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Re: Live Axle vs Dead Axle
Very well said Andrew. There is not necessarily a correlation between chassis construction and axle type.
We have used live axles the last four years. These included a tube chassis, wooden chassis, and sheet metal chassis in 4 wheel drive, mecanum drives, 6 wheel drop center chain driven and all gear driven drive. The one thing they had in common was cantilevered axles.
It's easy to fall into the mindset of "if you use this type of chassis construction you must use this type of axle." Nothing could be further from the truth. Use what best suits the construction methods you have available and how you choose to play the given game.
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