Mt front chassis

[jtphillips23]

Is the from of the chassis supposed to be kicked up a little and if so how much. It seems my front center driveshaft is binding up. There is a very slight kick up on my chassis but I bought it used so don't know if its supposed to be there or not. May be the reason it was being ran 2 wheel drive by the previous owner or I may just have an issue. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Yep the front section angles up a few deg. under the front diff.

 

[jtphillips23]

You know exactly how much or if anyone else has a problem with that driveshaft binding?

 

[jtphillips23]

Here a pic. Don't know how much that will help.

 

[Guest]

That looks ok, but there should be some play in the front shaft.

 

[Guest]

Is there anything in the back of the cups? Some use fuel line to keep the dog bones centered.

 

[jtphillips23]

No they are empty. Since I've had it I haven't even flipped it to bend chassis. There is maybe a 1/16 in. Of play in that shaft.

 

[DreamState]

Hey, I'm the previous owner, been away from rc since I sold it but getting back into it so wanted to check up on the site.

I ran it 2 wheel drive to make it faster with those heavy MT tires I was running. I did have a front impact with one of those sneaky trees one time but didn't notice any damage, but I wasn't running the front shift so I wouldn't know about the binding. I'm sure you have it fixed by now but if not, I believe the chassis is not heat treated aluminum, so you should be able to bent it back down a little without it cracking if it is bent.