Wicked Al
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This is what I have been working on and am now building a proof of concept vehicle. Patent is now pending so I can talk about it. Your questions, comments and discussion are welcome. I came up with the concept, I do not have in depth knowledge of shock tuning or shock design for a specific application. I can give an educated guess and get 80% of where it can be. I'd love to make it to 90% as I will be at the Sand Sports Super Show with it and if luck favors me, I'll be able to have people do demo rides directly after the show to see what it can do.
My prototype will be built on a RZR Turbo S. It is a known quantity and should be a good base to compare against.
I am not a suspension novice however. I have raced ATV's and SXSs for many years with several championships. I have also designed and built a clean design desert race ATV with leading suspension, 18" up front and 20" in the rear with a suspension predecessor to my current design. The problem with that previous design was I still had an issue with obtaining full articulation with anti roll capabilities, this new design solves that.
I apologize if I have stated anything before on these pages, I have memory issues as a result of being hit by a TT at V2R a couple of years ago, I'm just now getting beck to where I can take a project and push it forward... still have some persistent side effects, so bear with me, your patience is appreciated.
My biggest challenge right now is deciding on spring rates and shock length. For sake of argument, let's pretend the shock will be mounted in the existing location on the arms at the existing angle.
The thing about this system is because all shocks are connected, a change in one affects the whole system differently. Single spring? Dual spring? On outside shocks? Inside shocks? Shock length? Different length front from rear? How soon/aggressive to activate the center shock for antiroll? Instead of the center shock being front + rear, should it be 2X rear?
Caution, for the technically inclined, this can be mesmerizing.
Read the attached PDF and ask away!
Thanks!
My prototype will be built on a RZR Turbo S. It is a known quantity and should be a good base to compare against.
I am not a suspension novice however. I have raced ATV's and SXSs for many years with several championships. I have also designed and built a clean design desert race ATV with leading suspension, 18" up front and 20" in the rear with a suspension predecessor to my current design. The problem with that previous design was I still had an issue with obtaining full articulation with anti roll capabilities, this new design solves that.
I apologize if I have stated anything before on these pages, I have memory issues as a result of being hit by a TT at V2R a couple of years ago, I'm just now getting beck to where I can take a project and push it forward... still have some persistent side effects, so bear with me, your patience is appreciated.
My biggest challenge right now is deciding on spring rates and shock length. For sake of argument, let's pretend the shock will be mounted in the existing location on the arms at the existing angle.
The thing about this system is because all shocks are connected, a change in one affects the whole system differently. Single spring? Dual spring? On outside shocks? Inside shocks? Shock length? Different length front from rear? How soon/aggressive to activate the center shock for antiroll? Instead of the center shock being front + rear, should it be 2X rear?
Caution, for the technically inclined, this can be mesmerizing.
Read the attached PDF and ask away!
Thanks!