Cowan wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 >> > > > > > > > Yes Ed, welding will change the temper, I would avoid that.
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