Built mine, no real problems... But
The steering looks like it could be problematic. On the bench, the steering can 'jam' at either end of maximum travel, this seems to be due to the fact that as the steering moves, just before full lock, the hub linkage angle causes the linkage to 'flip' and kind of lock into position. I've tried limiting travel to get close to the 'flip' point, but obviously now I'm not getting full lock.
If you try your car in he bench, put full steering to one side, the try to move the 'inside' wheel (as you would be turning the car on the ground) youll see there's loads of play around his maximum angle, and you can feel the point as the angle over reaches and causes the steering to jam.
Would be interested to know if anyone else had noted / fixed this, or if its not an issue, just conscious in a bump, the steering could be forced to this maximum lock position and could jam up !!!
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