Online Build: Tamiya F-350 High Lift

[mrdakota]

has anybody found out how big or small pinion gears will fit?

[TRXrevoRacerOS18]

The paint is amazing on that truck! I want to get one of those for xmas and paint it black but that is a sweet truck! Nice pics too!

[jamesbernatchez]

Yes... But I still would find it hard to go anywhere near bashing a High Lift....

But I probably will.... ;)
I am absorbing as much info as I can, ready for when I collect mine off lay-buy....


Thanks for the walk through, Kevin.


Same here! Im learning as much as i can about this truck on a few other boards. I have one that needs paint and im waiting on my radio and esc:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN3938.jpg


Im probably going to get another in a month or so. Im hoping to have 3 before the new year :D One to keep in box for now, one to do light trail running and crawling, and one to go balls to the wall in mud, snow, water....whatever I can throw at it! Im probably going to throw a Novak Crawler in one too.

[booha100]

wating on radio. all most done.can't wait!!

[Badmuthatrucker]

Sweet rims, James.... Who makes them?.

[jamesbernatchez]

Sweet rims, James.... Who makes them?.


I got them off of ebay from a store called Supra Sales. Many people have bought them and I have two sets.

My rock sliders, tire holder, and roof rack should be getting a coat of paint tonight :D My esc came yesterday and my battery should be here today. Im hoping to be finished by Sunday.....we will see how I manage that.

[scgracer]

wow, lol


i just read almost all the posts in this thread!!!!


great work kevin and others


i think i am offically sold on this puppy!


james what wheels are those?


and where a like "upgrade parts"

[jamesbernatchez]

scgracer- look one post above yours...that is where I got them. I should have my rock sliders, spare tire holder, and roof rack painted or at least started to be painted tonight.

Oh and I got these:

I think I bought out two Toys R' Us', 2 Targets, and a KB Toys today just to get some cool onroad tires/rims. I threw out the other onroad tires and off road tires because I didnt like them. Help me choose please

This:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4059.jpg

Or this, yes its a spinner:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4062.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4065.jpg






Just kidding, just kidding!!!! Now lets get serious. I did buy ALOT of flywheels and bought every package with an offroad tire in the above mentioned stores, which is a good thing. I always like having extras. Here is what I bought(one tire is missing because its on my aluminum rim):

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4021.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4026.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4030.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4031.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4034.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4037.jpg

Not bad huh?

The chrome rims came with those hand launcher things for.... get this......3 for $10 at KB Toy Works:nice: I got 6 hand launchers w/ a chrome rim/goodyear tire and a free onroad tire/rim along with a brake disc. I paid around $9-10 for each of the 4 packs. So in total I have two full sets of Goodyears/Orange rims and a full set and two spares of Goodyears/Chrome rims. I took some snaps of them all and also got them on a few of my RC Rims. I should have my HPI Black Stock Car Rims in tomorrow so ill snap a pic of that and show you how that looks too. The tires are a bit smaller than the stock high lift tires and are a bit firmer but the rubber is pretty stickey and I think it will grip very well in dirt, pavement, mud, and general trail running. The only thing I think it will perform worse at is rock crawling because there isnt too much sidewall flex. I LOVE THESE TIRES. I have to get some hexes to convert a set of the centerline rims for use on my truck. Im gonna have plenty of tires/rims to choose from. Not including whats shown, I just bought two sets of jero wheels/BFG's.

So whadda ya think? Was my purchase a wise decision?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4041.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4044.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4049.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4053.jpg

Somebody help, my truck has been overrun

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/jamesbernatchez/Tamiya%20F-350/DSCN4056.jpg

[MrCrash]

Chome rims w/Goodyear Wranglers FTW!

[bigb11]

do they really fit?

[jamesbernatchez]

do they really fit?


Yep, for the flywheel wheels to mount you need to drill a hole and glue a hex hub inside. I ordered hex hubs today and will hopefully have a few sets of those rims mounted this weekend.

[Ron Zee]

I finally got my truck and now waiting on the bearings to arrive from Boca Bearings. They're having a sale on all the different sizes this truck uses so it came to less than 42 bucks and they even shipped them for free! Gotta love it!

Now, just gotta get 'em here and start building. Workshops all ready to go, guess my TLT-1 is gonna be missing an ESC,, the Super Rooster should be able to handle a silver can I think,,,( only reversing one I have at the moment,, Oh wait! there's one in the E-Maxx,,,)

Any idea as to when the multi unit will arrive?

[scgracer]

ah thanks james..... THOSE RIMS ARE SWEET!

THE ALUM WHEELS WITH THE GOODYEARS FTW!!!!!!!!...but do the spinners come apart?....if so strip them and paint them to your specs :-)

multi unit: before the holidays i hope :) (any word on what it does?)

ron....could you possibly post ur order from bocca (ex what bearing...quantity)

thanks!


have fun ron and james !

[jamesbernatchez]

I just mounted a set of those Goodyear Mud Terrain tire to black HPI Stock Car wheels. They are awesome!

I got the truck running last ninght and ran it for the first time. Its awesome. I relocated the battery to inbetween the frame rails under the bed, works great :D and I removed the stock battery holder. Ill get some pics tonight.

[scgracer]

awesome!!!! what color is your high lift?


i know this has been asked.....but i am not going to spen an hour looking threw hundreds of posts....but what esc and batt are ppl using with the stock motor...Thanks.... And if ur gunna flame...just pm so you dont look like a fool :p

[jamesbernatchez]

awesome!!!! what color is your high lift?


i know this has been asked.....but i am not going to spen an hour looking threw hundreds of posts....but what esc and batt are ppl using with the stock motor...Thanks.... And if ur gunna flame...just pm so you dont look like a fool :p


going to be gun metal with semi gloss sliders,tire holder, and roof rack and matte black bumpers and mirrors...gonna start priming it in the next hour. Im using a Novak XRS w/ Trinity 4200 NIMH and it seems to be fine.

[scgracer]

awesome!...cant wait to see the pics!!!! :) gunna be awesome!

i think ima do white (when i get mine),,,,yes i know its plain...but i am not one for flashyness (?) lol? and white shows dirt much better....which is ALWAYS BETTER!

do you have a link to the batt pack :?:

thanks james :)

[jamesbernatchez]

Dont have a link to the battery but got it on tower for around $45.
I dont want to clog Kevin's thread with my pics so here is a link in case your interested in my truck. There are some new pics too :D

http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=228533

[scgracer]

awesome work james!.....i think ima do the same setup as you...since idk what i am doin LOL?

probally....ima watch this thread

[jamesbernatchez]

Well its done!!! Finally! :D Let me know what you think...hopefully Kevin approves :o

http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?p=2127963&posted=1#post2127963

[scgracer]

KEVIN I FINALLY PICKED UP A COPY OF RCCA!!!!! Great article! props!

[Ron Zee]

From Boca-Bearings,, the numbers are:
99MR115-ZZC (35 of them!) these are the 5x11 ones
99MR126-ZZC (4 of them) These are the 6x12 ones
99MR85-ZZC (2 of these) 5x8 ones
99MR105-ZZC (1 of these) This is one 5x10 that is in the kit. I found that out after I ordered the bearings and opened the box and found this one in the box.

Anyhow, they entered the F-350 into their database so you should be able to ask for a kit for this truck.

As for mine now,, the tranny and suspension is all built,, now working on the radio stuff. Trying to find sevos I know I have out in the shed, but someone MOVED my stuff around!! More later,,

[KevinH]

KEVIN I FINALLY PICKED UP A COPY OF RCCA!!!!! Great article! props!

Uh... thank you, thank you.

[scgracer]

kevin what reciever / crystal combo did you use to make the 4yf surface useable...i cant find it....i have been told i am blind :X..... Thanks

[scgracer]

From Boca-Bearings,, the numbers are:
99MR115-ZZC (35 of them!) these are the 5x11 ones
99MR126-ZZC (4 of them) These are the 6x12 ones
99MR85-ZZC (2 of these) 5x8 ones
99MR105-ZZC (1 of these) This is one 5x10 that is in the kit. I found that out after I ordered the bearings and opened the box and found this one in the box.

Anyhow, they entered the F-350 into their database so you should be able to ask for a kit for this truck.

As for mine now,, the tranny and suspension is all built,, now working on the radio stuff. Trying to find sevos I know I have out in the shed, but someone MOVED my stuff around!! More later,,



Thanks ron! :wave: :)

[KevinH]

kevin what reciever / crystal combo did you use to make the 4yf surface useable...i cant find it....i have been told i am blind :X..... Thanks

The radio I used is available with ground frequencies.

[4DMNYC]

Hey Kevin.....saw the artical. Very nice!

[KevinH]

Hey Kevin.....saw the artical. Very nice!

Thanks man. Glad you guys liked it. The F-350 is a great truck. I hope to get a few more.

[4DMNYC]

I was thinking the same thing. The one I have now I plan to keep stock aside from the bearings, and motor. I'd like to buy another one, but doing some serious modding to the chassis and using some of the aftermarket stuff that is starting to trickel out into the market.

[jamesbernatchez]

I was thinking the same thing. The one I have now I plan to keep stock aside from the bearings, and motor. I'd like to buy another one, but doing some serious modding to the chassis and using some of the aftermarket stuff that is starting to trickel out into the market.


Same here. I have my second one on the way and have even more plans for this one then my first :D

[Ron Zee]

Well, the chassis is all together, working on the body now. Primer isn't drying very fast, lots of rain around here right now. Got the little bumps from the molds all filled and sanded, hopeing to get paint on it this weekend. I'll try to get some shots of t when it's done.

By the way, if anyone reading this is planning on buying and building this truck,,, get the bearings for it BEFORE you start. There's a lot of work involved in tearing it down to install them later.

Where's my Multi unit!!!?????

[scgracer]

hahaha the mfu!

for now its only a dream....if they are going to do it they better make it out before the holidays!

[Ron Zee]

I don't know what I am doing wrong or even if it's me but the paint comming out of this can sucks. Yes its for this type of body and its off the Testors rack. Leaving a finish of nothing but orange peel. I seem to remember the same thing happening when I painted the Jugg body, but at least that thing had a ton of stickers to cover it up. Any ideas on how to maybe get this crap off? Or am I stuck waiting for 100 years for it to dry and then sand forever?

[KevinH]

I don't know what I am doing wrong or even if it's me but the paint comming out of this can sucks. Yes its for this type of body and its off the Testors rack. Leaving a finish of nothing but orange peel. I seem to remember the same thing happening when I painted the Jugg body, but at least that thing had a ton of stickers to cover it up. Any ideas on how to maybe get this crap off? Or am I stuck waiting for 100 years for it to dry and then sand forever?

Try using oven cleaner to get the paint off. It's still soft and should come off with little effort. If the orange peel isn't too bad you can polish it out. If you spray the body again, try warming the can in a bowl of warm water first. It will increase the pressure in the can and allow the paint to flow better.

[dallasv8]

or get some tamiya plastic paints, they are easy to use and leave a nice finish

[RichieRich]

I don't know what I am doing wrong or even if it's me but the paint comming out of this can sucks. Yes its for this type of body and its off the Testors rack. Leaving a finish of nothing but orange peel. I seem to remember the same thing happening when I painted the Jugg body, but at least that thing had a ton of stickers to cover it up. Any ideas on how to maybe get this crap off? Or am I stuck waiting for 100 years for it to dry and then sand forever?

Dude, you need to sand between coats. I know, it's a loooong boring process. I've had good results laying 5 or 6 coats of color, then wet sanding and finally adding a clear gloss coat. If you have tons of orange peel now, just do a wet sand using really fine sandpaper. Then add a clear gloss coat. Sanding is the only way to get rid of the orange peel. You don't have to strip the paint...It's fixable!!!

[shodog1]

The first thing is to get some quality paint. My past experience with Testors has not been positve at all. I think it's a case of junky paint.

If your gettting orange peel then your shooting too far away from the body.

You should be able to remove the paint with heavy duty easy off oven cleaner http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=34664&id=34

I recomend Tamiya line of TS paints. They spray in a nice fine mist and they leave a great finish. I used Tamiya Champagne and Mica red for my High Lift

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/34/img34_16092006005021_1.jpg

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/34/img34_16092006005021_6.jpg

[Tank]

Did you use paint on the headlights?

[shodog1]

Did you use paint on the headlights?

Yes I painted the headlights and tail lights with tamiya clear paint. The stickers just didn't cut it.

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/34/img34_16092006005021_7.jpg

[Tank]

Brush or spray?

[shodog1]

Brush or spray?

The clear paint comes in little bottles which you can brush on or spray with an airbrush. On my lights I used a brush and painted the inside of the lenses

[KevinH]

Hey guys, we now have a wall paper of my High Lift. Check it out.

http://www.rccaraction.com/online_ex/wallpaper.asp

[z-man280]

WHOA!:eek: Looks sick Kev,....

[4DMNYC]

Me likey... too bad my desktop is a mess :eek:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l175/4DMNYC/hilift.jpg

[MrCrash]

Looks nice! I just grabbed a copy, and edited it to fit my screen (1440 x 900). Is there any chance of a larger version being added to the site? It looks fine on my laptop, but it'll look a little small on my home screen.

[KevinH]

Looks nice! I just grabbed a copy, and edited it to fit my screen (1440 x 900). Is there any chance of a larger version being added to the site? It looks fine on my laptop, but it'll look a little small on my home screen.


What you see is what you get. Sorry.

[slocraiger]

love tamiya products... just finished building the transmission and putting it in the frame... so much fun. Great work on the article Kevin; bought the magazine yesterday.

[nissanguy8]

Hi all, first post here! I was just wondering which 4 channel radio I should put into my F350 that is not too expensive but will do what it has to to shift gears and all? thanks for the input, and yea I did buy the new issue and read the article.

[Tank]

Is that orange on the head lights or do they make amber and tail lights thats red?
The clear paint comes in little bottles which you can brush on or spray with an airbrush. On my lights I used a brush and painted the inside of the lenses

[shodog1]

Is that orange on the head lights or do they make amber and tail lights thats red?

I used the clear set of light covers that come with the kit. then I painted the insides of them with Tamiya X24 yellow and X27 red

[BillH]

looks great. Looks like another trip to the hobby shop.

[dtcng]

2 quick questions
First one goes to Shodog, dude your truck looks awesome and where did you get your wheels from?

Secondly what is the best way to get a high gloss finish on these hard bodies?

Thanks
Wayne

[shodog1]

2 quick questions
First one goes to Shodog, dude your truck looks awesome and where did you get your wheels from?

Secondly what is the best way to get a high gloss finish on these hard bodies?

Thanks
Wayne

The wheels are bruiserbuilder 1.9's He selles them on ebay.

to get a high gloss paint finish you need to use clear coats and wetsanding. take a look at this tutorial I wrote for scaleRC4X4

http://www.j2drc.rchomepage.com/Scalearticles/paint%20guide.pdf

[nissanguy8]

thats a great article! how many total cans of each color was used I wonder, (if it wasn't already answered)

[shodog1]

thats a great article! how many total cans of each color was used I wonder, (if it wasn't already answered)

I used one can of champagne, 1.5 cans of mica red and two cans of clear

[bigb11]

has anybody tried to use those fancy shocks from integy? they fit tmaxx and savages.

[bigb11]

The kit contains 41 bushings and 1 bearing. 35 5x11, 4 6x12, 2 5x8, and 1 5x10
kevinh, i thought tamiya said the kit came with bearings.

[nissanguy8]

I bought a set of ball bearings off ebay for $19.95 for my F-350

[shodog1]

kevinh, i thought tamiya said the kit came with bearings.

It's very rare that Tamiya includes bearings in any of their kits.

[Ball Racing]

I know for sure mine didn't come with bearings......

[Ron Zee]

I know of one new Tamiya kit that comes with wheel bearings, the new M-o3M suzuki Swift. It comes with 8 5x10s for the wheels which is why its a little more than the other M-03 kits out there.

The heck with the sanding of that crappy Testors stuff. I got a whole new body. The stuff i used was enamel which really doesn't lend itself to sanding. So,, I gotta "basher" body and when I figure out what color it's gonna be, I'll have a "nice" body too.

Didn't realize how low first gear is. I got a Microsizer that can outrun the 350 in first!! I'm useing my Futaba 3PJ to run the truck with a Spectrum system in it. Nice not to have a big honkin' straw pokeing out of the roof.

Oh, where'd the crashbars come from on your truck? Look a lot like the ones on my brother-in-laws '95 F-350.

[nissanguy8]

actually, a lot of Tamiya road cars now come with full bearings, but ball bearings nowadays are now very inexpensive to get.

[evanyj350]

Tamiya calls them bearings, but they are really bronze bushings. The kit came with 1 ball bearing for the motor, and lotsa grease for the bushings

[suckfish]

guy's i just bought my Truck today cant wait to get started .. Awesome thread Kevin Thanks

[4DMNYC]

AWESOME!!!!! Your going to have fun building it. It's one of Tamiya's best trucks yet IMO. Don't forget to post pics.

[suckfish]

Yeah I'm just waiting for my bearings to come in, before I lock myself in my hobby room and go to town.. goin gto change a few things around going to put some Moab tires on it who knows what else.. the detail that Tamiya puts in this truck are incredible.. I will post pic's, as I get further along..

[RespirologyRC]

I haven't read the entire thread, just looked at the pics. So please don't bash me; is this truck radio controled? what size motor?

[suckfish]

Yes it's radio controlled, it runs with a 540 size can motor.. Can be used with the Novak New Crawler Brushless too.. you can set this truck to run with 4ws also, The sky is the Limit..

[suckfish]

finished

[outfitter540]

Thought you were going to put moabs on it? Are they bigger than the stockers?

[4DMNYC]

Looks hot man!!! Did you link up the 4WS, and lock the diffs?

[suckfish]

I am putting Moabs or I should say I did, but the other pic I took is too large so will take more later.. I ended up using a set of rims form a old Monster Beetle , gold rims man they came out sweet.

4DMNYc. yes I did and yes I did but thinking I will be switching it back to fixed rear wheel..

[suckfish]

oops

[suckfish]

not sure if the link work , but give it a try

[suckfish]

I am having a guy at work make me a custom lift kit to raise her up only going up 3/8"

[z-man280]

link didnt work......

wicked truck tho

[suckfish]

link didnt work......

wicked truck tho
Yeah I had that feeling I will post some more picks later today.. thanks

[suckfish]

Here she is with her Custom Rims.. again these are from an Original Tamiya Monster Beetle.. I've had them for many years waiting to use them on something.. I had to modify the rims so they would work. I took a set of rims and dremeled out the hex so I could fiberglass it the beetle rims.. It worked out quite well as it let me extend the tire out to clear the body. Still going to put a 3/8" lift kit on it too.

[suckfish]

fornt tire, rear tire, hex mod.. But I believe I have the tires mounted on the wrong end..

[outfitter540]

nice looking rig, the 3/8" lift to scale is about 3.75". on the other hand the moabs work out to be about 50" tall to scale!!!!! You cant stuff 50" tires under a stock F350 with 4" of lift without major fender surgury. i have seen 52s under a ford superduty with 6" of lift and there was basicly no fenders left! lol

[suckfish]

well it's going up and if I have to raise the body I can do that too.. having a blast tinkering with this truck. started making Graphite shock towers for it lastnight..

[GT Freak]

ace that CAR PUSHER on the front of it, and it would look 1000% better. also, what truck has its wheels sticking outta the fenders like that :confused: (writes ticket,confascapes truck)

get a pic of it stock without the CAR PUSHER on front if u could please

[suckfish]

ace that CAR PUSHER on the front of it, and it would look 1000% better. also, what truck has its wheels sticking outta the fenders like that :confused: (writes ticket,confascapes truck)

get a pic of it stock without the CAR PUSHER on front if u could please
Hey I have an idea why dont you just go buy one, and you can take all the pics however you want..

[rustla]

im loving that truck..............even tho its a ford

[suckfish]

yeah I feel the same way that's why I carved out a CHEVY emblem in place of ford.

[crazy4rc]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f294/extremerc/f350_21.jpg (http://)


What do you guys think about this lift w/ the 2.2 rims? It costs $199.00

[nissanguy8]

that looks badass!!!, where do you find that kit from? do you have a link? and do the rims come with the kit?

and has any of you shimmed the transmission when you built it with 5mm shims from tamiya? and what is the benefit of doing this?

[crazy4rc]

[QUOTE=nissanguy8]that looks badass!!!, where do you find that kit from? do you have a link? and do the rims come with the kit?

QUOTE]
www.junfac.com and I found it origionally on ebay. as for the rims and tires they are pro line. I e-mailed them to find out what rims for the direct fit. I'll let you all know when I find out :cool:

[suckfish]

sweet ride...

[bigb11]

has anybody tried the novak crawler brushless system in the F350?

[jocktheglide165]

has anybody tried the novak crawler brushless system in the F350?
there is a member who has at tamiyaclub.com the speed is the same as stock though. Longer runtimes though and greater torque it is a climber motor.

[jocktheglide165]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f294/extremerc/f350_21.jpg (http://)


What do you guys think about this lift w/ the 2.2 rims? It costs $199.00
yeah I plan to sell my bruiser to buy another high lift kit and that lift kit among other hop ups. :D

[crazy4rc]

Anyone have suggestions on hop ups? So far I'm going to do the JunFac lift, all ball bearings, the futaba attack 4wvd radio, MFC unit when it comes out in May and possibly the Novak brushless crawler motor. I have a Spektrum DX7 radio and an extra AR6100 reciever I might try, anyone used this setup? You guys should have some good input by now considering its been out awhile. Thanks!

[crazy4rc]

yeah I plan to sell my bruiser to buy another high lift kit and that lift kit among other hop ups. :D
PS: I'm shopping for a Bruiser! PM me with some info.

[savage100]

Got pics of the bruiser? Pm me also btw.

[jocktheglide165]

I need to put it together might go on ebay since i cleaned it up and put new parts on it its like new. I will give heads up tomorrow because I will have time by then to post pics on it......

[crazy4rc]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f294/extremerc/f350_21.jpg (http://)


What do you guys think about this lift w/ the 2.2 rims? It costs $199.00

Got the lift kit today! :D The MFC-02 kit has been on ebay a couple of times but it sells within hours :mad: So far I have the High Lift kit, Boca bearings and the Jun Fac lightweigt frame and lift kit. All I need is the Futaba Attack radio to come in off of back order and the MFC unit and its build time. This Jun Fac picture is my goal. I'll post some pictures of the build in progress if you guys want. :cool:

[shodog1]

Your right about those MFC's selling quick. I got mine in the mail yesterday and installed it. It sounds killer

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=60604&id=34

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/34/img34_05042007065635_1.jpg

[nissanguy8]

how much is this unit going for and where can you get the lift kit from?

[shodog1]

the MFC unit is about $300 and the High lift kit can be bought from your local hobby shop or ebay

[crazy4rc]

how much is this unit going for and where can you get the lift kit from?
I got the lift kit from www.junfac.com

[dtcng]

I have to admit that this truck is one of the best trucks on the market. Recently I was slighty bored with it so I fitted the truck with proline moab 2.2s and hpi racing mt mesh wheels. After taking it round to a mates place, I let loose on the mountain bike track and boy was it fun, the F350 certainly is very composed in all terrain. I wish I had a camera on hand to take footage of the truck being sent through some of the stuff I sent it through.

[jocktheglide165]

I have to admit that this truck is one of the best trucks on the market. Recently I was slighty bored with it so I fitted the truck with proline moab 2.2s and hpi racing mt mesh wheels. After taking it round to a mates place, I let loose on the mountain bike track and boy was it fun, the F350 certainly is very composed in all terrain. I wish I had a camera on hand to take footage of the truck being sent through some of the stuff I sent it through.
i felt the same bro the truck was so boring when I got it, but once I added in some other stuff (junfac lift kit, 2.2 tires, HV maxx brushless, etc....) its been more fun lately.

[jocktheglide165]

I got the lift kit from www.junfac.com
me too......

[dtcng]

How does the transmission hold up to a brushless, I added a Tamiya dirt tuned motor but I want more, haha

I've been umming and ahhing about the junfac lift kit, its such an awesome piece of gear. Oh what the hell, I'll go an order one

[jocktheglide165]

How does the transmission hold up to a brushless, I added a Tamiya dirt tuned motor but I want more, haha

I've been umming and ahhing about the junfac lift kit, its such an awesome piece of gear. Oh what the hell, I'll go an order one
if you want scale realism of course your not gonna get it with junfac i wanted a high performance high lift granted I could of gotten a emaxx, but I like realistic bodies also. The tranny holds up fine to a crawler brushless novak with 14 cells running through it. i will report probably next week with the HV maxx. The junfac setup rocks though I raised my body high has possible with its raiser. :D

[Mod Man]

Be super careful in second gear with a powerful motor. Basically, first and third gears have full gear cog engagement. But, second gear relys on only half shift cog depth. That puts alot of load on the transmission. Also, the HV Maxx is hugely powerful. A normal Novak brushless would be more than enough. I must admit, the HV Maxx looks awesome in the chassis, though. ;)

So, why is no-one going to four link suspension on their trucks? The leaf spring suspension is scale for sure, but terrible for handling. I made a simple 4 link for mine without much trouble.

Matt

[crazy4rc]

I made a simple 4 link for mine without much trouble.

Matt
Can you post a picture of your mod? I'm very interested to see how it looks :)

[Mod Man]

Here are a couple pics as I was assembling it. Sorry for the poor quality of the images.

Matt

[Lonnie]

I would like to see some fully assymbled pictures of that four link setup. :)

I've never ordered anything from out of the US before but really want that junfac kit. Anybody had any problems ordering from them and how much time has it taken for shipping?

[crazy4rc]

I would like to see some fully assymbled pictures of that four link setup. :)

I've never ordered anything from out of the US before but really want that junfac kit. Anybody had any problems ordering from them and how much time has it taken for shipping?

I had bought the Junfac kit with no problems! Shipping was quick considering it had come from South Korea. If you want the RPM wheels like he has in the last picture you will need his wheel wideners also. The only problem I have is the MFC unit needs a little modification to fit. Don't ask me how the final assembly went with the MFC unit because I'm not done yet.:cool:

[Lonnie]

Good to hear thank you sir.

[Mod Man]

Actually, I haven't finished the truck yet. I got distracted by a 120+ mph TC4 project. :)

I will finish it, though!

Matt

[Bobdude]

sweeet

[ja643]

whats the suspension travel on it and whats the price

[aemaniac22]

are these really worth it? its between an ax-10, rc18t kit, or a hilux, without all the chrome and stuff. are they durable?

[ja643]

i dont know no one will answer me

[pasan]

So whatever happened to this project?