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01-09-2010, 10:02 PM | #21 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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Finished up the shock mounts.
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01-09-2010, 10:13 PM | #22 |
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She's a roller...
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01-09-2010, 10:19 PM | #23 |
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nice! thats awsome
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01-09-2010, 10:27 PM | #24 |
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01-09-2010, 10:41 PM | #25 |
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Looks Good, Pay-Pal Ready Here! |
01-09-2010, 11:01 PM | #26 |
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Wow that is awesome! I seriously want one now! Have you had a chance to test it out yet?
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01-10-2010, 07:20 AM | #27 |
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That turned out nicely! With the shocks triangulated like that, are you able to inboard the upper chassis link mounts and still clear the shocks??
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01-10-2010, 09:44 AM | #28 |
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01-10-2010, 10:45 AM | #29 | ||
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01-10-2010, 12:48 PM | #30 |
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Can we get on a list of some sort to preorder???
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01-10-2010, 03:53 PM | #31 |
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awesome looking chassis, looks like you have sorted the droop set-up problem while still using the springs on the shocks... |
01-10-2010, 04:36 PM | #32 | |
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Inboarding the upper links is not looking like a possibility with the stock links. The pivot balls can only be installed one way in the links and they would have to be reversed in order for it to work (to keep the notch in the links facing the same way). Maybe when it gets closer to final production. I have only just started testing, so no promises are going to made just yet. Quote:
Thanks, that was one of the main goals. Last edited by SVEN; 01-10-2010 at 05:44 PM. | |
01-10-2010, 05:34 PM | #33 |
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Sorry man ...looks not that help for ours.. room gets more tite too |
01-10-2010, 06:05 PM | #34 | |
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Only thing I've done that differs from stock (besides the chassis) is remove the ESC/RX unit from the case and wrap it in electrical tape. Other than that, none of the components have changed from stock. Last edited by SVEN; 01-10-2010 at 07:05 PM. | |
01-10-2010, 06:06 PM | #35 |
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The ride height is adjustable via the upper shock mount cross members. In the photo below you can see it is set at the lowest position. The lower links are parallel to the ground. For the next prototype I will be adding another hole for the upper links, so that they will be parallel with the lowers. Also, there will be more options for body mounting.
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01-10-2010, 07:33 PM | #36 |
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| Nothing wrong with that....I pulled that case after the first run! |
01-16-2010, 08:18 PM | #37 |
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Teaser vid....yes I know the camera fell over. I will get a full length video up once I figure out how to make one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSlN8tqsEg |
01-16-2010, 08:29 PM | #38 |
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| im getting more articulation with mine and im running the stock chassis and springs .over 2 inches under any wheel without lifting the others .slight droop about a 1/4 inch or so. so whats the purpose here will this new chassis be full droop better side hilling ? lower cg ? |
01-16-2010, 08:52 PM | #39 | ||
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I am a firm believer (from experience) that there is a point where too much articulation will hinder performance. So having a ton of articulation is not exactly something I am looking to create with this chassis. Quote:
So, yes the suspension can be set up to have a low center of gravity (as shown with the lower links parallel to the ground) or if the driver wants to have more belly clearance, that is possible as well by moving the shock mounts down on the chassis. The Pinch uses a sprung suspension. I have not tried droop with this chassis, because I am not a fan (hate is too strong of a word) of that type of suspension due to it's inconsistency. Droop is used on the stock chassis, because it is the only way to get the truck low enough to have any decent center of gravity. I hope that clears things up for you. Thanks for taking the time to have a look and if you have any more questions feel free to ask. Last edited by SVEN; 01-16-2010 at 09:46 PM. | ||
01-16-2010, 09:37 PM | #40 |
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Sure, you do this AFTER I convert mine to a scaler. Looks nice man, I wish I had money for another micro, because if I did, I'd be on the waiting list We need a longer video though! Looked great in the short one.
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