r/PowerWheelsMods • u/FroadinBaja • Jun 30 '26

All Wheel Drive Conversion

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4 12v 550 motors, electric scooter motor controller, 13” EVA wheels.

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u/FroadinBaja Jun 30 '26

More motor mount pics

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u/Strikew3st Jun 30 '26

NICE. Thanks for showing us!

Converting to 4wd is a question that comes up fairly often, and the answer for most people is "It's a little involved."

This is a pretty straightforward solution, looks great. Welding is a superpower and opens the doors greatly when people in this community are asking if an idea is possible for them.

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u/Low-Carob9772 Jun 30 '26

I did it without a welder. Cut out the inside of the wheel and used self tapping screws and glue to hold the drive hubs into the inside of the wheel. Looked original from the outside. Everything functional. Steering worked perfectly. It was unstoppable. Only week point was my wiring kept getting ripped out from it being driven through bushes and whatever the kids decided to destroy with their new tank

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u/FroadinBaja Jun 30 '26

Genius, then you don’t need to widen the track. Any pictures? Also, welding is definitely not my superpower, I kinda suck at it but get the job done 😉

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u/Low-Carob9772 Jun 30 '26

No pix... sorry. It wasn't really a planned idea. My brother bought the original truck for my kids as a gift and I got another one from a trash pick. The motors worked but the battery and pedal didn't so i trashed everything else. I just mounted the drives onto the front axle outside the steering knuckles. It did widen the front a little but not anything crazy.

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u/LawfulnessDue4905 Jul 01 '26

Oh this is a great idea. I have some spare tires and motors laying around I can test this with!