Axial bent lower link fitment

[heefageLA]

Ok, ive got some axial bent lower links and im trying to make them fit.
Ive installed them both possible ways.
That being with the bent part of the arm closest to the motors
and with the bent part closest to the chassis.

It rubs the motor in both locations.

My questions are:

Has anyone successfuly installed bent lower links on their cat without the arms hitting their motors during articulation?

If so, could you give a discription of what you did? (which type of shocks you used, shock position on the chassis, link arm position on the chassis, etc.)

thanks a bunch a guys

Heres a link to the lower arms i have
http://axialracing.com/popup.php?sr...il/size6/6f0406580f8b595c7f6f34bec8aaba4e.jpg

 

[crawlhog]

i used them on mine and ran traxxas bigbore shocks, also had the links both ways and found it worked best with the bend toward the axle. the way i kept it from hitting the motor was to put an O Ring on the inside of the rod end over the metal part of it so the link wouldnt flex so much towards the motor.
hope that makes sense, ill see if i still have a pic. i also ran it that way for a year with no problems.

 

[malvesjpx]

i used them on mine and ran traxxas bigbore shocks, also had the links both ways and found it worked best with the bend toward the axle. the way i kept it from hitting the motor was to put an O Ring on the inside of the rod end over the metal part of it so the link wouldnt flex so much towards the motor.
hope that makes sense, ill see if i still have a pic. i also ran it that way for a year with no problems.

Good tip, I'm planning on making my own links and that is valuable information you have provided.

rgds

 

[crawlhog]

no problem, all that link flex always drove me nuts. seem like i deleted all my old pics , might be a good shot or 2 in the pic thread."thumbsup"

 

[malvesjpx]

no problem, all that link flex always drove me nuts. seem like i deleted all my old pics , might be a good shot or 2 in the pic thread."thumbsup"

Ok Thanks!

I'll have a look into it.

Brgds

Marcelo