20190701_155117.mp4 98 hits | 22.61 MB | Posted: 2019-07-01 Some suspension travel. I started work on the front a bit, but haven't documented that yet. The cab isn't quite secure to the chassis either so you can see some deflection there. If you look closely, you can see the front I-beam articulating a bit.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190701_123358_HDR.jpg 79 hits | 54.37 KB | Posted: 2019-07-01 Undercarriage shot. Still have plenty of room for details and travel.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190701_123155_HDR.jpg 81 hits | 61.15 KB | Posted: 2019-07-01 I think I've got everything square and centered properly.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190701_123134_HDR.jpg 78 hits | 69.82 KB | Posted: 2019-07-01 Here you can see my fix to lower the truck even more. This is still a work in progress, but I think this helps prototype the shackle flip I wanted to achieve. Barely seen is the second leaf of the 3-leaf pack swapped to the top of the leaf and flipped upside down. This helps stiffen the suspension some, and provides a bit of lowering to the truck as well.
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20190621_130615_HDR.jpg 78 hits | 39.92 KB | Posted: 2019-07-01 Speaking of leaf springs, I had ordered 5 more springs and hardware for future builds and they only sent me this. I should be receiving the rest soon.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190618_145238_HDR.jpg 79 hits | 61.57 KB | Posted: 2019-07-01 Here's the fabricated spring mounts for the leaf spring conversion of the Make It RC MA10 coil sprung axle. These mounts were drilled and tapped to act as mounting points and to center the axle on the provided holes of the Ambush leaf springs.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190614_172818_HDR.jpg 83 hits | 56.04 KB | Posted: 2019-06-14 The desired front ride height as set by the model kit suspension components.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190614_172748_HDR.jpg 92 hits | 52.92 KB | Posted: 2019-06-14 Showing off the rear!... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190614_172701_HDR.jpg 115 hits | 58.39 KB | Posted: 2019-06-14 Current ride height mock up. It's still way too high.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190612_141117_HDR.jpg 86 hits | 65.39 KB | Posted: 2019-06-12 Axle just set on top to get a rough idea of ride height and ponder how to mount it.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190612_140210_HDR.jpg 96 hits | 54.11 KB | Posted: 2019-06-12 Checking the width of the springs with the axle. The original idea was to use the axle's original coil spring mounts to mount the leaves to it. Unfortunately, that will not work.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190612_122420_HDR.jpg 66 hits | 54.76 KB | Posted: 2019-06-12 And cut out the material under the spring mounts. I believe I lost over 2mm in height.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190611_184003_HDR.jpg 78 hits | 56.92 KB | Posted: 2019-06-12 To lower the truck some more would take some chopping. I marked out the locations of the spring mounts at their centers. Then I removed the springs. I also marked the wheel center line in the wheel well as the truck's wheel openings are not a perfect semicircle but more of a sweeping arc.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190610_190135_HDR.jpg 82 hits | 47.31 KB | Posted: 2019-06-12 A shot of the front spring mount.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
20190419_183408_HDR.jpg 67 hits | 50.95 KB | Posted: 2019-06-12 A solution is achieved! Front and rear! I took the front spring mounts and cut the ears off of where the spring bolts through. I then flipped the mount so the flat spot mounts to the bottom of the bed along the frame rail. For the shackle, I used the cutoffs as mounts inline with the fronts to keep geometry correct.... (Posted in: Model Lightning)
