) then raise the body on post mounts. Seems like it will be well worth it. In hindsight I would recommend Gen 8 Pack (chassis only) then add 2.2’s and a 20kg servo from Amz (both a tad too small for body / weight).
I installed a set of 5.4" tall 1.9 proline super swamper bogger on my Gen8 and moved the upper mounting position to the middle holes and it worked great. Those tires look like the are 5.8 tall XL super swamper tsl. Drop down to a 5.4" tall tire (1.9 or 2.2 rim, doesn't matter) and they work awesome.
Josh see the other comments, I keep saying I've checked them and they're not the XL ones. They measure 5.4 not 5.8. I've fiddled with the wheelbase since like you have and they fit better now. Although when the cars at extreme angles they still foul.
Steve many thanks, I know some thought it too long but I thought it best to 'cover all' as if I didn't do a thorough job and someone spends $80-90 on tires only to find a deficiency I'd not shown then they're going to be mad at me. They do look damn good on it though! I can feel a light trail session coming on!
I'm a big fan of oversized tires on trail rigs. You could just remove the over fenders and trim the body a little. Nice work bud. I'm ok with a little rubbing anyways lol.
they do look good.. don't see the stock servo lasting long though. Wonder if you might have some 5" tires instead. May want to compare how it impacts sidehill performance as well.
Are those the XL’s or 5.4 TSL’s? From a scale standpoint very unrealistically too big, perhaps the 5.4 version TSL’s would look better .. assuming these are the XL’s .. imho of course.
Try buying some 100mm or even go really wild with 110mm shocks ($20 to $30 for a set of 4 aluminum off brand on Amazon). With the longer shock you can leave the spring in a softer setting and run light weight oil to get your 2.2s and have a soft suspension. Also angling the top of the shocks in towards the middle of the chassi will give the long arm suspension more leverage against the shock letting them articulate more. So for the front shocks move the top to the hole furthest back. You can move them opposite if you get shocks that are too soft. This is all part of the "tuning" Redcat built into the shock tower hoops. It used to be you had to buy after market hoops to get this adjustablity, so thanks Redcat! For your Axial there are lots of aftermarket multi hole hoop solutions on Amazon and Ebay.
Indeed Mike I am going to run it with the stock wheels, I did this so people could see how it might look/work. Gives people options. I may change the tire, beijng beadlock rims should be easy swap. I've tested it in the yard but it very wet and the stock ones are more slippery than I'd like. That said most of my crawlings in the dry so I'll give 'em a good test first
@@DriftomaniacsRC lol ahh yes that ruster fooled me with the mx28s on! Glad you got rid of the revo. Im definitely not a fan of it. The rustler is definitely cool. Cool video Richie. I might have to grab one of these from my lhs as this is definitely a awesome truck and great value. I think I could get into a crawler. Especially walking my dog it would be cool to traverse the terrain as I walk him. Lol
I will give them a try on the trail to find out as it seems a few of you guys would like to see it run with them on. I show the worst case of them scrubbing with me leaning the body hard over, for most of the time the trucks not going to be under such pressure, but thought it best to demo 'worst case'
I can make them fit I done it with stock set up even on the trx4 defender the day it was released.. Just need a few of my design parts ;-)...I dont own this rig yet but when I do I will show the world another one of my creations. Im burried in custom builds as of now..As this one sits your 2.2 tires no way will it work even if you get it too clear when turning, wait until you try to take it over any terrain..the suspention will compress and the tires will lock up on the body on the slightest turn..
I run these 2.2's on my TRX4 and had to 'rework' the car to fit them without fouling at the front. As for it working or not that's why I shot this video....inc me leaning it over to simulate the suspension compression and then testing the steering in either direction. I did try and make it's limitations as clear as I could.
If you're after a 10 second video of them fitting or not fitting is what you're after then you're welcome to buy your own tires and shoot your own video and find they don't fit so well. But then you'd have had to spend your own money to find out how well or not they fit......Guess none of the info on the car up until that point was of interest like the demo of much they cleared or didn't, or what a difference raising the suspension made. The kind of stuff that's important to most people considering such a swap. Sorry all that kind of stuff wasn't of interest to you.
@@shelbyintheolds Not a problem, on unboxing videos would it work better if people just took stuff out the box until it was all out, didn't say a word and then turned off the camera? It'd make them faster but would it give people the detail they were after? Likewise You or me standing there for 30 secs saying they do or don't fit then ending the video isn't really going to help people make an informed decision. If I'd not tested the wheels with the body on I can 100% guarantee someone would've asked how well they cleared with the body on. I'll agree to disagree on the level of detail people want. However most people would probably like more than 30 seconds of detail before deciding on spending (or not) $80-90 of new wheels and tires. This video has detail so people can make an informed choice. You may just want a 10 second yes or no video but most people laying out $90 want a bit more info. I've no problem with you wanting to watch a 30 second yes or no video but it won't be me making it.
@@DriftomaniacsRC Love your videos. But, don't get baited by grumpy commentators. Some people are perpetually unhappy. Focus on the constructive criticism and people engaging in actual conversation. I don't mean to tell you how to conductor yourself, but I have seen others get fed up and quit making content. I like your vids and would not want to see this happen to you.
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The 2.2 tires make this thing look like a beast though
Was think the same thing
Looks like you’re running the XL version tires. I’m running the standard TSL’s which are only 5.4” tall. They fit much better. I just lengthened the rear out and went to middle shock mount position.
I was under the impression that the gen8 chassis can be lengthened as well?
Wheel base by moving link connection positions on the skid for all 4 links. so one could move the front out the one hole (stock is in the center of 3 holes) which would give a little more clearance up front.
I wouldn't think twice about a gentile trim on the wheelwell flare myself.
So addressing the bumping on one side but not the other. If you remove the body and look straight down over the front end of the truck, you will see that the tires and whole front drivetrain and suspension linkage sits just a little bit to the left side. This is due to the way the front suspension is connected to the truck. I spent a great deal of time examining this on my own gen 8. It’s not a problem tho. Everything works fine and this is natural for the design. As the suspension squishes you’ll notice the the whole front end swings up to the right. Check it out its interesting
It's the pan hard mount flexing on the right side...that's causing the body an linkage to cause bump steer...you can make a brace to eliminate that from happening so your suspension stays straight an not pull the left shock sideways.
You still have some adjustments on your shocks to firm em up and lift a little as well. They're threaded bodies and yours are all the way up. Not great if you like to run droop, but should help tire clearance. Nice work on the vid!
thanks I did wonder about stiffening the shocks up but thought I'd show the 'worst case' scenario. A few of you guys would like to see it run on them, so when I do I'll take your advice and stiffen them up a bit. Cheers
Track stand in the wheelbase in the front end of a little bit I know it has those little holes were the upper links in the lower links mount I bet you it'll stop all that tire rub just a thought
You also have more mounting positions on the chassis for your wheel base length.....thus making clearance for the larger tires and the 3 other shock mounting locations forward and backwards
Working on squeezing Duratrax Deep Woods 2.2’s under my gen 8 now. Will likely take fenders and running boards off (aka frame only) then raise the body on post mounts. Seems like it will be well worth it. In hindsight I would recommend Gen 8 Pack (chassis only) then add 2.2’s and a 20kg servo from Amz (both a tad too small for body / weight).
I installed a set of 5.4" tall 1.9 proline super swamper bogger on my Gen8 and moved the upper mounting position to the middle holes and it worked great. Those tires look like the are 5.8 tall XL super swamper tsl. Drop down to a 5.4" tall tire (1.9 or 2.2 rim, doesn't matter) and they work awesome.
Josh see the other comments, I keep saying I've checked them and they're not the XL ones. They measure 5.4 not 5.8. I've fiddled with the wheelbase since like you have and they fit better now. Although when the cars at extreme angles they still foul.
If you really wanted to run the larger tires, you could move the axles out as well since the gen. 8 has adjustable wheel base.
Move the front links to the front which will move the front axle forward then you can cut the front of the finder to clearance the front
Push the front axle out one hole! I wanted to see video of it running with those big wheels man! come on!!!
Erocks I'll give it a go (running with them) as Robert Barnes has also asked to see it run with them so guess others would like to as well.
So this is old but I just got one was that factory length what was that at the longest wheelbase
Looks awesome man!!! I love swapping wheels and tires around on different rigs, because you never know until you try it. ;)
Great video. i appreciate you taking the time to go thru everything and showing how it would look with 2.2 tires. Much appreciated.
Steve many thanks, I know some thought it too long but I thought it best to 'cover all' as if I didn't do a thorough job and someone spends $80-90 on tires only to find a deficiency I'd not shown then they're going to be mad at me. They do look damn good on it though! I can feel a light trail session coming on!
Extremely informative,as allways! Thanks a lot for sharing, Rich!
Now I’ve bought a gen 8 I’m thinking about getting 2.2s I took off my fenders and have 20mm wheel spacers do you think they would clear
Yes if anything cut the body down a little. I have done it.
I'm a big fan of oversized tires on trail rigs. You could just remove the over fenders and trim the body a little. Nice work bud. I'm ok with a little rubbing anyways lol.
Rubbin's racing as they say in the film 'Days of Thunder' :-)
they do look good.. don't see the stock servo lasting long though. Wonder if you might have some 5" tires instead. May want to compare how it impacts sidehill performance as well.
Are those the XL’s or 5.4 TSL’s? From a scale standpoint very unrealistically too big, perhaps the 5.4 version TSL’s would look better .. assuming these are the XL’s .. imho of course.
Alas I'm not sure I think they might have been XL's but I sold the car some time back, sorry not to be more help
Driftomaniacs Ahh darn .. ok thanks anyway. You still in the hobby?
Body probably wouldn’t look bad if you just scored it along the flair lines this way it’ll be good and even on all fenders with plenty of clearance
Bigger is better. I like the look.
Why didn’t you try running it? What a teaser
because of the PANHARD BAR !
the original shocks are what size ?
1.9 tyres on the 2.2 rims should make it abit better
Does it have the wheel base adjustment on the front like it does on the rear?
Now I'm not 100% sure I'll check the manual
Yes
Try extending the wheelbase damn spell check
predictive text is the bane of my life!
When I tried to raise my axial it stiffened real bad and wouldn't flex at all. I went back to 1.9s . I was upset cause the 2.2 looked great.
Indeed they look great on my TRX4 but I had to 'rework' a bit of the chassis to get the fronts not to catch when turning.
Try buying some 100mm or even go really wild with 110mm shocks ($20 to $30 for a set of 4 aluminum off brand on Amazon). With the longer shock you can leave the spring in a softer setting and run light weight oil to get your 2.2s and have a soft suspension. Also angling the top of the shocks in towards the middle of the chassi will give the long arm suspension more leverage against the shock letting them articulate more. So for the front shocks move the top to the hole furthest back. You can move them opposite if you get shocks that are too soft. This is all part of the "tuning" Redcat built into the shock tower hoops. It used to be you had to buy after market hoops to get this adjustablity, so thanks Redcat! For your Axial there are lots of aftermarket multi hole hoop solutions on Amazon and Ebay.
@@bobzilla9p0 thanks I will try that
I think the stock tires look good and perform well but if you want to have fun with it tinkering nothing wrong with that
Indeed Mike I am going to run it with the stock wheels, I did this so people could see how it might look/work. Gives people options. I may change the tire, beijng beadlock rims should be easy swap. I've tested it in the yard but it very wet and the stock ones are more slippery than I'd like. That said most of my crawlings in the dry so I'll give 'em a good test first
Loving all these videos!
Perfect! Finger pointed to the subscribe button. LOL 1:15
You can moves your links up
Hi big tires bro^ - ^ I'm making gen8 JeepJK Open body now. This video is nice.
Have u did a video on this vehicle yet ???
Shawn I've not done a full first run video yet as I'd like to take it to a location to do it justice, but I'm on it soon as I can
Driftomaniacs Ok. Looking 4wrd to tha upload. 😁
Richie I thought you sold the erevo2.0? Did it not sell on eBay?
chris that's the rustler 4x4 vxl on it's new MX28's on the shelf, looks v.similar with those new tires on. Is that what you meant? Cheers Richie
@@DriftomaniacsRC lol ahh yes that ruster fooled me with the mx28s on! Glad you got rid of the revo. Im definitely not a fan of it. The rustler is definitely cool. Cool video Richie. I might have to grab one of these from my lhs as this is definitely a awesome truck and great value. I think I could get into a crawler. Especially walking my dog it would be cool to traverse the terrain as I walk him. Lol
Never give up! 🔥
You just have to mess with it and figure out a way to make it work, it looks great with the 2.2s try driving and see how they are
I will give them a try on the trail to find out as it seems a few of you guys would like to see it run with them on. I show the worst case of them scrubbing with me leaning the body hard over, for most of the time the trucks not going to be under such pressure, but thought it best to demo 'worst case'
Looks good
nice bro good gen8👍👍
thxs!
Upgrade the shocks to taller ones...!
Indeed but the point of this was to see how they fitted as stock, however I've had an idea I'm going to try out tomorrow. Watch this space
the 2.2s look alot better
I can make them fit I done it with stock set up even on the trx4 defender the day it was released.. Just need a few of my design parts ;-)...I dont own this rig yet but when I do I will show the world another one of my creations. Im burried in custom builds as of now..As this one sits your 2.2 tires no way will it work even if you get it too clear when turning, wait until you try to take it over any terrain..the suspention will compress and the tires will lock up on the body on the slightest turn..
I run these 2.2's on my TRX4 and had to 'rework' the car to fit them without fouling at the front. As for it working or not that's why I shot this video....inc me leaning it over to simulate the suspension compression and then testing the steering in either direction. I did try and make it's limitations as clear as I could.
Wow takes 8:34 minutes to find out if 2.2 will fit on an axle. Gee thanks but no thanks.
If you're after a 10 second video of them fitting or not fitting is what you're after then you're welcome to buy your own tires and shoot your own video and find they don't fit so well. But then you'd have had to spend your own money to find out how well or not they fit......Guess none of the info on the car up until that point was of interest like the demo of much they cleared or didn't, or what a difference raising the suspension made. The kind of stuff that's important to most people considering such a swap. Sorry all that kind of stuff wasn't of interest to you.
Driftomaniacs Matter fact , no . Tittle of video covered all the bases but video went on and on.
@@shelbyintheolds Not a problem, on unboxing videos would it work better if people just took stuff out the box until it was all out, didn't say a word and then turned off the camera? It'd make them faster but would it give people the detail they were after? Likewise You or me standing there for 30 secs saying they do or don't fit then ending the video isn't really going to help people make an informed decision. If I'd not tested the wheels with the body on I can 100% guarantee someone would've asked how well they cleared with the body on. I'll agree to disagree on the level of detail people want. However most people would probably like more than 30 seconds of detail before deciding on spending (or not) $80-90 of new wheels and tires. This video has detail so people can make an informed choice. You may just want a 10 second yes or no video but most people laying out $90 want a bit more info. I've no problem with you wanting to watch a 30 second yes or no video but it won't be me making it.
Driftomaniacs Well just like any other monetized video.
Keep it consistent
@@DriftomaniacsRC Love your videos. But, don't get baited by grumpy commentators. Some people are perpetually unhappy. Focus on the constructive criticism and people engaging in actual conversation. I don't mean to tell you how to conductor yourself, but I have seen others get fed up and quit making content. I like your vids and would not want to see this happen to you.
8 minutes of pointing
Way too much fouling! 🤣
agreed but as the video says will they fit! Don't shoot the messenger! (apologies just seen the smiley!)
@@DriftomaniacsRC lol, I wanted to go 2.2 wheels as well on my redcat. From your vid it does look pretty good, kinda has that monster truck look.