new guy wants to bulid a diesel 4x4!

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timmy85

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I have been kickin' around the idea of a puller and came across this site.

i am wanting to bulid a diesel 4x4 truck but i dont really like the highlift base. is there any others out there buliding chassis or a diffrent class you guys would think is better for me? thanks, Tim


also i am doing a TTC with a scaler i bulid. on the pulling part what would be better. hook the sled to the chassis or the axle? the truck is a scx10. thanks very much, and if i posted in the wrong spot i am sorry. it my first post.
 
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Mr. Giggles

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If you can make a hitch that's attached to the axle instead of on the frame ... that would be the best method because the sled would pull directly down onto the axle unlike the frame where it would be pulling up on the front end which isn't good. If you look under a full scale professional pulling truck ... most have the hitch mounted onto the axle.
 
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timmy85

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Mr. Giggles said:
If you can make a hitch that's attached to the axle instead of on the frame ... that would be the best method because the sled would pull directly down onto the axle unlike the frame where it would be pulling up on the front end which isn't good. If you look under a full scale professional pulling truck ... most have the hitch mounted onto the axle.
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we have two hooks that will go around the axle tubes i will use. i made some pulls with it on the rear bumper and it wanted to toss the front of the truck all around!

bmack said:
welcome to rcmt tim
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thanks man! i scored a highlift today! its the toyota but in good shape. pulling here i come!!!
 
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sig p232

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The termyte pulling chassis makes a cool scale truck. Check the link on the website in my signature. The other cool thing is that they are designed and made in Denver.

Nate
 
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timmy85

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sig p232 said:
The termyte pulling chassis makes a cool scale truck. Check the link on the website in my signature. The other cool thing is that they are designed and made in Denver.

Nate
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i am going to hit up jason tomorrow and see what we can do:tmb
 
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chromey

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There are several different ways a hitch can be mounted to a tube frame chassis vehicle. The first thing to consider is the overall length of the unit and the amount of weight that will be placed on the front of the vehicle.
Example a truck weight is 10 pounds is 70% of the weight in the front, middle or rear of the vehicle, thar can play into how and were the hitch is mounted.
How is the axle mounted to the frame rails, are the shocks tied or have they been replaced with strut bars.
The lenght of the hitch also plays into it.
When we started playing with the Bruiser chassis the main mounting point for the hitch was in the frame rail above the rear housing the lower mount point was on the housing itself. The intent behind the design was to create a pendulum effect, you want the chassis rear end and front weight bar to work as one, 80% of weight was on the front.

Line up six chassis builders and ask the above question you will get six differnt ways of doing it.

Chromey
 
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timmy85

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well guys.... i steped me game up!! i got a termyite 4x4 chassis from dan at finshline. i am going to run the high lift in the scale class tho. i cant wait to get buliding!
 
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