"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
10/10/2013 at 16:06 • Filed to: None
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"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
10/10/2013 at 16:06 • Filed to: None | 2
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Prices seem to be in the $50k-$80k range, no real surprise there, I'd wager. Had to check, of course.
Casper
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/10/2013 at 16:09 |
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There are some old cars that you just look at and the first thing that pops to mind is that they never considered safety at all, not even as an after thought.
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> Casper
10/10/2013 at 16:23 |
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What'chu talkin' bout, Willis? Look at them headlights. Grilles over 'em. Safe. As. Houses.
I have no idea why I suddenly turned into British Gary Coleman. That's troubling.
SpeedSix
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/10/2013 at 16:38 |
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I've always wondered how cars with enclosed front fenders such as Panhard Dynamics and Nash Metropolitans steered when the front wheels appear to be restricted. Any insight?
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Casper
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/10/2013 at 16:47 |
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Troubling... or awesome. Would have been better if you had done so while getting out of a Dynamic ;)
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> SpeedSix
10/10/2013 at 17:00 |
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Body steering clearance partly comes down to where the turning axis of the wheel +kingpin is. If the center of its rotation is a goodly way back from the wheel toward the center of the car, it'll travel forward and backward more in the process of steering, but will to an extent "retract" as it does so and not come outward at max extension much at all.
With a steering center half the wheel+tire diameter from the edge of the wheel, the wheel will extend about 40% of half the width of the combo outward (say, in the case of a 28" total, ~5.5", but if the rotating is taking place much further in, say a whole 28" in from wheel face (probably no real car), the wheel will only poke out about 1.5" as it turns to maximum protrusion.
Those are extreme examples, and most cars aren't going to turn more than enough for about 1/2" to 1/3" that much protrusion, so a car with a turn center about half wheel diameter from the face (extreme, but not impossible as such in older vehicles) are safe to probably 2" from the face if designed properly.
My Land-Rover has very big wheels, and a turn center probably about 10-12" from the wheel face on a ~36" tire, as an example of what real-world things can be like.
There are several downsides to a distant turn axis beyond crummy actual turning radius/ability to steer. One is the level of strain on steering components, and depending on setup, likely a greater tendency to bump steer. It also compounds braking and traction imbalances. Yet another is greater mechanical stress on the kingpin. However, there is a hidden bonus, and that is that the effect of the kingpin on unsprung weight is reduced.