high clearance project

[BarHarborBasher]

I've took a spare set of stock arms cut off the lower support and flipped and installed them...no test run yet I've got to file the cup housing in the brace plate for full articulation crazy clearance ! for crawler mode

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after I hone out the back cup and do the other side I think it will add a 1'1/4 " serious difference !!
only interference looks to be the center steering link..at full compression.. turned full-lock to the left..

oo and notice the shock height of the driver a-arm ... compressed...carrying the unsprung weight of the stock setup... I'm on the verge of buying a extra tub and make a full independent hi clearance YETI XL

[Sneetches]

I wish you luck on your endeavors. I really wish the Yeti had the clearance that the Twin Hammers does on its front arms.

[BarHarborBasher]

Originally Posted by Sneetches

I wish you luck on your endeavors. I really wish the Yeti had the clearance that the Twin Hammers does on its front arms.

My rpm arms came today and they don't have the lower brace that I cut off on my stockers ... the angle deflection on the RPM arms isn't as much as the stockers so I think that might be the best medium... looks like at the most I might have to make taller bump stops... but I intend this setup for sensored crawling

[BarHarborBasher]

getting my two new tubs today !!!! ready for operation !!!!!!





https://youtu.be/aQIlxQEIwm0

[jump_it]

I looked into this last year, if I remember right the cv's need to be longer, and the dog bone end bottomed out in diff cup, also have to watch out for the shaft hitting the inside edge of the drive cup, I am very interested in this mod, so I will be watching this close. : )

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Forgot to mention I also looked into mounting D8T arms, they would need some heavy dremeling but could be made to work... so I thought until I noticed the slight angle where the arm mounts to chassis but these rpm arms look to be the cats meow for this mod.

[BarHarborBasher]

hey bud could you do me a favor when you get a chance ????? Could you let me know if the hpi savage upper control arms fit the upper shocktower mount on the Yeti xl ... Thanks basha

[jump_it]

Yeah I will look into it when I get home, later today : )

[84yoda]

The stock xl shock tower is 7mm but those savage arms are 5mm, someone makes a cf shock tower that is 5mm that they work with. Fordfreak95 has that setup on his xl.

[BarHarborBasher]

I'll have to ask the freak what he used for a tower.. I've been eyeballing the aftermarket upper savage arms ever sence I saw them on his rig !!!

[jump_it]

It mounts up with about 1mm of play, how ever it is longer than the stock upper arm and their could be clearance issue with the shock.

the stock rtr arm is about 103mm eye to eye



these look like they could be adjusted shorter or longer

http://www.fastlanemachine.net/prodd...?prod=FLM42000

[Fordfreak95]

I used adjustable Savage upper. I was working on a Savage XL build and swapping on FlexTek arms and the Savage arms looked like they would fit. They did...but they have to be modded. The link needs to be shortened and the rod end does also. I forget by how much. You can see in the pics...
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I have no idea if this helps.

[BarHarborBasher]

Originally Posted by Fordfreak95

I used adjustable Savage upper. I was working on a Savage XL build and swapping on FlexTek arms and the Savage arms looked like they would fit. They did...but they have to be modded. The link needs to be shortened and the rod end does also. I forget by how much. You can see in the pics...
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I have no idea if this helps.

Thanks man !!! I was wondering 2 things ... how do you like the rpm ball ends and who manufactured the carbonfiber shock tower?

Awesome rig fReAk

[BarHarborBasher]

got the body tubs today .... Starting to hack

[84yoda]

Carbon fiber shock towers are on ebay, cant remember who makes them.

[BarHarborBasher]

Originally Posted by jump_it

It mounts up with about 1mm of play, how ever it is longer than the stock upper arm and their could be clearance issue with the shock.

the stock rtr arm is about 103mm eye to eye



these look like they could be adjusted shorter or longer

Savage upper arms

that's what I was scoping out ... thanks for doing the homework you got a 100% lol really tho thanks

[BarHarborBasher]

Originally Posted by 84yoda

Carbon fiber shock towers are on ebay, cant remember who makes them.

thanks yoda

[BarHarborBasher]

So I've got some vids to upload... Ground clearance went from 2 7/16" to 3 5/8" over all 1 7/8" taller Looks like a mile !!! well it would be 15" in scale lol

[BarHarborBasher]

here it is all finished.... I'll be showing updates about the preformance

https://youtu.be/2WXDwf8VVsw

[jump_it]

Hey BHB maybe next time you have the front tore down you can make us a vid showing more clear what you did to mount everything up, like put the camera on a tripod and not wave it around like a magic wand then hold the parts up to the cam till it focuses, I would like to see what exactly you did to to the drive cups, and what you shaved down to other parts, and if you used the stock cv's or went with some longer ones... peace.

[BarHarborBasher]

Originally Posted by jump_it

Hey BHB maybe next time you have the front tore down you can make us a vid showing more clear what you did to mount everything up, like put the camera on a tripod and not wave it around like a magic wand then hold the parts up to the cam till it focuses, I would like to see what exactly you did to to the drive cups, and what you shaved down to other parts, and if you used the stock cv's or went with some longer ones... peace.

will do!!! Im in the middle of my yeti XLX build which will have it front and rear High clearance 4wheel steer 2 speed censored with a few other tricks up my sleeve
I've got some shiitty quality vids showing its capabilities.. which is the Xtream hence the XLX !!! the only hanging the XL now is that damn Vanquish lol...tho I do love it... Its staying on my basher...my crawler will be all business!!