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前引き

English translation: front wheel drive

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Japanese term or phrase:前引き
English translation:front wheel drive
Entered by: Marc Brunet

03:54 Nov 18, 2012
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Front Suspension
Japanese term or phrase: 前引き
サスペンションの目標性能の説明の中に「前引き大舵角」とあるのですが、この「前引き」に合う英単語は何でしょうか？
よろしくお願いします。
kayochan
Local time: 11:43
front wheel drive
Explanation:
The description that comes to mind to match your contextual phrase here would be:

high angle steering front wheel drive (vehicle)

and the top 2 urls supplied by Cinefil could be one good illustration.
Such steering systems allow a forward steering angle of up to 90 degrees, i.e. allow the vehicle to turn around within the radius of its own length.
However, there is no guarantee that your model is of that type, if it is an ordinary passenger car, not a utility vehicle.
In which case please refer to the 2nd url supplied here.


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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2012-11-20 01:46:50 GMT)
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Apologies for this rough explanation. Should correct this to:
"allows the vehicle to turn around within a radius equal to its wheel base."
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Marc Brunet
Australia
Local time: 01:43
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Thank you very much!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1front wheel drive
Marc Brunet
2front traction
cinefil
Summary of reference entries provided
FYI
cinefil

  

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front traction


Explanation:
a guess

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 00:43
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 311
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
front wheel drive


Explanation:
The description that comes to mind to match your contextual phrase here would be:

high angle steering front wheel drive (vehicle)

and the top 2 urls supplied by Cinefil could be one good illustration.
Such steering systems allow a forward steering angle of up to 90 degrees, i.e. allow the vehicle to turn around within the radius of its own length.
However, there is no guarantee that your model is of that type, if it is an ordinary passenger car, not a utility vehicle.
In which case please refer to the 2nd url supplied here.


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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2012-11-20 01:46:50 GMT)
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Apologies for this rough explanation. Should correct this to:
"allows the vehicle to turn around within a radius equal to its wheel base."

Example sentence(s):
  • Nexteer Automotive offers halfshafts in a variety of <b>front-wheel-drive<b/> ... (fixed centered) joint accommodates the high angle requirements of steering motion.
  • This applies to both <b>front<b/> and rear <b>wheel drive<b/> vehicles. Caster is the angle of the steering axis (the part of the suspension that supports the wheel and tyre assembly). ..

    Reference: http://www.atexnet.co.jp/eng/03_reference/SL30B/index.html
    Reference: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&tbo=d&authuser=0&biw=1159...
Marc Brunet
Australia
Local time: 01:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Gibney
1 day 45 mins
  -> Thank you, David.
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Reference comments


21 mins
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~vehicle_dynamics/contents.htm

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Note added at 36 mins (2012-11-18 04:30:43 GMT)
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http://www.atexnet.co.jp/eng/03_reference/SL30B/index.html
http://www.atexnet.co.jp/02_product/SL30B/index.html

cinefil
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 311
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