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Old May 20, 2010
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arn't the wedges cast? and did you preheat them before you welded?
 
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Old May 20, 2010
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Originally Posted by fourliter dan
arn't the wedges cast? and did you preheat them before you welded?
yes the wedges are cast,, no need to heat or weld on the actual wedges... did you mean the actual arms? yes you probably needed to heat the arms before welding
 
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Old May 20, 2010
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lol yeah i ment the damn rad arms.... thanks carl!
 
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Old May 20, 2010
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i havent tried flexing mine much yet, but it seems like it will flex pretty good.

i didnt have to pre heat mine.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2010
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when u gona get some real sized tires on that monster truck
 
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Old Jun 5, 2010
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ill be ordering them next week or the week after.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010
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well i wont be getting tsl sx's since they are back ordered until august. anyone know of another comparable tire?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010
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watch pirate, there are big swampers sold there all the time, but your going to be screwed on getting any new stuff because of all the problems
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010
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37x13.50 krawler
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010
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Maxxis trepador comps. FTW.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010
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Originally Posted by wellcom2knoxvile
yes the wedges are cast,, no need to heat or weld on the actual wedges... did you mean the actual arms? yes you probably needed to heat the arms before welding
78 and 79 are cast 76-77 are welded just fyi
 
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Old Jun 13, 2010
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well i havent found a tire thats as good as the tsl sx, so it looks like i might be going boggers. super swamper has a lot of tires that are on back order so i dont have much options.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2010
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boo yuck..... but you need tires!
 
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Old Jun 13, 2010
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Seriously? Go with a set of pitbulls!!!!
 
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Old Jun 13, 2010
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what about creepy crawlers and pitbulls will be just as hard to find as swampers right now because they have the same manufacturer.

 
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Old Jun 13, 2010
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there are 2 38" sx brand new cheap as hell

(2) 38 - 12.50 - 15 SXs Brand new - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board

or 5 used with good tread

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=895057
 
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Old Jun 13, 2010
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pitbulls arent as good in the mud as a swamper. i havent heard much about the crawlers in mud. the first sx you posted is too skinny and i want to go new. yes i know im being picky.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2010
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krawlers are no swamper or bogger in the mud but there a killer all around trail tire that are butter than a mud terrain. i think they would compliment your c/o's in the front compared to a bogger
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010
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this truck will probably never see a trail. its too tall and the body is too nice to get all scratched up on trees. im building it for mud bogging.

tires are getting ordered tomorrow. im thinking about buying two used tsl sx's for the front and run boggers in the rear.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010
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Mud bogging doesn't guarantee that you're pretty truck won't get messed up
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010
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Mud bogging doesn't guarantee that you're pretty truck won't get messed up
your right, and id be stupid to think nothing will happen to my truck. look at a trail rig and look at a mud rig and tell me which has more dents and scratches. my trucks an 05 with 36,000 on it, im going to try and keep it as nice as i can.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010
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Originally Posted by 05edge
pitbulls arent as good in the mud as a swamper. i havent heard much about the crawlers in mud. the first sx you posted is too skinny and i want to go new. yes i know im being picky.
well that is the best I could do haha, why not boggers all the way around
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010
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and i appreciate your help! boggers dont keep a line very well and they dont work very good going backwards.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010
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your only going with 38's and all that lift? why?
 
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Old Jun 14, 2010
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d44 and lack of power. plus the taller the better when bogging. ill be upgrading axles and engine later on. i bought all the shocks/springs at the length i want when i upgrade so i dont have to buy them again.
 
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