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Peakey wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:19 am Wow what can I say other than wow!
Totally blown away by your build, I've got a similar YR4 sat doing nothing well I did until now. I might know a guy that would be able to mill some arms let me have a word and I'll let you know. He's currently working on some nylon yoke ones for me but he's a busy guy

But like I said awesome build!

Peakey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:21 am Yep it's damo he said he should be able to do them this week, I've been waiting from my yoke arms since before he started on those arms for Jason. He said he'll do mine this week and if he can get a file he can do these at the same time before he moves

Mr. ED wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:23 am You lost me there. I s there a thread about those arms somewhere?

Pfff just my luck!

On my finished 91-ish buggy the rear universal-joints measure 80mm from the center of the drive pin to the bearing face. The front U-J's measure 85mm. The fronts are quite deep in the diff out-drives, not a problem but 2 or 3mm less would have been better.

So, what did I find in my stash:

I have 4 U-J's measuring 75mm: for the rear of an 870C YZ10 I believe. And probably good for the wide track conversion of the front for an 870C. These are not usable with the 91 arms as the drive pin doesn't reach into the diff out-drive.

I also have 4 U-J's measuring 86-87 mm: for the front of the works 94 yz10 I believe. With the 91 arm dimensions these go too deep in the drive cups and hinder suspension travel for the front. In the rear they prohibit proper camber.

I'll send Peakey the files and drawings as they are right now. So you guys at least can move forward.
For myself: I really don't want to buy more axles so I'm going to dig further and design arms that work with the axles and wheels I have.

Mr. ED wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:04 am Peakey is in the UK, so your efforts to find a US supplier are all but useless
ORB design is in the Netherlands but hasn't responded yet with a quote for printed arms.

Through my work I'm in contact with 2 companies that could make these. But neither work with plastics on a regular base. Therefore they would require us to buy the full slab of plastic. Or they could cut some in alu. But that's not my favourite option, even more since we don't have a verified design yet.

I'm actually still thinking about a version with slightly altered dimensions, or maybe a second location for the outer hinges: offset to the center: allowing you and me to use the kind of wheels you have on it now.
What exactly do you have in the front? Are they running on 12mm hexes?
My problem is: I don't know whether I even have 4 suitable length driveshafts for another build.
If I do, I'm tearing open that set of team suzuki hubs I've had in my drawers for about 9 years.

Retro rc wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:34 am

Peakey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:21 am Yep it's damo he said he should be able to do them this week, I've been waiting from my yoke arms since before he started on those arms for Jason. He said he'll do mine this week and if he can get a file he can do these at the same time before he moves

Lol I remember you sent them down with the c2works way back when. keeps telling me he'll have a chassis fro me too.

Sorry for the hyjack awesome build by the way very very cool so far

Mr. ED wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2017 12:22 pm Yeah baby!

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Mr. ED wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:13 pm I've been toying around with hexes and other axles for the last couple hours. I'm starting to feel confident I can get at least one car running with hexes and the other on the 870c axles.
So one set of used u-j's could go up for sale if needed.
Wheels are available from JC in the UK.
And for the hubs... We'll get you sorted out.

Arms first, so, good luck with the hunt tomorrow.