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11-18-2007, 08:19 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Devon, UK
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Had this drawn up on SolidWorks for a while, and finally got round to fab up one side this morning using 3mm 6082 T6, (still requires finishing). Have some plans for the link set-up?! The idea was to stand the shocks up a little and make the upper and lower links parallel, and of equal length. It will be alot narrower than the stock chassis, and will use a Delrin skid. Probably use new Axial trans and axles. What do you guys think?  |
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11-18-2007, 08:40 AM
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I like it, higher shock mounts will drop your ride height. I also heard that longer upper links improve handling, you adressed that also, NICE WORK! Looking forward to a report on the drivability  |
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11-18-2007, 08:46 AM
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Longer upper links won't improve handling. They will however keep your pinion out of the dirt on full droop.
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11-18-2007, 11:17 AM
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11-18-2007, 12:33 PM
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looks nice.. I think bottom may catch on rock easily .. i would shorten the bottom (lower link area) I'm working on shock mounts as well... I got far as making my electronic tray. lowering the CG  Last edited by jmizoguchi; 11-18-2007 at 12:38 PM. |
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11-18-2007, 12:36 PM
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11-18-2007, 12:43 PM
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11-18-2007, 05:02 PM
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what kind of shocks are those, im interested about the blue bearing-like upper cap | |
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11-18-2007, 06:23 PM
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11-18-2007, 07:22 PM
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11-18-2007, 07:38 PM
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Resembles Bender's SW3 chassis.
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11-18-2007, 08:24 PM
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Yes it will, it will help to prevent a certain amount of axle swing in addition to improving pinion angles throughout the range of motion. That's a pretty considerable improvement. Just remember to keep the links you plan on triangulating as parallel to the ground as possible. That chassis should work great. | |
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11-19-2007, 10:49 AM
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11-19-2007, 11:19 AM
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Got the other side almost finished today.   |
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11-19-2007, 11:26 AM
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good looking... did you cut all yourself? |
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11-19-2007, 11:30 AM
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11-19-2007, 11:39 AM
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11-19-2007, 12:00 PM
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You should think about selling a couple of your chassis you really did a great job on It. It looks to be thinner witch is always good nice job |
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11-19-2007, 12:50 PM
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What's the width plate to plate?
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11-19-2007, 01:25 PM
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