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06-04-2013, 12:37 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Vancouver
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|  Center mounted gearbox vs. Front mounted on the chassis.. Need info
Hi guys I have a question that I could not find in search (if you know of a link please let me know). What is the advantages or disadvantages of running your motor and gearbox up front vs. In the center lower part of the chassis?is it mainly for scale looks? I know the motor is the heaviest thing on the chassis for the most part but it usually sits higher up on the chassis up front. I run both my 2.2 ttc and 1.9 scaler on rock courses with a lot of steep ups and downs and of camber runs and at the end of this season will be building new rigs, I'm just curious if moving the motor and gearbox forward will be something I want to consider. |
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06-04-2013, 12:39 PM
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| Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
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| Re: Center mounted gearbox vs. Front mounted on the chassis.. Need info
It's mainly for scale points but there could be some small advantage to running it up front... but not much because it sits up high.
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06-05-2013, 12:14 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Vancouver
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| Re: Center mounted gearbox vs. Front mounted on the chassis.. Need info
Thanks that what I was thinking.
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06-05-2013, 12:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest
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| Re: Center mounted gearbox vs. Front mounted on the chassis.. Need info
It gives you more room for a full interior.
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06-05-2013, 01:53 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northcentral Wisconsin
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| Re: Center mounted gearbox vs. Front mounted on the chassis.. Need info
yup - more room for a full interior, which - if you comp - is more scale points... only other "advantage" could be the extra weight over the front axle - but, since it sits higher, it also means higher CoG. other than that - personal choice? Center mounted only needs 2 driveshafts vs. 3 for front mounted + a transfer case... |
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06-05-2013, 02:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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| Re: Center mounted gearbox vs. Front mounted on the chassis.. Need info
yeah, mostly for people who want a full interior or a flat deck and the body cab does not go back far enough to cover the tranny.
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