Kraton Front chassis kick up angle & front dogbone bind

[Jamart85]

Does anyone how much if an angle up the front of a V3 Kraton chassis goes? Or even measure of height with the chassis laying flat on the ground.

Friend gave me the chassis, was slightly bent so I straightened it as best I could. With the diff & steering installed, the front dogbone binds up when I install the center diff. Takes quite a bit of force to move the dogbone back and forth

 

[Canopy]

Should be flat I thought. All my chassis look flat.

 

[Jamart85]

Should be flat I thought. All my chassis look flat.

The rear is flat but the front should kick up a bit

 

[Evoandy]

You are lucky.
When i had my rig apart the other day is notices that angle and thought it came from a bad landing i had. So was about to hit it in the vice to stretch it out but lucily glimped in the manual first. This is when this pic was taken
Hope that helpes.

 

[Jamart85]

You are lucky.
When i had my rig apart the other day is notices that angle and thought it came from a bad landing i had. So was about to hit it in the vice to stretch it out but lucily glimped in the manual first. This is when this pic was taken
Hope that helpes.

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Awesome! That helps a ton!

 

[Evoandy]

Glad that my noobiness did some good.
don't forget to heat the chassis before bending it back.
When bending you have to go a bit past the desired position coz it will pop back.

 

[jkflow]

I believe it's 11 degrees or very close to that value.
You do not want it straight, impacts handling significantly.

 

[Canopy]

I believe it's 11 degrees or very close to that value.
You do not want it straight, impacts handling significantly.

I learned something new today, this is great.

Do all Arrma chassis have same front kick up or only certain models? I need to look more closely at my rigs.

 

[jkflow]

Yes, they all do, same angle.
Yes, at some point in my life I straightened one out as well, handled like poop. You life and learn!