03-06-2018, 09:41 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posts: 284
| Torque twist problem
What are some things I can do to my bomber to get rid of torque twist? I wish I could flip the axles bit the skid and trans are in the way. I should mention that I took off the sway bar and flipped the diff gears to rotate the opposite way of stock. I put it back so maybe that might do something. I’m using it as a crawler so its I big issue I’m having.
Last edited by some87; 03-06-2018 at 09:45 PM. |
Sponsored Links | |
03-06-2018, 10:46 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
Posts: 1,742
| Re: Torque twist problem
If it's an RTR, get a sway bar Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk |
03-07-2018, 04:26 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
Posts: 6,010
| Re: Torque twist problem |
03-07-2018, 05:21 AM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
Posts: 1,742
| Re: Torque twist problem |
03-07-2018, 05:25 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem
I put the sway bar back on it and put the diffs back to normal but it seems like the sway bar is a little stiff. I still need to get new wheels tires and get some weights on it so maybe that might help with the sway bar being so stiff. Got the truck second hand from someone that got it as a basher so it still needs a lot of work.
|
03-07-2018, 05:30 AM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
Posts: 1,742
| Re: Torque twist problem
Which bar is it? I think the vanquish antirock v2 is softer than the axial kit bar. There is also the hot racing bars and the dlux fab. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk |
03-07-2018, 06:44 AM | #7 |
Moderator Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Readsboro, VT
Posts: 2,053
| Re: Torque twist problem
I'm using the sway bar that came with my Bomber kit and I have no torque twist when I use the truck. The axial sway bar (I believe it's their "medium" that comes with the kit?) is stiff enough that it completely eliminated all low speed torque twist. It also pretty much eliminated any articulation from the rear suspension, but there's more than enough articulation in the front suspension, and in my opinion, the lack of rear articulation keeps the truck a lot more stable in funky positions.
|
03-07-2018, 07:16 AM | #8 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: So Cal
Posts: 1,005
| Re: Torque twist problem
I'd have to hunt it down but somebody made a trans (if I recall correctly) that had the front going the opposite direction so you'd have to flip the gears. That was supposed to help with the twist. Not sure how well it works, maybe just a gimmick. Sucks that you have to control it with the sway bar which in turn jacks up performance. Some of the scratch build TT guys 3 link it, connecting the uppers together so you only get as much twist as the heims will allow, reduces the torque twist. Just way harder on the links and ends. I don't know if there is any benefit over the sway on a crawler doing this. Hopefully Traxxas will offer another solid axle rig like the UDR, just smaller scale so we can pirate that rear axle. No torque twist.
|
03-07-2018, 07:25 AM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
Posts: 1,742
| Re: Torque twist problem
I heard using the wraith transmission also helps. You can buy an adapter plate from DMG. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk |
03-07-2018, 07:43 AM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: UK
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem
Adding additional shocks helped me. I think it makes a difference with what power you're putting through it.
|
03-07-2018, 04:57 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem |
03-07-2018, 07:41 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem
Only thing I can think of is moving the rear shocks onto the axle and mounting the top of the shock where the gas is mounted. I have seen one thing somewhere where someone did that.
|
03-08-2018, 04:35 AM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: NoVa
Posts: 241
| Re: Torque twist problem
"TeamDC" RC makes a trans mission called "ATTS" Anti Torque Twist System. Looks very similar to the Axial SCX & Wraith trans except the outputs turn in opposite directions. It's cost is $99, I don't know how robust it is. Also, it's shipped from china. They have a couple videos on YouTube showing an SCX10 driving forward & backing up on a floor with no twist. I bought one but, have not received it yet. Last edited by chipgibbs; 03-08-2018 at 05:51 AM. |
03-08-2018, 06:00 AM | #14 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ohio
Posts: 164
| Re: Torque twist problem
Try running under drive gear sets front and rear. Doing this takes away some of the torque needed to spin the driveline. You will lose some speed so you can go up a tooth on the pinion gear to make up for it.
|
03-08-2018, 09:09 AM | #15 |
Newbie Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Denver
Posts: 44
| Re: Torque twist problem
Wraith trans, underdrive rear, hot racing sway bar, thicker oil in the rear shocks. I've been adjusting the piano wire thickness and mounting lengths on the sway bar also. I haven't tried this but I think I may. If you have a the HR or VQ sway bar, you can adjust the length of the parallel bars. I wonder if shortening one side will help. |
03-11-2018, 12:26 PM | #16 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem
HAppy to report once you move the rear shocks to the axle and the mount on the fake gas tank the truck has no more problems with torque twist.
|
03-11-2018, 01:22 PM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: UK
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem |
03-11-2018, 02:22 PM | #18 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: So Cal
Posts: 1,005
| Re: Torque twist problem |
03-11-2018, 03:13 PM | #19 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem Last edited by some87; 03-11-2018 at 03:21 PM. |
03-11-2018, 03:15 PM | #20 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posts: 284
| Re: Torque twist problem I’m just using the same shocks that came on the truck. The upper part of the shock isn’t using the stock mounting holes on the chassis. If you look at the fake gas tank on the back of the truck I’m using the 2 screws that are closest to the center of the chassis that hold the gas tank in. It’s pretty much just a wraith at that point.
|
Torque twist problem - Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Why is Torque Twist A Problem | jdnoss | General Crawlers | 14 | 06-02-2016 03:10 PM |
ECX Temper Torque Twist Mod - Reduce torque twist | driftomaniacs | Scale Videos! | 0 | 05-14-2016 04:39 PM |
another torque twist problem | Axialfan19 | Axial AX-10 Scorpion | 22 | 07-07-2010 08:00 PM |
Solved my Torque Twist Problem | tbizzle | Axial AX-10 Scorpion | 13 | 03-22-2010 07:35 PM |
suspension problem and it isnt torque twist... | firstumustcrawl | Axial AX-10 Scorpion | 5 | 12-16-2007 02:08 PM |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
| |