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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256
No outer framing. Basically eliminates about 86" of outer railing (assuming a 37" long by 27" wide bot). Center wheel is direct drive, so less chain (6 chains per average 6WD, 4 for your average 6WD WCD).
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Could you show the mathematics for that? West coast drives have to carry the same amount of force that a standard chassis chassis does. Keeping in mind that both have the same load requirements, I see no reason that one can't be engineered to the same weight as the other. West coast style introduces a rotational component that needs to be accounted for that astandard chassis does not require.
Nothing stops a team from direct driving on a standard chassis, and a standard chassis does not require bearing blocks.