SCX10 Link length?

[Stan3535]

Hi there,
I got a SCX10 Honcho chassis with no upper or lower links and will be making my own. Can anyone tell me the length of both the upper and lower/ front and rear lengths? From eye to eye or total length.
That would be awesome!

[maraudriii]

That all depends. What wheelbase are you looking for (Dingo, Honcho, etc.)?

[Stan3535]

Oops...I left that out. It is the Honcho. Thanks!

[JetBlast]

I can probably help you out with that but I am at work until late tonight. I just did my own links. I believe my longest ones were 5 1/4" eye to eye. My shortest ones were 4 3/4" eye to eye but I still have to put everything back together and check lengths. I plan on trimming as needed.

[o0wiz0o]

If you make the top ones a little longer you get a nicer drive shaft angle.

[Stan3535]

Originally Posted by JetBlast

I can probably help you out with that but I am at work until late tonight. I just did my own links. I believe my longest ones were 5 1/4" eye to eye. My shortest ones were 4 3/4" eye to eye but I still have to put everything back together and check lengths. I plan on trimming as needed.

Ya that would be awesome. No rush. Whenever you get around to reassembling them I would love to know the measurements. Thanks

[Stan3535]

Originally Posted by o0wiz0o

If you make the top ones a little longer you get a nicer drive shaft angle.

Thats funny you say this. I put on a suspension lift on my real truck and did this. It also gives you a little extra lift because it tilts your entire diff outwards. But then a mechanic told my that the drive shaft angle coming out of my transfer case is critical th match my drive shaft angle going into my Diff?

[JetBlast]

Originally Posted by o0wiz0o

If you make the top ones a little longer you get a nicer drive shaft angle.

That's funny because I actually used all 5 1/4 links on my rear on accident and took notice to that. My drive shaft was practically straight into the axle without any bends on the joint

I have some extra material so I may fabricate some longer upper links to match the lowers but I will see what everything looks like when put back together later this week. I am going to take my axles apart on Wed and put some lithium silicon grease inside them before reassembly.

[JeepExplorer]

If I where you, I would get the body I was planning on running, and make the links match the wheelbase of that first... Also I know for real vehicles you want the Pinion of the diff pointing directly at the output it attaches to. This way when the suspension cycles it dosn't have a hard angle when the suspension is compressed, or unloaded.