5LikesSC10 4x4 Thread
06-27-2011 | 09:12 PM
#3796
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Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Temecula, CA
(just messing with ya T-bird!)
06-27-2011 | 09:13 PM
#3797
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From: Norwood, OH...and CCRCR and The OhioRCFactory
06-27-2011 | 10:35 PM
#3799
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I am running 3k rear and 7k front and plan on going 7 or 10k rear and 20k front. Truck is very forgivable... almost too much. I'm hoping ill be able to hold a little more corner speed and get the back end to come around a little easier.
I know what changing the rear diff fluid will do as far as drive ability goes. What changes am i going to see with changing front fluid. The main reason I'm changing the front fluid is out of sheer curiosity.
I know what changing the rear diff fluid will do as far as drive ability goes. What changes am i going to see with changing front fluid. The main reason I'm changing the front fluid is out of sheer curiosity.
06-28-2011 | 06:05 AM
#3802
yes Francois i went back to the 20t, it seems that the 19t make the front end pull harder through the turns, in effect making the rear end swing out easyer, but the overdrive helps it straighten out easyer. Very smooth throttle imputs, rolling on and off power seems to be the way to drive it.
It seems that I was able to get the push to go away by going thicker with the front diff fluid and also stabilize the rear on the transitions by switching back to the 20t pulley.
Current Setup:
http://imgur.com/reyZz
*Special Note: Ride height may vary with tire selection.
Front ride height arms level and rear ride height arms slightly below level after pressing chassis to ground with battery and body.
06-28-2011 | 10:31 AM
#3803
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From: oregon
I hit an exposed edge on the back straight of my local track at full speed, and had a similar failure, truck kept running, but the inner rear "leg" was crushed toward the front about 0.5cm and the hinge pin was bent.
Luckily A-main had spares and none of the local shops have parts yet. You guys Might want to pick up a spare set of Front A-arm and hinge pins.
Other than that, the truck has been pretty bulletproof!
Luckily A-main had spares and none of the local shops have parts yet. You guys Might want to pick up a spare set of Front A-arm and hinge pins.
Other than that, the truck has been pretty bulletproof!
Found an interesting failure point in the front arms. Went to mount my front sway-bar, and the arm was bent, not broken where the mount holes for the sway-bars are.
You can see the crush in the bolt hole here
and it bent at the tip of the scribe here
I am used to breaking arms, hopefully replacing it and installing the sway bar will prevent it in the future.
You can see the crush in the bolt hole here
and it bent at the tip of the scribe here
I am used to breaking arms, hopefully replacing it and installing the sway bar will prevent it in the future.
06-28-2011 | 12:29 PM
#3808
I bet leaving the screw in there, even if not running a swaybar, would make that part a little stronger.
06-28-2011 | 01:01 PM
#3809
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Las Vegas, NV
06-28-2011 | 01:37 PM
#3810
I was actually kind of wondering about that whole surface area thing...
Thanks for the update Chris, and thanks for the timing too! I'm going to have fun with this! (btw...she knows I'm kidding...we tease each other like that all the time. Gotta love exes that get into the same hobbies that you do.)