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Re: pic: Octocanum Module

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Originally Posted by wmarshall11 View Post
...I'd suggest moving the piston further from the pivot or moving the dropped wheel closer. Increasing your piston bore would also be effective, and will provide a more dramatic (quadratic) effect than changing your radii.
Agreed. I had assumed that the piston was essentially over the wheel pivot, as on the VersaDrop. Looking more carefully at the render, I see that you'll only get about 60% of your cylinder force as lift. You'll have to move the cylinder and cross bar out, or increase your piston diameter by about 30%. (1.3 * 1.3 * 0.6 = 1.01)
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