Capra 2.2
 

I have had about 4 days with this beast, the platform is amazing the instructions and included parts not so much.:x

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I guess I can not just attach some pics!

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https://www.pastepic.xyz/image/Sr3a1Working on the upload pics. Not sure if anyone else caught the missing Bearing in the rear axle tube, this and a couple Hicups in the destructions + a couple missing parts made this a process. I have been out of the hobby for a couple + years but what a transition. ALRIGHT enough with that, I have had in order Clod Crawler built full cage chassis, Bully MOA when the were the ride, some scale when everyone went to scale, but not my thing. When you are counting on a winch to rescue you in a toy truck WTF! I enjoy trying to build stuff and have fun making stuff better. Pic attached if it works is of the modded axle shaft to accept the portal inner bearing.https://www.pastepic.xyz/image/Sr3a1
Let's see if this works

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How are you trying to link the pictures?

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I just got my star back - $20. Lets see if this works.

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I was shorted 1- 5x13x4 bearing and supplied with 1- 5x14x4 bearing with the kit and did not get the dig servo base adapter to complete dig. I have got mine together will need to replace steering servo which should be here today and I'm missing one pair of tires which did not arive with my order. Let me know what you think."thumbsup"

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If I’m thinking about the right part for the dig servo, that part only comes with the recommended Spectrum servo.


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That could be the case I gave up on reading and wanted to drive this thing. just heading out.

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I like that you turned the rear axle shaft down to fit an extra bearing in there. Seems weird to me that its not "supposed" to be there.

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Great looking Capra, love the shade of blue!
What tyres are those, please? Look like the Good-Year MTs which used to be on Hummers.
Almost tempted to buy a Capra but I've already got a Bomber ;-)

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"thumbsup" Did not make any sense to not have one there, it can't hurt.

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Voodoo U4's they are cut need to finish sipeing.

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I got my hands on one of these last week at Scale Mountian R/C park, my first thought was Heavy? When I got my kit I found the culprit, Steel links well placed down low but had to change something. Made some rear links out of 5/16 delrin to transfer some weight forward
Attachment 384484
Can anyone see the other change, I made to this rig? Not the drive shafts.
Attachment 384485.

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Are you running your diffs as low pinions?

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Yup. Complains about heavy links and then runs steel drivelines and alloy wheels... :ror:

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The modded rear axles seems like a good touch, just hard to say how necessary it is with how new these portals are. The delrin links look clean, did you weigh them compared to stock?

Looks like an oopsie.

Well to be fair if you swap the rear driveshaft out for the wildboar again, won't that be following the theme?

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It'd help at least.

I'd thought about dropping a cheezberger trans in my capra and flipping the rear 3rd but that's as fast as that thought went. :ror:

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You are correct.

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Not complaining, just stating where the weight was. Please stop making fun of my toy truck.

Got to run it for a short time today, should have put it 1.9 since that was what I have ran at the spot but it did well. As did my first set of F9's

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But why?

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Last week I saw this truck built, the guy just got it together and put it thru some gates at Scale Mountian here in Florida. Within 30 yards he hangs up twice on the rear axle at the center. Granted driver has a steering wheel to avoid this but it happened. Seemed like a no brainer to me kind of like a slider for the Handi Capable.

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I get that. After my first few runs with an AR44 rear (in a Wraith) I noticed that the rear axle hit/dragged substantially less than the AR60 it had replaced ...but, when it did hook, it hooked much harder on the face of the 3rd member giving "involuntary dig." Switching from cap head bolts to button head helped a tiny amount, but flipping to low pinion would nearly prevent that snag altogether with no ill affect on ultimate ground clearance (but a slight loss of breakover clearance.) If you don't mind using your driveshaft as a skid plate, I can see situations where that's beneficial. I think a better option might be a plastic ramp shaped skid (3d printed?) that bolts to the lower 2 3rd member bolts, possibly extended far enough towards the skid to go under the driveshaft coupler, to keep it from hooking, while keeping iit high pinion.

Running high pinion allows you to run bent lower links which keeps your belly clearance higher, further back, which really helps on square edged breakovers. On the Capra I'm running ~10° of bend in the rear lowers which makes them slightly higher than level, but follows the angle of my front lowers and skid with full length kit rear shocks and 3mm limited front shocks. It's not for everyone, but it makes sense/works for me.

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Thanks, LetterJ makes sense, there is give and take in every change and tweak. I by no means think this is the ultimate setup, just my initial take on the kit. The 1/4" titianium rod showed up today. So next chance I get, I'll try some threading on the Lathe. Weighed the stock links they were 2.1oz.
Thanks to All for the input!

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Ok, I was definitely just curious. Personally I haven't noticed too many rear axle hangups yet that made me want to change it. Maybe we can get a smooth skid 3rd member designed, it shouldn't be too challenging.