Battery on Axle/ 4 link question

[sinat1]

https://www.amainhobbies.com/st-raci...a30486s/p32730

Who all uses this plate?
I am wanting to get my battery on the axle since I don't have anywhere to currently mount it (hot racing chassis)
how much does going to 4 link up front do compared to the Y link?
Anyone have pics of the setup? any thread I find the pics have been hijacked by photobucket
What are other plates out there that will move the battery onto the axle?

[snapon boy]

I used it a few years back.

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[Robbob]

Other options

Destroy Front Axle

And RCBros makes a carbon one too. (i cant link this one from work sorry)

[snapon boy]

I currently use the part robbob makes above

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[sinat1]

That's a nice setup. whats the benefit of mounting the servo like that?
What size lipo could I fit? I wanna run 3s if possible
any more pics of it with battery etc on it?

[Dezertdirt]

I run the destroy plate too. It is great. Going to a true 4 link will make a big difference.

Side note Billet Works Design makes a couple different styles of these plates as well but I haven't tried them so I can't say whether they are any good or not.
here is the link for those.

Nightmare-S Wide Servo/Battery/Electronics Tray Kit for XR modded AX10 Axles - Billet Works Designs


AX/SCX LW Servo Mount - Billet Works Designs

[Dezertdirt]

Originally Posted by sinat1

That's a nice setup. whats the benefit of mounting the servo like that?
What size lipo could I fit? I wanna run 3s if possible
any more pics of it with battery etc on it?

Running the servo vertical will lower the cg, because it moves the heaviest part of the servo closer to the axle. It also will move the steering links up and out of the way. I used to run a fit a 1300mah 3s on mine. I got like an hour and a half of crawling on that. I wasn't really pushed for room. I tried a 2200 mah but but that was too long. Now I run a 450mah 3s because it is lighter.


I know these threads have good pics in there somewhere with batteries.



I always wanted a EVO..


Krazed Builds un-Stuck line into 2.2S


Little Winner, gettin UN-Stuck..

[tjsnyder]

this is a 1500mah 3s


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[tjsnyder]

Sorry forgot to say that is on the destroy plate


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[tjsnyder]

Btw if you have the stock battery tray from the scorpion you can drill a couple holes in it and make the same thing as the one you were asking about. I did that and ran it for a while and worked pretty good for free. I’ll see if I have any pics of it.


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[sinat1]

That's the downside, mine didn't come with a battery tray at all lol

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[sinat1]

So I ordered the destroy plate. so on to the next question.
What do I need to get rid of the Y link and make it 4 link?

[stewbaru]

'Most " after market plate come pre-drilled for the uppers, certainly the old VP, BWD and current RCBros plates are pre-drilled.

After that its a bag of rod ends, and some threaded links or allthread and cut and fit.
I use drinking straws which I cut to length between hole centres as best I can, then build the links to hat length, eye-to-eye.

I am using the RCBros Front 4-link plate and with the se
rvo under-mounted and and RX immediately above it can comfortably fit 3s430 packs, and probably up to a 1A pack on top.

[sinat1]

well, all the screws, ends etc have been ordered. I used the list of parts from the STRC plate for the 4 link so we will have to see how that goes (hopefully one of the set screws also fits in the driveshaft)

[sinat1]

Plate is installed. was it supposed to come with spacers to go between the axle and the plate?
Also need some spacers and to make my drag link

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[snapon boy]

Your set up looks correct. What wheel do you have?

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[sinat1]

Stock AX10 scorpion wheels with 2.2 China tires

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[snapon boy]

Looks like you have vintage voodoo tires. You need to space out your wheels some.

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[tjsnyder]

It doesn’t come with spacers and I’m not sure if they are required but I did put one on mine on the servo side only. I figured with the torque of the servo it needs a little more support on that side. But like I said I don’t know if it is actually needed.


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[snapon boy]

The distroy plate is fine like you have it. I ment you may need to widen the space between your front tires to clear the plate.

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