Changing trike to wide front end

Here's a VAC trike someone changed to a widefront (VAO style) and got the steering to work with the trike steering gear by moving the tie-rod to the front of the axle. I didn't focus on the steering modifications on the day I took the photos but the inset pic shows the steering arm coming out of the front of the bolster; they must have cut off the front wheel-mounting fork and welded an arm on to connect to the front mounted tie-rod. That way they didn't have to change the steering gearbox. Wth the stock VAO front the tie-rod runs behind the rear axle and the draglink connects to the left spindle arm. The VAO used a 12" center to center Pitman arm while the VACs used a 9 incher. If you can find a VAC adjustable widefront with the bolster then you don't have to worry about the steering going the wrong way as the linkage in the bolster takes care of that when going from a trike or narrow-front.

Here's a VAO widefront and bolster. The draglink has been modified with a 'dogleg' for some reason. The Pitman arm is 12'" long (ctr-ctr) but a 9'" may work and would give easier steering. This set-up turns right when the Pitman moves to the rear.

Here's a VAC adjustable widefront bolster pic. These turn right when the Pitman arm (9" c-c) moves forward.