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04-01-2006, 10:08 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Niagara
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|  leaf spring help
i need help figureing out how to make leaf springs for my 1:6 project useing XF axles.. what material would you custom builders use for springs and how would you bend it into shape?? Would mountaineer springs be too small?? thanks
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04-19-2006, 01:55 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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Try using some thin spring steel. Metal banding that's used to secure pallets will work too.
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04-19-2006, 02:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bethlehem, GA
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I asked the same question not to long ago. Someone replied to use the recoil spring metal from a Lawnmower pull start or a weed eater.
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04-22-2006, 11:19 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rapid City
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My hobby store sells different sises of mettal strips.I made some leafs once that worked out well.It wasnt spring steel but worked out nice.
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04-22-2006, 05:18 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bryant, AR
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I got bored one day and made some out of an old recoil spring. I didn't put them on anything, but they looked like they would be good
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04-22-2006, 08:42 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
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I have no clue if it would be too stiff or even work, but was in the garage and got the idea. What about the dipstick from your engine or tranny? I've seen different thicknesses, depending on what kind of curves the dipstick has to move around.
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04-23-2006, 09:58 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rapid City
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I think a dipstick would work for a really small toy.Remember the more leafs and the smaller they are the better they flex.What about a 1/6 scale or bigger truck? Need a bigger material for a bigger spring.
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04-26-2006, 11:46 AM
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