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Originally Posted by Jeff 801
I am just going to throw this out there is that you can do other types of drive system other than a "west coast" that are just as rigid and keep the wheels very close to the outside edge of the frame perimeter. To further explain as seen here in this picture of 254 from this past year ( 254's 2011 robot) the wheels are set in the range of .5" to .75" and in the attached picture you can see with this drive system the wheels are just about as close to the outside of the frame perimeter. |
Our wheels were set in that far to allow us to increase the wheel width if we determined it was required later in the season. We never saw the need, but it was comforting to have the capability. In previous years, however, we pushed the wheels to within an 1/8" or so of the frame/bumpers.
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