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Re: converting 8880 4 wheel drive to regular hubs
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lugnet.technic
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Date:
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Tue, 21 Aug 2001 21:00:05 GMT
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesfamily.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GEGJst.I4z@lugnet.com...
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> "Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message
> news:qrdn17n5gz2.fsf@eos.uio.no...
> > I haven't tried this myself, but here's a conversion courtesy of Jeff • Boen:
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> > <URL:http://home.flash.net/~onyx/Sehr_Schnell/
> > Sehr_Schnell_8880_Wheel_Conversion.htm>
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> > If it works the way it looks like, you may be able to retain all the
> > functions of the 8880 suspension for normal wheels. The wheels will
> > be offset more, though, so you'll have to live with a wider wheel
> > base.
Finally got round to trying this.
Whilst it looks nice on paper, and works on a static model, as soon as you try to move the vehicle forward there is not
enough to hold the wheels on.
Especially the large power puller wheels I was trying.
regards
lawrence
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 | | Re: converting 8880 4 wheel drive to regular hubs
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| (...) That was what I feared. Thanks for reporting back on this! BTW, isn't there rumour in the loc.uk group that the new 4x4 8466 has some new part(s) which can be used to make steering wheel suspension on ordinary wheels? Or did I misunderstand (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: converting 8880 4 wheel drive to regular hubs
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| "Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrdn17n5gz2.fsf....uio.no... (...) Boen: (...) Thanks Fredrick, that looks great. Will give it a whirl tonight. Actually, my plan is for a 6x6, and I wanted front and rear (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.technic)
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