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Re: Are six wheels better than four?

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Originally Posted by cziggy343 View Post
so what you are saying is that it may give better handling, but not better traction?
True, you won't really notice any substantial difference in traction but you may notice under certain situations you will have more possible traction like when turning or making certain maneuvers but you won't raise your maximum traction value.

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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII View Post
Unpowered idlers of any type are a horrible waste of normal force.
True that. Anything that touches the ground spreads should be powered... IMO
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