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12-20-2017, 09:06 AM | #41 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Another question came up on setting up wheelbase - my new build is a WB3 and I'm just building the rear axle and see that I have two complete driveshafts for the rear - which one do I use? I can't find anything anywhere on which one. The instructions on the gearbox said to 'use the shorter one' of the two for the rear, but then there is another complete driveshaft in the parts bag for the rear axle which makes it really confusing. And the slip-fit of the shafts are clocked - they only go on one way! Nothing in the instructions about that either. EDIT: I think I figured it out - the back half is the same as my K10 so the same driveshaft which is the longer one. I think they gave me an extra front driveshaft - that's what it matches. The 302mm WB3 has the 12mm spacers in the front links as well as the back - so I gain about a half inch over the K10. It should crawl better too. Last edited by Browneye; 12-20-2017 at 08:21 PM. |
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12-29-2017, 08:44 PM | #42 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Use the longest two shaft pieces that don't bottom out during suspension compression, do this for front and rear.
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02-24-2018, 02:31 PM | #43 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Bump This should be a sticky.... |
02-25-2018, 07:45 PM | #44 |
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This part of the build was the most disappointing. This part of the manual needs to be much clearer. Maybe a single use manual- specific to the vehicle purchased. Sorry but in my 30 years in the hobby this built was the worst, plagued by this process.
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02-25-2018, 11:05 PM | #45 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide The link lengths are clearly spelled out - I have 3 of the 4 wheelbase setups and find it's all quite straightforward. Just configure your pinion angle to be just right whatever WB you decide on for your build.
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04-28-2018, 05:26 AM | #46 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
What parts do I need to convert my K5 to wb1?
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04-28-2018, 10:20 PM | #47 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide AFAIK you don't need any parts - just remove the spacers on the rear links and move the chassis rails in one notch. [shrug] If the rear driveshaft is too long you'll need the shorter setup. |
04-29-2018, 03:24 AM | #48 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide Thanks man, but do I have to turn the servo around? And do I need shorter set screw for the rod ends?
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04-29-2018, 09:31 PM | #49 |
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04-30-2018, 08:05 AM | #50 | |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide Quote:
Unfortunately after all these years, we never updated the replacement parts set to include this shorter link. Not sure how we missed this but i don't have any calls or emails regarding this link via Customer service, likely why it was never caught. We will make a running change but it will take quite some time to get it in the market. For now make sure the "eye to eye" distance is 67mm apart. Rich | |
04-30-2018, 08:16 AM | #51 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Sorry - I mistook 'K5' for 'K10' to WB1. Everything is shorter. |
05-02-2018, 08:22 PM | #52 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Are the center driveshafts the same between the k5 and the k10? Meaning length wise, as I know my k5 has a short one in front and a longer one in the rear. I was thinking of extending the rear links on my k10, as to mimic wb3 and wasn’t sure if I would run into rear drive shaft length issues.
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05-02-2018, 08:31 PM | #53 | |
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05-03-2018, 08:29 AM | #54 | |
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So simple answer, yse they will work in either WB. | |
05-23-2018, 03:47 PM | #55 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Well, even with all this discussion and diagramming and everything else, @Natedog took a look at my comp crawler in WB4 and said, "I think you have the wrong upper link on the front - it's supposed to be the 61mm link." Well dayum, sure enough. And my other one, WB3, was built the same way - with the 66mm link and spacer. So I must have gone by the book instead of this thread and set them both up wrong. I'll mark my book and correct it like Nate had his. It does make a difference in how it steers and handles, how it grips at steep slopes. Thanks Nate!! Oh, and the SSD titanium lowers are holding up nicely. They're slipperier too. |
05-23-2018, 04:00 PM | #56 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
I'll have to remember this thread with my build, as I'm taking a K5 kit and changing it to the F100/K10 honcho.
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07-07-2018, 11:10 AM | #57 |
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Can we make this a sticky yet? Sent from my SM-T330NU using Tapatalk |
07-07-2018, 03:03 PM | #58 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
I wish there were detailed measurements on the site, but JEC Racing (of SuperShafty BombProof Bomber trailing arms fame) has a new website up, and they have a stainless steel steering link setup that is quite interesting - I believe the pic shows stock links up top, and theirs below: https://jecracing.com/collections/j-...steering-links |
08-05-2018, 10:42 AM | #59 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Good morning mods, sticky this thread please! |
01-15-2019, 11:41 AM | #60 |
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| Re: Ascender Wheel Base & Link Reference Guide
Bump for great info! |
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