New toy

[cajun66]

Got my Wheely King in yesterday and the tx didn't work. One 3 min call and HPI has a new one on the way. :tmb

 

[william g]

any plans, or are you just going to leave it stock?
Welcome to ''wheely land''

 

[cajun66]

Stock for now, but. I plan to do something about the steering like servo on axle, and maybe 4ws. After that? Only time will tell.

 

[cajun66]

Pirated the radio from my stampede. Ran it around 10 seconds and broke a front lower link. :bang
Anyone have a part #?

 

[william g]

front plastic lower link bar?
PM me your address and I'll find an envelope to send you one out.

 

[cajun66]

Will, you're the man. I wish I had waited. I bought a set from Tower about 5 minutes after the post.:ack But the offer means a lot. You're a good man.

 

[william g]

oopsie
Oh well. I make my own links and the stockers I usually toss but for some reason saved a couple.

 

[JKRacing37]

cajun - if you need something like that in the future post what you need - a lot of us on here have modded our stockers and I know I have whole box of links and parts like that.

 

[cajun66]

Thanks y'all. But hopefully mine won't be stock for too long either.

 

[cajun66]

Hey will, Do you still make lower links? Or can they be found in stock length but tougher somewhere?

 

[william g]

if you buy the stuff and send it to me I would make some for you.
1/4'' tube, 6/32 threaded rod and traxxas ends
otherwise I always lose money on it as nobody wants to pay the price it costs to make them, let alone a small profit. It isn't all that cheap really, and does take some time cutting each right, sanding to proper size and then shipping.

Solid rod I only do for myself, the time those take simply isn't worth doing for others.

 

[cajun66]

I can relate. I build trailers and tractor implements on the side. Not much profit involved after the bill of materials, labor, etc. I may try making some on my own.

No sweat man. :tmb

 

[kevinatfms]

i followed wills advice on making links and every truck i have has used them in one shape or form.

i suggest using revo end links, they come in a pack of 12 or 16 and work great and are huge. then get threaded rod in 6/32 and some aluminum tube from your LHS. measure twice, cut once and put together.
it takes all of about an hour to make a set of lower links at any length you need.

oh and def stretch the WK out, it handles better and is less prone to tipping but at a loss of the wheely motion.

if you upgrade the motor to a solid 19t you can get the wheely motions back pretty easy.

 

[cajun66]

Thanks, HPI. The even sent a 3ch radio to replace the defective one.