Monday, June 20, 2016

One step forward, two steps back

Today I recieved my Futaba 3PM-X, Differential input gears, corner weight scales, and a couple Kershaw pinion gears.

Note, if you need to lower the front end of an xo-1, simply turn the front shock tower around. This leans it back and stretches out the distance between the a-arms and the tower, but restricts the movement of the front sway bar (if you use one). I accidentally installed mine backwards on the sisters and the front is too low with the GRP's, so I will fix that in the morning.

The Leopard 5898 motor shaft is a bit too long for the xo-1, so i am having issues shoe-horning it in with a pinion gear attached to the Kershaw Design Motor Mount. Basically you need three sets of hands and 4 pairs of eyes to get aligned correctly. Pain in the butt!

Once I get the motor mount and gearing issues solved, I will be finishing my pseudo-stock xo-1 build for the comparisons to start.

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