Tutorial-FWD in an Xmods Evolution

How to do it right ;)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• xmods
• xmod
• drift
• dirft
• fwd
• front
• wheel
• drive

[xx1derek1xx]

whats grinding im not really smart with xmods but is it when like you go backwards right away and the car doesnt move ?

[chinesekid05]

grinding, is, well, um, grinding.  its just that whenever you go forwards or backwards, the gears don't mesh well (specifically the red ones touching the differential, the blue one/ grey one) and don't always turn each other and instead slip against each other, hitting it on hte way past. do that a couple times and it'll make hte grinding noise.

[T88BOOSTA]

why didnt u just took the thing that rotates the back wheels off the lil sticks?

[chinesekid05]

because the way xmods were made, it would work, but there's a lot of grinding since the gears aren't close enough and can't mesh. that little spacer brings the gears closer to each other and allows it to work better.

[kean2355]

why would you want to make an xmod fwd any way thats like a down grade?

[chinesekid05]

it just kinda for fun. no real benefits, no real downgrade whatevers. it just that its kinda hard to do with Evos since the gears dont mesh well.

[T88BOOSTA]

hey thats not a down grade its more like an upgrade remember that fwd has lots of tuning power or handleling

[chinesekid05]

my guess is that it shouldn't since the RS metal bearings are a smidge wider than the nylons, so the griding should be cured (should). if not, just put in a plastic/ cardboard spacer ;)

[TheGeek1028]

Is this the same for RS Metal bearings or a whole different procedure? I can go back to nylons if I need to, it's just that my metal ones haven't rusted and they're much smoother than nylon ones.