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Re: 6" Pneumatic Wheel Help/Suggestions for other wheels for an outdoors robot

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Originally Posted by MetalJacket View Post
Do you think that with the uneven wheel inflation mentioned in an earlier post (center wheel more inflated than outer) a 1/8" drop would work? Not that it's too hard to change in the model, just curious
We tried that and still didn't have a lot of success with our turning ability.
We eventually wrapped ducktape around a pair of our tires to decrease our traction, and that was enough to get us turning better.
Anyways, increase your drop for sure.
Also, get a pair of wheels to test with and check their compression at full PSI.
That ways, you've got some numbers to design with, instead of just going off of what others think is the proper drop.
Hope that helps!
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