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Cole82 · 07-22-2005, 07:32 PM

Here are a few picks of the clod I'm working on. I wanted to make a simple rock crawler that worked well. This is what I came up with.
Enjoy

It still needs some work, but it's close

EeePee · 07-22-2005, 07:55 PM

Welcome to the site!

Is that a panhard bar I see?

How about the rod ends on the other side of the bottom skid plate? So, on the top, not the bottom. And maybe weld the bolt to the skid plate, so there's nothing protruding through to get hung up on?

Cole82 · 07-22-2005, 09:29 PM

Yes that's a panhard bar.

Those are acorn nuts.

I'm trying to make a teflon center skid. That wll be v haped when looked at from the end. It should smooth out the whole link area.

FrankyRizzo · 07-22-2005, 09:49 PM

Looks very heavy.

Cole82 · 07-22-2005, 10:01 PM

As in the pic #6.5
IMO weight to a point, helps with traction. Instead of spining tires they bite in more easily.

stomper4x4 · 07-22-2005, 10:30 PM

I was woundering when someone ws gonna build a one link with panhard setup on a R/C....

Cole82 · 07-22-2005, 10:39 PM

Your the first person that knew what the suspension was called out of the 100 or so people that have seen it.
You must be a 1:1 scale wheeler too.

FrankyRizzo · 07-22-2005, 10:42 PM

I noticed it, just didn't care. Just kidding.

I just am still hung up on how heavy it looks.

EeePee · 07-22-2005, 11:03 PM

Hey, I noticed the panhard bar and the one link is pretty hard to miss!!!

willyrocket · 07-23-2005, 09:32 AM

Looks to me like it would crawl.......

nd4spdbh · 07-23-2005, 10:27 AM

pretty cool design... has alot of potential!

Magic · 07-23-2005, 11:13 AM

looks really good, tell us how it works. hows the steering?

Plays_with_Toys · 07-23-2005, 11:37 AM

Reminds me of a cross dresser. Its a clod that wants to be a shafty

Is there any axle sway, side to side?

stomper4x4 · 07-23-2005, 12:39 PM

The panhard bar is saposed to keep the axle from moving side to side.. That particular suspension setup though should have alot of flex steer and alot of body roll....

Cole82 · 07-23-2005, 12:46 PM

Almost finished it today waiting on parts.
I did take it out for a test drive today. It worked great really well. Just the right amoun tof articulation and travel. Need to mount the servos better.
Yes with any panhard bar suspension there is minimal side to side motion as it travals.
Driven in and over this spot.

steering

What stomper said is true but only at speed. The slow stuff it doesn't matter

Plays_with_Toys · 07-23-2005, 12:46 PM

Ah... didn't see the panhard bar.

camozuk · 07-23-2005, 09:54 PM

does it have a heep of body roll?

with the panhard that high i didnt think you would get much

Cole82 · 07-24-2005, 06:22 AM

I've ran through several packs now. The only thing that is odd about the suspension is when the rear is fully compressed and the front is half way. It will jack the front end up under power. IT has to be when the rear is fully compresed or it wont.
One surprising parts is the side hill performance is better than ecpected.
It work way better than my old clodzilla 4 link. That thing had issues.
There is no body roll.
old setup

Revised mount

Over all pic

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 07-24-2005, 10:06 AM

that is the first time ive ever herd of that panhard suspension setup. looks awsome. i like how you got that servo mounted in that one pic, zip ties, thats almost like using ducktape for everything.

Destroyer · 07-24-2005, 10:28 AM

That's a very innovative design you got there! Looks like it should perform quite well with some minor tuning. Take it to a comp and see how it does, then see what you might want to change.

One thing though...how much steering do you get with the axle brackets set up the way they are? Maybe it's just the angle of the pic, but it seems like they would hit the tires/rims :?

Destroyer

07-22-2005, 07:32 PM	#1
Cole82 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 2,028	simple clod (56k warning) Here are a few picks of the clod I'm working on. I wanted to make a simple rock crawler that worked well. This is what I came up with. Enjoy It still needs some work, but it's close

07-22-2005, 07:55 PM	#2
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Welcome to the site! Is that a panhard bar I see? How about the rod ends on the other side of the bottom skid plate? So, on the top, not the bottom. And maybe weld the bolt to the skid plate, so there's nothing protruding through to get hung up on?

07-22-2005, 09:29 PM	#3
Cole82 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 2,028	Yes that's a panhard bar. Those are acorn nuts. I'm trying to make a teflon center skid. That wll be v haped when looked at from the end. It should smooth out the whole link area.

07-22-2005, 09:49 PM	#4
FrankyRizzo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas Posts: 7,172	Looks very heavy.

07-22-2005, 10:01 PM	#5
Cole82 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 2,028	As in the pic #6.5 IMO weight to a point, helps with traction. Instead of spining tires they bite in more easily.

07-22-2005, 10:30 PM	#6
stomper4x4 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Guam U.S.A. Posts: 23	I was woundering when someone ws gonna build a one link with panhard setup on a R/C....

07-22-2005, 10:39 PM	#7
Cole82 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 2,028	Your the first person that knew what the suspension was called out of the 100 or so people that have seen it. You must be a 1:1 scale wheeler too.

07-22-2005, 10:42 PM	#8
FrankyRizzo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas Posts: 7,172	I noticed it, just didn't care. Just kidding. I just am still hung up on how heavy it looks.

07-22-2005, 11:03 PM	#9
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Hey, I noticed the panhard bar and the one link is pretty hard to miss!!!

07-23-2005, 09:32 AM	#10
willyrocket Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Elizabeth City NC Posts: 250	Looks to me like it would crawl.......

07-23-2005, 10:27 AM	#11
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	pretty cool design... has alot of potential!

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07-23-2005, 11:13 AM	#12
Magic Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thats a Good question Posts: 552	looks really good, tell us how it works. hows the steering?

07-23-2005, 11:37 AM	#13
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	Reminds me of a cross dresser. Its a clod that wants to be a shafty Is there any axle sway, side to side?

07-23-2005, 12:39 PM	#14
stomper4x4 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Guam U.S.A. Posts: 23	The panhard bar is saposed to keep the axle from moving side to side.. That particular suspension setup though should have alot of flex steer and alot of body roll....

07-23-2005, 12:46 PM	#15
Cole82 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 2,028	Almost finished it today waiting on parts. I did take it out for a test drive today. It worked great really well. Just the right amoun tof articulation and travel. Need to mount the servos better. Yes with any panhard bar suspension there is minimal side to side motion as it travals. Driven in and over this spot. steering What stomper said is true but only at speed. The slow stuff it doesn't matter

07-23-2005, 09:54 PM	#17
camozuk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: australia Posts: 25	does it have a heep of body roll? with the panhard that high i didnt think you would get much

07-24-2005, 06:22 AM	#18
Cole82 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 2,028	I've ran through several packs now. The only thing that is odd about the suspension is when the rear is fully compressed and the front is half way. It will jack the front end up under power. IT has to be when the rear is fully compresed or it wont. One surprising parts is the side hill performance is better than ecpected. It work way better than my old clodzilla 4 link. That thing had issues. There is no body roll. old setup Revised mount Over all pic

07-24-2005, 10:06 AM	#19
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	that is the first time ive ever herd of that panhard suspension setup. looks awsome. i like how you got that servo mounted in that one pic, zip ties, thats almost like using ducktape for everything.

07-24-2005, 10:28 AM	#20
Destroyer Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North GA Posts: 824	That's a very innovative design you got there! Looks like it should perform quite well with some minor tuning. Take it to a comp and see how it does, then see what you might want to change. One thing though...how much steering do you get with the axle brackets set up the way they are? Maybe it's just the angle of the pic, but it seems like they would hit the tires/rims :? Destroyer

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