Today's upgrade-update is brought to you by by the letters SS, and the numbers 6, 8, 3 & 4.
Recently, I made a lightspeed jump to an alternate universe, and stopped by some cantina called "Quark's Bar" (very "interesting" owner), and found some small piece of metal called Latinum. Evidently, the owner, and others like him, appear to prize this crap as some sort of "ultimate money source". Since it looked like someone left it by accident, I decided to take it, and see what I could trade it for. Once I was back in my own sector, I contacted this guy I had heard about. According to rumors, he was the shafty type, but carried quality goods. From what I'd heard, he wasn't just "kinda" shafty, or even "really" shafty...he's (supposedly) "super" shafty....the kind that rebels, and Imperials, alike, love.
Anyway, I told him about what I had 'found', and asked what it might be worth in trade. He said, "I ain't got much right now for your vehicle, but, if you can wait a little longer, I've got some really sweet things coming soon." Figuring that whoever had 'lost' this piece of metal might come looking for it, I told this shafty guy I'd prefer to pick from whatever he currently had in stock. He said, "The best I can do is this piece of aluminum, but I'll toss in a couple of these spinning things for good measure."
I was about to tell him he could take that piece of aluminum, and shove it up his rear, when, all of a sudden, he suggested that I shove it up my own rear...so I did. And, to be completely honest, it gives it a really nice "lift"...but not so much as to flip me over.
I'd show y'all what I did with those spinning things, but I can't, as I shoved them inside. However, in order to properly shove them inside, I had to grind a little here, and grind a little there. Once I finished all that grinding, not only was I able to shove those spinning things in a couple of holes, but those long, hard shafts could finally seats seat themselves in those holes much more tightly.
The moral of today's story is, the SuperShafty rear link relocation bracket, and rear portal bearings, are fantastic. However, in order to properly fit the bearings, you will have some work to do, as you'll need to grind off some metal at each end (less than 0.25mm) of both axles. You'll also need to grind off the "disk-like" area of the axles, just past where the top portal gear sits. Removing that part of the axles won't affect the axles...the portion of the axle where the gear is seated is 'square', and smaller in diameter than the rest of the axle shaft, so, it's not as if the gear could slide inside the axle housing.
As for installing the rear upper link relocation bracket, you'll need 2 additional 3x14mm buttonhead screws. User the original screws to attach the relocation bracket to the axle housing, then user the additional screws to attach the rear upper links to the bracket. Simple. Here's what it looks like installed:
This is a doozy of a thread! Nice rig and nice write up. The captioned photos are great as well. "thumbsup"
Thank you. For my first crawler build, I'm pleased with what I've done so far...tho, it's not finished. One of today's upgrades required more work than I expected...thankfully, I had the right to to do it (even tho, when someone else, in another thread, mentioned what needed to be done, I didn't think I'd be able to). Once the new shocks (and M3 nylock nuts) arrive, I'll finish the shock mount upgrade.
~ More peace, love, laughter & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place
