Revo Adjustable Wheelbase Rear Arms?

[jhautz]

Are they any good? Strong Like the stockers? Im just looking for some quick and easy help keeping the front wheels down. But, I don't want them if they are going to break easier than the stockers. The stock arms are pretty tough.

[squeeforever]

I run them. There just as strong as the stockers, but I would get the new Tekno ones...They are even stronger and the bottom will work on either side, unlike the Traxxas ones...There is also a company called Qoncepts that makes some extended wheelbase knuckles. Those would also be a nice addition to the Frog Legs.

[jhautz]

Are the Tekno heavier? I am also working on a diet for my Revo. Its kind of a pig right now.

[squeeforever]

They might be slightly heavier, but I wouldn't worry about that at all. Here are a few things that will enhance performance as well as lighten it: Traxxas 7075 Aluminum Pushrods, Traxxas 7075 Aluminum Turnbuckles, JD Carbon hing pins, Traxxas Teflon Coated Shock bodies, Traxxas Titanium Nitride coated shock shafts, Traxxas aluminum pivot balls, and Traxxas aluminum hollow balls.

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by squeeforever

I run them. There just as strong as the stockers, but I would get the new Tekno ones...They are even stronger and the bottom will work on either side, unlike the Traxxas ones...There is also a company called Qoncepts that makes some extended wheelbase knuckles. Those would also be a nice addition to the Frog Legs.

SQUEE you cant use the traxxas setback arms & the qconcepts offset knuckles together to the best of my knoledge. It's one or the other.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by rchippie

SQUEE you cant use the traxxas setback arms & the qconcepts offset knuckles together to the best of my knoledge. It's one or the other.

According to their website you can.

But $55 for 4mm extention seems like alot to me.

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by jhautz

According to their website you can.

But $55 for 4mm extention seems like alot to me.

I guess i stand corrected :005: . I think if you used both it would really put the rear axel & diff joints at a very bad angle.

[squeeforever]

It says there is no binding issues...Not sure though. They are kinda expensive though...

[Skippy]

How much more can you lengthen' the WB?

[squeeforever]

With the setback arms, it's 19mm at the farthest hole.

[Serum]

Its kind of a pig right now

Perhaps that's because of the pink shell with the ears and the curled tail on it..?

Squee;

the weightsavers you mentioned; (i searched and searched for them too, to put on my future to be revo)

the aluminum pillowballs are a no-go, they break too easy
the cf hingepins are nice, but they get ruined by the aluminum plates that are on the bulks, and the aluminum turn-buckles don't hold up too good either.

that's what i read about them, not from my own experience, but it kept me from buying them.

[jhautz]

I think if you search enough, you can find someone saying something negative about just about any part. I feel like every part as an upside and a downside. Sometmes the downside is just cost... and even the expensive parts wear out sooner or later. I have no personal experience any of these either, so I'm not saying you are wrong.

Although, The aluminum pillow balls just seem like a bad idea to me.


SQUEEEEEEE!!!!! Isn't that the sound my pig (revo) should be making??? :027:

[Gustav]

Originally Posted by jhautz

According to their website you can.

But $55 for 4mm extention seems like alot to me.

i thought it's 12.7mm extention for the rear hubs.If you ran the setback arms together with these it's nearly like a 4-link trailing arm,i bet it would add a ton of on power steering.would look wierd though.might stress the bulks and hingepins too much though but i think the sliders could probably handle the angle because of a universal joint at each end.

i'm thinking of trying the hubs on my maxx which uses 3.3 stuff,have to run a single shock on the inside and remove the other lower shock mount from the arm for the slider to clear though.

[squeeforever]

Originally Posted by Serum

Perhaps that's because of the pink shell with the ears and the curled tail on it..?

Squee;

the weightsavers you mentioned; (i searched and searched for them too, to put on my future to be revo)

the aluminum pillowballs are a no-go, they break too easy
the cf hingepins are nice, but they get ruined by the aluminum plates that are on the bulks, and the aluminum turn-buckles don't hold up too good either.

that's what i read about them, not from my own experience, but it kept me from buying them.

Well, I would run the aluminum pillow balls because there light, and I don't break many parts at all. So I shouldn't have any problems, but others might. As for the aluminum turnbuckles, I'm not sure, I doubt that there anywere near weak. The pushrods are VERY strong. I bent 2 titanium pushrods, but not the aluminum ones...If the turnbuckles are anything like the pushrods, there shouldn't be a problem. As far as the hing pins, I'm not sure. What you said makes sence, but I don't think they will wear fast at all...I would use a Carbon Fiber rear brace anyway, so that would cut wear down in the rear.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by Gustav

i thought it's 12.7mm extention for the rear hubs.If you ran the setback arms together with these it's nearly like a 4-link trailing arm,i bet it would add a ton of on power steering.would look wierd though.might stress the bulks and hingepins too much though but i think the sliders could probably handle the angle because of a universal joint at each end.

i'm thinking of trying the hubs on my maxx which uses 3.3 stuff,have to run a single shock on the inside and remove the other lower shock mount from the arm for the slider to clear though.

According to my math based on what they have up on their sight, The set back arms are 19mm, and with the Qoncepts hubs it will add an additional 4mm of length. I could be wrong, but thats what I got from their site.