Really like the Tamiya Lancia 4wd rally car

[chaman 482]

Thinking of building something different. That kit caught my attention but would like to know if there are different wheel options. Its the TA02S chassis.  I come across wheels for the Porsche kit, same chassis. Would those fit the Lancia?

[alvinlwh 7063]

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[TurboRSR 438]

7 hours ago, alvinlwh said:

Strictly speaking, the Porsche is the TA-02SW chassis, but yes. 

It's only the rear wheels that makes it a "W"

The 31mm rear wheels might be to wide for the Lancia body, but you can always go for the 26mm front wheels also in the rear. 

[alvinlwh 7063]

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[Fuijo 913]

You can remove the chrome and paint the wheels a less blingy colour if that helps.

But if the problem is the wheels are too big and the sidewalls too small, then unfortunately I have no solution for that.

 

[Raman36 1712]

On 11/10/2023 at 6:36 AM, Fuijo said:

You can remove the chrome and paint the wheels a less blingy colour if that helps.

But if the problem is the wheels are too big and the sidewalls too small, then unfortunately I have no solution for that.

 

How did you got the body to sit low? Did you just lower the shock settings? 

[Kowalski86 4076]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that this kit uses a hard plastic shell.

[Fuijo 913]

15 hours ago, Raman36 said:

How did you got the body to sit low? Did you just lower the shock settings? 

I shortened the wheelbase by about 1.5mm by removing material from the leading edge of the inboard end of the lower rear arms. The upper arms needed spacing out to match.

I rotated the mounts for the rear body-posts by 90 degrees to allow the body to sit a bit lower.

Then fitted the body to lower holes on the body-posts.

I also had to shave a few mm from the top edge of the rear bumper.

Fitting shocks with threaded cylinders allowed for some fine adjustment.

 

 

 

 

 

14 hours ago, Kowalski86 said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that this kit uses a hard plastic shell.

You are not wrong.