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11-26-2012, 08:23 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: CT
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|  Short wheel base drivetrain solutions.
I am going with a short body on my honcho frame so I moved the rear axle up an inch or two. I understand how difficult it is with this frame to have a short wheel base and steep drive shaft angles but what are some solutions. Do they make better driveshafts that can work on steeper angles? should i move the transmittion forward on the frame or maybe drop it down a little? I've been maybe looking into getting one of those Dinky RC split skid set-ups.. let me know what you think.. thanks |
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11-26-2012, 08:54 PM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: May 2011 Location: Utah County
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Adjust your link lengths to point the rear axles' pinion upwards. You can get away with shorter wb that way. I've run like a 10"wb with no driveshaft binding. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 |
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11-27-2012, 06:28 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Near the IL/WI border
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| Re: Short wheel base drivetrain solutions.
Shorten the length of your upper links. (Assuming you have it 4-linked.) What you want to do is shorten the links enough to rotate the axle pinion upward. Ideally the driveshaft should form a straight line from the axle pinion to the transmission. I did this on my Dingo with 2.2s and it works great. No binding at all. Hope this helps!  |
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11-27-2012, 07:20 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: wilkeson
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If you shorten the uppers it'll rotate the pinion down. You want to shorten the lowers.
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11-28-2012, 08:46 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Near the IL/WI border
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| Re: Short wheel base drivetrain solutions.
AxMan is correct. I LENGTHENED the upper links, while maintaining the stock wheelbase with the stock lower links. Sorry for that.  |
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