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10-13-2011, 09:11 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK
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|  Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle?
While designing some new Wraith parts I couldn't understand why some of my measurements weren't adding up, it was driving me nuts. Then I measured the stock housing and upper link mounts and found that the upper link mounts are not in the middle of the axles. Here are a couple of photos of the measurements (I couldn't hold the caliper and camera at the same time but I did measure properly)   Am I right or am I going nuts? Someone else want to check? |
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10-13-2011, 10:01 AM
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What kind of measurement's do you get if you measure like this. Center of lower link mount, center of upper link mounts. and vice versa.then center of lower link mount to outside of axle. (where knuckle seats) Just curious more or less. EDIT: Stupid question, Did you measure another - JUST incase ? Last edited by DiEzel; 10-13-2011 at 10:03 AM. |
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10-13-2011, 10:15 AM
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The lower mounts are in the right place. The center of the upper link mounts are not centered relative to the lower link mounts. I think the upper link mounts are 1.75mm off from being centered. | |
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10-16-2011, 08:03 PM
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Nobody else can confirm this then ?
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10-16-2011, 08:08 PM
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10-16-2011, 10:40 PM
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Wow! Missed it by that much! Nothing a Wraith Dinky Link can't fix! Been there done that weeks ago...  Just been curious what Axial's response would be... |
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10-17-2011, 06:53 AM
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I didn't look at it and see if it has any effect on wheelbase, such as making one side slightly longer.
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10-17-2011, 07:46 AM
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Yes there must be some small difference of wheelbase on each side. Also the chassis will not be centered over the axles so wheels will be further away from the chassis on the short side of the axle. I suspect it's just a mistake that was made in the CAD for the part. So whenever they measured the samples they would have matched the CAD and looked right. Thus the error was not found. |
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03-09-2012, 06:54 AM
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle?
Was there any ever any resolution or response from Axial concerning this?
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03-09-2012, 07:16 AM
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03-09-2012, 07:32 AM
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| Tire&Foam Extraordinaire   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: C.I. Compound, Tyler, Texas
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle? Quote:
The VP Wraith Axle Truss fixes this issue  . Axial is aware of this issue and you can be certain they either have, or will fix it.  | |
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03-09-2012, 08:58 AM
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle?
man i have two of there trucks and they have been more than helpfull they are very nice and they care about their customers im sure they will fix the issue and when they do you will prob be able to call them and they will send you the part to fix it
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03-09-2012, 09:03 AM
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03-09-2012, 10:48 AM
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle? Quote:
If I were axial, I'd just leave it. | |
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03-09-2012, 11:09 AM
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Just measured mine and got the same measurements. I guess this answers my question why my cage was offset from my axle.
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03-12-2014, 02:47 AM
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03-12-2014, 05:32 AM
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle?
this would explain why I always noticed the wheel base was longer on one side than the other and forced me to trim the steering to correct this, thought it was just mine and fixed it by adding small plastic shims on some of the links to correct the wheel base so left and right are the same.
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03-12-2014, 06:45 AM
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle?
Lol, now I know why my truck runs around in circles!
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10-22-2014, 10:53 AM
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle?
I wish I would've found this thread sooner... I just narrowed an AR60 for a project I'm brewing up, and also couldn't figure out why my measurement weren't adding up. Guess I won't be using the stock servo mount in the location I thought I was. CMS time for this one... Long tube shortened 26mm, outer ends between the c-hub splines and link mounts have been shortened 9.5mm each. Shortened 45mm total, and matches an SCX10 housing at 135mm end-end. The link mounts come in at 90mm, center-center.   |
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10-22-2014, 07:15 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ft Campbell
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| Re: Wraith upper link mounts not centered on axle?
And the dinky link is out of stock..... bummer.
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