s104 2wd ?

[jonathan may]

has anyone tried to run there s104 as a 2wd yet like they do with the xray ?

[kbrunsden]

You should be able to run it in 2wd the good thing is you can remove the front drive shafts too as it's the same as a rally cross car with independent axles

[Jørgensen]

It should be possible to covert it to 2wd.
But you need more kick up on the chassis/ around 25degree i think?

[rcpower]

I have seen such a 2WD in action on an astroturf race and it was as fast as the rest of the field. FYI it was a race with lots of International drivers...

[s22jgs]

ive tried it weekend just gone. its not too bad, but i found it needed a fair bit of setup work and alot of extra weight at the rear

[rcpower]

I can imagine that. I have run the 4WD with saddle (was about 1760gram) and then the front/rear bias was about 50%

I have built a 4WD with low-profile servo and shorties for my son: without additional weight it's 1642gram, without body, front 53% rear 47%
This will need about 60-80gram extra in the back

Now I have converted my 4WD with a shorty and the motor and esc in the back(as can be seen in the Sworkz thread). Without additional weight it comes in at 1685gram, without body, front 47% rear 53% This more looks like the real deal to me.

Originally Posted by s22jgs

and alot of extra weight at the rear

[Lycan]

Here's mine

[alanlensman]

As a new convert to the 104 (not raced it at all yet) I am itching to see how it goes, I have the Evo chassis and saddles as far back as they can go, pink springs on the rear and kit anti-roll bars f/r. Maybe there aren't any top drivers using them but I love the build quality and scaled-down 1/8th design. I see from one of the other sites that some people run a centre diff as per most 1/8th buggies and would be interested to hear if anyone in the UK has tried that? Interesting to see the 2wd conversions, I don't think I will be going down that route yet - unless I buy a second one..!

[orinoco]

Hi Alan, I've seen the centre diff on "the other site" and I think it looks way more hassle than it's worth, that said, i've never driven anything with a centre diff so cant tell what difference it should make. Enjoy your new buggy, they are great cars.

[alanlensman]

Well from past experience in 1/8 rallycross, most people ran the centre diff with such high viscosity oil (grease basically) that they were more or less solid anyway. Mayhe that's changed now for 1/8 but I agree that fitting one in a 1/10 buggy seems like a lot of work for little gain.

[Lycan]

I believe sworkz have a centre Diff conversion coming for S104 in October.