SNAIL ☠ Vintage School 2CV    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Modifying the front arms Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3          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 Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:06 pm    Post subject: Olli wrote: Some people in this forum are driving cars with only one front wheel! -Olli I just hope they are not going faster than 50km/h _________________ Back to top Olli Soviet-Finn Photoshoper Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1706 Location: Soviet-Finland Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:28 pm    Post subject: I'm afraid they go.. They have even bigger engines than most of us -Olli _________________ www.ollierkkila.com I love Lexus. Back to top Etienne Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2129 Location: East of France Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:56 pm    Post subject: 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 ( ) and in underground parking ! _________________ www.super2cv.com I'm too much myself Back to top backfire Dropped Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 287 Location: NL, 's-Hertogenbosch Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:00 pm    Post subject: Olli wrote: I'm afraid they go.. They have even bigger engines than most of us -Olli Yes but they tend to tip over in tight corners :) As mr bean always is testing. _________________ 2CV, with Visa turbo charged Back to top björn Lowered Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 1239 Location: hillywood(hilversum)/holland Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:23 pm    Post subject: 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 JoZeF Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1372 Location: Paris 9 Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:30 pm    Post subject: Dennis wrote: Olli wrote: Some people in this forum are driving cars with only one front wheel! -Olli I just hope they are not going faster than 50km/h I reach top speed on the speedometer in my 3 wheeler (160 km/h, which must be around 140 real km/h) _________________ "We dont have topic of "Junk Crap" cause that would be most popular topic." Back to top Etienne Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2129 Location: East of France Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:17 pm    Post subject: JoZeF wrote: I reach top speed on the speedometer in my 3 wheeler (160 km/h, which must be around 140 real km/h) 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... _________________ www.super2cv.com I'm too much myself Last edited by Etienne on Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:39 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top Jasu Dropped Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 133 Location: Finland Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:16 pm    Post subject: 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 stefan Dropped Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 255 Location: holland Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:41 am    Post subject: 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 JoZeF Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1372 Location: Paris 9 Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:20 pm    Post subject: 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) 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 _________________ "We dont have topic of "Junk Crap" cause that would be most popular topic." Back to top jopro Snailer Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Posts: 20 Location: England Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:04 pm    Post subject: 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 Shedspeed Dropped Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 438 Location: kent, England Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:02 pm    Post subject: 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 Etienne Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2129 Location: East of France Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:29 pm    Post subject: On my ex-Dyane I just took off 3 cm of the male part of the driveshaft. _________________ www.super2cv.com I'm too much myself Back to top jopro Snailer Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Posts: 20 Location: England Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:28 pm    Post subject: 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!! _________________ Lowering the tone since 1983 Back to top Etienne Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2129 Location: East of France Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:13 am    Post subject: Yep -3cm on each arm. _________________ www.super2cv.com I'm too much myself Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         SNAIL Forum Index -> Technic All times are GMT + 2 Hours Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 Page 3 of 3   Jump to: Select a forum SNAIL forum----------------General chatMeetingTechnicYour ride Sell/Buy----------------For SaleWanted  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