Body shift

[CentralOregonKid]

Hello everyone! I am here from Central Oregon. So I have a temper crawler and when I drive it forward on flat ground the body leans over to the left. How do i fix this. It annoys me to see the body not sitting straight.

 

[Bluebdl]

Hello everyone! I am here from Central Oregon. So I have a temper crawler and when I drive it forward on flat ground the body leans over to the left. How do i fix this. It annoys me to see the body not sitting straight.

I added cable ties around shock body to stiffen springs helps a bit

 

[CentralOregonKid]

I added cable ties around shock body to stiffen springs helps a bit

So the zip ties go around the shocks at the top below the shock coil?

 

[Rcnut14]

Your dealing with torque twist. Its exactly what it sounds like. The best thing to do is to put a stiffer spring or thicker oil in the left shocks.

 

[CentralOregonKid]

valuable dealing with torque twist. Its exactly what it sounds like. The best thing to do is to put a stiffer spring or thicker oil in the left shocks.

Thank you for the advice. So i learned a valuable lesson today the hard way. I was driving the crawler outside in the cold and busted the front axle. So once I get it fixed and driving again I will change the shock oil.

 

[dmill1369]

1st I've heard of busting axles. I've been using mine in the snow with wheel weights, hub wideners, faster motor, and homemade tire chains, and just added a higher torque servo.

IMO best way to address the torque twist is to do a partial or complete 4 link swap (partial is cheapest). Involves relocating the lower links to the trans mount. I've done the partial, just need a couple screws to finish the upper links.

 

[Rcnut14]

Duh. Didn't even think a out the links. That's a good way to do it also.

 

[dmill1369]

Duh. Didn't even think a out the links. That's a good way to do it also.

Hey the zipties are a great quick fix, 1st thing I did. Have since removed them in favor of 4 link.

 

[BliZZard911]

Can someone post some detailed pics & a description of exactly where to put the zip ties for this?

 

[Bluebdl]

Can someone post some detailed pics & a description of exactly where to put the zip ties for this?

 

[dmill1369]

Can someone post some detailed pics & a description of exactly where to put the zip ties for this?

2 or 3 zipties (I use the little tiny ones)where my finger is will help alot with the TT

 

[steven81]

Should u do all shocks or just left rear

 

[dmill1369]

Just left rear

 

[steven81]

Ok thanks i have a bunch of shock spacers ill put some in and try it out

 

[steven81]

Ok is there anything besides spacers i can do for sharper turning

 

[dmill1369]

4 wheel steering. these little rigs are stellar out of the box, but there is lots of room to upgrade. So far mine has:
-Custom bumpers w/ 1oz weighting (each)
-partial 4 link conversion (lower links)
-Custom center skid plate
-Axial Wraith 108mm wheels with 1oz each up front and 1/2oz each rear.
-Dynamite Tazer 280 motor
-Losi high torque servo (have 2nd for rear)
I'll be doing a full on 4wheel steering conversion this week. Just waiting for the new receiver and transmitter
@r8herhed5150 has a write-up for a much cheaper (but also more limited) 4wheel steering mod. I am going full bore with 3ch receiver to allow for independent front and rear, combined front and rear, and "crabbing" Which I will be writing up as It happens

 

[steven81]

I have 4 wheel steering with crab mode and all i have tje lansu 3 channel remote and reciver i used from my rs 10 its a great setup but my tires rub my lower links

 

[dmill1369]

do a partial lower link swap, it will narrow them up near the trans and allow more steering. Some guys have made new trans-mounts that relocate the ball studs to the center of the chassis. i just drilled a couple holes and put some nuts on the end of the ball studs, then made a skid plate out of some 18g steel I had layin around. I do get a little hangup from time to time but nothing I haven't been able to crawl past.

I've got a redcat 3 channel system that comes stock on one of their crawlers. liked the push button steering selection, as well as an LCD that displays the mode.

 

[steven81]

 

[dmill1369]

Lol. that's the controller I ordered. Lol