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Re: Chassis - Team 772 2011 off-season (update)

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Originally Posted by Madison View Post
You want to change the sheet metal design -- by moving the gearbox up and changing the wheel, you'll lower the entire frame neared to the ground. Since a typically legal bumper height is between 1-7" or so from the ground, that puts the frame in the sweet spot.

Flanges on the bottom of the trapezoid won't really do anything useful to make the frame stiffer. A flange that runs, uninterrupted, along the entire bottom length -- just like you have on top -- is the most rigid solution.
I'll have the design changes up by tomorrow hopefully.

How much ground clearance should I make it? Im thnking 1 inch so the bumbers are even with bottom or robot. Should it be loweror higher?
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