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08-20-2010, 09:13 AM
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| Official Scale Nazi Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monticello, IL
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|  G-Made Portals for Scale Rig use.
Got a set of G-Made Portal axles from the R1 kit to see their potential for use on scale rigs. Here's my initial impression: I was mainly concerned with how 1.9s would look on them. You can see the outer gearboxes are quite large and don't look quite right with 1.9s. I really think these belong on a 2.2 build with a deeper spaced wheel to hide some of the outer portion of the axle. The build construction seems solid enough but without testing I can't say much more. The attachment points for the 4-link and Shock mount brackets are just huge. If you were to grind them off you would still be left with a notch out of the main axle tube. Leafs, Captured, or 4-link, the location of the mounts makes it really easy to attach any kind of custom platform to accommodate the desired suspension setup. I don't have an exact measurement but of course the biggest advantage to using portals you can see is the extra pumpkin clearance. The Diff cover on the G-Mades are metal and a nice touch. The axle housing is a one piece design similar to 1:1.   -Width Axial 9.25" Gmade: 10"  If you're using 4.5" or taller 1.9s they're going to look alright but the large outer gearboxes just look too large in my opinion for anything smaller than 2.2. For a pair of new axles you can expect to pay a bit over $100. Slightly more than a set of AX-10s. |
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08-20-2010, 09:49 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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I dont really agree with the portal being to big axle tube sure. the portal is pretty close   Have you tried to clear 1.9's on the front yet? that is where I am finding my issue the wheel tire rub on knuckle because of the dropped offset.. I would say width is pretty close for some bodies to. I have a set bolted up to a scx10 right now I am going 2.2 on it but they look pretty good on it.. |
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08-20-2010, 12:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX
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At least from the looks, the Gmade don't look any bigger than the Axials!
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08-20-2010, 12:44 PM
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| Official Scale Nazi Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monticello, IL
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08-20-2010, 12:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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The width is the only real issue for me.
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08-20-2010, 01:03 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ?
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I like those wide Axles. | |
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08-20-2010, 01:17 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: costa rica
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Those would be nice on a unimog.... You would just have to find the right body...
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08-20-2010, 08:28 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orange, CA
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How do you think the Gmade portals would be on a Wreckluse? Very tempting... |
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08-20-2010, 09:17 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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These are the next thing on my list for the rebuild of my truggy. And DAMN they are wide! I'm thinking about 2.2's now...
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08-20-2010, 10:41 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia
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Those g-mades would be killer for the willys crowd. HHMMmMM. Width and Scale realism without the ground clearance of the huge wheely king diff.
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10-02-2016, 02:07 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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| Re: G-Made Portals for Scale Rig use.
There is another alternative. ;) https://madmooserc.com/portalicious/ |
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10-02-2016, 07:04 AM
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| Moderator Rule Breaker   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx
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10-24-2016, 02:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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10-25-2016, 02:02 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Athens
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