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Originally Posted by VPpanther
and I'm not sure if we could do a drop center chassis because the rocking back and forth would severely impact what we're trying to do. The robot would probably only have to face level surfaces most of the time with the odd bump now and again (its actually for a sponsor to take to tradeshows and events to advertise). Would it be bad to just have all 6 colson wheels touching the floor at ounce?
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Based on this, I'm not entirely sure you understand the complete purpose of drop center. Without drop center, using Colsons, and given the dimensions of the robot you specified earlier, your robot will have an awfully hard time turning. Drop center increases the ratio of width of wheelbase to length of wheelbase, decreasing wheel scrub while turning. A 1/8" drop is pretty much unnoticeable, but if you really can't have any rocking, consider using omni wheels.