midi-mania Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 well i was thinking of how i could get some extra space in my twinpower then i came up with the idea of making it rear wheel drive? i would take the central spider, the front diff and all the front drive shafts out (the fronts are normal dog bones meaning it would free wheel) and then i would get a normal diff and either get the hub(?) welded onto it or where the cross pin goes through it stick a bolt through the casing of a normal cheap diff so it was locked in place and all the power went to the back wheels and the rear diff is already a spider too, that way i would have alot more room to put things in and it would be alot better than front wheel drive due to all the weight being at the back? what would the speed differences be like? as it is an on road car i don't really need the 4x4 capability anyway and it would also lighten it a little, would it go the same speed as it would in 4x4 version or would the lightened front give it a little extra at top end? may also give me a reason to fit a wheelie bar? but really i just want to know about top end differences becuase it would give me a lighter car and more room thanks for your ideas anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harjun Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 it will be a bugger to control, and i guess it would go a bit faster as some power is lost to the 4WD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence_wang Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 well a schmacher havoc is meant to be very hard to control and that has one .28 engine in so with two it'll be intresting...to say the least probably very fun to drive though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red040281 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 how about some truggy wheels on the back and normal on the front that should help put the power down like the older 2wd buggys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harjun Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 how about some truggy wheels on the back and normal on the front that should help put the power down like the older 2wd buggys it will probably understeer a lot with all the height on the back and stuff on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midi-mania Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 it will probably understeer a lot with all the height on the back and stuff on the front. understeer? i care? its a speed car, not a track car truggy wheels on the back, i like the sound of that why would it be hard to control? all top end race cars are rear wheel drive... i think ill try it when i get my new chassis done but were can i get red, swirl wheels for truggys?, would i need the adapter too? also, where is the best place to get a wheelie bar? i was thinking of going 2 speed too but that would require yet more moding so ill stick to what i have at the moment, for now i will just put a bolt through an old plastic diff case but once tested ill do it to a spider diff so it looks the part too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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