Lego Height Adjustable Car

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This remote controlled Lego car is independently capable of adjusting the height of the car, both in the rear and the front. It uses a total of 4 motors, 1 battery box and 2 ir remote controlles to drive the car. The car drives by 1x Lego XL motor, and steers through a servo motor. The adjustable height is independently driven by 2x M motors, through a clever mechanical design.
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Chapters:
0:00 Concept
1:26 Front suspension
2:41 Rear suspension
3:43 Motors
5:07 Assembly
6:23 Demonstration

[@JTCF]

It would be interesting to see a pneumatic adjustable suspension.

[@marcovimercati393]

I did that about 30 years ago on a 8865... great times... :)

[@armoredcalvary1273]

Mechanical or adjustable pneumatic is the real question... having an individual compressor and pump per axel to control exactly where/when you want the height.

[@armoredcalvary1273]

*mechanical pneumatic adjustable or etc.

[@docfcybo]

@@marcovimercati393 Grande! :) I made a fully active suspension system almost 35 years ago, with 1st gen lego pneumatics and a rough lego pump compressor. It had a kind of mechanical level sensor acting on the pneu valves, modified to move more smoothly. Great times, indeed! :)

[@dieguito437]

I did

[@DrMindstorms]

I love how compact that mech is damn! Really nice vid!

[@oscarwilliams9939]

i though u were dr engine then lol

[@crystalizedfae]

I appreciate you linking the steering wheel up to the steering assembly, nice little attention to detail

[@sharkyslegoandotherstuff]

official sets do that too but i personally prefer hog steering as it makes the set easier to play with (that's right, i play with my lego instead of just building it and letting it rot on my display)

[@doursen]

it's the standard nowadays

[@jimtv2157]

Prussia

[@nomic655]

The more complicated a Lego mechanism is, the better it looks on video. Pretty damn cool how you made such a complicated mechanism able to lift the entire RC vehicle, all while making it somewhat resemble a real car. Can't wait to see what you'll come up with next. The only idea I can suggest is an RC 4 door car with a motor that lifts the rear wing up and a motor that opens all doors and the front cover so you can see the engine. Also, from your demonstration it seems like the front suspensions don't lift as much as the rear. Am I seeing something wrong or is this true?

[@brickbuilds101]

Thanks mate, and you are correct the front suspension does have smaller range of motion than the rear suspension. The mechanism is the same but the rear uses 5 stud long beams in the suspension compared to the 4 studs in the front which results in the height difference :)

[@nomic655]

@@brickbuilds101 It's not a significant height difference in the end. If it was intentional, personally I'd put the 5 stud long beams forward so the car can climb slightly taller surfaces. Any benefit of putting them on the rear or is it just how the design turned?

[@brickbuilds101]

The front suspension was build first, and without the axels, needed in the rear, I got more space in the middle by making it 4 studs long. That's why the worm gear in the front is a bit more in the middle compared to the back. When I started working on the rear suspension I realized the beams had to be 5 studs long, to get the space for the 2 universal joints in the drive axel. Which resulted in the rear being a bit bigger and the worms gear a bit more "out" from the middle. I ended up liking it, because it gives some sort off realism when the car is aggressively angled forward, like ind real life on som cars.

[@nomic655]

@@brickbuilds101 I like it in that sense a lot. Can't wait for your next build!

[@SkyPassYT]

Yes it looks better the more complex it is, but when it comes to smh that’s gonna be used (almost every day) like a RC car. Simple is a better option unless you know absolutely that you won’t be out somewhere and it break

[@TediI47]

Love the way you edited the moving parts for specific systems by colour.

[@jameschamberlin3926]

Holy carp, that’s incredible

[@Angelo-24.]

Holy carp 💀🐟

[@evanherriges4042]

@@Angelo-24. 💀💀💀💀

[@Angelo-24.]

Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States. Wikipedia Mass: Common carp: 4.4 - 31 lbs, Grass carp: 55 lbs, MORE Encyclopedia of Life Length: Common carp: 16 - 31 in. Lifespan: Common carp: 20 years, Mirror carp: 20 years Largest species: Siamese giant carp Catlocarpio

[@i_make_car_edits]

@@Angelo-24.cool

[@adot1263]

Would definitely be interested to see how you could recreate this to work like actual air ride suspension. This was awesome to watch regardless!

[@kll.switch]

It‘s pretty easy to built air ride using lego hydraulics.

[@connorsavugot1672]

Love the color filters you placed on the parts to better highlight different subsystems. Hugely adds to the overall video quality!

[@brickbuilds101]

Much appreciated!

[@vzspr8023]

FIA : "wow that's cool" *bans it

[@LazAgha0305]

FIA: F*ck Inventions for Anyone

[@sawyerh6838]

This is actually extremely impressive. Video is great and so is your creativity 👍

[@talibjordan9605]

I would love to see some wheel arches on this but this built is so good!!!

[@sharkyslegoandotherstuff]

I don't think there's ever been a set with adjustable suspension to my knowledge really impressive

[@eliselinger3624]

I think there was only one but I can’t think of it

[@CSL22199]

The adjustable suspension lego has made isn’t as complex as these ones and it’s in set 8297 technic off-roader

[@sharkyslegoandotherstuff]

@@CSL22199 ah, good to know

[@bramnelissen9106]

The 8297 Extreme Off-roader 2 from 2008 has height adjustable suspension out off te box.

[@MasherGamesYT]

0:00 normal suspension ** commences to build medieval torture device **

[@diabolik84300]

Travail impeccable , vraiment bravo 😀 je voulais faire se style de suspension à hauteur réglable mais sur un krowler 🤣🤣🤣 pas encore eu le temps de me pencher dessus mais t'as vidéo m'aura bien inspiré , merci 😀

[@Carlos.Hijosa]

Amazing. Nice job dude!

[@UserA29]

AMAZING!

[@tamerelrefaie3977]

I really enjoyed this video so much, amazing mechanism

[@kaas4877]

Nice car. It looks and works great.

[@C2-GAMES]

Rotating steering wheel is a nice touch. Great car!

[@ocallaghancolin94]

This is amazing.

[@GD_PulseDash]

Nice video!!

[@j-a-y._.]

This would make such a good low rider

[@bfholm]

This is so dope!

[@khelatthenextlevel56]

These Lego asmr engineering type videos are pretty epic

[@tankdood329]

That back end be CHONC

[@alecchestersworld1435]

Amazing Work!!!

[@OwenWalker]

Super awesome build! brings a ton of questions to mind! When raising and lowering the rear suspension - Is the camber on the rear tires changing as well? Is this a similar mechanism (including the suspension mechanism ) to what hyper/super/sport cars use to raise the front for going over bumps etc? What happens if you keep pushing the height adjustment motors once at max/min height? Do the gears skip or do the motors lock out and stop? If its the second one... could a type of clutch be added that is strong enough to engage with the torque needed to lift the car but will slip once going over the threshold at max/min height?

[@snipasloth]

Well done man👍

[@thebrickshooter5974]

There was a lego technics offoader set (forgot which one) that had height adjustment in it. It was a very neat system

[@BarBrick]

Nice!

[@kaseycrooks3529]

I don't understand how u teach urself to put the right peices in right spot?? Very cool ur talented

[@mirrorworld2789]

NICE CREATIVE

[@diprwaroy621]

Nice job mate

[@brickbuilds101]

Thanks 👍

[@HProducer]

Nice video tks you

[@Normalplayer_HCR2]

Damn

[@SpeedCube2]

You make wonderful models, especially the work of the lifting suspension. But I would also like to see small models with a working independent suspension drive and steering. Thanks!

[@Skullknight-rc3uh]

Finally FULLY accurate stance car

[@pov1455]

He has an air suspension in his lego car, good innovation 😁👍

[@pyrospit1190]

I really like your channel and lego in general, but I don’t do engineering and every time I watch one of your videos, it’s just fun when my mind just instantly breaks.

[@DeGodOfTime]

Cool.

[@NourMuhammad]

looks interesting to build! Do you have any guide on hands you can share or at least a 3D model ? thanks

[@V0NI777]

Never in my life seen a Lego vehicle rc car on bags 😂😂😂 good job

[@sapogeek38]

give that man a job

[@Macoosey.]

It looks so cool it looks like it’s on air suspension

[@chips7049]

air suspension but mechanical.. wow :O

[@saibharadwajbadda4539]

LEGO will now make an official set with this concept!!

[@fox3missilevr965]

We need this on Lego ideas NOW

[@lukeshrubsole6087]

Seriously impressive. How is the steering angle affected?

[@whythoughmhmm]

90s pushrod suspension with camber would be cool

[@nathanconcerto2482]

dude please make the adjustable suspension on a trophy truck that would be awesome

[@callmetommy1899]

Man. Trophy truck isn't supposed to be stanced but.... i actually don't think that it would bad

[@aazmirfaisal]

Nice Work! I love it, have you made any separate manual for a offer in which you sell it with the parst requried?

[@user-jf9pq4nm1b]

Time to make an lowrider I guess

[@MrScorpnok]

Looks amazing! I was wondering about a possibility to make the suspension stiffen once lowered - if you put a second set of suspension fixed to the car body, as the car lowers and the fixed suspension gets compressed, could this make the suspension stiffer🤔just an idea😁

[@beanmangotbanned]

very nice 👍

[@Eugensson]

Next challenge: pneumatically assisted power steering?

[@daywalkerz9201]

Lego Air Lift!! :D

[@MaximNosko]

wow

[@carlord5003]

Can you tell me where I can find the building instructions? The car is sooo perfect, please?

[@mikavanseeters1536]

You should add fenders. Good build!!🎉

[@jimday666]

@4:48 the colors were a nice touch

[@csabeee2566]

Do you have any instructions for this set?

[@conorstewart2214]

For the first mechanism it would have worked better if you had the linear actuators connected to the frame rather than the opposite side. It would have been a lot less loose.

[@iglesiacomunitariakefale9816]

Dud is amazing

[@craggslist]

I used to have a truck like that in high school!

[@thatrussianguy116]

This type of suspension is perfect for a rat rod

[@adittttya]

WOW!

[@TheInfamousButt]

Clearance adjustable. Shock travel remains the same.

[@nedb204]

What would this type of suspension be called, where the control arm has it’s own control arm

[@MISTER_FORRO997]

hmm i would love a lego lowrider

[@memeasism]

thank you, will try on an F150, chap anylevel lift kit!

[@alimutaqin3607]

Cool..❤❤

[@Lyric_bird2]

Tesla already figured this out but not in Lego! Good job 👍 👏

[@maxsilver6968]

Hear how serv stalls - may be manual control for steering need adjustment

[@Hhgxnf]

Bro just made the new air bags for lego 💀💀💀

[@janosszamoskozi6481]

That would be great if you sell these lego kits with a bit more detailed video about the assembly. I liked this one soo much too!

[@kll.switch]

As a child I built a similar vehicle, but with hydraulics instead of gears. I used parts from a F1 car, a pickup truck and a truck with hydraulic arm.

[@STA-3]

Do they still make those original servo motors?

[@creepycody7039]

motorized shopping cart! :D

[@mrpthanujallinall416]

It's amazing👍😍🤩

[@christopherdavis2793]

Love your videos. Where do you buy parts?

[@51misza]

It's amazing !!! How long it takes to create such a project ?

[@brickbuilds101]

This car took about 2 months to complete

[@brimzeex4993]

Ik the purpose isn’t really for this but if the system could individually control each wheel and you had it setup to the Lego program app you could make a fully Lego built active suspension system and program it for stuff, it would take way more work than I could imagine but that would be sick, just like f1 back in the days 👍👍👍

[@poiuyttyuiop9700]

Definitely would be cool but there’s probably far too much latency to compensate for to replicate true active suspension

[@martuines1287]

Bro was trying so hard not the breathe when he was showing the second version😂😂

[@Luca-xg4jp]

you cold replace the normal shock absorber 6378480 with a small Pneumatic cylinder 4625540 and ditch the whole lifting and lowering mechanic and use different pressure for different ride hights and stiffness off the suspension. i would really appreciate if you could make that

[@zues_of_juice8943]

Hi, use this mechanism to make active suspension tank like STRV tank destroyer

[@Doomslayer-gf2nk]

Just a question how in the world are you this good at building with just Legos

[@commanderaxy1367]

ok i just need to know how you dont have a million subs yet

[@brickbuilds101]

Im new, but hopefully I can reach it in the future!

[@igorbuckel8060]

Wicked! Now a Chevy Bel Air body and then sell the whole thing to Cada. At least with them you have the possibility that it might be realized.

[@ThatOneOleDude]

actually a good and true idea!

[@SilverScarletSpider]

mcpherson strut could be simpler than multi link

[@paivexproductions2563]

Do a model with all this tech and put a rc gasoline engine on it, with a live camera and let’s gooo

[@WholsDee]

Didn’t think id see a lego car on bags 😂

[@ZaxionGD]

hi i have a challenge for you. You need to convert the 42110 set so that it has: - Adjustable Suspension - It was remote controlled - had working lights And make an instruction in the form of a film or a simple paper/electronic manual

[@ZaxionGD]

and a list of needed items

[@ZaxionGD]

and it's supposed to be fast

[@evinsprague]

I have a set from Lego that does this. I always thought it was neat. I don’t remember what set number it is

[@cascio100]

lego off roader 8297

[@jasmijnariel]

Oh man you missed the opportunity for an air suspension. But again, an amazing build❤

[@kaseycrooks3529]

And I WISH there was a book or something that teaches you what the name of peices are and what they do and all that?!

[@markmallory2528]

Where in the world do you get the engineering skills to pull this stuff off?! Yet alone, manipulating Lego’s to get it done? AMAZING! 😳👊🏽

[@mewhen1800]

Bro made a storm chaser

[@jaymedesouzaalvesdossantos4991]

Seria legal colocar essa suspensão ajustável em um kit lego land Rover Discovery 3

[@Flanker27274]

make a lowrider please :D

[@hi-its-matt]

bro bagged a lego car... but also, fucking awesome build