Spent another few hours on the bench this afternoon as the bearing kit came in, allowing me to rebuild both axles again and fit the SSD knuckles, and also received some long RPM Traxxas rod ends and fitted them to one end of all three front links.
This stretches the wheelbase by 9mm, bringing the axle forward and away from the rear of the fenders, and improving the approach angle and overall stability as well as massively improving the stance too - i’ve always thought it looked too short in the front end and this gives it better proportions.
Before
After
While I’m happy with this setup for now, i have found a supplier in Australia i plan on buying from that will build a custom set of titanium links and custom tuned shocks for a reasonable price.
I’ve also bitten the bullet and upgraded my drivers too - my Arrowmax drivers weren’t that comfortable, with the knurling being particularly savage, and were getting very sloppy after only really building and maintaining just this rig, so thought i’d get some higher quality. I’ve had Tekno wrenches in the past, and loved the quality of the tips but the handle was just an open tube at the top and again, not the most comfortable to use.
A quick look around the net and found these Protek TruTorque SL drivers got rave reviews, and weren’t that badly priced at only £50 the set. I’m probably more excited for new tools than i was for the wheels 🤣🤣