Rock Crawler Suspension Geometry

On this episode of rock rods tech it s trailing arm suspension explained by jake burkey.

Rock crawler suspension geometry.

Ultra4 started on a bet when 13 rock crawlers met on a dry lake bed in 2007 to see if they could run all the hammers trails in johnson valley in a single day. Proper bar geometry is restored by relocating the body or by using longer links. Most rock crawlers can too but both categories can benefit from low pressure gas charged shocks. I ve received a lot of questions over the years about suspension geometry and articulation.

In a time when air shocks were the talk of the town this was the first rock crawler to have desert style suspension and really raised the question of how to go fast. This system is used for its superior ability to articulate without having components bind and its relative ease of. Articulation is how well each axle or each wheel will travel and twist up when traversing an extremely off camber obstacle. Check out the new shop channel for more tech videos.

Jeepers in the easy wheeling category can get by quite well with regular old hydraulic shocks. I feel like this build is one of the founding builds that inspired our industry to turn the direction it did. Low anti dive suspension geometry is desired in mud drag racing to improve rear traction and absorbs rough terrain. Jake will be teaching you all that there is to know about trailing a.

Brenthel may have his mind made up as to what the best four wheel drive suspension design is but the debate rages on in the ultra4 racing series. This pre load puts extra stress on the links and reduces suspension flexibility. The last option and most commonly used is a link controlled beam axle suspension design such as the one shown in figure 1 typical rock crawling obstacle. Suspension geometry for gettin it.

56 hudson river rd waterford new york 1 518 270 9822. Most new comers to the rc rock crawling world think that tons of suspension travel articulation is key when competing. When in actuality limited suspension travel is probably better in almost every situation you encounter during a competition. Fast movers need high pressure gas charged shocks to deal with oil foaming and heat.

Low anti dive suspension geometry is used by many rock bouncers to keep the suspension extended during a climb.