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03-12-2015, 10:58 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ
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|  Easiest way to stretch wheelbase to 12"
I'd really like to get my wheelbase extended to 12" to fit some bodies I'm interested in. What is the easiest and cheapest way to do this?
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03-14-2015, 06:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| Re: Easiest way to stretch wheelbase to 12"
Start with links, add longer driveshafts if necessary, then adjust upper spring mounts as needed. If you're running cantilevers, you'll probably need to adjust cantilever mounts and maybe canti links to get everything realigned and working.
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03-15-2015, 01:50 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ
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| Re: Easiest way to stretch wheelbase to 12"
The rear link positioning worked fine, with reasonable driveshaft extension remaining, but the front links relocated the same amount resulted in the shaft limiting. Where to find longer driveshafts?
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03-15-2015, 05:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,254
| Easiest way to stretch wheelbase to 12"
Lots of options depending on your budget and aesthetic preference. You could do anything from Traxxas T-Maxx shafts (nylon and can be cut down to size) to Junfacs to RC4WD steel punishers to MIPS. The last three are available in a wide variety of lengths. Start by measuring the length from tranny output shaft to axle input shaft with shocks at ride height, then pick a driveshaft where that length falls in the middle of the shaft's travel range. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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03-15-2015, 05:27 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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| Re: Easiest way to stretch wheelbase to 12"
Traxxas Stampede and Jato and old Axial also if you want smaller diameter than T-Maxx
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03-16-2015, 08:10 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
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| Re: Easiest way to stretch wheelbase to 12"
Axial Wild Boars work perfectly as well.
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