Stock front 4-link?

[gguuyy]

Can I turn the front 3 link into a 4 link using just spare parts that came with my Trail Honcho? Thought I had read that you can but I can't find a how to. Thanks

[TacoCrawler]

yes

details should be in the instruction/owners manual.

The Axial website links those manuals if you've lost yours.

[gguuyy]

Doesn't show it in the manual. Just shows the 3-link setup. I figured it out. I had to remove one of the chassis cross bars to clear the servo arm tho. Just need a longer bolt to put thru the axle link mount and it should work good. I used the 3-link screw as a temporary fix. Thanks

[TacoCrawler]

Originally Posted by gguuyy

Doesn't show it in the manual.

pages 21 and 22 in the RTR inst. manual
basically the same deal as the rear...
only the front links are shorter.

I'll admit it is difficult to understand.

I looked a page 12 to have a sense of understanding
as to what optional parts trees were remaining to do this option.

[gguuyy]

Page 22 is showing how to install the lower links to the front axle along with the shocks, in bold outlines. The upper link is the y link in the picture, the lines aren't as bold. Page 21 only shows what links to use and how to put in the mounting hardware. I don't see anything about it in the manual but that's what the extra links gotta be for because they are a different length than the rest of the links.

[TacoCrawler]

^ it doesn't discuss doing so
but it indicates by illustration how it should be
if looking at the rear 4 link

sorry my help was not explicit

There was a spare parts tree in my RTR kit that
had spare links and the 4 link mount on it...
I believe it is shown on page 12.

Maybe I think outside the box...
but I put the two together in my head
and was able to install the 4 link up front
using the illustration to follow thru.

I thought you said you had already figured something out ?

[gguuyy]

Yea I did figure it out. I did like you were saying and just mirrored the rear set-up. All the pieces needed are there except for three screws and one nut which I had some spare screws from another project I'm working on. Two screws were longer then I needed so I put spacers on them that were also on the part trees. I was just saying that I dont see the info in the manual. Thanks for your help.

[TacoCrawler]

...glad you got it

I never liked the plastic links anyways...
one of the upper links would actually touch the drive shaft
and I didn't like that... not to mention their flex when pushed.

So shortly after installing the plastic links
I discarded those and replaced them with alloy link rods.

I looked at trail honcho "builder's kit" for instructions for those lengths.
The "builder's kits" has more detailed user instructions.

The RTR manual seems more lacking...
but then... it's already built ! Lol

[gguuyy]

Yea I don't like the plastic links either. They will be the first thing I replace, then the steering link after that.

The rear tires almost touch the cab everytime you get in a tight spot.

Changing the front to a 4 link helped with the drive shaft making contact on the link also.

[Brake Weight]

I've just gotten my Honcho and was tossing around the idea of swapping the front to a four link setup. This is my first RC since the early 90s, so it's nice getting back in the hobby.

Question is this. If Axial made it as a 3 link, then there's a reason why, right? The extra 4 link parts provided were, I assumed, as replacement for the rear setup. But, when I compared the lengths of the extra link arms there are different sizes provided from what was on the RTR model I purchased. So this lead me back to thinking that a front 4 link is intended as a variation.

I used some 8/32" threaded rod and the Traxxas end links to make new links for mine. I was able to cut and fine adjust until I had clocked the front and rear axles slightly to alleviate some driveshaft bind. When I get an opportunity, I'll be swapping the front to 4 link, as well.