gear driven suspension?

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by travis98s10Edited: 4/8/2009 9:46:14 PM by travis98s10It will definately be a stiffer ride and you wont need heavy shocks because the rotational inertia of those huge gears will absorb alot of the small bumps and bouncing, not the bag. It might not be that bad though. If the ride is too stiff, try adjusting the length on the arm connected to the link bars to give you more torque and possibly help the ride quality. Pretty cool idea though --------------------------------------------- Interesting. I'm no physics guy by any means, but rotational inertia is essentially the resistance to change in rotation, right? If so, that makes a whole lot of sense, and is something I had never really considered. Thank you!

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by jhouk2000Remember Lee, you get your 2:1 ratio but way of the "dogbone" arm being mounted halfway up the lower link bar.   We are just going to have to leave the shock mounting up to Ricky, I am sure he can figure out a way.----------------------------------------------- I always overlook that. Fail.

Mad props on outside the box thinking, I love it.Why not mount a coil over system of some sort instead of a solid link bar between the axle bar and gears?Keep up the forward thinking, makes it WAY more interesting. 

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by Uncle FesterMad props on outside the box thinking, I love it.Why not mount a coil over system of some sort instead of a solid link bar between the axle bar and gears?Keep up the forward thinking, makes it WAY more interesting. ---------------------------------------------Great idea.  That would negate any effects of rotational inertia AND give us the benifits of  a shock.  We'll have to think very seriously about this.

Edited: 4/13/2009 10:07:08 AM by UncleLee

Thanks Fester. A coilover is a great ideal. Also, a few more pictures if anybody wants to see it in it's current state. http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq1QkY1rhttp://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq1Ql4vShttp://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx10TyAJhttp://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1Rjkoihttp://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx10TV20http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq1Qm1ni

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