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Suspension basics
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This thread has started me thinking on suspension options that have never  been produced for slot cars.
(Unless someone knows better) 

Fly front-motor cars ( solid rear axle with the spring propshaft) seem like a good first candidate for a suspension design that gets the motor weight out of the unsprung weight calculation. 

If the spring based prop shaft works, a UJ based prop shaft would be an improvement.

If that arrangement works, it could be further improved by using a floating motor mount.

Combining all of this into a design that supports long can motors mounted further back in the car would indeed be challenging.

Food for thought ?

AlanW
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Suspension basics - by Nonfractal - 20th-Mar-21, 04:16 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 20th-Mar-21, 08:34 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by Nonfractal - 21st-Mar-21, 06:37 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 21st-Mar-21, 08:01 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by Nonfractal - 21st-Mar-21, 08:35 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by woodcote - 21st-Mar-21, 09:06 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by OXO cube - 21st-Mar-21, 09:39 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by chrisguyw - 21st-Mar-21, 01:03 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 21st-Mar-21, 10:13 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by woodcote - 21st-Mar-21, 10:45 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 21st-Mar-21, 05:43 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 22nd-Mar-21, 08:49 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by Nonfractal - 23rd-Mar-21, 07:46 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 23rd-Mar-21, 12:32 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 23rd-Mar-21, 02:20 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by Nonfractal - 22nd-Dec-22, 08:10 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by Nonfractal - 22nd-Dec-22, 09:15 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 23rd-Dec-22, 11:22 AM
RE: Suspension basics - by Nonfractal - 23rd-Dec-22, 08:29 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by BAracer - 24th-Dec-22, 01:37 PM
RE: Suspension basics - by munter - 24th-Dec-22, 07:20 AM

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