I think pretty much any tank (or APC) with torsion bars has an offset like that, it allows for longer and hence thicker bars, and more steel must be better :)
On 30/10/09 6:04 AM, "?" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was am concerned about that too. Im worried that any rod light > enough to twist under load would bend with a good smack from the side. > I thought about threading the rods right into the swing arm so the arm > sits right up against the hull, that might help... or have the torsion > bar inside another axle. right now i'm experimenting with 5/8 tubing > axles, filled with grease, with hacksaw blade torsion bars inside...I > have another question though too. On the full scale Chaffee (and a lot > of tanks I think) the starboard road wheels sit farther forward than > the port ones, to allow the torsion bars to span the full with of the > hull. Would this cause any problems with steering/approach angle? > > Thanks, > Ed > > On Oct 29, 6:40 am, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'd be interested to see how these bent rod suspensions hold their >> wheel alignments after a few hard days battling. >> >> Steve Tyng > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
