12-05-2020, 02:11 PM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Lawrence County NY
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| 3D Printed Diff Guards
I received my Capra a couple of days ago, it's the first crawler I've had since selling my MOA crawler in 2014. I wanted to protect the diffs but didn't want anything that left any edges to get hung up on things. I couldn't find anything so I ended up drawing some up and printing them out. They are only 1.5mm thick so there is only a minimal loss of clearance. The front guard is notched for steering linkage clearance.. They do not require any hardware since they snap in place. I abused them for 30 minutes today and they are holding up great. Let me know what you think. |
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12-05-2020, 02:26 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: 3D Printed Diff Guards
Nice work! I'm not a fan of diff guards but you just broke the mold
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12-06-2020, 07:26 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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| Re: 3D Printed Diff Guards
Honestly, I've never been one to worry about draggin the diffs, but those look pretty darn slick. Nice design and execution with, as you stated, minimal loss of clearance. Fitment looks superb. I assume they just kind of snap on / around? Also, for those just trying to get a splash of color, aesthetic, they might be nice printed in any multitude of colors.
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12-06-2020, 10:14 AM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Marietta
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| Re: 3D Printed Diff Guards
What material did you print those out of?
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12-06-2020, 02:23 PM | #5 | ||
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Lawrence County NY
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I'm printing them in Esun PLA+ which is 10x stronger than regular PLA. The orange set has taken about 1.5 hours of punishment in 25 degree Fahrenheit weather and is holding up fine. | ||
12-23-2020, 07:08 AM | #6 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Lawrence County NY
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| Re: 3D Printed Diff Guards
After about 8 total hours of driving these are holding up nicely to the abuse. |
12-23-2020, 07:25 AM | #7 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Drums
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You should start to market these Airmaxx. | |
12-23-2020, 07:35 AM | #8 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Jacksonville
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| Re: 3D Printed Diff Guards
I mean how often do you destroy a diff cover/how long does it take to wear one out? Not hating, just a thought. They are cool but the only thing that jumped out at me is they kind of take away from the 'scale' factor you get with a detailed cover. Kind of toy-ish. I suppose they would be at home on a comp rig if you just wanted a slick surface and looks aren't a concern.
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12-23-2020, 08:13 AM | #9 | ||
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