These Freaky Omni-Capable Wheels Would Make Parallel Parking Stupidly Easy

This guy made a set of wheels with a 'magic' rolling surface that means they can move a car around on the spot. Imagine how easy this would make parallel parking!
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While the surfaces of these prototype rims - built by the uploader himself - seem to be slick and therefore useless for the road, he claims that they “can have the same build characteristics (siping, grooves, rubber compounds etc.) as regular tires”. What’s particularly interesting is the wheels are bolt-on items on a regular Toyota Echo which hasn’t needed to be modified to accept them.

It does seem like a cool concept, but we’d want to know exactly how much they weigh - you’d think the new rims would be on the heavy side, adding a hell of a lot of unsprung mass.

Creator William Liddiard calls these “proof of concept prototypes”, so it’ll be interesting to see how he develops the idea.

Via Reddit Videos

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Comments

Anonymous

I like the Echo….

07/01/2016 - 00:54 |
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Jax Rhapsody

Can’t wait to see the finished product in Fast8.

07/01/2016 - 01:02 |
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Anonymous
07/01/2016 - 01:15 |
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Anonymous

Tire roll to a whole new level.

07/01/2016 - 03:39 |
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TehGuppy

Just search ‘mecanum wheels’. They have been used in robotics for a while now and don’t have problems with debris.

07/01/2016 - 04:37 |
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Superbrowndude

God damn Canucks!

07/01/2016 - 06:22 |
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Anonymous

Because nothing turns a 17 year old girl on more than a well executed handbrake turn

07/01/2016 - 06:49 |
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The S2K Guy

I wonder if you rolled up to your drivers test with these on.

07/01/2016 - 07:22 |
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MEZZANlNE

That fitment tho

07/01/2016 - 08:09 |
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