[sdcantrell56]

I just saw that you are from Duluth High School. I am a mentor at North Gwinnett. It's good to see you on here.

As has already been said, "west coast" has taken on many meanings, but it seems to have become synonymous with wheels cantilevered outside of the frame. Teams have designed many different variations of it with sliding tensioners, live and dead axles, directly driven center wheels, and many other variations.

The main performance benefits are slightly increased stability due to a larger track width, and much quicker wheel/tread changes.

The downside is that the wheels are unprotected, and many versions such as the awesome 254/968 iteration are very machining intensive.

If you guys need any help with drivetrains just send me a pm or something and I'd be glad to share with you the designs I've been working on and our previous drivetrain.