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04-06-2007, 01:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan
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|  my clod so far..
I really like the looks of a 4 link clod, but I didn't want to build a tall chassis just to mount shock so I decided on this.
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04-06-2007, 01:35 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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Differnt. I think you might be on to something. Bend those bottom link to get them out of the way. Also that center section you have you links mounted to looks like it needs to be made of thicker material. But good idea you have...  |
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04-06-2007, 01:55 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan
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Ya I was thinking about bending the links, but I also want to get some aluminum tubes to cover then first. lol....don't know if i'll be able to bend them after covering them though..thats 5mm threaded rod. The center section is made from stainless steel that I got for free, so its a lot stiffer then it looks. Though I'll probably change it to aluminum later. |
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04-09-2007, 01:44 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan
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I finally got all the electronics and some half decent tires mounted, so I had a chance to do just a little testing today. With the two torsion rods its a still a little on the soft side (I can get 90 degrees of articulation), but I left alot of room for adjusting on the chassis. I can either add a couple more rods or move the mounts further apart on the chassis. The axle also likes to rotate a little on acceleration but I'm not sure if thats gonna be bad yet. I'll try to get some action shots up as soon as I can do a little more tuning |
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04-10-2007, 09:07 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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its a good different idea lets see how long it last. my lower links are about that low i have draged them on rocks alot not got hunged up yet knock on wood. but benting them would help tho
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04-10-2007, 09:48 AM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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what material and diameter are the two rods? looks like a clod version of that bmwII or whatever that chassis is called. |
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04-10-2007, 11:01 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan
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The rods are 4mm stainless steel. They seem to work ok so far since they don't have to bend much to get a lot of articulation. But when I was working with it I noticed that it wasn't very springy and would stay bent pretty easily. I can't find this "piano wire" that everyone uses to build their bmv type rigs. Can anyone fill me in to what exactly that is? |
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04-10-2007, 11:31 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: scarborough CANADA
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what a unique idea. looks good so far.  |
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10-15-2007, 01:47 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: South Orange County
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looks great
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