Rocker pivots

[Pavel]

All,

I welcome any ideas or suggestions on what the best way to pivot the rockers for inboard suspension on a locost are.

It needs to be a straightforward mount, preferably using the same brackets to chassis as the suspension (i.e. those that accept a 44mm crush tube), and be low cost - therefore no ball bearings pressed into either side of the rocker, pivoting on some super special shaft.

The idea of standard suspension polybushes has been poo-poo'd as not being able to withstand the load.

Current front-runner is to use a carefully machined nylon bushing to ride on a standard 44mm crush tube, and pressed into the rocker.


If anybody has any other thoughts or suggestions, I could really do with some brainstorming.

Cheers,
Pavel

[3GE Components]

Use needle roller bearings with igus washers. This will be more than capable.

Kind regards

John

[Pavel]

Hi John, do you have specific dimensions/part numbers I can look at? Did you use an off-the shelf shaft?

Cheers,

pavs

[flyerncle]

Pressed in rose joint and suitable spacers ?