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Is the Bruiser the same chassis as a Tundra/F350/HiLift?

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I would really like to do an Alaska rescue themed Tundra. Seen a couple on the net and they look cool IMO.

However, I've also considered a Bruiser and was wondering if they chassis is similar.

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Completely different chassis in several respects. If you intend to run the vehicle the highlift chassis is a much better runner

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Shodog is right & correct ;)

By the way, that's not a bad idea! Here's some photo. This is an Axial chassis (a better performer) with a Tamiya Tundra body:

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Well I have an SCX10 for crawling duties (Avatar pic) just fancied something big from Tamiya. Just wondered whether the Bruiser was worth the extra pennies.

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if you were doing Top Gear Tundra... I'd stick a Tundra shell on a TrailFinder2

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The trailfinder 2 is a great chassis made with better materials but it is very low geared and the transmission is noisy. The Tundra (high lift) chassis is very capable and makes the installation of a MFC super easy.

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^^^ that is true, all those straight cut gears :)

I'm drooling at the helical cut bronze upgrade gears for SemiTrailer truck tranny.

T should rekit the HighLift with some Bruiser tyres. 1.9s make it undertyred silly looking. :)

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T should rekit the HighLift with some Bruiser tyres. 1.9s make it undertyred silly looking. :)

I feel the opposite. Always thought the Bruiser looked goofy with it's monster tires where as the 58028 Hilux looked so scale.

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I feel the opposite. Always thought the Bruiser looked goofy with it's monster tires where as the 58028 Hilux looked so scale.

Sound strange coming from a Cali man. Most Mud Boggers (like the Bruiser) had tall tires, sure never as extreme as the ones used in FL, but still goofy, although I would not agree with the term. On the other hand, the Hilux High-Lift looks like a monster truck with the wheels they use to transport them... :o

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I did Proline 2.2" beadlock wheels with RC4WD Mudslingers on my Hilux Highlift, made up some small lift blocks for the suspension and it looked great. I'll try to dig up a old pic. ( I sold it a couple years ago )

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I feel the opposite. Always thought the Bruiser looked goofy with it's monster tires where as the 58028 Hilux looked so scale.

Sound strange coming from a Cali man. Most Mud Boggers (like the Bruiser) had tall tires, sure never as extreme as the ones used in FL, but still goofy, although I would not agree with the term. On the other hand, the Hilux High-Lift looks like a monster truck with the wheels they use to transport them... :o

Exactly :( HighLift's shoe size is neither here nor there

It's not big enough like Bruiser to be cute, not tucked in enough to be scale. TF2 is nice on 1.55s.

It's like one of those rides done by schoolies who had enough pocketmoney to add some 6" axle blocks

but not the cash to buy some proper 40" wheels to go with it... "Tranny-under-change" so to speak. ;)

Then there's that visible straight beam chassis...

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I did Proline 2.2" beadlock wheels with RC4WD Mudslingers on my Hilux Highlift, made up some small lift blocks for the suspension and it looked great. I'll try to dig up a old pic. ( I sold it a couple years ago )

I used a set of 2.2 Kyosho wheels and Bruiser tires on my stock Hilux High-Lift and here's the looks I got from it. Unfortunately I had to sell the truck to pay some bills years ago... :(

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