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 [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
