RE: springs [TANKS]

["Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-ACPTrust.com>]

Lou wrote:

> Thanks for the response Steve. Do you think this would work 
> for a King Tiger (I like the simple set-up versus all the 
> angle iron,etc..)

It should work well for any trailing arm suspension design.  The real
beauty of the design is that it transfers the force directly from the
wheel axle to the suspension spring.  Internally sprung designs transfer
the force from the wheel axle, to the suspension arm, to the arm pivot
axle, to an internal lever arm, and finally to a spring.  More
cumbersome in my opinion.

> and would be robust enough?

The design is using 1/4" x 1 1/2" 6066 series aluminum bar stock and
lawn mower axle bolts.  Yes, it is robust enough.


   Steve Tyng