Knex Suspension Pickup Truck **Suspension Upgrade/Mod #1**

Knex Suspension Pickup Truck Suspension Upgrade/Mod #1

I built this with a version of suspension I made a couple months ago. The range is great. It is pretty strong and it doesn't look out of place like some other versions of suspension. In the future I would like to build a version that can steer and maybe even move with some form of motor. Any ideas?

Suspension

OLD VERSION -Follow the steps to make each individual suspension unit. Your will have to repeat the steps 4 times. In total your will have 2 of the piece in this picture. One for the front and one for the rear.

NEW VERSION- Go to step 9 and make 4 of these units. Connect 2 units together with white rods. This will give you a front and rear suspension unit.

Front Chasis

This should be pretty easy to build.

Rear Chasis

completing the rear chasis

Some Assembly

Putting the front and rear chasis together. Add the wheels.

Hood, Grill, Headlights, and Bumper

Assemble the components that will make the truck look good.

Side Panels

The side panels need to be made. Meke one for each side. Add the doors with a simple snap.

Roof

Pretty easy.

Final Assembly!

Now for the fun part. I think you should be able to see how each component is added. I ran low on battery in my camera so I tried to conserve the power by taking as few pictures as I thought I needed. I have modified my own truck since I built this one. It is now a six wheeled box truck with massive suspension and a rubber band powered opening back door. Why? I really don't know.

Suspension Mod #1

This suspension is a lot less fragile than the previous version. It requires NO Y connectors and no further modification to the truck. It requires only a few spacers to be moved. The rubber bands are also much easier to get to meaning it is easier to adjust.