"Rich Werning" <rwerning@wi.rr.com> wrote:
: I was pondering this whole topic while mowing the lawn tonight. The thing I
: kept coming back to was the need / want to use as many easily replaceable
: parts as possible. Parts that would be available in almost any town in the
: country - be it junkyard, auto parts store, cycle shop, etc. That way it
: would be easy to repair almost any damage you do while away from home & the
: shop. Also, not sure how feasible it would be but if you were able to use
: identical A arms for front and rear, same shocks, same size tires & rims, it
: would make carrying spare parts much simpler.
Good point. I don't see any reason why the same tires couldn't be
used on all four corners, and the same goes for the shocks, assuming
you are able to build it with a 50/50 weight balance (more or less).
Those air shocks on the UR buggy were pretty slick - I'd be tempted
to go that route. Can the pressure in those shocks be varied to adjust
their dampening characteristics?
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-Jon-
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