1/6th Scale Chevy Monster Truck

Maximizers are 3.2 and 17mm. They have zero and half offset. I got a set currently coming in the mail so I will let you know how they work.

http://www.maximizerproducts.com/

Love the pics man. I like the one in your avatar with the tire rolled over.

You beat me to it Arct1k. lol

[NickRummy]

Man and to think I actually ran those exact wheels on my LSP for a while too.....

Does 1/2" offset mean that the hex is basically flush with the back of the wheel?

hi all... half offset is half an inch wider i.e the rim sticks out half inch more per side and gives you a more stable wider truck, maximizer bead locks are good strong rims ive now had 2 sets and very pleased with them, nice build

[medusa'd maxx]

Nick I've beenrunning 6s Lipo and a 1600 kv 80mm medusa through a stock 3905 tranny for about 12 months with zero problems with the tranny
it's a really good upgrade plus the 4 m4 screws that mount it make it relatively easy to mount
nice looking truck!

[its me]

OMG!!! sick project man!! now you got me thinking, probably on of the best looking 1/6 conversion ive seen :)

[NickRummy]

Originally Posted by its me

OMG!!! sick project man!! now you got me thinking, probably on of the best looking 1/6 conversion ive seen :)

Thanks!

Took it out again today and had a blast with it.



Didn't get to much video. It was a new place to run with some massive hills and TONS of mud. I actually got MYSELF stuck in the mud haha

Bashing video

Then towards the end I was racing up a hill against a slash and drifted over to the left and caught a downed tree head on.....





Did some damage. Looks like it snapped the housing right off and managed to snap the axle too.





These axles are pretty beefy but I'm not sure they can take the punishment.

[NickRummy]

I found this I thought I would post too. It's from when I first started thinking about how to put it all together. The upper part of the chassis changed a bit but other than that this is how I cam up with the transmission placement and mount, links lengths and servo mounts.

[Bondonutz]

I've seen all aluminum Clod axles somewhere ? Maybe Icky Integy and they be modded to use your set up w/the Emaxx tranny ?

[NickRummy]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

I've seen all aluminum Clod axles somewhere ? Maybe Icky Integy and they be modded to use your set up w/the Emaxx tranny ?

TXT axles are basically the shafted version of clod axles but they're still pretty narrow compared to these. I believe the clod and TXT axles are about 11" hex to hex and these axles are around 14" hex to hex. I'm running the most offset I can get on a wheel to make them as wide as possible too which puts more stress on them.

[Bondonutz]

Well, when you buy new axles to replace the broken one I hope you have a plan for beefing them up. How about some angle aluminum top or bottom of the axle to truss it up ?

[magman]

Cool

That thing is way to cool man. I love it. Hate you broke it though.

[redshift]

Aw that sucks you cracked up the front... Can't believe how realistic it looks!

You need to put a camera right on the ground, I'll bet with the sound muted a lot of people would be fooled into thinking it was a real MT!

Very cool build Nick!

[NickRummy]

Turns out I had a spare diff from my LSP and that diff assembly practically drops right in to replace the XTM diff. I didn't have a pinion I could try so I'm thinking about trying to get a complete LSP2 diff and pinion and see if I can get it working. Those diffs look a lot more stout.

How about a little mud?

To bad the fun didn't last long


Chevy Monster Muddin video

Dead in the water



Good effort from my buddy's 2.2 to get it out.



Electronics stayed nice and dry. I think I'm going to line the top of the rear fenders with a foam weather stripping so that when the cover is down it seals up better.



Look at that little feller