Thanks, Paul! thats exactly the info i was looking for. Im a bit apprehensive about making my own springs... do you think welding the bars to anchor them to the hull or swing arms change the temper of the springs? Otherwise, I may have to borrow Brads idea with the locking set screws...Im also trying a modified version of the hacksaw blade torsion bars in an earlier post... by having the blades inside grease filled axles there seems to ba a sort of shock absorbing quality im hoping might help prevent pitching during starts and stops...luckily ive only got 10 road wheels to work with.
Thanks again, Ed p.s Imagine one of the torsion bars shattering in the full scale tiger? right under the drivers seat! On Oct 30, 8:54 am, NavyShooter <cof...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Here's a peek at a bottom view of my suspension, showing a single > Torsion bar in place. > > http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/025-large.jpg > > I used 1/4" spring steel, ground a flat on one side, (each one is > individually ground and fitted) and there's a 1/4" bolt tightened > against that flat and locked in place with a nut. > > They will not move. > > I had the springs made up in an industrial shop on the waterfront, > cost me $5 each. > > If they bend, then I'll straghten 'em or make a couple of new ones. > > With 4 rods, I can stand on the weighted frame and almost bottom it > out. That's my 215 pounds plus the 100+ pounds of the frame. So, > that means each wheel can support about 75 pounds. > > I have 14 wheels. > > That gets me over 1000 pounds. > > I hope that's good. > > We'll see how durable it is. > > Right now, my issue is alignment for the rear idler, and I'm working > on that this weekend. > > Brad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
