Drop center on a pneumatic wheel drive train

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Our team is considering using pneumatic wheels on our drivetrain this year. Since this is something that we do not have a lot of experience with, we were wondering what other teams, who use pneumatic wheels, have used for a drop center. We are planing on using either 6 or 8, 6 in wheels available from west coast products https://www.wcproducts.com/pneumaticwheels.

Our main design criteria is-

-We want our robot to be able to cross the boundary on the shield at full speed without damaging our robot.
-We want our drivetrain to be relatively fast
-We want our drivetrain to be able to make quick turns

Thanks for your insight.
We appreciate your advice.

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Yes, do a drop center or you will not turn. We learned this the hard way when our center wheel was deflated. Also, make sure you keep your wheel pressures consistent and high. With pneumatic wheels, you would want a much more extreme drop center as well. Like 3/16" or even 1/4".

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