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If a 1Fr 2Rr trike can turn in it's own length....
....why can't a four wheel front drive?
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02-11-2018, 10:18 PM
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....why can't a four wheel front drive?
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Something to do with CV joints not being so reliable at near 90 degree bends. That, and drive shafts tend to impact the tire itself when turned too sharply.
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02-12-2018, 12:46 AM
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If you want a four-wheeled vehicle to turn inside its own footprint, you have to give it four-wheel steering and individually powered wheels.
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02-12-2018, 01:19 AM
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I built a one wheel drive trike that can turn in under it's own length; the undriven wheel turns backwards. Of course it only turns that sharp in one direction but the other direction is really sharp too.
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02-12-2018, 01:41 AM
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Something to do with CV joints not being so reliable at near 90 degree bends. That, and drive shafts tend to impact the tire itself when turned too sharply.
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Yeah, I guess it would require wheel motors. And that would add unsprung weight. |
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02-12-2018, 01:43 AM
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If you want a four-wheeled vehicle to turn inside its own footprint, you have to give it four-wheel steering and individually powered wheels.
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Yeah, wheel motors, with all the unsprung weight that comes with that. Good for ATVs but not road cars. |
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02-12-2018, 04:37 AM
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Not fwd or 4ws but they sure can zero turn:
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02-12-2018, 04:26 PM
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With 4 wheels, I can't remind anything other than skidsteer tractors able to turn their own lenght.
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Not gonna happen, but I guess wagon steering would work. Still needs front wheel drive to work.
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