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Originally Posted by pete
the more forward the sidecar wheel is the more it gets pushed side ways when you turn..
on lose surfaces it is not so bad... but on the road it makes the steering heavy... can be totally unsteerable if it is to far forward... is why some units have a leading link front end
that gives zero trail to lighten the steering...but because there is no trail then there is no self centering
effect so a steering damper is required to stop head shake...
Both of the units I have built I used 100mm of lead on the side car wheel...
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Pete i am familiar with car suspension systems ( no expert though ) caster, camber , toe in/out , ackerman angle , bump steer and the like ( i built 3 fox body mustangs into auto-x / HPDE driving event cars and got them all to handle pretty decent ) but i'm not sure what a lead angle or lead length is ?