Center Drop on 6WD 1/8 or 1/16

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Center Drop on 6WD 1/8 or 1/16

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20-12-2011, 00:55

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Re: Center Drop on 6WD 1/8 or 1/16

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Originally Posted by Gray Adams

In a prototype of ours, we tried 1/16 drop with roughtop tread on a 6WD with 4" wheels and there was too much resistance when turning. 1/8 works pretty well in our experience.

What type of wheels did you use?

We have done 1/8" drop with 6 plaction wheels. We had no difficulty turning, but the rock was certainly noticeable. Depending on what else the robot is doing this may or may not be a problem.

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