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Old 01-21-2013, 10:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
HydroJim
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I believe we need to open source develop a front suspension design for a open wheel rear wheel drive car.

thin 12 inch wheels for low mass, rolling resistance, and frontal area. the only 12 inch wheels are from the geo metro, but it would be nice to go with something that is not as wide. Everything I've looked at either compromises on the width, the height, or weight.

The closest I've come to perfection is using ATV front uprights and spindles with a bolt pattern adapter to attach the geo metro wheels or honda civic vx wheels

Let me know what you think. I'm thinking it might be hard to find tires, so the design would have to be based on a certain specification tire.
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