Kagama Alloy Front/Rear Hubs On Kagama/Kronos

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Horatio said:
Monkey metal is much cheaper than CNC stuff - and far weaker. Good example is precision CNC machined gears Vs cast (or other cases sintered) ones.


The only real advantages with alloy hubs over composite is the precision in which they carry the bearings and rigidity.

At 29 grams (including the bearings) for the 7075 rear Carriers, the Scorched item is a better engineered component than the current Corally specific options that may be compatible when used with Kraton stub axles and or lower arms. We shall see.
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Hi. I fitted the Vitavon ones to my Kagama LE these come with upgraded bearings. I bought mine in red to match the rest of the LE parts better. I have also fitted the single wheelie bar from the Python, this fitted easily with only minor changes. I have also fitted the Skeeter front bumper together with led’s. Has anyone fitted rear lights to their Kagama.
Changing the tx/rx over to my Dumborc system as I use this for all my RC’s.
 
chipster said:
Hi. I fitted the Vitavon ones to my Kagama LE these come with upgraded bearings. I bought mine in red to match the rest of the LE parts better. I have also fitted the single wheelie bar from the Python, this fitted easily with only minor changes. I have also fitted the Skeeter front bumper together with led’s. Has anyone fitted rear lights to their Kagama.
Changing the tx/rx over to my Dumborc system as I use this for all my RC’s.
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Sounds very similar to my Kronos build I have lights installed on it.

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Horatio said:
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Here are some fun facts about Corally Vs Arrma dogbone driveshafts that you may not already know.
  1. Corally dogbone ends are 7.6mm dia
  2. Arrma dogbone ends are 7.6mm dia at the inboard end, 9.6mm at the hub end
  3. Corally pins are in line with each other
  4. Arrma pins are 90° opposed to each other to prevent 'driveshaft phasing'
  5. Corally driveshaft length pin to pin is 134mm
  6. Arrma driveshaft length pin to pin is 143mm
It turns out that the rear hubs were going to require Arrma rear dogbones, even when using Corally arms at the rear. This is because the dogbones sit comparatively deeper in the hub compared to Corally dogbones.

The rear arms required carefully fettling to allow the hub to fit. I decided to Dremel the leading side of each lower arm, where the hub pivots. Material also needs to be removed to allow the larger bearings on the inboard sides to clear the arms, but this is easily achieved with a small rotary stone.

You can see here where I started relieving the arm, removing about 1mm of depth all the way along to the dimple, and adding a small radius at the end.
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The rear hubs fit with the Scorched logo facing forwards, as the camber link pick up points are offset to the front. This allows the camber link to run parallel with the arm. Corally camber link screws are too long, but fortunately, Scorched supply their own, along with washers and 4 shims.
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The front hubs really are the business. I'm so impressed with the quality of these parts.

The hexes are Treal 7075 T6, items suitable for Kraton 6S or Fireteam. The beauty of these, besides their high quality, is the flexibility. They can be used as extenders when used with spacers/shims. Another really nice touch are O-rings inside the closed, serrated wheel nuts. 💯

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The overall look of this major upgrade is absolutely impeccable. Scorched Parts really have raised the bar in terms of finish, materials and design. They also include full instructions for the front hubs, along with some spare screws!

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All that remains now, following some very careful application of threadlock, is a quick tweak of camber and tracking.

Then we'll try some 0-60mph runs. 🙏🤞
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In fitting the scorched hubs to mine I noticed that the older style buggy arm vs newer spark arms doesn’t require to be filed down to fit not sure if same with older Kronos arms compared to kagama. But unfortunately I’ve run into bit of a hurdle in fitting them to my buggy but working on it 🤞. The front on no major issues.

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Nelson.81 said:
Sounds very similar to my Kronos build I have lights installed on it.

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You have parts on yours though that are out of stock everywhere. These are the front lower and upper suspension arm stiffeners. I have the rear one but the font ones are out of stock even from Corally.
I do like your front bumper. I have a similar one on my Python but without the horizontal bars
Which rear light have you fitted. I am a little stuck finding something that fits or that can be made to fit.
 
chipster said:
You have parts on yours though that are out of stock everywhere. These are the front lower and upper suspension arm stiffeners. I have the rear one but the font ones are out of stock even from Corally.
I do like your front bumper. I have a similar one on my Python but without the horizontal bars
Which rear light have you fitted. I am a little stuck finding something that fits or that can be made to fit.
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There’s dozens of different style led lights on AliExpress just takes bit of searching to find something you like but these ones I found.
Rear
I just found this on AliExpress: ￡4.23 | AXSPEED 32/65mm Red LED Light Lamp Bar for Axial SCX10 Wraith RR10 TRX-4 D90 1/10 RC Crawler Model Car Decoration Parts
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyhcQXc

Front
I just found this on AliExpress: ￡13.09 | 55/75/95/115/135/215mm LED Light Bar Roof Lamp Lights for Axial SCX10 90046 Traxxas TRX4 Slash Rustler 1/8 1/10 RC Car Upgrade
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EzTHtX0
 
Nelson.81 said:
There’s dozens of different style led lights on AliExpress just takes bit of searching to find something you like but these ones I found.
Rear
I just found this on AliExpress: ￡4.23 | AXSPEED 32/65mm Red LED Light Lamp Bar for Axial SCX10 Wraith RR10 TRX-4 D90 1/10 RC Crawler Model Car Decoration Parts
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyhcQXc

Front
I just found this on AliExpress: ￡13.09 | 55/75/95/115/135/215mm LED Light Bar Roof Lamp Lights for Axial SCX10 90046 Traxxas TRX4 Slash Rustler 1/8 1/10 RC Car Upgrade
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EzTHtX0
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Hi. Thanks, AliExpress will not deliver to me in the UK, they have lots of parts for Corally cars but they do not deliver to my address in the UK, they also have a lot of ADU racing alloy stuff but the same applies.
Thanks for your help. Regards
 
chipster said:
Hi. Thanks, AliExpress will not deliver to me in the UK, they have lots of parts for Corally cars but they do not deliver to my address in the UK, they also have a lot of ADU racing alloy stuff but the same applies.
Thanks for your help. Regards
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I’m uk also Northern Ireland & I get stuff delivered from AliExpress no issues
 
Nelson.81 said:
I’m uk also Northern Ireland & I get stuff delivered from AliExpress no issues
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Hi, yeah, I was in contact with them earlier, they will deliver to me, some items though are not available due to import restrictions. Now that I know this I am looking at what else I can get from them. Thanks for your help
 
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