suspension question(is this a new type??)
okay you should see 3 pics
the first is the independant suspension that almost all of us have in our rc cars, the little square at the top is meant to be the shock tower
the second one, as you might recognize more easily, is a solid axle setup... that solid black line is meant to be a representation of one of the links you have , like in crawlers or scale monster trucks....
the 3rd pic is something i thought of, it was mainly 2 things... first, the articulation of a solid axle , because dogbones can only work up until a certain angle before they bind up, and the articulation is strictly like bending a flat rectangle.... secondly, the ground clearance of the independant suspension , specifically the gearbox is not the same level as the wheels, and also there is less of an unsprung weight problem so you get a smoother ride
this is just a rough representation...ignore the obvious lack of attention to scale and detail, and assume everything moves freely and nothing is gonna hit each other,the red bit is supposed to be a cantilever thingie on the 'shock tower', the action of the shocks pushing the wheels down also lifts the rest of the chassis up...it could be adjustable, having more leverage on the wheel side would make it more independant, having more leverage on the chassis side would make it more solid axle... it would be held by a multilink to the main chassis , but the springs will indirectly lift the chassis up, something like a revo or txt ...ive tried to emphasize the robustness of these suspension links by giving them thick lines, so it doesnt look flimsy or anything(think of the longer thinner lines as the suspension rods of the revo, and the short stubby one is a giant turnbuckle or something)... i think torque twist wouldnt be as apparent as if it was a normal solid axle setup , because of the mechanical advantage of the wheels twisting the gearbox and not the other way round...
does anyone know if any cars use this type of suspension? i'll be really interested in how well they work...