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Re: pic: Team 3647 West Coast Drive
The key to making a six wheel drive work properly is the stiffness of the frame.
I echo the belly pan idea...if you have access to a waterjet it can be done very nicely...
In the absence of a belly pan you might consider cross members... but remember the frame must be really rigid... in all directions.
Another option to help your frame stay rigid is utilizing the bumpers as part of your rigidity... you might as well use them if you have to have them.
By engineering them into the frame...you can gain rigidity ...
take a look at the drive base we posted last week
(1983 is the team number)
We utilize a double side rail.. ours is not a West Coast drive like yours...
We also incorporated the bumpers and their mounting into the frame...legally.
I think too many teams don't think of the bumpers as part of the frame/drive base...rather they think of them as an add-on...
Think of them as integral from the beginning and you can lighten in other areas...
Nice looking CAD work!!
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