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Re: pic: my version of a wooden chassis

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Originally Posted by gorrilla View Post
but wouldent having the wheels directly driven do both jobs at the same time and be stronger and lighter?
Yes, it could be stronger and lighter...but you might not be able to make it have all 3 wheels on each side driven by two motors, which is something we think is kind of important.

We used a cantilevered dead axle design last year, and it was very strong and light. It's hard to compare two designs without having some drawings or pictures of them, though.
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