i am looking at these things work and i think they are cool. and i whant to get in to this kind of rc. here is what i whant

1. i whant some thing cheap.
2. some thing i can hop up
3. something with good articulation.


is there any thing ou there for me.

Tamiya tlt-1. Good truck, as wookie about his, he has a great truck .

Ken

i am looking for some thing bigger please not to be mean but it look like a good truck

Ok, then another option is thetamiya clod buster which is $200 but stinks as a crawler out of the box , you will have to buy a new chassis to make it reach it's full potention, then there's the tamiya txt-1 which is about $350-$400 and is a very good rock crawler out of the box.

Ken

Your best option for a new budget crawler is a TXT-1, with electronics expect to pay around $550.00 to $600.00.

Another option is the Kyosho Twin Force which goes for around $280.00. It will do OK out of the box but has room to grow.

If you can't spend that much money I would suggest checking out the crawling forums "For Sale" pages. I would also suggest Ebay for some crawling deals. Sometimes you can find a decent crawler for $200.00 to $300.00.

There are not a whole lot of options out there for crawlers really. Most trucks are either Clod, TXT or Kyosho Twin force's that have been modified.

You will also need to choose if you want to go Clod style (motors on the axles, with independent power to each axle) or shaft driven (center mounted tranny that powers both ends of the truck equally).

You can make a very good crawler out of the TLT, it just takes some work. My TLT is about an inch shorter and 2" narrower than a stock TXT-1, but has about 1" to 1.5" more center ground clearance and a much lower center of gravity. If you want a fun project this is the way to go. You can also make really nice scale looking crawlers out of the TLT. Their limit is about a 13" wheelbase though, so on large obstical courses they can lag a little.

Thanks for jumping in Wookie, i know a few things about rock crawling but no where near what u do.

Ken

thanx peoplei will look it to those

as wookie said porbally the best crawler on budget would be a txt pretty much the only upgrade the need out of the box is oil shocks as the kit comes with friction shocks.

Crawling can be really expensive to get into if you aren't good with building.

Don't forget if you decide to get a kit you will need to purchase a esc,motors,servo(s) and a radio.

Most People use a Novak Super Rooster For Crawling novak stated a 15 dual motor limit but I'm running dual 14t in my racer clod with no problem.

For motors I use magnetic mayhems with a 22t motors made by kyosho they have plenty of torque for what I do.

Allot of serious crawlers use 4WS witch in most cases require 2 servo you want a servo with atleast 100oz of torque to turn the big wheels(believe me when you open your kit you will see what I mean).

is the kyosho fast and good off road

yea i was looking at this one two^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^

Speed is a factor of the motor and batteries you are using. Put fast motors in it and it will go fast.

For crawling it will work fairly well out of the box, but needs to be converted to a 4 link suspension first. Throw in two Integy 55t motors with a Super Rooster with a 4 link suspension and it will be a nice crawler.

One of the local guys has a mostly stock Twin Force, that has slimmed down Kong tires, 4 link suspension, maxx tranny with GRD600 gear reduction and a single 55t Integy and it kics some serious butt.