buggie concept (1 Viewer)

[Gumby]

buggy concept

I got to thinking about a radical buggy idea and wanted to bounce it off of folks. I don't know if I could get the parts together to actually build something like it, but it seems like a good idea on the surface.

I made up a page real quick with a down and dirty solid model. It doesn't have steering, fuel, cooling or anything like that, just enough to get an idea.

http://www.bonnifer.com/buggie concept.htm

As Woody says "for tech dreaming out of the norm"

 

[OnTheSpot]

independant suspension scares me

 

[Gumby]

Like this?

http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/brandpages/chevy/131_0306_walk/

I heard this thing was just awesome on the trail. No body movement, just tires sticking flat all the time.

I don't know why he pulled it and went solid in the middle of the season.

 

[Mace]

Because it didn't work as well.

 

[cali-cruiser]

four diffs. seem a little much.

This thing wouldn't be cheap and could never be stupid proof
sound like re-buildability would be a pain in the ass(so many different parts)

this seems like your reinviting the wheel in some ways. many rock buggys now can 0 turn or atleast get close enough to it. It might be a cool idea to think about full hydro.

that gives you all of the pluses you've talked about and you use one small engine powering a pump. No drive lines no tranfers case plus a tank of hydrolic flued at the bottom of the frame would be great for your COG

 

[trailcarnage]

Here a thought that I have been pondering for some time. Why not build the rig with semi-indepentant suspension? The basic premise is a indepentant suspension with a center pivot about the chassis. This would let the suspension act as a SA with additoinal travel and ground clearance. Other than complexity, the only downfall is CV joint. Why not, you already have the complexity at a 8.5 level...