Ittybitty's BJV4 XR10

[ittybitty]

HUGE thanks to Limited77 for putting together an incredible video of my rig from last weekend!

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[shelby]

Sweet video and nice driving.

 

[ittybitty]

Thanks...he's gotten really good at editing out all of the screw-ups...

 

[eddiepfund]

Wow! That one gate where you went through completely sideways blew my mind. You did a great job with that rig. "thumbsup"

 

[ittybitty]

Thanks! I really hadn't ever messed with gate setups like that until the Turkey Crawl in Alabama last year. They had one setup very similar to that and ever since then I've been throwing one in there in different ways to see how we can make them more interesting.

 

[GEARSCIENCE]

Great driving man! R u still running the electronics on the motor mount? Any pros or cons for us?? Keep up the great build "thumbsup"

 

[Robotboy]

Super Drivin' Man "thumbsup"

 

[Rig Rocker]

Nice Drivin' Itty! And great video Limited!

Especially like that sidehill gate at 2:30 "thumbsup"

 

[Rig Rocker]

Me too. I just filed down my knuckles a bit at the spot where they hit backside of DH2's. I've found the bearings get a bit sloppy right away but they don't get any worse. The file did the trick for me. Maybe we will see a larger outer bearing and thicker axles in the future like Egressor did with Felsenfest axles and knuckles for AX10

VP should work that into their axle plan. Kill two birds with one stone!

Ok so in my struggle to figure out how to get rid of the slop in the knuckles (just one of those things I can't stand) I replaced the kingpin bushings with stock replacements, installed brand new Avid rubber seals inside and out and even installed a new front housing while I was at it. I went with the rubber seals this time to see if I could feel any difference between them and the revolutions, which I have another set of for later.

I was checking clearances and such last night when I noticed my DH2's were rubbing the steering knuckles!!!!! Under power at slow speed on a vinyl floor I could see the front tires hesitating every so often like there was something binding up so I picked up and looked closer...that's when I saw what was happening. The slop that still exists in the bearings and knuckle assembly even with NEW parts throughout was allowing the wheel to wobble enough that the tips of the inside of the DH2's were catching the edges of the knuckles. The right side was even catching on the steering arm! Here's a pic of the "tips" that I'm referring to...

I am running the 460 hubs as required for the DH2's and the XR.

Is anyone else having this issue?

 

[ittybitty]

Well at least I'm not the only one!

 

[skypyt]

Amazing driving! great car,

congratulations "thumbsup""thumbsup"

 

[BurnLatex]

About the sloppy bearings.... your using $1 Avid bearings. I would imagine a better quality bearing from someone like Boca would be made to tighter tolerances. Try some ceramics.

 

[ittybitty]

I can't bring myself to spend that kind of coin on bearings. I've spoken with other drivers that run the Boca or Acer bearings and they have the same slop. This problem is probably related to the fact that the bearings are so close together. If they had a couple mm between them the play would probably be gone.

 

[stelerzman]

great driving and rig dude, sweet vid. also.

 

[limited77]

Dr. Crawls Driving School - Breaking in Sedonas for ECC."thumbsup"

Turn HD on, Blast the music, and ENJOY!!!!"thumbsup"​

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[ittybitty]

Another great MINC production! "thumbsup"

 

[Dillpickle]

ECC is coming fast!

 

[ittybitty]

It sure is and the sponsors keep stepping it up!

 

[Harvo]

Sedonas at ECC? Not Claws?

 

[ittybitty]

Nah...the claws are ready but these sedonas are still really new so just in case they're needed I want them ready.