Model: (Click to see more) 58016: Sand Scorcher
Status: Project
Date: 24-Oct-2011
Comments: 4
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OK so,I cannot build my Carbon Chassis project just yet, So I knocked this up from bits and pieces, so that I could Play around with some Suspension Ideas,, I guess It is pretty much an out and out Copy of the Superchamp Monoshock but just Moved Inboard/forwards, to Keep The Shox away from all the Mud and Stones,,

---------------------I never Liked the Scorcher Sway/Torsion,bars so I wanted to cut it out ,, Also I sort of Don't like the way the Suspension damper mounts to the Rollcage,, It is a fine Idea but the aesthetic of the Joint is too Rough,, so with the changes I have made to this Chassis My Shiny Alloy Rear Cage Connects directly to the RollBar,, then Ziptied as seen on many other Models.. then the Business end of the Suspension is moved Forward,, ------ And the Really fun thing for me is that People will Look at the Thing when It is Built,, and see it Sitting up fine and they will say ''err where the rear Shox gone ?'' hhee... ----The Sides are nice and clean and the Shox are kept away from the Dirt.----- So now to some obvious Problems with this design that I need to work on ,,, The Sway would have been controlled by the Torsion Bars but now it is too free ,,, the only thing controlling the Sway in My Design Is the Bump Stops on the Rear Swingarms ,,, When I get this running I will have to Test ,,to see if She runs well. ----So now to some Positive Things about this Design ,,, Because the Shock and Damper Up Front of the Gearcase are Simply attatched You can Chop and Change the Damper/Shock Array until It works For You,,, ---- Also the Main thing I Love About This is that By adjusting How you Do up the Grub Screws in the Rear Swingarm,, You will Be able to Finely Tune The Ride Height Sag Preload Tension Etc Etc Etc as much as you Like ,,, one last thing Sorry, but What I tried was to Connect the Top Damper to the Frame to work as a sort of Sway Damper,, Similarly to The Steering Damper on A Hayabusa,, But I thought about this and played with it and I found The Result Would Likely be Severely Uneven Damping,,, The attatched arm would be Overdamped and the free arm would be virtually Undamped!! Thanks All, For Reading and I Welcome any Ideas or Design Tips ,, All the best and Thanks, From Danny D

This Should Be infinitely Customisable Chassis mock up from RE RE Buggy Champ Parts The rod I used for Pivot is just the Right Length -ShortDamper= Low RideHeight and more Preload, -Screw into Pivot needs to be Very Tight no slip -I do need to Change the Colour of the Ziptie -Change the Lower Shock to Modify Damping, -I Tried it wit Axles and It did Stand Up 'Lols'

Comments

Chain Driven

24-Oct-2011

Very interesting idea Mate.

KyoshoTomahawk-SRB-Dan

24-Oct-2011

Hiya Chain Driven,
Thanks Mate,,

Andersop

24-Oct-2011

It's not uncommon to run 3 dampers at each end of a racing car. The middle one controls pitch and the 2 side dampers control roll. In this case you would normally have side springs and not a centre sping...

KyoshoTomahawk-SRB-Dan

24-Oct-2011

Hey Andersop,, Thanks for the Info , I will try to look it up. I am new to the world of Racing Suspension Set-Up,,
Cheers from Danny,,


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