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Originally Posted by ciano22
What are these things, and can they be removed?
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What things are you referring to?
In my opinion, doing the axle swap from an Aztek or similar would be the easiest way to connect the motor to the wheels (I use the word "easiest" loosely here). You're already going to have to redo your suspension and swap in hubs that can be powered. You'll probably need the gearing in the differential as well to keep the motor happy. It would probably be best to go all out on the motor, controller, and battery the first time. Cheap parts won't be a whole lot cheaper and there's not much that you could transfer from a low power setup to a high power one.
Don't forget to consider the horsepower the motors put out, the one you linked to in the first post is 38hp at 72v (not sure if/how much you can overvolt it). Torque isn't everything, a 100lbs person can produce 300lb-ft of torque just hanging on a 3ft breaker bar, but that won't rocket a car down the drag strip.
Have you done anything to try to keep the front tires from lighting up? A limited slip differential and sticky tires would help you get the power to the road as it sits and would be beneficial to have even if you do add the rear motor.