not enough 2.2 bodies!
11-09-2013, 09:40 AM
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not enough 2.2 bodies!
why haven't companies started making scale truck bodies meant for trucks with 2.2 wheels?
Most of the good looking scale bodies for crawlers only work with 1.9 wheels. a 2.2 wheel looks too large and often means you have to hack away at the fenders.
I had a venom safari creeper some time ago. The body wasn't amazing, but it did have some nice scale details and was in proper scale to the 2.2 wheels it had.
I just got a RC4wd yota body as I want to build a truck like my 87 yota. My truck has 32' wheels, which still leave a fair amount of run under the wheel wells (stock suspension)
But with the rc4wd body, 2.2 wheels are much larger than the wheel wells. And due to the same of the yota, if you hack the fenders it will look terrible.
1.9's are fine for some rock crawling and scale trail driving. But snow (which is coming soon) mud and some rocks require 2.2's. I just hate that there are soo few scale bodies that look good with 2.2 wheels
The other option, would be if there were some taller/wider 1.9s or shorter 2.2s made. The difference between most 1.9s and 2.2s is pretty big. You either get to chose a scale wheel, or a wheel with better traction and ground clearance. there is no "in between" option.
Most of the good looking scale bodies for crawlers only work with 1.9 wheels. a 2.2 wheel looks too large and often means you have to hack away at the fenders.
I had a venom safari creeper some time ago. The body wasn't amazing, but it did have some nice scale details and was in proper scale to the 2.2 wheels it had.
I just got a RC4wd yota body as I want to build a truck like my 87 yota. My truck has 32' wheels, which still leave a fair amount of run under the wheel wells (stock suspension)
But with the rc4wd body, 2.2 wheels are much larger than the wheel wells. And due to the same of the yota, if you hack the fenders it will look terrible.
1.9's are fine for some rock crawling and scale trail driving. But snow (which is coming soon) mud and some rocks require 2.2's. I just hate that there are soo few scale bodies that look good with 2.2 wheels
The other option, would be if there were some taller/wider 1.9s or shorter 2.2s made. The difference between most 1.9s and 2.2s is pretty big. You either get to chose a scale wheel, or a wheel with better traction and ground clearance. there is no "in between" option.
