Chassis/Body LED connection

PARTS & SUPPLIES NEEDED
Wire
4 solderless eyelets
Spring out of a "click" pen
Misc screws
Scrap styrene


TOOLS
Dremel
Drill
Usual hex drivers & screwdrivers

I had originally setup the LEDs on my SCX10 so that anytime I wanted to run the lights on the body I had to pull it off and plug them in. The whole kit was on a switch but unless I had plugged everything in ahead of time I had to remove the body. It wasn't a huge ordeal but I started to get tired of it. Then one day as I was digging through my 1:1 Jeep parts I rememberd the 3rd brakelight wiring and how they had it setup. You basically have 2 contacts on each side and one is spring loaded. So it keep pressure on the other set of contacts so you get a nice circuit. Yhat was my inspiration...

To solve the drag link bind, I decided to run some Vanquish high steer knuckles. That decision, led to the next problem ... the trackbar and drag link were at very different angles and would cause bump steer.
Solution to that .... raise the trackbar on the axle...
The knuckles are easy, so I'll cover how I modified my trackbar/3 link setup to work with the high steer knuckles.

Note that I installed longer shocks so this probaby is not a problem if your SCX10 is stock height. If your SCX10 is stock height and you want to lift it ... check out my upcoming SCX10 lift kit walkthrough.




1. The first step is to disassemble the front axle completely.

2. From there, you'll want to clearance the inside of your housing so you can fit a nut inside. this will help hold the trackbar mount on better than just the threads in the housing itself:


3. Next you will need to cut your axle link mount/trackbar bracket in two. You are going to separate the track bar mount from the 3 link mount so you end up with a little "L" bracket for the trackbar. The part of the bracket that attaches to the diff will hold just the top 3 link mount. The trackbar bracket will be mounted with spacers underneath it. Here are some shots that will give you the idea:


4. Lastly, reassemble the axle with the new knuckles. I used about 9mm of spacer under my trackbar bracket. That combined with my vanquish high steer knuckles worked out perfectly.


As far as strength, I've been beating on my rig for over a month now and it shows no sign of coming loose. IF you wanted to add more structure, you could cut /drill/tap a small metal tab so both screws that hold the trackbar bracket to the axle would thread into something inside the housing.