Bush Gear Suspension

[lv2plyguitar 172]

Hi,  I need to come up with a suspension system for a cabang style gear.  I saw the Rage system but they want an arm and leg for a non-certified shock and bungee cord system. 

 

If you have any ideas let me know.  Basic setup is just like a cub but I just need ideas for the suspension.

 

Thanks

[akflyer 1427]

There has been a lot of talk about this on here.  Can you post up a pick of your gear, or are you building new?  I have a few hours on my set up and it appears to be working well, but I have not yet been able to really test it so I am not going to give it a good endorsement yet!  So far its been some landing and take offs on good snow surfaces, no hard snogo tracks to whack or big rocks to roll over.

 

I am pretty convinced that its going to be hard to beat using bungees as the suspension for this gear and using a safety cable on them in case of a bungee failure.  I would make bungees like a cub uses so you have more than one bungee on each side in case one breaks you still have a softer back up that will keep the gear from sagging too much, then the safety cable as the ultimate back up.  I still plan on making a new cabane vee for mine to change the angle on it to change the way it stresses the fuse.

 

[C5Engineer 1170]

I am going with the suspension from TK1Racing. I Am only to the mock up stage but hoping to get it on here in the near future. He has ads on barnstormers or you can just go to tk1racing.com

[lv2plyguitar 172]

Hi Leni,

 

My gear is being fabed from new.  Me and Randy have it all worked out just need the suspension.

[EDMO 1078]

You might want to compare your print for the engine mount to some mount for an 0-200 where it attaches to the engine - the 0-200 uses larger, Lord mount, rubbers - The C-65 uses smaller ones.

Or, you can put bushings in the engine holes.

(Just in case you missed my earlier post)

EDMO

[akflyer 1427]

  I am pretty sure he saw it

 

[FoxDB 17]

I would go with bungies like the Highlander Gear.

[RDavidson 183]

I think Joey's new gear is going to be great.

I went with a Hydrosorb system on my Magnum...Joey looked into it and the guy just wants too much money! The suspension costs more than the gear. If a guy had a manufacturing connection for the urethane pucks it would be a simple suspension to make.

I took the flaming wallet approach and bought a set, I'm not flying my Magnum yet, but I like the idea of not having to worry about bungees and having to change them out.

Here is the link to my Magnum gear...

http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/1515-magnums-with-airdale-bush-gear/

Ron