savyjason

Ok well i want something to get my savage 25 off the grownd. So i can get over curbs and not get hi- centerd.So if you can help me out that will be great. THANKS

-SomeGuy-

Theres this handy thing on the truck called a 'roll bar' that doubles as a handle, very good for when you need to "lift" the truck

savyjason

No no i wont a lift kit.For hight

-SomeGuy-

Sorry, never heard of anything like that. Maybe im misuderstanding...

ravenlunatic

try bigger tires and diff. shock towers

JohnnyReptile

If you want to lift it, it is like a real truck differnt shock towers and wheel and tires are the easiest.

Vigilante212

get some shock towers with a bunch of adjustment postion holes, use harder springs and use bigger 40 series tires. thats about all you can do. Any time you make the ride hight go up the center of gravity is also going to increase though so your handling will suffer. You can counter this by getting offset rims and LCG tvps I hear cronic makes some good ones for the savage x. Give him a PM hes on this forum somewhere

savyjason

Ok well that is alla good idea but i was wondering will longer arms help it?

Vigilante212

I dont know where your going to get longer A arms ive never seen any. Ive seen adjustable position ones where you can set the shock position in further for it to sit higher.

jombo

the only way that i found is buy using jumbo kong tires

ryan17

jumbo how jombo is them tryes in pic,and wat hexs?
are they costly?cheers

CWC

I hear that 8.5'' tires are hard on diffs so I only run 7'' but with my 6'' tires I never had problems getting over 4'' curbs just pull over to the curb at a 45 degree angle and nail the gas but thats not easy on the diffs or skid-plates either hahaha! but as for lifting the truck I anded extra shock clips I made from 1/2'' pipe I got at home depo, I had my savage in the air!!! but that did not last long because the cornering was bad very bad[:'(]

Chronic

It's just like lifting a real 1:1 rig with IFS/IRS. You can gain small amounts of lift by running longer springs and shocks, but once you get to a certain point you start getting into bad operating angles for the dogbones/diff outdrives/axles. If you really want to lift it much higher than stock you will have to lower the diffs themselves... if you want to do it properly. You can also cheat with longer arms and easily gain a small amount of lift too. What you really need are special TVPs that raise the center section, where the transmission and engine are mounted. Basically the opposite of LCG TVPs, if that makes any sense.

It's not worth going through that much trouble in my opinion. It would be different if you combined the "lifted" chassis with longer arms, offset wheels, and a hefty wheelbase extension, as that would help to at least maintain the current handling characteristics. The already tipsy stock Savage just isn't going to be very fun with all of that weight jacked up even higher than it already is.

itsnotskidding

well said....

savyjason

Ok i will do some of that but do you think you can give me some webs to go to like i went to ebay but relly did not find much thare.

GoFastTurnLeft

FLM makes extended alum. arms. it'd be nice to have some different towers that spread out so the suspension geometry isnt off.
http://www.fastlanemachine.com/Publi...6/Default.aspx

the truckzilla ext. chassis adds about 3/4'' in ride height.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDVL6&P=V

savyjason

man that is a good web but do i need all of that stuff i dont see whut that will do me good but that suff was all chep.And how hight is that truck off the grownd?

jombo

their 8.5 inches and 4.5 inches wide, the savage in the middle is stock . their 14mm hex and you can get them from hobby people for $90.00

savyjason
the 1st truck is a mgt and it saw the most gaind in ride height, the back one is a savage with a 14 tooth or 13 tooth cb and a 52 tooth spur. i wasent going for all out speed but for curb climbing and stair climbing. to this day the diffs are original and so id the drivetrain. i believe if you gear it right you should'nt have a problem.i think if you want to raise a monster truck you should start with one that can be lifted, IE the xtm x factor
http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/145642.asp

savyjason

Ok that is one good lift but i will have to re do the holl truck and i dont wont to do that.

ravenlunatic

well, your result is what you put into it, sure you can ask for help but no one will understand one hundred percent of what you are getting at. if you want a lift kit for you truck and obviously there isn't one then you'll just have to deal with it and make one your self if you want it that much.