Moved the chassis forward Not sure if anyone else has done this, but I drilled new mounting holes where the chassis attaches to the skid plate and moved the chassis about a 1/2" forward. It puts the front and rear shocks at the same angle and in my opinion, improves the look and makes it look more balanced and scale. The front tires aren't pushed so far forwards and I think it'll help, even if just a little, with climbing ability. Watcha think? Before.......... http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1671Medium.jpg After........... http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1704Medium.jpg |
Re: Moved the chassis forward It is hard to tell any difference from your photos...the angles are not the same. Plus you cut the fenders so it makes the eyes wonder..lol Nice that you tried being different anyway! I like the new rear cage mod!! I would like to do that with mine. |
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Re: Moved the chassis forward the angles look ok to me .. not far enough not to see the difference .....i think it looks good , let us know if you see a change in how it drives |
Re: Moved the chassis forward Maybe having something to compare in scale. The red lines show the differences. I didn't want a huge change and with 10 minutes of work, it made just enough that I like it better. http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...ssisMedium.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...sis2Medium.jpg |
Re: Moved the chassis forward Hmmm, the "after" looks shorter, too. Not to mention the lower links don't look as flat, but I'm sure it's an optical illusion. Is that with your newly weighted wheels? |
Re: Moved the chassis forward I moved my battery to the front of the truck, this is hands down the best "free" mod I have done to my Wraith. I'm not sure how moving the chassis will help you but I hope it works. |
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No, those are just the stockers. I'm waiting for new hardware for the bead locks before I can mount them. |
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Re: Moved the chassis forward I'm the curios type, let us know if it handles differently after you run it for an hour. I like the look. |
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Seems like a good idea to me. I like how it looks in the after pics as well. Maybe I will have to try this someday. |
Re: Moved the chassis forward What size battery are you running? I run a 5000mah....no big deal, just asking. |
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Re: Moved the chassis forward looks much better to me - i can tell the diff. i was thinking of doing the same but with link length |
Re: Moved the chassis forward I tried to get another picture that might show the difference from the stock wraith. The suspension was setup exactly the same in both pictures, super soft black springs, front shocks in rear hole, rear shocks in front hole. I made the links and they area all exactly the same length as the stock links. You can see the angle change on the front shock and the position of the front tire closer in to the body. It isn't a huge change and not something I would go to great lengths to do, but it was quick and easy, so I thought what the heck, I like to be different. Stock, with fresh paint http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...48Medium-1.jpg Chassis moved forward, not so fresh paint :mrgreen: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1712Medium.jpg |
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Flip that bitch over and take a pic please.:mrgreen: |
Re: Moved the chassis forward Awesome! I had mine broken down the other night and was messing with the skid plate and sliding the chassis forward as well. I think it looks much better. Like always I was making it more difficult than needed, trying to "eye build" an adjustable bar/slide system that would let me play with different distances. Glad you bit the bullet and made it happen. Please let us know how you like it! P.S. Stop F-ing messing with our eyes:flipoff: Every pic has something different Lol. Last pic has giant steering wheel! Argh, its like that bar game where you have to find the differences between two similar photos. For reference sake, just show before and after with the same links, same lower mount, and same frigging wheel!:ror: |
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Here's a pic of the new holes I made. Screws are a little crooked but oh well http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1715Medium.jpg A couple teaser shots with the new wheels mocked up http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1716Medium.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1717Medium.jpg |
Re: Moved the chassis forward Why? What's the point? You moved it what, about 1/4"-3/8" forward, so what were you hoping to gain? All you ended up with is a worse approach angle, and very minimal weight transfer. Just curious as to why.... |
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