How do you stop a Reliant Robin from tipping over?

Updated: 29 Nov 2024

I’ve just had an idea for something that’s utterly mad, but first I need to know; How do you stop a reliant robin from even beginning to tip over without converting it to a 4 wheel set up? Serious answers preferred XD

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I don’t know if there really is a serious way. You would either have to drive very slowly and carefully or add training wheels like Jeremy Clarkson did.

I remember Jeremy asking a similar question on Top Gear, when he showed up at the Reliant Robin meet. The guy said that you just strapped your tools into the passenger seat.

Set it up so you have two wheels at the front and one at the back.

You’ll still probably have to do something about the centre of gravity and width of the front end to stop roll overs

Im thinking something along the lines of the chassis setup of the Morgan 3-wheeler

Or do something like this to the reliant

Camber the rear wheels maybe?

Or the front ones… Oh wait

make the front wheel a wide double wheel that can balance the entire car as it drives

A lot of the suggestions are to completely change the car. If someone had a robin and wanted to fix it so it stopped flipping. Most effective, basic, fix is to add a bunch of weight to the back close to the rear axle. More weight on the solid 2 wheels means the centre of mass sits closer to them and in turn (pun not intended) increases stability.

Lowering it would help too though.

Lower the center of gravity

1) A center of gravity that is literally below the surface.
2) A front wheel that is as wide as the car.
3) Make it so it rides on (literal) rails.
4) Training wheels.
5) Add a lot of extra weight on top of the rear axle, which is probably the most realistic way to do it.

That’s all I can think of.