Suspension with classic technic?

[Heppeng]

Dunno - you will have to excuse me I have been in the dark ages quite a while! I expect there must be more modern components that will allow you to do the same or similar, it is quite a useful arrangement, and has the advantage you can build the length to suit - I achieved my suspension lift simply by substituting longer axles - and you can vary the stiffness by how you wrap the rubber band(s).

Edited August 11, 2013 by Heppeng

[Someonenamedjon]

Dunno - you will have to excuse me I have been in the dark ages quite a while! I expect there must be more modern components that will allow you to do the same or similar, it is quite a useful arrangement, and has the advantage you can build the length to suit - I achieved my suspension lift simply by substituting longer axles - and you can vary the stiffness by how you wrap the rubber band(s).

Thanks anyways!

[Technyk32231]

Y.ou can get some good ideas from www.texbrick.com, look in the articles

[Steven L]

I also have an old LEGO Technic set without new parts. As a teen. I've tried it a couple of times. It was frustrating but I did manage to make it one time. Can't recall how, but it was a sliding pillar suspension. You can Google that for inspiration.

[Junpei]

I guess the sliding pillar suspension works, but is not very common and gains massive camber when one side is compressed.

[Steven L]

Another way is to put suspension on the entire ridgid steering works. I have the wheels shown in Hepping's post on the previous page. I tried to make live axle, but unless you scale it up about double, you might pull it off with just pins and Technic bricks. My LEGO Technic box is over at my parents place. I'll give it a try when I'm down there.

[BobSmithHello55]

Do you have some bevel gears? They will work with for the drive and rubber bands could work for suspension.