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GorillaMaxx360 · 02.13.2007, 10:59 AM

yes do the slider deal this is what is am doing it is cheap yet very effective sliders and knuckles new areunder 50 with shipping on ebay for both of them and they are more realiable than mip cvds IMO because i have heard of people breaking mips but not the sliders

neweuser · 02.13.2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by GorillaMaxx360

yes do the slider deal this is what is am doing it is cheap yet very effective sliders and knuckles new areunder 50 with shipping on ebay for both of them and they are more realiable than mip cvds IMO because i have heard of people breaking mips but not the sliders

Some here have had success with the MIP's. Also, could we get some punctuation? It would be easier to read what you type.....:018:

GorillaMaxx360 · 02.13.2007, 11:05 AM

i know some of you use them with great ease, but i was just saying it is rarer to see broken sliders than broken MIP's. Nothing agenst mip i just recommended it becuase it was cheap and works great for the price. (Sorry about the puncuation just woke up)

neweuser · 02.13.2007, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by GorillaMaxx360

i know some of you use them with great ease, but i was just saying it is rarer to see broken sliders than broken MIP's. Nothing agenst mip i just recommended it becuase it was cheap and works great for the price. (Sorry about the puncuation just woke up)

It's all good! :)

ClodMaxx · 02.14.2007, 01:21 PM

josh -

not sure where you're at on your build, but if you're serious about the powerstrokes, don't get the RPM shock towers. because of their flexibility, the powerstrokes put unequal force on them causing them to flex away from center. (the bypass shocks don't put the same amount of pressure as the outside coil-overs). i now have to find different towers, and i'll prob. go with the FLM's.

just a heads-up.

Josh · 02.18.2007, 02:12 PM

So should I go with DUH Engineering shock towers? If I do, would I just throw out the entire Powerstroke idea and hook up some 1/8 Buggy shocks?

I'm debating about cracking open the bank account.

Josh :028:

ClodMaxx · 02.18.2007, 02:24 PM

right now UE has the RacerX Knucklehead shock towers half off - $35 for 2, and i believe they're 7075 aluminum. i ordered a set last week because of the price. don't throw out the powerstroke idea - they're great shocks!

here's a link to the knuckleheads:
http://www.unlimitedengineering.com/...ore/10102.html

squeeforever · 02.18.2007, 03:06 PM

I would go for FLM towers. That and Powerstrokes will make a GREAT setup.

Serum · 03.23.2007, 02:10 PM

Awesome maxx!

truely nice! the integy shocks might be replaced some day.

www.gorillamaxx.com, that would explain the delay.. :)

ssspconcepts · 03.23.2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Serum

Awesome maxx!

truely nice! the integy shocks might be replaced some day.

www.gorillamaxx.com, that would explain the delay.. :)

Thanks Serum. I learned a lot from your guys' posts before embarked on this project. Everything I did prior to was stadium trucks and minis. A lot of work went into installing the telemetry stuff...more wiring than I like to see, but makes driving more fun.

You are right about the integy shocks....steering knuckles too. I originally bought integy ti pivot balls and alum steering knuckles....they should fit together like a glove right? Wrong, I had to grind the heck out of the pivot ball recesses on the knuckles before the pivot balls would fit. I checked, double, triple, and quad druple checked to see if I ordered compatible parts-I did...they just don't fit together. I guess integy engineers must have corrupted version of auto-cad:) I'll never buy anything from them again...

Maybe down the road I'll go for the racerx supermaxx shocks...what do you think about those?

03.23.2007, 07:52 PM

Very nice Maxx! Your "lessons learned" .pdf will come in handy when I underake my BL project. Thank you for sharing.

GorillaMaxx360 · 03.23.2007, 11:35 PM

nice ride! How do you like those arms are they smooth is there any binding and is there a lot of play in the arms or are they pretty solid

ssspconcepts · **FLM arms and chassis -** 03.24.2007, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GorillaMaxx360

nice ride! How do you like those arms are they smooth is there any binding and is there a lot of play in the arms or are they pretty solid

I really like the FLM setup. The arms are rock solid w/no binding. FLM includes hinge pins, but I used Lundsford Ti. The only thing is the my truck is heavy...I've loaded it up pretty good. Consequently, I am having a hard time finding good shocks.

I plan to put in a single speed tranny...or slipperential (if it will fit) to help with the weight.

GorillaMaxx360 · 10:00 AM

How heavy is your truck about. Wieght wont really matter to me because mine is a basher. Here is my maxx it will look alomost like yours when it is done because i am getting flm arms instead of the ti ones i have right now. But dont worry it wont be the same it will have a lot of stuff different but it will be similar.

ssspconcepts · 03.24.2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GorillaMaxx360

How heavy is your truck about. Wieght wont really matter to me because mine is a basher. Here is my maxx it will look alomost like yours when it is done because i am getting flm arms instead of the ti ones i have right now. But dont worry it wont be the same it will have a lot of stuff different but it will be similar.

Yeah....your ride looks nice. I like the flextec arms...I hear they are the best. Mine's a basher too. I guess it weighs about 18lbs with two 7-cell batteries...give or take a pound. A couple things I would do differently knowing what I know now:

(a) RacerX Shocks
(b) 1/8 diffs or the UE diffs
(c) maybe a different brushless motor package