M05 4wd Porsche RS

Post by **gumbajv** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:09 pm

I started with a M05 4 w/d 4 w/s offroad chassis I did last year. I joined 2 M05 front sections. Converted back to front steering but kept the 4 w/d. Now using 2 Tamiya torqued tuned motors and Tekin fx esc. HPI widened Fuchs wheels w/HPI vintage tires. Shorter front & rear lower control arms, shorter front axles, relocated the front upper shock mounts with adjustable shocks, and few other mods.

Post by **RC104ever** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:53 pm

That is awesome - where did you get those wheels?

Post by **gumbajv** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:07 pm

HPI cup racer Porsche wheel

Post by **shodog** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:09 pm

How did you get those tiresto fit on those wheels?

Post by **SFC K** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:53 pm

The wheel centers look like the were cut out and adapted to the HPI Vintage wheels. The sidewalls front and back side of the wheel are not the same diameter and should be. Here is a picture of the 6mm offset wheel from HPI's page.

Post by **gumbajv** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:58 pm

I made it into a 2 pc wheel. The rear piece is a aluminum shell that press fits into the back of the hpi wheel. It matches the rear profile of the hpi vintage tire and widens the rim to the width of the tire. Also shaved the area on the front of the hpi wheel right behind the chrome lip so the tire didn't cover the lip. Either way works. Same thing on the front, what a pain. The tires are the 1.6" i.d. ones. Not sure where they get that number, the rear lip of the tire measures just over 2.00" i.d. then down to 1.800" These manufactures sure don't make it easy.

Post by **shodog** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:46 am

I knew you had to do some major mods to get them to fit. I wanted to use the same combo on my Porsche RSR. I never liked how big the 1.9's looked on it. After I bought a set of the vintage tires I found they were not a direct ft for the rim.

Post by **gumbajv** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:28 pm

Yes, a lot of work. I also made shorter lower control arms for the front & back. If you look at my m05 rwd & mods post you can use the front control arms on the back for a lot more tire clearance. You would need an extended hex hub to push the wheels out. The rear tires in the photo barely fit inside the hpi mini body.

Post by **Coelacanth** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 6:44 pm

The front tires don't look like they'll turn inside the wheel-wells.

Post by **gumbajv** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:03 pm

No rubbing at lock to lock.

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