Tanque

At least stuff like this is interesting to me. We accept that certain vehicles have this or that sort of suspension but in the case of a torsion
bar suspension other than that of a Panther and the like we don't usually get to see them being hidden on most others such as German half-tracks

Here are some being sold for a SdKfz 251:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Drehstabfeder...item23282bc2dd

They look pretty much like their larger cousins Jacques Littlefield once showed me during his restoration of his Panther but now I know what they look like for
a 251 as well.

If we only had a reasonable way to cut the splines on the torsion bars of our models as well as the internal splines on swing arms and the anchor points we'd
really have something. Sure would make adjusting the deflection a lot easier.

Jerry

herrmill

Agreed, that's an interesting find. I wonder where they dug that up?

With today's CAD multi-axis CNC mills, I'm sure anything can be done but at what cost?

Tanque

I'm certain they could be made as well. For the inside splines a type of broach could be used to swage them; for the
actual torsion bar ends I thought an EDM process might work. The trick with the bars would be to form the ends while
the stock is untempered then to get the correct temper after machining.

All time and money, money and time... I were only super wealthy, ohhh the things I'd make or have made.


Jerry

ausf

Great find Jerry.

I think splines could be achieved if you went with less splines of a larger size than scale. Say a pattern of eight or even using hex stock milled smooth in the center, leaving the hex intact.