I thought I would give a little update on my VVSS suspension conversion. You guys have seen it in action in the snow, and looks and performs well, however through operation I have determined there are a few things you can do differently to make it better. In time I will post pictures of these improvements, but for now I'll just state them, so if you are going to tackle this you know.

1. The brass pins that I used to pin the swing arms to the main housing do work out. I have had to use CA on the ends. I don't like using CA as an engineering fix. It would be better to use a a threaded rod for this. I have seen what I need in a servo, and just need to find a supplier

2. I got the pads all wrong on the torsion arms. THe torsion arms should have no pads on them. Instead use evergreen I beam as guide attached to the swivel arms.

3. The C channels inside the housing works as a guide for the travelling assembly. Ensure you keep tolerances between this and the guide pin tight. Too much slop will lead to trouble in the field.

I have used a couple of pictures to show where the improvments need to happen, but haven't got around to making them yet.

Keep posting pics please i am watching closely. The sherman will be my next project with all the mods i think it will be a great model if the plastic suspension holds up.

can you give more detail on the bracket you made between the swing arms.... shown in the second photo.

another question about the springs used are they from the Tamiya sherman kit? ... also how deep are the sockets where the springs go into

Here is the thread I did awhile ago

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9308302/anchors_9308302/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#9308302]Sherman Bogies revisited[/link]