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Re: pic: Team 1708 Idea #1 rev. A

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Originally Posted by TheOtherGuy View Post
I'm also curious about this; seems that when you include a suspension system on a 6wd, you're losing a major benefit of that wheel configuration. Are you planning on using any omniwheels on the corners?
Eddie might have some more to say, but I think the idea's to mount the suspension using theaded rod, and then a nut on top could be tightened to limit the maximum expansion of the spring, so the outside wheels could be raised to normally sit ~1/8" above the center wheel when under weight.

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