Drive Train help

[Pat Hart]

Are you driving in the wide or narrow configuration. If you are driving wide the added distance may allow you to turn without lowering the center wheels. In the narrow configuration you are more likely to need a lower center wheel.

I am not sure how your blocks are mounted but if possible try testing by shimming the middle wheels with washers and find what turns best for your robot. Wheel spacing and center of gravity location can have an effect, so not all robots handle the same way

[Akash Rastogi]

With a .1" drop and a well balanced robot, you should not have troubles with being tipsy.

Make sure you drop your centers enough (would recommend .125") and balance your bot.

[Samk]

we are driving in a narrow config, with dead axles. all wheels are powered

[JB]

In narrow config I would say anything from .125 to .1 would be good for 8 wheel drop center.

Our team usually does a .0625 drop, but that is because we found with a 6wdc .125 rocked to violently when accelerating from stop.

[Samk]

Thanks for all the replies! I'll show the team this and see their thoughts