SNAIL Forum Index SNAIL
☠ Vintage School 2CV
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Modifying the front arms
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    SNAIL Forum Index -> Technic
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Deuche Fester
Dropped


Joined: 17 Apr 2008
Posts: 102
Location: Hilversum, The Netherlands

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Olli wrote:
Some people in this forum are driving cars with only one front wheel! Shocked

-Olli


I just hope they are not going faster than 50km/h Rolling Eyes
_________________
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message MSN Messenger
Olli
Soviet-Finn Photoshoper


Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2146
Location: Soviet-Finland

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm afraid they go.. They have even bigger engines than most of us Laughing

-Olli
_________________
www.ollierkkila.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Etienne
Hoodrider


Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2829

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dennis wrote:
This modification makes the car look really good indeed, but what does it do to the driving characteristics? You would think a narrower front would make the car more manouvrable at low speeds but less controllable at higher speeds.


My experience with my Dyane -3cm/a wheel was :
- no difference on the road
- turning radius a bit big in some very old french center town ( Laughing ) and in underground parking !
_________________
www.super2cv.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
backfire
Dropped


Joined: 14 Nov 2007
Posts: 346
Location: NL, 's-Hertogenbosch

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Olli wrote:
I'm afraid they go.. They have even bigger engines than most of us Laughing

-Olli


Yes but they tend to tip over in tight corners :) As mr bean always is testing. Twisted Evil
_________________
2CV, with Visa turbo charged
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
björn
Lowered


Joined: 19 Jun 2007
Posts: 1695
Location: hillywood(hilversum)/holland

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm thinkin of nerowing my front to
goes my tyers hid the fender and it looks sweet
whats beter 3cm or 6 in total????
_________________
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
JoZeF
Grave Digger


Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 1734

PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dennis wrote:
Olli wrote:
Some people in this forum are driving cars with only one front wheel! Shocked

-Olli


I just hope they are not going faster than 50km/h Rolling Eyes


I reach top speed on the speedometer in my 3 wheeler (160 km/h, which must be around 140 real km/h)

Wink
_________________
"That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" Laughing O.E.


Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Etienne
Hoodrider


Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2829

PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JoZeF wrote:


I reach top speed on the speedometer in my 3 wheeler (160 km/h, which must be around 140 real km/h)

Wink


And you don't even show a picture of your "toy" as you said when you bought it...
You were so happy ! Remember, I took this pic of you last year in Swiss when you finally drive it back home...





Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
_________________
www.super2cv.com


Last edited by Etienne on Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:39 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Jasu
Dropped


Joined: 30 Sep 2007
Posts: 211
Location: Finland

PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't have speedometer, or any meters at all in my three-wheeler...


_________________
Make it today, tomorrow it's probably illegal...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
stefan
Dropped


Joined: 25 Aug 2007
Posts: 257
Location: holland

PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

björn wrote:
whats beter 3cm or 6 in total????


etienne did 6cm total and i did 12cm total... mine isn't better becauce it is narrower than etienne, it only looks different.
so do what you like most
_________________
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
JoZeF
Grave Digger


Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 1734

PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etienne wrote:
JoZeF wrote:


I reach top speed on the speedometer in my 3 wheeler (160 km/h, which must be around 140 real km/h)

Wink


And you don't even show a picture of your "toy" as you said when you bought it...
You were so happy ! Remember, I took this pic of you last year in Swiss when you finally drive it back home...


That's not a three wheeler, Etienne, it's a trike Laughing Laughing
_________________
"That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" Laughing O.E.


Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jopro
Snailer


Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Posts: 59
Location: England

PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When you narrow the front what happens to the driveshafts?
Do you have to narrow those also?
_________________
Lowering the tone since 1983
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Shedspeed
Dropped


Joined: 13 Jul 2007
Posts: 446
Location: kent, England

PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting point.

I know it's possible to mix driveshafts as there was a long inner/short outer and a short inner/long outer combinations. If you mixed them and had short/short they will drop apart when the wheel is fully down, and if you had long/long they would prevent the wheel from going fully up. (and probably bugger the diff?)

If you're running low, then I'd imagine you're unlikely to have problems using a mix of short outer and short inner, espescially if you have narrowed the front axle, although i guess you make sure the front arm runs through its full movement with no problems beforehand, if it doesn't, then I can't see why you can't simply take a couple of cm off the splined end of the outer shaft?

Again, only guessing here, as I've never tried it.
_________________
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Etienne
Hoodrider


Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2829

PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On my ex-Dyane I just took off 3 cm of the male part of the driveshaft.
_________________
www.super2cv.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
jopro
Snailer


Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Posts: 59
Location: England

PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etienne wrote:
On my ex-Dyane I just took off 3 cm of the male part of the driveshaft.


Did you take 3 cm off each arm?

Its a bit hard to think about these things when i dont have a snail yet!! Shocked
_________________
Lowering the tone since 1983
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Etienne
Hoodrider


Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2829

PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep -3cm on each arm.
_________________
www.super2cv.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    SNAIL Forum Index -> Technic All times are GMT + 2 Hours
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next
Page 3 of 4

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com