War Pigs new comp truck w/fancy dig.

[War Pig]

Got a little tired of my comp truck. It worked pretty well, but everything can be improved on. I had the Miniwheeler dig, but was not happy with how low it hung. It seemed to get pretty beat up on the rocks. I was at the last WARCRC comp, and a guy from Spokane had a very interesting idea. He used a disc brake from a nitro truck mounted on the rear driveline to lock the rear axle when the dig was operated. I had been considering a carrier bearing for the rear driveline, but wasn't sure how to maintain the dig.

This is how my truck looked last week. (notice how low the rear driveline sits)



I sold my old dig to a WARCRC member....and the disassembly was on.



This is the brake i plan to use for the dig brake



After some machining, drilling, and bandsaw work, this is what I came up with.





The input with the disconnect will come from the left, and the output from the right will go down to the rear axle. The rear axle will be severely clocked up, so the driveline is above the bottom links. The rear suspension will be a 4-link with no shocks (if I can get my idea to work properly). More to come. Tim.

[BlueMonster]

Can't wait to see it, 4 channels?

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by BlueMonster

Can't wait to see it, 4 channels?

Nope, doing it with 3......

[slowcrawlin]

looks good Hey your not to far from me

[rogue670]

Lookin good Tim. Glad I could inspire something new!! I really like what you have done with the idea. Keep us posted on the build.

Justin

[Tanis]

I saw Justin's setup at the comp, and liked the concept, but was wondering if there was a way to keep the disc out of the rocks. Looks like you have a good idea there

Nathan

[Lakota]

Nice idea warpig, I like seeing all these ideas while I am deployed, makes it easier for me to decide which one to go with when I get back. Keep us posted.

[scuzzy51]

Originally Posted by slowcrawlin

looks good Hey your not to far from me

your not to far from me!

[War Pig]

I just realized that our next comp is in 11 days, gotta get thing finished. I'm going to have alot more belly clearance, about 3" in front of the rear tires.

It's going to be interesting to see how the rear 4 link works, the linkage is very funky, but it will have very limited travel (about 1/2"). I need to figure out the torsion bar setup next. Here you can see the rear linkage and carrier bearing setup.

Here's a close up of the dig/brake. There will be a rod on the bottom that operates the disconnect, and a rod on top that operates the brake. The tension on the brake will be adjusted with the 3rd channel EPA.

So, tell me what you think, is it going to work? God I hope so.........

[yukon635]

that looks good man. you kill me on your creativity with your trucks. They look killer.

if i was you i would invest in some clocked axle c's for the rear especially because of the angle that you have the rear clocked at. then i would but some sort of strait axle kit for the rear and cut the arms off of the knuckles because that lock out is going to get hung up everywhere, just my 2 cents

[Cloak]

Originally Posted by yukon635

if i was you i would invest in some clocked axle c's for the rear especially because of the angle that you have the rear clocked at. then i would but some sort of strait axle kit for the rear and cut the arms off of the knuckles because that lock out is going to get hung up everywhere, just my 2 cents

For the rear there is no need for clocked axle Cs, especially with how he has it set up. I do agree that the lockouts should be on top of the axle rather than the bottom though. They will get hung up.

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by yukon635

that looks good man. you kill me on your creativity with your trucks. They look killer.

then i would but some sort of strait axle kit for the rear and cut the arms off of the knuckles because that lock out is going to get hung up everywhere, just my 2 cents

Already have a pair of RC4WD straight axle adapters on order.... ........ great minds.......

[jwcustomwurks]

WOW I'll be keeping an eye on this thread

[LIKES2CRAWL]

Looking prety wicked. I hope your gonna build some beefy lower rear links though cause as long as they are I can see them being a weak spot in a nasty tumble.

[yukon635]

Originally Posted by War Pig

Already have a pair of RC4WD straight axle adapters on order.... ........ great minds.......

or those, somehow i have three sets of those and it still slipped my mind to tell you to try those. I cant wait to see this thing done, lookin good

[War Pig]

I decided to try something a little different for the lower links. I bought everything I need today, and will try to get some time to work on it tonight.

hint: the lower links are going to be the torsion bars. I just need to fabricate a few things.

[RCJunkie80]

Wicked !!!!! can't wait to see the torison bar setup.. keep it up!

[War Pig]

And here it is..... made these today, I'll let you try and figure out how the're used.

They're 1/8" lock collars. I drilled and tapped them to 4mm, silver soldered 4mm screws into them, cut the button heads off, and........






.... I guess you'll have to wait till tomorrow to see... sorry guys, I gotta go to bed.

[TLTCrawlin]

to hold cables, or metal rod for "steering?"

[dieselfuel]

shock mounts for the lower links?