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    Revo suspension on a Savage.

    Drop test results: Waist high drop - 0 velocity = Bounce. The truck does NOT bottom out anymore. Conclusion: Springs are too strong (I have weaker ones to throw on) rods are a bit too long. The thread on the 71mm AARMA turnbuckles is 2x as long as I need, the 105mm rods in back will be replaced...
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    Revo suspension on a Savage.

    Update: Changed rear AARMA 71mm arms to front and put Traxxas 105mm turnbuckles on back. Took series of photos cause Firebug Bob wanted to see ... Soon to follow, just need to resize, upload, then link into post. Hang tight.
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    center diff help?

    I put Revo shocks on a cantilever system on my Savage ... There's a way to do front/back brakes on a center diff truck (Buggy Proven), there's a truck with auto gearshifting (Savage) from 1st, to 2nd, even to 3rd and you can adjust the shift points.. The concept has merit, the execution is where...
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    center diff help?

    I'd love to know how you put the Center diff in. When I have an idea of how it's put together, I could better brainstorm on front braking.
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    Revo suspension on a Savage.

    I'm in the process of a revamped design of the shock towers. Both to a) reduce weight and b) increase functionality. I'm drawing up a template on cardboard to get exact measurements. Then I will draw up and cut out the cardboard to see where I stand ... More to follow.
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    Revo suspension on a Savage.

    Latest Pic. The stance is VERY aggressive. Maybe a little too much. For clearances: 1" ride height in front. 1.5" ride height in back. I should probably change the short front push-rods for the longer turnbuckles (like the back) and bring the nose up some. I also think I need a little...
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    Revo suspension on a Savage.

    Thanks for all the support in this idea guys. :) Hop: A vid will be coming after some more dry fitting of parts, I need to visit the LHS and pick those up tomorrow. Then an experimentation day or two. Mickey: As you can see, I already had to angle the shocks when I mounted them and the towers...
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    Revo suspension on a Savage.

    More Pics: Okay, I put some more drill work in today and I buttoned up the rear suspension. As you can see, I used longer push-rods on the back in the hopes of an aggressive stance to the truck. I'm quite happy with the action of the shocks and the movement of the cantilevers, but as I said...
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    Revo suspension on a Savage.

    I know, I've been gone for a while. I had a Revo. I sold it. BUT, I was very impressed with the suspension the Revo had. It was very articulated, it could crawl like a spider as you drove it and it would walk up a street curb like it was nothing. Plus, the shocks were inboard, not outboard...
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    SC10 4x4 build. Part 1.

    Can't race anything just now. Own 6 vehicles and 5 of them not operable at the moment.
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    SC10 4x4 build. Part 1.

    The belt seems to be holding up fine. I'll be inspecting it when I change over the steering servo. Since the 1st shock failure, I don't trust the other 3 to stay together and I'm rebuilding all of them. Also, I basically need to rebuild the entire truck to be able to access the diffs to...
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    SC10 4x4 build. Part 1.

    Oh, I forgot to mention, when I was running on a track the other day, the screw inside the shock that holds the piston on the shock shaft popped out. The shocks came pre-assembled, so *I* didn't screw up. I highly recommend breaking down and rebuilding the shocks to make sure that screw is...
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    SC10 4x4 build. Part 1.

    My goal is (maybe I'll stop bothering) to have a Waterproof rig. Something that I can toot around the yard with when the grass is wet or even if it's raining and not have to worry a bit about the electronics. I've had a few more problems with this truck. I broke the steering again ... Revo...
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    SC10 4x4 build. Part 1.

    Damn, I was tired and not paying close enough attention. The website I got my info from was talking about the brushless e-Revo and how to use the castle link to program the ESC and I thought they meant the Velineon. The Brushless e-Revo has a Castle Mamba. Ah, well. Looking at the HPI...
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    SC10 4x4 build. Part 1.

    Ta Dah :) Finally got it painted up and trimmed out. Just gonna add some stickers and be done. I've got a Castle Link on the way from eBay that'll let me mess about with the tuning and I've also got a Waterproof servo from HPI on the way from amain. It's currently got the second Traxxas...
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