Gio T3 Front Steering

krbuc · 05-01-2011, 04:26 PM

Is the steering a bit messed up on these? For example: I turn right, the right wheel turns about 1/2 the distance of the left wheel. It doesn't matter which way I turn, the inside tire doesn't turn as sharp. The angle of the tires isn't the same when turning. I went over the whole front end and it seems good and tight.

Kevin

waynev · 05-01-2011, 04:49 PM

Right/left front tires should not usually turn the same amount, this is know as ackerman steering geometry which works on the theory that the inside tire follows a smaller radii then the outside tire does in a turn, this is quite normal, but the way you are describing it seems like it has reverse ackerman, that is strange.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackerma...ering_geometry

EDIT. Just check my GIO Beast and it has normal ackerman steering, the inside tire always turns more than the outside tire.

krbuc · 05-01-2011, 08:15 PM

OK, I was wrong. It turns the opposite of what I posted. Waynev is right, mine turns the same.

mizke · 05-03-2011, 05:24 AM

i thought you where talking about not having the same amoutn of steering input from lock to lock..

thats my issue and the only cure is a bunch of time with a high speed dremel and a grinding bit for it..

05-01-2011, 04:26 PM	#1
krbuc Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 29	Gio T3 Front Steering Is the steering a bit messed up on these? For example: I turn right, the right wheel turns about 1/2 the distance of the left wheel. It doesn't matter which way I turn, the inside tire doesn't turn as sharp. The angle of the tires isn't the same when turning. I went over the whole front end and it seems good and tight. Kevin
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05-03-2011, 05:24 AM	#4
mizke Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,452	i thought you where talking about not having the same amoutn of steering input from lock to lock.. thats my issue and the only cure is a bunch of time with a high speed dremel and a grinding bit for it.. __________________ 200cc beast replica,carsoli cdi,performance coil,fmf powercore 2,uni air filter,hour/tach meter,jetted mikuni carb,msr bars,moose racing grips,yz250f clutch perch,D.I.D chain
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05-01-2011, 04:49 PM	#2
waynev Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,097	Right/left front tires should not usually turn the same amount, this is know as ackerman steering geometry which works on the theory that the inside tire follows a smaller radii then the outside tire does in a turn, this is quite normal, but the way you are describing it seems like it has reverse ackerman, that is strange. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackerma...ering_geometry EDIT. Just check my GIO Beast and it has normal ackerman steering, the inside tire always turns more than the outside tire.
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05-01-2011, 08:15 PM	#3
krbuc Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 29	OK, I was wrong. It turns the opposite of what I posted. Waynev is right, mine turns the same.
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