allanon1965
I wanna be Dave
who do I ask about the spacer to go with my cradle I already bought?
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BowHouse RC Forward Mount Tranmission Cradle
- Thread starter new2rocks
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new2rocks
I wanna be Dave
Forward your Shapeways order confirmation to bowhouserc@gmail.com and we'll send out a pair. "thumbsup"
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allanon1965
I wanna be Dave
new2rocks
I wanna be Dave
Your spacers are on the way, allanon. For everyone else, we've now added the spacers to our Shapeways store:
Here's the link to our SCX10 II collection:
https://www.shapeways.com/designer/bowhouserc/lists/scx10-ii-collection
svt923
I wanna be Dave
I got my Bowhouse transmission cradle and short battery tray installed; this is a really sweet setup. It stiffens up the front end and allows my 2200mah 3s packs to lie flat instead of on the side. "thumbsup"
There has been some speculation that flipping the transmission creates too much forward weight bias so I broke out the scale and compared this setup to F/R biases on some of my other trucks.
Stock SCX10 with battery mounted across frame rails behind shock towers - Front 53% : Rear 47%
Ascender with GCM front motor mount - Front 57% : Rear 43%
SCX10 ii with Bowhouse trans cradle and battery tray - Front 58% : Rear 42%
So the transmission flip on the SCX10 ii obviously creates more forward bias than the stock setup but it is not in the realm of excessive. In fact it is almost identical to the front weigh bias on my modded Ascender (which is pretty incredible in capability). This SCX ii setup has still demonstrated excellent balance with no nose-heavy traits and amazing climbing capability. I am more than pleased.
There has been some speculation that flipping the transmission creates too much forward weight bias so I broke out the scale and compared this setup to F/R biases on some of my other trucks.
Stock SCX10 with battery mounted across frame rails behind shock towers - Front 53% : Rear 47%
Ascender with GCM front motor mount - Front 57% : Rear 43%
SCX10 ii with Bowhouse trans cradle and battery tray - Front 58% : Rear 42%
So the transmission flip on the SCX10 ii obviously creates more forward bias than the stock setup but it is not in the realm of excessive. In fact it is almost identical to the front weigh bias on my modded Ascender (which is pretty incredible in capability). This SCX ii setup has still demonstrated excellent balance with no nose-heavy traits and amazing climbing capability. I am more than pleased.
ossipeecrawler
Quarry Creeper
When you flip the trans is there still room for a chassis mounted servo?
new2rocks
I wanna be Dave
Definitely. Look at the pix and description in post #1. CMS stays in the stock location with your choice of either the stock servo mount or our battery tray with integrated servo mount. We also now have a mount for a servo winch that we will be releasing very shortly. "thumbsup"
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svt923
I wanna be Dave
Nick showed me the servo winch mount this past weekend at the GCM adventure series, it is a super cool bit of mad science engineering. I can't wait to get one for my truck. "thumbsup"
ossipeecrawler
Quarry Creeper
Sorry i meant to say servo winch when do you think that part will be out
new2rocks
I wanna be Dave
We should be able to get it up this week. I'll post here as soon as it's ready to order. "thumbsup"
Not trying to crash this thread, but this post brings up a question. The truck has provisions for a two speed transmission, a servo winch, and LEDs, all of which usually run off the RX. That along with the steering servo, ESC, and ever popular BEC...and the RX box is only capable of holding 3 channels worth of wiring and keeping its waterproof integrity? Doesn't make sense.
Traulus
Rock Crawler
Any newfeedbackson this?How many of you are you using this setup?
I have the cross member on one of my lesser run rigs and like it. One of the holes was a little bit off, but not enough to require me to drill it or anything.
I didn't buy any of the other parts. Just trimmed my battery tray with a Dremel and I'm using different sliders.
I didn't buy any of the other parts. Just trimmed my battery tray with a Dremel and I'm using different sliders.
new2rocks
I wanna be Dave
If the flush skid doesn't change the positioning of the tranny relative to the chassis rails, it should work.
I have one on my scxii and it's the jam. Everything lined right up. Only took a little time to install it and swap everything around.
I highly recommend it.
i've read the whole thread, but can't find any mention of the reason for doing the tranny flip. It seems that the weight bias remains the same. Is it to equalise the drive shaft lengths and therefore reduce strain on drive train?
svt923
I wanna be Dave
It definitely increases front weight bias. The stock setup gives you about 50:50 weight distribution while the flipped trans gets you closer to 60:40.
Also, it gets the trans out of way so you don't have to cut out the cab back of Honcho type bodies to make them fit and gives a little more room for an interior.
