LOSI LST XXL Conversion ideas

[simplechamp]

Hmm, it might not be too terribly difficult to make a small router table myself for the Dremel. All it really needs to do is securely hold it upside-down (and I could make it less flimsy/flexible) and be height adjustable. I am going to look into it, I'm sure other have done their own table the same way.

On the other hand, I could probably find the Dremel brand one on Ebay for cheap, so I might try it anyway and make my own too.

[mistercrash]

Who in the LST users of this forum has tried to flip the rear A arms around to have the shocks to the rear and a longer wheelbase? I'm curious about that.

[Bondonutz]

One or two guys over on the LST Forum have done this, can't remember whom ??

Getting the rear shocks under the body might be a problem then ?

[brian015]

Would it really give you a longer wheelbase? I just glanced at my Muggy and it doesn't look like it would. It would also give you toe-out, right? Unless I'm missing something.





edit: I looked again and saw the toe would not be a problem

[mistercrash]

Originally Posted by brian015

I looked again and saw the toe would not be a problem

yes I'm talking about flipping the arms but the hubs stay on their respective side. The arms swoop to the front so by flipping them, they would swoop to the back and give a longer wheelbase, close to half an inch just by looking at it. I would like to go to the track this Monday and try the truck as it is now. If it's a bit too squirrely for my taste, I might try flipping the arms.

[brian015]

here's what I see when I flip a set of arms:

[mistercrash]

Well it is obvious now that it would not make the wheelbase longer. If I had a set of extra arms to do what you did there on that pic, I would have seen it clearly. It must have been an optical illusion from looking at the arms while they are on the truck

Now I wonder why some have chosen to do it

[brian015]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

Now I wonder why some have chosen to do it

Me too.

edit: Maybe with LST1 arms it made a difference??

re-edit: nope, I found a set of LST1 arms in my box-o-parts - they have no difference when flipped either.

[mistercrash]

I think it's a thing people have to do when they Muggify their LSTs.

[mistercrash]

I just finished shimming the front suspension. What a difference a few shims make on the steering. With no slop it is much more precise and I get the correct ackerman on either side of the steering throw.

[Chadworkz]

Hmmm...I am liking all this Muggy and LST/LST2/LST-XL stuff, so I may have to build my own!

[mistercrash]

Yes I think you should. But don't be posting pics of your build in my thread

But seriously, I love this LST and go ahead and build one. They are way cool.

[mistercrash]

I found something that needed some rework on this truck. The front skid plate doubler I made to hold the Muggy steering was bugging me. The way the bellcranks are set up, the top part is held by the chassis' top plate and the bottom part of the bellcranks are held by the front skid plate doubler I made. The thing that bugged me was that the doubler and the top plate were not parallel because of the truck's kick up. So I changed the design of the doubler by having the portion of it that holds the Muggy bellcranks bent up by a few degrees (around 10) so that it is parallel to the top plate. The holes for the screws are moved back 3 mm also. Now the Muggy bellcranks sit nice and perpendicular to the chassis and there's no more funky business going on when I try to put the screws in. It all fits almost perfectly. I say almost because nothing is ever absolutely perfect when making parts by hand.

old doubler on the left.



You can see the slight bend I am talking about.



Installed.



And Calvin somehow found it's way on my battery doors.

[Chadworkz]

Very nice!

[Manne]

indeed!