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Hi,

Summer is ending, and I decided to create something to make another outdoor video. So, here’s my trial truck:

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  • 4x4
  • PF: XL, M, IR, LiPo
  • Leaf spring suspension

Video:

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That's excellent! It seems incredibly capable; great work on keeping it simple and light.

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Thank you!

Will you make LDD?

I don't work with LDD, neither planning to make instructions. But it doesn't seem hard to recreate I think; more photos on Brickshelf soon, as usual.

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Awesome!Love that tubular body! I can make an LDD from photos if you want :)

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Awesome!Love that tubular body! I can make an LDD from photos if you want :)

You like making LDDs don't you because you say this at almost every topic :laugh:

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I tried that suspension on previuos MOCs and I know well how good it works. Awesome truck, I like the tubular body but I would change it for liftarms to get less weight and more structural rigidity.

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Very nice!

What's the usual length of the flex axles used for a leaf spring suspension? I would like to buy some of them and don't know which size.

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It depends, large trucks which dont need too much suspension but must take a lot of weight tend to use short leaf spring suspension with rigid axles, but if you want to make an small model like this one, a 7L flex axle installed in the chassis with an small curvature or in a U position should be enough.

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Mr. Paave, another great build! Proportions are good, the concept is good, and I am just amazed by the capability of it. :thumbup:

LXF, I fully support your desire for making LDD models. :wink:

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Very nice!

What's the usual length of the flex axles used for a leaf spring suspension? I would like to buy some of them and don't know which size.

It's 11.

Thanks all. LXF, You can make LDD if you like. :classic:

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Doing it :sweet:

And yup, I like making digital models , that way I see how the model is built even if I don't have the pieces necessary :classic:

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Only the bodywork left to do, which lenght are the flex axles in the wheelarches?

Current progress:

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I don't get enought angle out of the suspension, also the LDD is glitching and doesn't want to connect the receiver and the plate where they should be, now they are 1 stud outward, like the battery box. The turquoise is the spring , not available in LDD

Edited by LXF

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Only the bodywork left to do, which lenght are the flex axles in the wheelarches?

I used 11L axles for everything here.

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Finished the LDD file , download

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NOTES:

The cabin can't be connected correctly because of a collision.

The flex axles don't bend enought in LDD

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Edited by LXF

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@Paave : your moc is amazing, the idea is brillant.

Thanks to knight and his LDD files, I ordered parts to built your MOC :wub:

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Thanks for the instructions! I haven't dived into trial trucks much, so building a copy was a great learning exercise - the leaf springs in particular work incredibly well!

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I reveived yesterday all the missing parts :

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I'm impressed by the offroad capacity, even with low battery.

I'd have a small problem. The weight repartition is not good on my truck :

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I'm using stand battery box, which is quite heavy. Do you think the problem comes from that ?

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