RC4WD install.

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RC4WD install.

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Well I've got the rear ready to bolt in a car. After I do some testing I'll let everyone know whats going on with it. I will have the parts made to convert any skellenger car over to the rc4wd rear. It will be a direct drop in.
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Very cool Big!
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Formidable
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Re: RC4WD install.

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Well, I've been trying to upload pics of my progress and it keeps telling me the image is invalid.
Oh well...
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good job Big m
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I tigured out why I couldn't post pics. So here goes. This is the rc4wd rear in a newer WCM grand national chassis.
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Looks great ,,Are they wcm trailing arms ? and for my learning why is the left trailer arm up side down to the right or vicer verser..

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Yes. Im trying to use as many stock parts as I can. The left trailing arm is upside down because usually the bear carrier goes to the inside because the gear hub goes on the outside. Of course with this set up I dont need to do that. This puts the bearings as far out as possible to the wheels.
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Great work!

Does your rear end still have a functional diff? If so how did you keep both splined output shafts from pulling out of the diff?

I am using C-clips sandwiched between bearings to hold mine.
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tamkyo wrote:Great work!

Does your rear end still have a functional diff? If so how did you keep both splined output shafts from pulling out of the diff?

I am using C-clips sandwiched between bearings to hold mine.
No, I eliminated the diff altogether. I wanted to make the rear a direct drop in for a skellenger car. So with a solid 1/2 in. axle you can use standard bird cages/ trailing arms etc. Do you have pics of your install?
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Hey Big how did you eliminate the diff? Just ordered one and want to do what you did. Thanks in advance for any info you provide. Geoff
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CALracing wrote:Hey Big how did you eliminate the diff? Just ordered one and want to do what you did. Thanks in advance for any info you provide. Geoff
I just made a gear clamp like a skellenger and put a 1/2 inch axle straight through.
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I hope its ok I show you how I did it, I know this is your thread.

I machined a groove in the RC4WD axles to hold a C clip and added 4 bearings on each side of the rear end. 2 bearings on either side of the clip.

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Then I install the shaft with the C clips and bearings into the housing.

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Then I used the clamping screw to hold all the bearings in place. I am not sure why this clamping screw is there because in the stock RC4WD rear end, this clamping screw doesn't do a thing but it helps me in converting this so I am happy about that. Now with this screw tightened in place, I hold both axles in place without moving.

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