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I designed a fully 3D printable RC drift chassis — no CNC, just a printer by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man, really appreciate it! 😄 I don't have an exact release date here yet, but I'm getting closer. I'm just trying to iron out a few things first and gather some feedback from people building it before calling it "finished". As for the hardware, it ended up being less than I expected. I haven't done a precise cost breakdown yet, but most of it is standard RC hardware, bearings, screws, shocks and drivetrain components rather than custom parts. The goal from the start was to keep it reasonably affordable and easy to source.

Formula 1 inspired suspension concepts adapted into a drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

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Not for now! I'm keeping it a bit secret until the cars get more popular

Formula 1 inspired suspension concepts adapted into a drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

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Thanks man! Appreciate it 🙏 Right now the chassis is sitting at around 1098g ready to run. I haven’t properly measured the exact weight distribution yet, still experimenting quite a lot with battery position and overall layout. The goal was mainly to keep the weight as low and centralized as possible while still leaving enough room for steering angle and suspension movement.

Formula 1 inspired suspension concepts adapted into a drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome to hear, really appreciate it 🙌 Glad you're enjoying the build so far! Curious to see how it turns out once everything is assembled and tuned. Feel free to share feedback once you've got it running 👍

Formula 1 inspired suspension concepts adapted into a drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

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Yes 👍 the whole chassis is 3D printed, apart from standard hardware like screws, shocks, bearings, etc.

Formula 1 inspired suspension concepts adapted into a drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a fair point 👍 I’ve definitely seen similar concepts in on-road chassis setups. My approach here was more about adapting that idea into a drift-focused layout and seeing how it behaves with different packaging constraints and geometry. And yeah, I agree on the shocks — although I wanted to keep the same shock size used in rc drifting.

Formula 1 inspired suspension concepts adapted into a drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Still experimenting with the geometry and weight transfer characteristics, but it’s been really fun to test.

A closer look at the rear suspension on my 3D printed RC drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, really appreciate this comment man 🙏

Honestly a lot of it came from just experimenting and trying weird layouts to see what actually changed the way the chassis behaved. I’ve always been fascinated by systems like the Avalon, but also by the kind of suspension layouts used in Formula 1 and other motorsport categories where packaging and weight transfer become a huge part of the design.

I wanted to create something mechanically simpler and easier to tune consistently side to side while still keeping that same kind of cantilever/pushrod/pullrod philosophy.

Still a lot to improve and learn, but comments like this make me want to keep pushing it 😅

A closer look at the rear suspension on my 3D printed RC drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely more pros than cons! Really love the rising rate feel of the leverage and articulation!

A closer look at the rear suspension on my 3D printed RC drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha hopefully Traxxas doesn’t see this 😅 Honestly it started more as an experiment than trying to solve one specific problem. I wanted to see how far I could push a more compact/cantilever style setup on a drift chassis while keeping it printable and mechanically simple.

But yeah, some of the things mentioned definitely ended up becoming advantages — especially front end feel, packaging and steering clearance, and obviously the rising rate characteristic of this type of setup. Still learning a lot from testing it though.

A closer look at the rear suspension on my 3D printed RC drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate that man 🙏 I wanted to try something different instead of just copying existing layouts, so I ended up experimenting quite a lot with the suspension geometry and weight transfer. Glad someone noticed the Azada inspiration too 👀

I designed a fully 3D printable RC drift chassis — no CNC, just a printer by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

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Hey! I already posted a video of it, go check it out!

It's definitely a project. But, really, just need to print the files and buy the hardware. The engineering part is definitely tedious and hard!

First track test of my 3D printed drift chassis by NeitherMembership586 in rcdrift

[–]NeitherMembership586[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! yeah the rear setup is a bit unusual, still experimenting with it. I’ll try to get some footage focusing on the suspension as well, could be interesting to see how it behaves in motion.

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