I wanted a 1/10 scale prerunner with long travel suspension so I decided to make it myself! Designed in OnShape, printed on an Ender 3. I have a bit more info on my thingiverse page. Any other RC hobbyists on here? https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6306854

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      I just think they’re neat haha

      I have a 1996 F150 2WD which has beams and they’ve always kinda fascinated me as a solution so I wanted to dive into the design considerations.

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        100% understand. I drove an 80s Ranger for a while and same. Thought it was an interesting setup.

        Post more as you make progress. I would love to see it!

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      It can be a little tricky at first figuring out how everything connects but once you figure it out it’s fun!

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        It’s really cool, I’ve a 3d printer I got a while ago but I’ve never attempted accusing like this. Fair play to you…

        Quick question, I’m not an RC person so maybe it’s normal, but why is one of this beams connected at the front and one at the rear?

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      Econofil PLA from filaments.ca

      I love this line of filament, never had any problems with it. Used this colour just to use it up on my first test print, it’s not my favourite colour. Looks too much like dry pasta.

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        I was mostly wondering if PLA is a good material for these kind of things. But why not :)

        I didn’t know about filaments.ca. they seem like a nice company. Unfortunately I don’t live close bye.