Suspension Model - (Senior Project)

This was a project I had made for my senior project.

Front Suspension:
Double Wishbone w/Coils

Rear Suspension:
Live axle w/Leaf Springs (5-Pack)

Note:
Some of the wheel angles (caster, camber, toe) may look off because there isn't a steering linkage and it was just recently put back together. There are camber adjustments, but I intentially designed it with some amount of negative camber.

Special Thanks:
To all of the viewers who contributed to this videos original 10,000 views before it was deleted!

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[sherbutorange]

where did you buy the leaf springs?

[Shaun589]

@sherbutorange I made them out of spring steel inserts from old windshield wiper blades. I gathered enough of them, cut them to variable lengths, formed them into an arc, and rolled the eyes into each end of the longest, 6inch strips. Un-altered they're like a foot long, completely straight, and have a really low spring rate making them quite flexible. They're really cool to use. I'm sure a custom spring shop has much better options though, as these inserts are very narrow.

[MalcolmCir]

This is really cool. Found it while searching for animation clips of AWD systems. It was for a high school project? You've got a better grasp of the basics of it than most I know. . .

[Shaun589]

Thank you. Yeah, it was for my high school senior project. I'm hoping to make another, larger one someday.

[crazy7997]

Why did you set up the spindles/steering the way you did? Looks like that set up will cause a lot of stress on the pinns. I love all the work you have put into the setup. And did you cast the parts?

[Shaun589]

The steering was done at the last minute. I was debating even putting it on because I was running out of time. And you're right, it does put a lot of stress on the pins. It was supposed to be a cheap King-Pin setup. But I never really got to finish it. And no I didnt cast the parts. They're basically just square tubing and round bar that I bent, cut, welded, etc into form. I think the outer bushing sleeves were from an old timing chain. Anyways, thanks for the comment. I'm glad you like it.

[metalicpsp]

Looks fantastic but why not make the whole thing double wishbone?

[Willw00d45]

this is really cool. i remember your other video. what happened to it? did youtube remove it?

[Motorfordtoyota]

This looks really cool! Now it just needs an enigne and a control to make an r/c frame! lol

[3dimensionalJoe]

you should get in to 3d engineering, I'm at 3d animation, but i use really similar techniques. But anyway, recreating this stuff in computer will really give you more details, and concept for improvements. Anyway great job in the realworld.

[thatcoolmovieshow]

What a beast!



[christopherrv]

pretty cool. put a c notch on the back set up....

[SDCA90]

this almost looks fake

[3amolabib]

this is very clever ! i spent A LOT of my life building models like these !

[ratzinator1]

Nice project, if you really serious about this stuff, go into mechanical engineering. Excellent field. I'm in it and graduating into two days. A lot of calculations you have to do but it's worth the effort and certainly looks good on resumes for jobs and such.