revo suspension on a crawler

[Ryan87]

has anyone put that type of system on a crawler?

[Greatscott]

Originally Posted by Ryan87

has anyone put that type of system on a crawler?

Traxxas has, it called the Traxxas Summit. Also, they plushed up a Revo's suspension and locked the diffs. Both are impressive, but nowhere near the capability of a solid axle crawler.

[Ryan87]

i know about those models im just wondering if anyone has used that setup on a solid axle crawler. im just looking for some ideas to set up my crawler a different way

[johnnyh66]

PTI had a cantilever suspension on the Goliath. The Tamiya TLT sorta has a reverse canilever system.

http://www.ptiracing.net/goliath.php4

[NGreen]

You're referring to a cantilever suspension and yes, it has been done and works well. You have huge variety in the set up as you can adjust the position of the shocks and can modify the spring rates to those higher than what you can find available or conversely, you can make them softer than you can find available, you can increase the travel of shocks by modifying the pivot levers, you can have a ton more room for tires, ect. It works well, but that said, it is way more complicated to set up, troubleshoot, and fine tune. Here's an example:

Evo inspired JK

Off Road Evolution JK

[Ryan87]

thats exactly the info i was looking for thank you very much

[NGreen]

Originally Posted by Ryan87

thats exactly the info i was looking for thank you very much

[Trugg]

Cantilever suspensions is just a gimmick....
Especially on a crawler, why would you want to mount the shocks up higher, increasing center of gravity...
All cantilever suspension does is "look impressive".... no performance benefit at all.
.

[TexasSP]

While it can be made to work, cantilever is very tricky to get right. If it was the answer, more people would be doing it.

If you want to do it just to do it and have something different, go for it.

[spyderwebbcustoms]

i've done it on a truck before, took some time to get it to work the way I wanted it to, but in the long run it's preaty much just for show. I didn't think I seen any improvment by doing the back that way.

[Ryan87]

im jusjust doing it to be different i was also thinking about doing 1/4 eleiptical i just wanna try something new

[spyderwebbcustoms]

Originally Posted by Ryan87

im jusjust doing it to be different i was also thinking about doing 1/4 eleiptical i just wanna try something new

ya it's something diff I sure got alot of looks, and hows it work kinda stuff. it did look cool though

[Turn'Nburn]

Here's a badassed revo indy setup...

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309159

[Hulksta]

Nice idea but it places the cog higher.. Maybe if it could Be done but not raise the cog...


Cheers
Dan

[dirk379]

Originally Posted by 53Guy

You're referring to a cantilever suspension and yes, it has been done and works well. You have huge variety in the set up as you can adjust the position of the shocks and can modify the spring rates to those higher than what you can find available or conversely, you can make them softer than you can find available, you can increase the travel of shocks by modifying the pivot levers, you can have a ton more room for tires, ect. It works well, but that said, it is way more complicated to set up, troubleshoot, and fine tune. Here's an example:

Evo inspired JK

Off Road Evolution JK

Heyy those builds look familiar
I need to snap pics of how it sits now, doesn't really look like the same rig. In a good way.

Originally Posted by Trugg

Cantilever suspensions is just a gimmick....
Especially on a crawler, why would you want to mount the shocks up higher, increasing center of gravity...
All cantilever suspension does is "look impressive".... no performance benefit at all.
.

Sorry but you are wrong. The canti setup on my jk is super smooth, actually absorbs bumps, can articulate as much as you like, and the center of gravity is actually probably the same or lower.

[Hulksta]

That looks really neat!


Cheers
Dan

[Ryan87]

Sorry but you are wrong. The canti setup on my jk is super smooth, actually absorbs bumps, can articulate as much as you like, and the center of gravity is actually probably the same or lower.[/QUOTE]

ive seen that setup on 1:1 jeeps. i like i think that what ill do

[TSK]

I think the main benefit of a cantilever suspension is that you can use much shorter shocks and retain the same (if not more) suspension travle throught the geometry oh the cantilever itself.