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Old 07-15-2010, 03:38 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
The issue with having the skirt attached to the kingpin is that it adds to the sprung weight. (This probably doesn't matter much on a bus!) I'm hoping to attach it to the inner fender and only connect the steering tie rod move the skirt.
Thought about your idea (of a front wheel skirt with a vertical hinge so that only the half that needs to get out of the way moves during a turn) some more and I would agree that is an excellent approach... not that you need my approval or anything It could be done really simply (I think) using a basjoos-style interference approach (no need to tie into the steering rod necessarily). Getting the proper support framework in place would be the trick.
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