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11-12-2013, 06:34 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Way out there!
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|  V4 axle fun!
So I keep taking the v4 axles out of my rigs and replacing them with v6's. I have been saving them since I am a pack rat. I think I found something to do with them.
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11-13-2013, 05:49 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Way out there!
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This is the direction I'm going in. Not sure if its practical or use full. It sure will look cool.  |
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11-13-2013, 01:12 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Queensland!
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Wow that sure is interesting. But if you ever were to use it you would need a hectic knuckle setup. Looks cool for sure though.
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11-13-2013, 03:11 PM
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It's coming.
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11-13-2013, 03:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Alpharetta, GA
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| Re: V4 axle fun!
That's kind of like a "Double Cardan" on a 1:1 driveshaft. Tom Wood's Custom Drive Shafts - Tom Woods Custom Drive Shafts Custom Driveshafts Specialist |
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11-13-2013, 05:18 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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Tamiya has some double cardan universals for some of there on road cars
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11-13-2013, 05:30 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Way out there!
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That's the idea. Hopefully I'll get it to work as smooth. Also I have some ideas for the clocking. The first knuckle is going to be clocked forward about 10 degrees. The outside the same toward the back. I think this will give the effect of tilting the wheel while not changing the elevation of the tire. On most rigs I noticed that the axle will be up hill toward the wheel turned closest to the link. I am trying to get the wheel to lean over to clear the shock and link while having a stupid amount of steering and not tilting the axle.
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11-13-2013, 07:32 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: .
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Very interesting Josh, I will be keeping an eye on your progress for sure, good work my friend.  |
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11-13-2013, 07:48 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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eggresor has made those for his XR-10 and the steering is insane and smooth.
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11-14-2013, 05:40 AM
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I saw that and though I have to try it. The use of 4 king pins is going to be the difference. It should cancel the lifting and dropping effect of caster from clocking. Quote:
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11-14-2013, 07:00 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Portugal
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Good work! Looking forward to see what you come up with ;) |
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11-14-2013, 08:02 AM
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| Wanna get? Gotta want.   Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SLC, UT
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Interesting. I am excited to see what you come up with. Sounds cool! It will be fun to see how you deal with so much material past the kingpin (scrub). Quote:
Are you trying to cancel the axle tilt? If so, why do you want to do that? | |
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11-14-2013, 04:06 PM
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It seems when I am driving the courses are always set up to turn up a side hill. The thing that bothers me is the axle tilts down hill more than the ascent when turning into it.
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11-14-2013, 09:36 PM
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| Wanna get? Gotta want. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SLC, UT
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Having NON 8* turning up on a side hill is a big advantage. That axle drops but it pushes the weight and makes the crawler more stable. Try turning downhill. Thats where the NON 8* suffers and the 8* shines. |
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11-15-2013, 05:44 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Way out there!
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I have not run anything with 8* yet. I just have a pile of heavy bully tubes and v4 axles with no use for them other than killing time experimenting. Its what I do for fun.
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11-15-2013, 08:18 AM
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| Wanna get? Gotta want. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SLC, UT
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Looks like you have a cool idea!
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11-15-2013, 08:57 AM
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11-15-2013, 10:19 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Way out there!
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Thanks for the encouragement guys.
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11-16-2013, 10:49 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia
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