KC's C2/G6 TJ BUILD...

[kaneohecrawler]

Well after the ttc the jeep took a pretty bad beating and the front axle is in desperate need of a rebuild. The beef tubes are rotating in the housing, and the cvd's have rotational sticking when at full turn. Already have new housings and waiting on a few parts to reassemble. So for now she's on jacks while under construction.

Going to drill and tap some more holes in the housing and beeftubes to help hold them more securely and help with holding them in place from rotating.

Stay tuned for what's going inside the front axle!

Also while the rigs on jacks I decided to install my R2J 4link truss along with some new bent upper links.

Thx for looking.

 

[mgputer]

Looking good! Do the sway bars mess with the articulation at all? Sure looks sweet!

 

[kaneohecrawler]

Looking good! Do the sway bars mess with the articulation at all? Sure looks sweet!

Thx mg! And to answer ur question no it does not. I'm using 1/16th piano wire in rear for torsion rod. And 1 size down in the front. Still allows articulation while maintianing body roll stability. Best susp mod I've done next to 3link w/panhard.

heres some pics from sunday at a local trail.

 

[mitchr97]

do you still use the panhard??? i want to get rid of mine.

 

[kaneohecrawler]

do you still use the panhard??? i want to get rid of mine.

I sure do! My fav susp mod next to the sway bars. Why would you want to get rid of it.. no bump steer and no chassis push... best thing since indivual cheese slices!! Lol

 

[kaneohecrawler]

Some badassness came in the mail today!!! Cant wait to get off work and put em in...

Pics of install will follow.

 

[Mr.Joshua]

Saweeeet! Rig is looking awesome man, i really like the anti-sway set up.

 

[kaneohecrawler]

Saweeeet! Rig is looking awesome man, i really like the anti-sway set up.

thx mrjosh! i like it too!! lol"thumbsup"

 

[kaneohecrawler]

ok... so whilst looking at these babies in the bag i didnt realize a few things...

once opened and a comparison was made i found out... that... there is NO comparison to these.

everything about them is beefy. absolutely no slop in the joint and excellent workmanship. lemme post some pics to show you.

left to right

axial cvd, 3racing cvd, vanquish vvd


the shank is strait beef. compared to the others well... there isnt..

the joint is significantly thicker than both of the others.

and the pin.... oh the pin... its literally 2x the size of the axial cvd. yet still gets the same steering angle.

you guys at vanquish have stepped up to the plate with this one and i love them.

now to the install.

gather tools

next loosen locker

remove the knuckle and slide out old axle/cvd, then insert new vvd and check spacing and fitment... i didn expect less than perfect.

reassemble knuckle assy. and take sweet pics

retighten locker and boom! your on your way.

thx for looking! any question feel free to ask.

 

[Bulldog]

Nice writeup and pics. VP doesn't mess around. Their products are pure perfection.8)

 

[Quickinmd2]

OMG! I Know what im getting for my SCX10 next.

 

[kaneohecrawler]

Nice writeup and pics. VP doesn't mess around. Their products are pure perfection.8)

Thx man! I know there stuff is on the pricey side but as the saying goes... you get what you pay for

OMG! I Know what im getting for my SCX10 next.

Its def worth the investment!!

 

[Bulldog]

CocoTrav, can you do me a favor and post a pick of your cut and shut tires (boggers and swampers) next to any uncut scale tires you have? I want to know how they look facing the tread...not from the side. I'm looking for a pic like this:
http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=102386&d=1299073796

Thanks in advance."thumbsup" Poodle

 

[kaneohecrawler]

CocoTrav, can you do me a favor and post a pick of your cut and shut tires (boggers and swampers) next to any uncut scale tires you have? I want to know how they look facing the tread...not from the side. I'm looking for a pic like this:
http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=102386&d=1299073796

Thanks in advance."thumbsup" Poodle

No problem poodle

 

[kaneohecrawler]

Here yo go left to right.

Reduced claws 1.9claw small claw. Irok pitbull reduced swamper

 

[808DA6]

Nice comparison on the CVD's. I was in the market for another pair of Super3's, but might try the Vanq's instead.

-B

 

[Bulldog]

That picture works! Thank you. Do you still have the tsl boggers in post 311? Could you post those up next to the 1.9 baja claw? "thumbsup"

 

[kaneohecrawler]

That picture works! Thank you. Do you still have the tsl boggers in post 311? Could you post those up next to the 1.9 baja claw? "thumbsup"

I no longer have the boggers.. try pm NJK he has them. They came in right at 5" tall and a little sidewall bulge on a normal width rim. Looked great. But try see if he could hook you up.

 

[kaneohecrawler]

Sneek peek!! Back in black. And polished the shock bodies.

 

[kaneohecrawler]

Had a fun day today scaling with a few friends at local spot.

Jake Jeff Noah thx for a great afternoon of scaling wit you guys"thumbsup"