My 8x8 Project

[Mechbuilds]

Update to the frame:



Here's a wheel mockup how it'd look with the wheel spacings. The gearing is 1:1.667
The frame is becoming a little bit more stiffer.. Axles and leafsprings finished. The suspension travel is not what i at first had in mind but the steering works so well that i can live with the stiff suspension. 
It should be good in offroad terrain but not rock climbing. (Instead of making it even bigger, i'll just make a future project rock crawler instead.)

Here's the picture of the 90 degree gear angle in the middle:



If i grab the driven wheel by hand, the chassis will flex like a banana upwards and the driveshaft will break from the middle.. 
I assume after building the frame upwards, it'll get stiffer.. 

I wonder how much weight this thing can handle before gears starting to click. 



I'm now thinking about attaching a winch in the front.. Probably will be manual though.. unless i make a clever gearbox in the middle and refit the motor somewhere else.