1/24 BRM with negative rear axle camber

[goosenapper]

[DaveKennedy]

So less of a contact patch then? Um.. ok...

[TuscoTodd]

That is pretty wild! Will be interested to hear how they run! :)

[goosenapper]

[DaveKennedy]

It would give you better cornering if there was tire flex....
Maybe "stance" will work for slot cars.

[Z-carfan]

That is what I was wondering, why have camber if there is no tire flex?
Certainly looks cool.

[DaveKennedy]

[reel55]

I find that it is an interesting concept - although I would have thought that the front wheels could have been offset as well
If they price them well - I may have one to add to my collection of BRM,s
As for the cars - Revell and Teamslot have done them in 1-32

[2FER SLOTS]

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Many years ago, Ulrich made a 4 wheel independent suspension 1/32nd and 1/24th slot car chassis (you may remember pictures of it I posted before). At the time we all were saying the same things that are being commented on here. When LHS got one in, we saw that the tires were slightly crowned, and very soft. And the chassis could go full blast around most of the turns in the giant wood track they had. It behaved like magnet cars do, in that the cornering was unnaturally good, but once it got loose, there was no chance of recovery. For the Ulrich chassis, the secret was the coil springs that caused the wheels at rest to be straight, no camber, while under load, it allowed camber without losing traction much at all.

[Abarth Mike]

8-) I love anything Heath Robinson.

I'll put one on my watch list at my favourite supplier.

I'm guessing that is the smallest universal joint?