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Re: How to decide frame perimeter on Rhino Treads?

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Originally Posted by FrankJ View Post
Moving parts (Rhino tread, wheels) cannot be part of your frame perimeter.
That is not to say that these treads cannot come within a millimeter or two of the frame perimeter, if you're confident enough in the rigidity of your chassis that you aren't going to be using your own bumpers as a brake.

Because the bumpers must be supported every 8" by (fixed, non-articulated) frame perimeter, you will need something fixed outboard of each tread, preferably extending slightly past both the forward and behind the ends of the treads, within the bumper zone.
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