Jim85IROC | 01-15-2019 10:21 AM | Re: Bigsquidrc Gen 8 review up. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harley
(Post 5900872)
Honestly thats not true at all. It would have only done that if they used those same parts. They could have just designed it with reduction in another location and used a smaller final gear to get to the ratio they wanted. It was just not fully thought out, or thought that it was acceptable to have that hump. I am sure you'll see fixes from the aftermarket to make it more inline with it's direct competitors. | Maybe so. Like I mentioned, I would have preferred a different driveline arrangement too, but using the up-front motor & trans with the divorced transfer case was no doubt done to appeal to the scale crowd. Personally, a portal-equipped vehicle is already somewhat of an odd choice for the scaler crowd, so it may have been a misguided design decision, but who knows. As you said, I'm sure the aftermarket will come to the rescue, so it all may end up being a bit of a non-issue. Honestly, if Redcat did everything perfectly, there wouldn't be anything for the aftermarket to fix. :lmao: Quote:
Originally Posted by svt923
(Post 5901063)
My initial thought was that Redcat was trying to strike a compromise of low battery placement and transfer case clearance (ignoring the fact gear ratios could have been changed around). Having the truck in my hands yesterday, there is a lot more space between the transfer case and the battery tray than any picture has shown. Based on the available space, either the battery can be lower or the t-case can be raised to remove the bump without impact on the battery placement. | Well, if that's the case, then it does end up being a curious choice. Maybe they wanted the transfer case a hair lower to ease up on driveshaft angle? I know some guys were tearing up the u-joints on their Gen7s. If not, then it does make you wonder why they went that way. |