Suspension adjust on T-34 Heng Long

[HERMAN BIX]

Ahh........ Taigen
Yip, that makes the difference.
H/L & Taigen of the same era were well different.

[Stormbringer]

Yeh but Taigen seem to have stagnated whereas Heng long have upped their game

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning,
It was mentioned before by Herman. An old fix for this issue is to cut small squares of plastic and clock the springs so as to drop the ride height of the tank and give some ( more realistic looking as well ) track slack. People used to clock all the springs for maximum slack on the tracks but Hermans idea sounds better. No Baby Carriage Suspension Action needed. HL did fix the issue so Props to them and Props to the OP for keeping an older Tank running!
regards,
Painless

[tankme]

Yeh but Taigen seem to have stagnated whereas Heng long have upped their game

Unfortunately they have stagnated, but all of my T34 based vehicles are built on Taigen chassis and it is VERY reliable. You don't have to adjust the height of the suspension as it's already set correctly. The internal springs are setup the same as the original T34 which makes it harder to swap springs, but it can be done. If I build any more T34 variants, they will still go on Taigen lowers with Henntec adjustable idlers. I've only had to go in and tighten screws on the suspension arms and occasionally adjust the track tension.

I have plans to convert another Trumpeter upper into a T34S (shielded), but since I have operational T34 tanks that project is still sitting on the shelf.

[MrChef]

Hi, If someone needs to adjust suspension on T-34 Heng Long. To look more real and make it sensitive, here is the video:

https://youtu.be/4_AoUxWdGSw?si=MKhOxEQ5j2dBiT3M

H'mmm I may just try this one day. It's minimal work and can be reversed. Not a priority but it's interesting. And my T34 is about as reliable as gravity.