# How rigorously should we keep 0.6 ratio of wheel base to the track width?

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**Created:** [March 3, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.farm-ng.com/t/how-rigorously-should-we-keep-0-6-ratio-of-wheel-base-to-the-track-width/491 "2025-03-03T22:03:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![KODAI](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.farm-ng.com/kodai/32/364_2.png) [@KODAI](https://discourse.farm-ng.com/u/KODAI)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.farm-ng.com/t/how-rigorously-should-we-keep-0-6-ratio-of-wheel-base-to-the-track-width/491/1 "2025-03-03T22:03:50Z")

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I am curious how rigorously we should keep 0.6 ratio between length and width. I have seen use cases of the Amiga where the wheel base is longer than the track width (meaning the ratio is not kept). So, I wonder that you don’t really have to comply with it under some conditions such as low speed and less amount of turning.

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**Author:** ![MScatolin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.farm-ng.com/mscatolin/32/312_2.png) [@MScatolin](https://discourse.farm-ng.com/u/MScatolin)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://discourse.farm-ng.com/t/how-rigorously-should-we-keep-0-6-ratio-of-wheel-base-to-the-track-width/491/2 "2025-03-04T00:54:23Z")

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That is an empirical ration supported by our calculations and observations to avoid overheating and premature rapid wear-out of the motor gears for the average application of the Amiga. That said, if your application permit, you can relax it.

Think of it as a trade-off… extra wheelbase means extra load during turns. If your payload is small and/or your are not performing many turns, you may increase wheelbase without performance problems.

What I always say is test it… collect some logs with different configurations and check if you are okay with the solution.

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**Author:** ![KODAI](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.farm-ng.com/kodai/32/364_2.png) [@KODAI](https://discourse.farm-ng.com/u/KODAI)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.farm-ng.com/t/how-rigorously-should-we-keep-0-6-ratio-of-wheel-base-to-the-track-width/491/3 "2025-03-04T20:30:42Z")

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Sounds great. Thanks for the info