2.7cs Gold VDF R31 Hybrid

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Hey Guys
Picked up a Gold VDF for $300 earlier this year, fairly standard, save for solid axles. Immediately went to work on it, installing a 1.8cs kit (23T mid and 28T rear) and a front oneway and left it like this for some time while i got used to countersteering.

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Eventually the itch got to me and it was time for moaaar. Moar Caster, moar lock and moar track. Started researching and found the Eagle Racing R31FM 13degree Caster kit bolted up directly to the VDF providing heaps more lock and caster.

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After a mock up i found to complete the conversion the following parts will be needed minimum:
-1x R31-01_13-GO Competition Kit for R31 13 degree Caster
-2x R31-15-L51 SP CounsterSteer TSD Universal Shaft
-1x R31-16FMP21V2 Bearing Set For R31-16FM SUS
-Some sort of aftermarket steering rack, i went with the Overdose option with extended ball joints, actually gets more lock than in the photo especially with the aluminium servo arm.

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Spent of bit of time with it in this state before i found all the rear diff bolts missing. Decided to do a full bolt-by-bolt threadlock session and at the same time increase the CS ratio to 2.7 with the use of a 40T square front pulley and a Square 12T mid pulley. Also found that with the extra lock and caster the plastic servo arm was not coping so a racers edge aluminium item was purchased. Finally got it working again and took it for a test run where it performed beautifully right up until the Eagle Racing CVD sheared. So back to the drawing board looking for a Higher Angle Shaft to get the most out of the setup.

If you're thinking about this conversion there are a few things to consider
Pro's
-Moar lock
-Moar track
-Moar Caster
-Moar shiny bits
-Moar Adjustability
Con's
-Wider track means +7 is pokey on a 200mm body
-Eagle Racing CVD's may not handle the extra lock and break
-Requires ~51mm CVD's which are harder to find
-Loss of droop adjustment and adjustable shock positioning on the rear due to the orientation lower control arms

Thanks for reading, hope to update this over time as i iron out the bugs.



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