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Re: 6WD questions

We have a fixed drop, been running .125" drop on ~4" wheeels has served us well.


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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
1/2" axles are almost a must in cantilevered robots. In our past offseasons we have bent 1/2" axles in experimental testing which has led me to believe that 3/8" cantilevered axles during competition will simply make us have a bad day.

We've used 3/8" axles when both ends of the axle are supported by the frame with the wheel somewhere in the middle.
Universally saying X size is required isn't the greatest thing to do.

We had a prototype cantilever drive with 3/8" axles perform and last just fine, we however do 1/2" axles with 7/16" hex on our comp for geometry reasons.
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