The Ultimate Guide to LEGO Suspension (11 Different Designs)

[@redshoebox]

Timestamps: 0:00-0:29 Intro 0:30-1:08 Independent Rear Suspension 1:08-1:49 Live Axle Rear Suspension 1:49-2:33 Floating Axle Rear Suspension 2:34-3:28 Leaf Rear Suspension 3:28-4:03 Portal Axle Rear Suspension 4:03-4:38 Tatra Rear Suspension 4:38-5:19 Multilink Front Suspension 5:19-6:14 Front Independent Suspension with Drive 6:14-6:57 Live Axle Front Suspension 6:57-7:44 Macpherson Strut Suspension 7:45-8:32 Portal Axle Front Suspension 8:32-8:45 End NOTE: Not all of the suspension designs are made by me. The Leaf Suspension design was based off of Nicjasno's design: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amXPdX6XjNOGoJI&list=... The Macpherson Strut Suspension was also based off of Nicjasno's design: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eexxb... The MultiLink Suspension design was based off of Nicjano's video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omzcl... The Floating Axle and Tatra Suspension designs were based off of Sariel's Bricks & Pets

[@skull6476]

Nice video

[@jurekgadzinowski2895]

8:27 portal axle with unlockable diff doesnt make sense at all. It os meant for off roading so it is better to make it without diff than with diff that cant be locked.

[@carsojant6811]

I have an idea. Make a fully independent suspension vehicle with portal axles and locking differentials. That's what GM did with the hummer.

[@komilover1]

can u get copy righted by lego?

[@larsjrgensen5975]

Nice showing of suspension designs, but the dif lock has very little to do with suspension design. A dif lock can be made by only increasing the width of the differential by 1 gear, that should be possible to fit in most of these setups. If the increased width is not acceptable, the dif can be moved and a drive shaft per wheel can be used and depending on the design it could allow steering too.

[@timramich]

I don't know why these listed a locking differential as a con. A differential isn't a suspension component.

[@Ohio260]

Facts

[@iamhugry]

The reason is that it's too thin for a lock and you need an lock for more heavy duty off-road terrain

[@harryc7651]

This is, by far, the best technic suspension video I’ve ever seen. Bravo. Absolutely fantastic.

[@jareddeckard2703]

This is the video I've been waiting for! I love it. I like seeing different types of suspension.

[@redshoebox]

Glad you liked it!

[@InformaticFreakTutorials]

7:30 By the way, a very good idea for a lockable differantial without new special parts 👍

[@jurekgadzinowski2895]

Such an old way to make your diff lockable, some people were using this method like 6 years ago...

[@isaacwildflower214]

@@jurekgadzinowski2895 If it ain't broke don't fix it

[@randomaccessfemale]

@@isaacwildflower214 If it ain't broken, we will fix it, until it is.

[@mugglepower]

the lack of diff lock should only be a con on offroad vehicles. For road cars diff lock is not necessary at all.

[@Aubiher02]

Thanks for the video, I really needed ideas for a Lego 4x4 truck front suspension

[@Sokolovy]

Классные решения! Рессоры из пластин, это вообще улёт. И макферсон тоже хорош.

[@ipo7596]

How about torsion beams, push rods, pull rods, double wishbones?

[@vVeazel]

Excellent tutorial with technical explanations. I like the emphasis on steering geometry - an often overlooked component of many MOCs!

[@kevinhageman4048]

These Technic-type parts and pieces were just being released during the latter part of my youth. I had to use rubber bands and ink pen springs for my suspension designs. There's no telling what I could have designed and built. This is awesome.

[@redshoebox]

The new spring elements definitely give more freedom in suspension designs, but rubber bands are actually quite useful for suspension too, I even use them in my more recent projects.

[@RayBrooks0]

Really nice job 😊

[@jacobfarkas3916]

Great info in the video! I just wish there was some commentary so I could focus more on my Lego, and less staring at my phone.

[@f35alightning]

Now I can build tea-bagging Lego GLS. Thanks

[@jackpomeroy5855]

2 of those suspension types remind me of the double wishbone suspension and 2 more of them remind me of an independent swing axle suspension

[@ryankaul8620]

Loving the leaf suspension

[@thundervr8441]

Thank you so much for this video

[@ShunTechnicBricks]

Thanks for all the cool information! That's a very valuable video to watch!!

[@redshoebox]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SzwarcuKX5]

This is so cool!

[@bobuk5722]

Hi, very nice to see. What would be even more useful, although a lot of work for you, would be a companion Web site with the components listed for each assembly. Aficionados can recognise them by sight, I'm not so clever!

[@skull6476]

Nice video

[@ludicrousbrickstudio]

Definitely saw a couple of sariel’s designs... Nice work! ;)

[@maciejsn2126]

Add a sway bar, it will stabilise from wiggling

[@Moneygrip]

The straight axles could use some triangulation

[@thetincat3939]

Front Multilink was the coolest front susp. Portal Rear was the coolest rear susp.

[@cyruscameron1856]

This is sooo cool! Where did you buy your parts from?

[@redshoebox]

Most of the time I get my parts from bricklink.com

[@andriybilyak5479]

Are there instructions for those suspensions?

[@fangthewarrior]

Awesome! I love seeing real suspension setups in Lego :D The last one, portal axel front suspension, it's very similar to the setup in the 8110. While it is a great one for offroad and a simple design. One big downside I've noticed was the negative caster angle, at higher speeds it becomes extremely unstable and there's a lot of stress on the steering components. Not criticism just an observation ^^ High speed test I did once when I ran my Unimog down the hallway- it violently veered off and crashed in an awesome way. XD

[@jurekgadzinowski2895]

4:32 camber that changes is a feature that makes this suspension work very well when it comes to offroading. It is just meant for off road.

[@dropkickedmurphy6463]

Leaf spring made me wince a little.

[@_broody2853]

Brilliant work!

[@dirtyoldpirate42]

Isn't spring leaf Suspension illegal 😂⁉️🏴‍☠️ Nice Video, Thanks for Sharing 👍

[@georg3922]

super cool

[@georgehayesiii3rd]

Great Work

[@redshoebox]

Thank you!

[@Deutscherreichsbuerger]

3:20 i once had the idea of using this 13 l curved technic panels as leaf springs because of their shape. i wonder if someone would build a doc with these

[@RyanRuckley]

No torsion bar?

[@otherSid098]

is there a different way to build the front independent suspention with drive then in this video?

[@andreacolzi74]

Dude all your live axle suspensions (apart from the leaf springs one, obviously) have an exceeding degree of freedom: nothing there to react to lateral forces.. ever heard of Panhard rod? Appreciate the effort though

[@anvou2]

Or the alternative: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt%27s_linkage

[@nvsmity8294]

I love your Channel, This is a very under rated channel! Please Continue with your videos They’re very Cool and can also learn from them!

[@redshoebox]

Glad to hear that!

[@thorbjrnhellehaven5766]

I have to visit this video later, when I start on my Car Chassis project: Front+rear suspension FWD/RWD/AWD diff-lock: front/rear/center/all gearbox: 1/2/3/4 remote control, using MindStorms hub Espessially the Macpherson Strut Suspension. But I have to look at the others too, if there are other things to use for inspiration.

[@seancarter1275]

Wether the diff is a locking diff or not has got nothing at all to do with suspension layout, it's a different subject.

[@noelyanes3030]

Watching the leaf spring suspension hurt me bc of how those plates bend

[@rauknrolf]

I do agree, but at the same time I appreciate the creativity. Close call between failure and success...

[@lapaleves]

basically all your live axle designs miss a critial cross link. no wonder things get wobbly. i understand one can cheat one or more freedom grades away with suspension etc, but it's not how it works in reality. either there is a double link or a panhard rod. or both.

[@masoon772]

So smart

[@congruentcrib]

I do like what you have here. I do wish the suspension system shown were a little more accurate to real cars, but with limitations comes sacrifices. Along with that, a lot of the things on here said no positive caster; every suspension system with steering has some form of caster. Even cars like Mercedes and Audi have caster specs even though when driving there is no caster.

[@niiice8622]

So, what exactly is the difference between the grey and the yellow suspensions?

[@redshoebox]

The yellow suspension pieces are stiffer and tolerate more weight. then the grey ones.

[@niiice8622]

@@redshoebox thanks👍😊

[@brandonpillay9025]

Thank you for creating. A Lego dynamo would have been cool to see for testing purposes.

[@jwalster9412]

2:52 leaf spring suspension cons: will brake if used frequently.

[@CapricornRichCat]

good👍

[@heruhcanedean]

I've been working on an off road buggy since Sep 26. I'm trying to figure out a good suspension system, the current one is an independent front and the back is a pretty much a swing arm set-up like used on motorcycles. I'm working in a smaller scale than any of these set-ups tho.

[@MegaMike1]

You forgot pengular suspension

[@redshoebox]

I did not include it because it is typically not-sprung. However, it technically is still considered a suspension type.

[@MegaMike1]

@@redshoebox so do you consider the 42122 to be a spring type?

[@tobydavis1370]

Hey, nice video! So is there not really an option to have a diff lock and suspension in smaller models?

[@redshoebox]

I'm sure it is possible, but it is much harder due to space restraints, especially when the lock is on the axle itself.

[@loz4830]

@@redshoebox you can just take the diff out and have it be locked, theres nothing forcing you to put a diff in any of the suspension types you built

[@svarasinfinity3246]

Can u pls show in strut on

[@KnightIA]

I’ll pretend I know what that all means ;) Good video to watch anyway

[@oliverkromann1902]

where torsion bar suspension?

[@CarmanNicholas]

I want to build suspension #1

[@bbooster]

Yay wowowoeo

[@Deutscherreichsbuerger]

2:03 this one is nearly copied out of serials book, nice to see it here

[@rccarsandtrucksoff-road4x422]

instructions please

[@Chongo_657]

0:43 test suspention

[@adrian_zombturtle148]

I don't think that the live axle front suspension will work in practice since the pins in the shock absorbers have friction so it is very dependent so it's really hard for one side to move. I would also like to see them in practice being used

[@redshoebox]

They are connected to the frame with non-friction pins, I used both the from and rear live axle suspension in this car: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6bMcoeNrtumoM0

[@donbot5000]

The way you did leaf wpring is huge no no. Illegal techniquithat WILL work harden / snap those parts

[@UnitSe7en]

Is it a box for red shoes or a shoebox that is red?

[@kacpero320]

Plisss tutorial 1 st front

[@gemeinerrainer7069]

That went from 0 to 100 real quick

[@tren9211]

0:30 guide how construct it?

[@sebastiannowak8775]

where is the tatra fornt suspension :(

[@tanveerscreativeworks8394]

I saw the Live axle rear suspension ant the ford f150 Raptor truck.

[@andrewsouthern3517]

You should build a portal axle land rover defen

[@jarojo7664]

I redesign that in build a boat for treasure roblox

[@JerbFTW]

Where do you get all those technic pieces?

[@redshoebox]

Bricklink.com

[@zaxisontherun]

@@redshoebox Can i buy something from bricklink with different currencies?

[@blueforce9269]

coollllll

[@IV72020]

Сооl! Thanks

[@musicmemegodz8500]

You can actually have a locked rear axle

[@vincenzomalafronte2504]

Plis tutorial guide suspension❤️❤️❤️

[@jarojo7664]

Bro is playing babft

[@mitchmc4063]

diff lock is not a component of suspension, and your "floating rear" axle is a canter-lever suspension not a floating axle

[@tralux21]

almost all of your axles had "no differential lock" as a con. I think it is stupid to say that this is a con, just because you decided not to add a diff lock. for most of them it is very easy to do so, especially on live axles.

[@zaxisontherun]

Me : just use 1 x 5 beam with light grey bracket

[@rvh2187]

Just one: Indepentend suspension.....change my mind

[@NuvaIunga]

Пока смотрел уснул .

[@Caster_nova71]

No put them both together and make a cool RC car

[@kimricarte]

If you don’t show how to build each system this video is not useful

[@redshoebox]

Hopefully the video gives enough angles for you to reverse engineer it. This video is more to display different designs then an instructional video.

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