Home Brew bodyless chassis

[xjcritter]

straight and equal length. got it now if I can find a friend with pay pal to get me some lower legs this should be easier. take a little long but its a 100 degrees outside so I got nothing but time

[Crawling Calvin]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

For your uppers, you want to make them as close to the same length as the lowers as possible. Chassis width will play a big factor in this, so plan ahead and get as close as you can.

the man speaks truth! On my Rocker chassis the rear links are at equal to slightly LONGER than the lower links... talk about smooth climbing

I got to agree with #2 also, making it roll over can be tricky, ive learned that much so far

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by xjcritter

straight and equal length. got it

Nobody said they have to be straight.

[KC_JoNeS]

Originally Posted by xjcritter

might be a dumb question KC but how much do they run. I looked on your site for them an didnt see them

Not a dumb question..I dont have them "really" for sale. I just made a few extra sets. How does $20 for the set of 4 with set screws sound? You will need to source your own Traxxas Revo rod ends.

Casey

[Crawling Calvin]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

Nobody said they have to be straight.

Good example is Gunnar and his "pretzel" links Hmm pretzel links would be funny but not to strong

[xjcritter]

Originally Posted by KC_JoNeS

Not a dumb question..I dont have them "really" for sale. I just made a few extra sets. How does $20 for the set of 4 with set screws sound? You will need to source your own Traxxas Revo rod ends.

Casey

sounds like I need a buddy with pay pal revo ends are no problem to find its the buddy

[opek]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

For your uppers, you want to make them as close to the same length as the lowers as possible. Chassis width will play a big factor in this, so plan ahead and get as close as you can.

Can you explain this to me? Thanks!

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by opek

Can you explain this to me? Thanks!

A wider chassis has more room between the plates to put stuff without interference. A skinny chassis may not because the motor or spur or dig may be blocking access to a mounting point.

I learned this with my first sportsman build. Lots of room between the stock chassis plates using the stock skid. When I swapped that out for a really narrow skid I had to redo everything. Mainly because I couldn't mount an upper link as far in as I once could (meaning it wouldn't be as long). It just gets too crowded.

[opek]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

A wider chassis has more room between the plates to put stuff without interference. A skinny chassis may not because the motor or spur or dig may be blocking access to a mounting point.

I learned this with my first sportsman build. Lots of room between the stock chassis plates using the stock skid. When I swapped that out for a really narrow skid I had to redo everything. Mainly because I couldn't mount an upper link as far in as I once could (meaning it wouldn't be as long). It just gets too crowded.

Thanks for the carefully thought out response, I really appreciate it!