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08-21-2008, 08:15 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto
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|  Axial high clearance links question
heyas, I purchased 4 axial 30 degree 101mm high clearance links today and have installed them numerous times each direction, long end up, long end down etc. no matter what I do it looks like the drive shaft is going to be lower then the link arms, therefore going to get hit and torn out. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to install these and have the shafts flush or clear of the links? I searched BTW and found no pointers, I also looked at everyone's pics in the ax10 gallery and anyone who is using them looks clear, I must be doing something wrong but for the life of me can't figure it out. Thanks Gord in Canada |
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08-21-2008, 08:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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I had to extend them with Bandit female shafts after cutting up the Rusty/Pede males and gluing that inside the Rusty/Pede females.
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08-21-2008, 08:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nashville
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08-21-2008, 08:23 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ccxc
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pics?
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08-21-2008, 09:06 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto
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sadly upon my daughter's return from camp the digital cam is busted, I'll go buy a new one and post on the morrow as they're cheap like borscht...
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08-21-2008, 09:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Turn the mayflower around.. it will never work
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Nope long end up, bend at the axle end. DS will sit lower but will hit slightly. Wont rip the DS off.......... unless you are just going balls out  |
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08-21-2008, 09:11 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area
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I am having the same problem as the OP. For some reason that I can't see my rear driveshaft sits lower than my fronts  |
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08-21-2008, 10:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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Ignore my first post, put an additional spacer between the UCA's "Y" and the UCA mount on the axle and use a longer screw.
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08-21-2008, 10:06 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto
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well I guess I'll install the 2 in the front and have all 4 and hope to hell I don't rip my shaft off at a crucial time. I suppose I should order a better pair of shafts as well....
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08-22-2008, 04:22 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area
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 Thanks!
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08-22-2008, 04:50 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto
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I added a little plastic spacer from the kit as it's all I had on hand and it seems better to a certain degree, so it makes sense that this will work, gonna have to dig up a bit bigger of a spacer and longer screw. thanks!  |
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08-22-2008, 08:53 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lexington
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im just throwing out ideas but move the ower links back to the back hole on the chassis and it might pull the axle back
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08-22-2008, 09:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Deep in Swing Town
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you need to make the upper links a little longer so it rotates the axle housing around... that makes the output on the axle point more upward.. you do that untill you get it pointed where you want it.. it will also change the wheel base a little.. |
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08-22-2008, 11:14 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area
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Since we are on the subject of rotating axles, by rotating them you change the caster. Does this have any affect on the vehicles crawling abilities?
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08-23-2008, 12:56 AM
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08-23-2008, 01:27 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto
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the links and DS are parallel now I used an M3 20 mil with a 5 mil spacer in the upper link "Y" end and it looks good, just need to finish rebuilding my wheels and take it out....
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08-25-2008, 10:02 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boxford
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| bent links another thread that puts some logic into the shafts hitting hope thins helps
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