BowHouse RC Forward Mount Tranmission Cradle

[allanon1965]

who do I ask about the spacer to go with my cradle I already bought?

[new2rocks]

Originally Posted by allanon1965

who do I ask about the spacer to go with my cradle I already bought?

Forward your Shapeways order confirmation to bowhouserc@gmail.com and we'll send out a pair.


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[allanon1965]

Originally Posted by new2rocks

Forward your Shapeways order confirmation to bowhouserc@gmail.com and we'll send out a pair.


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done, thanks!

[new2rocks]

Originally Posted by allanon1965

done, thanks!

Your spacers are on the way, allanon. For everyone else, we've now added the spacers to our Shapeways store:


Here's the link to our SCX10 II collection:
https://www.shapeways.com/designer/b...-ii-collection

[svt923]

I got my Bowhouse transmission cradle and short battery tray installed; this is a really sweet setup. It stiffens up the front end and allows my 2200mah 3s packs to lie flat instead of on the side.



There has been some speculation that flipping the transmission creates too much forward weight bias so I broke out the scale and compared this setup to F/R biases on some of my other trucks.

Stock SCX10 with battery mounted across frame rails behind shock towers - Front 53% : Rear 47%

Ascender with GCM front motor mount - Front 57% : Rear 43%

SCX10 ii with Bowhouse trans cradle and battery tray - Front 58% : Rear 42%

So the transmission flip on the SCX10 ii obviously creates more forward bias than the stock setup but it is not in the realm of excessive. In fact it is almost identical to the front weigh bias on my modded Ascender (which is pretty incredible in capability). This SCX ii setup has still demonstrated excellent balance with no nose-heavy traits and amazing climbing capability. I am more than pleased.

[ossipeecrawler]

When you flip the trans is there still room for a chassis mounted servo?

[new2rocks]

Originally Posted by ossipeecrawler

When you flip the trans is there still room for a chassis mounted servo?

Definitely. Look at the pix and description in post #1. CMS stays in the stock location with your choice of either the stock servo mount or our battery tray with integrated servo mount. We also now have a mount for a servo winch that we will be releasing very shortly.


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[svt923]

Originally Posted by new2rocks

Definitely. Look at the pix and description in post #1. CMS stays in the stock location with your choice of either the stock servo mount or our battery tray with integrated servo mount. We also now have a mount for a servo winch that we will be releasing very shortly.

Nick showed me the servo winch mount this past weekend at the GCM adventure series, it is a super cool bit of mad science engineering. I can't wait to get one for my truck.

[ossipeecrawler]

Sorry i meant to say servo winch when do you think that part will be out

[new2rocks]

Originally Posted by ossipeecrawler

Sorry i meant to say servo winch when do you think that part will be out

We should be able to get it up this week. I'll post here as soon as it's ready to order.

[Col_Sanders]

Originally Posted by Brandon

That box is completely waterproof. We did extensive testing to perfect those seals. Did you test it or just prefer the traxxas box?

Not trying to crash this thread, but this post brings up a question. The truck has provisions for a two speed transmission, a servo winch, and LEDs, all of which usually run off the RX. That along with the steering servo, ESC, and ever popular BEC...and the RX box is only capable of holding 3 channels worth of wiring and keeping its waterproof integrity? Doesn't make sense.

[Taper]

suscribed to buy it asap

[Traulus]

Any newfeedbackson this?How many of you are you using this setup?

[Col_Sanders]

I have the cross member on one of my lesser run rigs and like it. One of the holes was a little bit off, but not enough to require me to drill it or anything.

I didn't buy any of the other parts. Just trimmed my battery tray with a Dremel and I'm using different sliders.

[dpcardoza]

Is it safe to assume that this won't work if running a flush skid like Circle City makes


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[new2rocks]

Originally Posted by dpcardoza

Is it safe to assume that this won't work if running a flush skid like Circle City makes

If the flush skid doesn't change the positioning of the tranny relative to the chassis rails, it should work.

[BadWagon]

Originally Posted by Traulus

Any newfeedbackson this?How many of you are you using this setup?

I have one on my scxii and it's the jam. Everything lined right up. Only took a little time to install it and swap everything around.

I highly recommend it.

[dpcardoza]

Is anybody tried using this on an aftermarket chassis? I've got a brazin 10.2 chassis on its way.


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[andrewd]

i've read the whole thread, but can't find any mention of the reason for doing the tranny flip. It seems that the weight bias remains the same. Is it to equalise the drive shaft lengths and therefore reduce strain on drive train?

[svt923]

Originally Posted by andrewd

i've read the whole thread, but can't find any mention of the reason for doing the tranny flip. It seems that the weight bias remains the same. Is it to equalise the drive shaft lengths and therefore reduce strain on drive train?

It definitely increases front weight bias. The stock setup gives you about 50:50 weight distribution while the flipped trans gets you closer to 60:40.

Also, it gets the trans out of way so you don't have to cut out the cab back of Honcho type bodies to make them fit and gives a little more room for an interior.