01-07-2008, 02:13 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wallace
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| bent links up front
do bent links up front help approach?
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01-07-2008, 02:18 PM | #2 |
Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: KC
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They really don't help approach, but I think they would come into play when you get your front tires up and over an obstacle, like a log or a ledge or something like that. The goal is to keep the tires in contact with the ground, so they can propel the truck. RPS52 |
01-07-2008, 02:24 PM | #3 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Billings
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NO the bent links dont help approach angle they only help with ground clearance. your approach angle is determined by what point your tires contact given obstacle. A 90* approach is if your tires hit before anything else. Take a shoe box or something else that is 90* if your tires hit before the drag link or tie rod you have a 90* approach. If not take a protactor or angle finder and determine what that number might be. Your body or bumers if you have them might be a hindering factor in approach angle. You can also determinr your departure angle the same way. Both are improtant in rc as well as 1:1
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01-07-2008, 02:27 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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The bent links really onlt help with breakover angles.
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01-07-2008, 10:04 PM | #5 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Marshalltown
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I run bent links front and rear. I agree they do not help break over but they do seem to really work well for ground clearance. I would recommend trying the front and rear.
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01-08-2008, 10:24 AM | #6 |
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Cool thanks. I have bents in the rear and they do help for clearance. Ive been thinking of going to super softs in the rear also, they seemed to help up front. I read somewhere in this forum that bents in the front make your chassis stuff onto an obstacle so I was wondering if anyone has had that problem.
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01-08-2008, 10:31 AM | #7 | |
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