Drivetrain
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- Axles are double plunge, 300M stars, same used in RG’s Dakar race UTVs
- Largest in industry ring and pinion in both front and rear
- Patented locking CV mechanism built into front/rear differentials
- Front differential (transaxle) is a single, complete unit
- Cast and machined aluminum unit
- Mechanical “dogged” locker in the front allows for shifting in and out of 4×4 locked on the fly
- Easily removable and replaceable if there is significant front end damage
- Torque limiter built in to help reduce wear from large impacts between front/rear end of car
- Front and rear differentials are the same ratios (wheel turn 1:1)
- Large, 4 spider front differential
- Tongue and groove connection between main chassis and front bulkhead bolts in with 8 bolts + ties into both lower rear A-arm mount bolts
- Plates where A posts bolt into above and on the side of the bulkhead
- Transmission
- 3 speed (P-R-N-Lo-Hi-Cruise) CVT with shift on the fly (dogged)
- Infrared belt temperature sensor with handicaps built in to manage belt life – feature bypassable via a switch (think traction control)
- Albins and Weddle assistance in transmission design
- Largest input shaft in the industry
- Primary drive gear 2.5x wider than XX
- Torque limiter (essentially a clutch) built into loading gear to help save transmission by separating input shaft from ring/pinion – acts as a “sponge” to slip and absorb large impacts when pushing the machine harder
- Clutching will be tuned for 32” tires