Merv options?
04-06-2012, 06:16 PM
#1
Merv options?
Hey everyone, I started thinking about re building my merv to give it a new life. Speed runs just dont matter to me anymore. My first thought was lowering the pinion and putting on mini summit tires. But the FIRST thing I need is a new body and whatever mounts needed to make it fit. Right now I am literally using miniature bungy chords to hold it down. I know of using the stock body, mini summit body, the baja bug body, and the hummer body. I want the hummer, but then I want chrome wheels. What options do I have for chrome wheels with pre mounted tires that wont be terrible offroad, but wont wear down on the street very fast? Pre mounted would be ideal, but I can glue tires if I need to. I am sure I can just get whatever rims at the lhs, but what are good tire options? I goof around in the grass and at the track sometimes with the merv, but it is mostly on road.
Thanks!
Thanks!
04-09-2012, 07:48 PM
#2
PRO-line
Body. PRO line ford raptor uses same mounts also if your on road try the Road Rage tires but for the chrome wheels I'm stumped but you can get road rages pre mounted on beadlocs but they're expensive $40.00 ...………for a set of two your call dude.
04-10-2012, 01:46 PM
#3
Sweet, I totally forgot about the raptor body. I do mostly drive on road, but like to do a little offroad as well. I guess I could just put the stock tires back on for off road stuff. Handled good enough for a year. But on road tires on a ford raptor? It would still be sweet though.
04-12-2012, 07:05 PM
#4
Pics of my raptor body
Looks boss with any tires
. Don't laugh at me for my trimwork it was my first body but paints pretty good overall need to drill holes though Or it falls off XD LOL
. Don't laugh at me for my trimwork it was my first body but paints pretty good overall need to drill holes though Or it falls off XD LOL
04-12-2012, 08:02 PM
#5
Hey everyone, I started thinking about re building my merv to give it a new life. Speed runs just dont matter to me anymore. My first thought was lowering the pinion and putting on mini summit tires. But the FIRST thing I need is a new body and whatever mounts needed to make it fit. Right now I am literally using miniature bungy chords to hold it down. I know of using the stock body, mini summit body, the baja bug body, and the hummer body. I want the hummer, but then I want chrome wheels. What options do I have for chrome wheels with pre mounted tires that wont be terrible offroad, but wont wear down on the street very fast? Pre mounted would be ideal, but I can glue tires if I need to. I am sure I can just get whatever rims at the lhs, but what are good tire options? I goof around in the grass and at the track sometimes with the merv, but it is mostly on road.
Thanks!
Thanks!
http://www.thetoyz.com/traxxas/Wheel...15/590/SubCat/
I would ask , what hop ups if any does your MERV have on it already ? The axle carries on the MERV get really sloppy and can make it handle wierd . GPM axle carries are a great hop up and really tighten up the MERVs handling .
http://www.thetoyz.com/Traxxas/Mini-...ain/GPM/12374/
Next are the steering/toe links and the suspension pushrods , these get very sloppy quickly as well and should be changed . Also change out the plastic hollow balls for the Traxxas steel ones as the plastic ones will wear quick .
05-29-2012, 07:45 PM
#6
If you really wanna goof around onroad throw some kb tires on there with the stock suspension see how that works out LOL
05-31-2012, 11:51 AM
#7
Totally forgot about this thread, I ended up getting the raptor body a while ago. Painted it like my dads F150 (red) and meant to get black for the hood, but grabbed gun metal on accident, but it looks great either way.
No upgrades that I can think of, other than shimming the diff and putting in a fly sky radio. I def need to get new wheels, tires, suspension stuff (springs and oil), and maybe those axle carriers.
Just for laughs I threw on my blitz tires, and man it was fun to drive like that. But it ran HOT, so that only lasted about 10min before I shut it off and switched back.
No upgrades that I can think of, other than shimming the diff and putting in a fly sky radio. I def need to get new wheels, tires, suspension stuff (springs and oil), and maybe those axle carriers.
Just for laughs I threw on my blitz tires, and man it was fun to drive like that. But it ran HOT, so that only lasted about 10min before I shut it off and switched back.
05-31-2012, 07:49 PM
#8
Totally forgot about this thread, I ended up getting the raptor body a while ago. Painted it like my dads F150 (red) and meant to get black for the hood, but grabbed gun metal on accident, but it looks great either way.
No upgrades that I can think of, other than shimming the diff and putting in a fly sky radio. I def need to get new wheels, tires, suspension stuff (springs and oil), and maybe those axle carriers.
Just for laughs I threw on my blitz tires, and man it was fun to drive like that. But it ran HOT, so that only lasted about 10min before I shut it off and switched back.
No upgrades that I can think of, other than shimming the diff and putting in a fly sky radio. I def need to get new wheels, tires, suspension stuff (springs and oil), and maybe those axle carriers.
Just for laughs I threw on my blitz tires, and man it was fun to drive like that. But it ran HOT, so that only lasted about 10min before I shut it off and switched back.
and I had a painting error too ( put on decals before taking off overspray film) IS IT A COINCIDENCE OR NOT? LOL
06-01-2012, 02:35 PM
#9
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