lampshade9909
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Would it be possible to put the shorter EB48.x suspension arms on an ET48 or MT410?
I'm tinkering with the idea of putting authentic looking Monster Truck tires (clickable) and wheels (clickable) on a Tekno. In order to pull this off, I need this 17mm hex adapter. These wheels + adapter will result in an incredibly wide truck, so I'm planning to install some Buggy suspension arms to compensate for the added width of these massive tires.
A.) My build method:
B.) Alternative method:
C.) Another Alternative method:
This Monster Buggy post for good inspiration. So picture this, with larger tires, a longer chassis, and a Nitro Truggy body.
As far as tires go, I'm thinking more authentic monster truck style tires rather than basher style tires. So something with a proper wheel with respect to tire ratio. These are the Rumble tires from RC4WD. These wheels and tires will go together well obviously because they are from the same manufacturer.
A picture of the wheels and tires that will work (the incorrect adapter is pictured, but they have 17mm)
The JConcepts Firestorm tires would look great if I can get them to fit properly on these RC4WD wheels. I like the aspect ratio of these tires compared to the Rumble tires. These are more authentic looking monster truck tires where as the Rumbles are more square and flat looking and are made for racing performance. I doubt I could ever race this Monster truck since it would never fit into any racing classes.
Edit: Tekno support has been very helpful in explaining to me the compatibility of Tekno parts.
Edit: Progress videos
Edit: Build parts list:
I'm tinkering with the idea of putting authentic looking Monster Truck tires (clickable) and wheels (clickable) on a Tekno. In order to pull this off, I need this 17mm hex adapter. These wheels + adapter will result in an incredibly wide truck, so I'm planning to install some Buggy suspension arms to compensate for the added width of these massive tires.
A.) My build method:
- Start with an ET48 (Truggy)
- Replace the following Truggy parts with Buggy parts:
- Suspension arms
- Driveshafts
- Turnbuckles
- Steering turnbuckles
- Front sway bar
- Install a Nitro Truggy body
- NT48 bodies are wider than ET48 bodies so they'll probably look better aesthetically.
- Monster truck wheels, tires, 17mm hex adapter
- This build results in a longer wheelbase to help give it more of a rectangle shape as opposed to a square shape which the MT410 has.
- Rough Dimensions:
- ~24.5" long (with wing)
- ~20" wide (from ends of tires)
- With buggy suspension arms, the width from wheel hex to wheel hex be about 12". Each monster truck tire is about 4" wide. So that's a width of about 20". The MT tires are about ~6" in diameter. The wheelbase of the Truggy is about 15.1". So that's a total length of about 21.1". I'll probably keep the wing, so it's going to be about ~24.5" long.
B.) Alternative method:
- Start with a EB48 (Buggy)
- Replace Buggy shock towers with MT410 shock towers
- Add the MT410 Body Mount Set
- Install an MT410 body.
- Add Monster truck wheels, tires, 17mm hex adapter.
- This will result in a shorter wheelbase than the original method. But should still work. The MT410 is pretty square-shaped for doing crazy stunts. I feel like the heavy tires/wheels will take away from the stunt capabilities for this truck, but it's totally possible it can still do crazy stunts.
C.) Another Alternative method:
- Start with a SCT410 (Short course truck).
- Add Monster truck wheels, tires, 12mm hex adapter.
- I'm not a fan of this approach because I feel like these wheels & tires are too big and heavy for this SCT which has smaller driveshafts/parts/etc. It's also not meant for 4s, so it would likely be limited to 2s which would hinder it as well. If going this route, I would recommend smaller/lighter wheels/tires.
This Monster Buggy post for good inspiration. So picture this, with larger tires, a longer chassis, and a Nitro Truggy body.
As far as tires go, I'm thinking more authentic monster truck style tires rather than basher style tires. So something with a proper wheel with respect to tire ratio. These are the Rumble tires from RC4WD. These wheels and tires will go together well obviously because they are from the same manufacturer.
A picture of the wheels and tires that will work (the incorrect adapter is pictured, but they have 17mm)
The JConcepts Firestorm tires would look great if I can get them to fit properly on these RC4WD wheels. I like the aspect ratio of these tires compared to the Rumble tires. These are more authentic looking monster truck tires where as the Rumbles are more square and flat looking and are made for racing performance. I doubt I could ever race this Monster truck since it would never fit into any racing classes.
Edit: Tekno support has been very helpful in explaining to me the compatibility of Tekno parts.
Edit: Progress videos
Edit: Build parts list:
- This upgrade will cost you about ~$350-$400 on top of already having an ET48.3. I found some good deals over black Friday/Christmas and on Tekno facebook groups. So do shop around before you just buy everything brand new for full price.
- ET48.3 - I chose to start this build from an ET48.3. So from here on, I'll assume you're doing the same thing. I bought a used one for this build from a reputable seller on the Tekno facebook group.
- RC4WD wheels, universal beadlock V2 (Delrin)
- RC4WD 17mm universal hex adapter (Revo/Summit)
- RC4WD tool for universal hex adapter
- TKR5116C - 17mm Splined wheel nuts
- TKR5071C - 2mm offset wheel hubs
- Blue threadlock (to thread lock the wheel nuts on after installing the adapter
) - Monster truck tires
- JConcepts Firestorms (My choice because they were the tallest and look awesome)
- JConcepts Renegades
- RC4WD Rumble
- Whichever tire you choose, go with the hardest compound they have available. Harder compounds are less likely to balloon and since this build won't fit any racing classes you don't need the soft tires for best on course traction.
- EB48.3 parts - Note, you can use EB48.4parts, but you'll have to swap out more. I chose to go with .3 parts for simplicity. Generally, this includes suspension arms, driveshafts, and links.
- TKR5052A - pivot balls
- TKR5056 - steering rod ends
- TKR5123 - steering turnbuckles
- 2x TKR5050 - camber turnbuckles
- TKR5187 - camber rod ends
- TKR5072 - Driveshafts
- TKR5286 - Front arms
- TKR5184 - Rear arms
- TKR5174 - Mud guards
- TKR5080-TKR5095 - Pick a front sway bar of your choice
- (You won't need a rear sway bar, just use the ET48.3 rear sway bar that you already have)
- Diff fluid - Still a work in progress, here are some things i'm going to try (F/C/R)
- 100/100/50
- 60/100/50
- 100/500/50
- ?/?/?
- These tires/wheels are very heavy. You probably do not want one tire diffing out on full throttle. So thicker fluid is probably in order.
- Small-ish pinion
- Lower punch/acceleration in the ESC to help reduce heat and stress with heavy tires
- Strong steering servo since tires are so heavy.
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