Thread: Best Drivetrain
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Unread 29-04-2008, 23:21
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Re: Best Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
The best results come between 1/8 and 3/8.
During our 2 years of experience with 6 wheel drive, we have found that 1/8 " was a bit to little of a drop, and 3/16" was about right. When we went with 1/8" in 2007, we couldn't turn the robot very well in high gear. This year, we went with 3/16 " and it worked quite well. There are probably many threads on that topic somewhere though.

On a side note, it would be interesting to take this year's bot and try out a couple of different drop distances because it only involves cutting 4 more plates and spot welding them together to change the height of the center wheel on last year's bot. Hmm.