Bending carbon frame rails?

[ParrotSandwich]

C frames are normally narrower at the ends (~70mm) than at the skid (~78mm). Am I supposed to bend carbon rails too? If I use wider frame spacers, the shocks get too close to the rails, almost touching.

 

[Goro Majima]

C frames are normally narrower at the ends (~70mm) than at the skid (~78mm). Am I supposed to bend carbon rails too? If I use wider frame spacers, the shocks get too close to the rails, almost touching.

Yes just pinch them in as it also doubles as stiffening the chassis.

 

[Panther6834]

It's going to depend entirely on the CF chassis kit. Some kits keep the rails straight, while others "pinch" them at the front & rear. Beast thing to do is built the frame as the developer designed - if the rails are meant to be straight, keep them straight...don't "pinch" them.

Using a couple of mine as examples, the GameChanger chassis from The Crawl Space uses a "pinched" design, whereas the Ground Fox chassis from Artful Dodgers uses a "straight" design. Again, however the kit you're building is designed (straight or pinched), I'd recommend keeping it as the designer designed. Just a 'suggestion'.


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[ParrotSandwich]

It's going to depend entirely on the CF chassis kit. Some kits keep the rails straight, while others "pinch" them at the front & rear.

It's a Gspeed V3. I did not find info at the manufacturer site about bending.

 

[twade984]

It's a Gspeed V3. I did not find info at the manufacturer site about bending.

Gspeed chassis are typically used with 67-70mm chassis spacers and servo mounts, along with 78mm skids. There will be a little pinch


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[Goro Majima]

It's a Gspeed V3. I did not find info at the manufacturer site about bending.

There's a how-to video with Gabe himself (Gspeed) which he talks about the pinching of the rails. Green light on the pinching.

 

[ParrotSandwich]

There's a how-to video with Gabe himself (Gspeed) which he talks about the pinching of the rails. Green light on the pinching.

This one, right? I did not connect the dots. :shock:

 

[Goro Majima]

This one, right? I did not connect the dots. :shock:

No not him but maybe he also explains it. If the vid I'm talking about isn't on YouTube (it should be), I might've seen it on his FB page.

 

[ParrotSandwich]

Thanks you both, appreciated!

 

[Panther6834]

There's a how-to video with Gabe himself (Gspeed) which he talks about the pinching of the rails. Green light on the pinching.

I concur. Even looking at the photos, you can see (albeit, just barely) the slight pinching.


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