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Old 02-07-2019, 05:18 PM   #9 (permalink)
Angel And The Wolf
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Have you seen those stunt cars that run up a ramp and drive with one side up in the air? they have special rims to keep the tires on their beads. If this trike had that kind of rim on the front, side tilting would not be necessary. Alternatively, leaning the body corner pivot pins inward toward each other ( / \ ) at the tops might give the desired lean to the front tire in turns, and raise the front outer corner while diving the front inner corner.. Again, without CAD, I have to do all this in my head, or use straight pins and plastic straws, which I haven't yet. This steering may need hydraulic or electric assist. An electric hub-motor in the front wheel could help on very tight turns where the angle is too severe for the rear wheels to do more than push straight ahead on the front tire. I'm begining to see more and more how VW trikers, or trikes made with front drive car engines at the rear could use this.

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