ah, sorry, misread that line in your first post.
another idea, maybe you could update the wheels so they stand 90 degrees rotated, then let one side ride "forward" that way you get faked traction rotation.

i'll try out later here myself how to do it.
but am atm busy on a trashable car code.
regards,

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