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pinchvalve UltimaDork
10/2/12 8:03 a.m.

The Quadrasteer thread made me wonder what other 4WS cars I had forgotten about. So let's do a hotlink list shall we?

Quadrasteer

Prelude 4WS

Dodge Stealth R/T (IIRC, twin turbo, 4WD, 4WD, Active Aero, Tunable exhaust...I still want one)

Nissan Super HICAS

Bigfoot

What am I forgetting?

RealMiniDriver SuperDork
10/2/12 8:11 a.m.

Toyota Celiac GTR

Klayfish Dork
10/2/12 8:29 a.m.

92CelicaHalfTrac MegaDork
10/2/12 8:32 a.m.

MX6/626

Grtechguy UltimaDork
10/2/12 8:35 a.m.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltraDork
10/2/12 9:03 a.m.

alex UltraDork
10/2/12 6:28 p.m.

pinchvalve wrote: Dodge Stealth R/T (IIRC, twin turbo, 4WD, 4WD, Active Aero, Tunable exhaust...I still want one)

Add ECS (electronically controllable suspension) to your list of acronyms. It's a tech dream/nightmare and I still miss mine. I'm just scared to have another one at this point.

novaderrik UltraDork
10/3/12 1:05 a.m.

pinchvalve wrote: Bigfoot

USA 1

RossD UberDork
10/3/12 7:38 a.m.

Pierce Fire Truck: I couldn't find any reference on their website of which model and if they still make it, but they did at one point. It could crab walk up to 25 mph, IIRC.

GameboyRMH PowerDork
10/3/12 7:44 a.m.

^ That's 6 or 10 wheel steering, depending on how you look at it.

Some container trailers have steerable rear wheels that are remote-controlled by a chase vehicle

Many of the vehicles mentioned above have "passive 4WS" which is basically bushings or other flexible components designed to flex in a way that steers the rear of the car under body roll - basically a large amount of rear bump steer with a purpose.

And yeah all but the earliest monster trucks are 4WS.

dculberson SuperDork
10/3/12 9:56 a.m.

I'm not sure what the manufacturer was, but there was a charter bus with rear wheel steer.

iceracer UltraDork
10/3/12 11:20 a.m.

I remember my father telling me about an early,(very early) 4ws truck that got alongside of a loading ramp and couldn't get away.

sachilles SuperDork
10/3/12 11:31 a.m.

Galant VR4

Curmudgeon MegaDork
10/3/12 11:31 a.m.

Tiller ladder:

Not only front and rear steer but uses two drivers. Yeah, that's gotta be like a Chinese fire drill during training.

Conquest351 SuperDork
10/3/12 11:38 a.m.

Can't believe no one has mentioned these...

Toyman01 PowerDork
10/3/12 12:29 p.m.

Curmudgeon wrote: Tiller ladder: Not only front and rear steer but uses two drivers. Yeah, that's gotta be like a Chinese fire drill during training.

My BIL bought one of those off Ebay. Still not sure why.

Curmudgeon MegaDork
10/3/12 3:22 p.m.

He bought a tiller ladder? Lots of stuff can be repurposed, but one of those?

alex UltraDork
10/3/12 7:22 p.m.

Toyman01 wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote: Tiller ladder: Not only front and rear steer but uses two drivers. Yeah, that's gotta be like a Chinese fire drill during training.
My BIL bought one of those off Ebay. Still not sure why.

Seriously, what kid hasn't wanted one?

novaderrik UltraDork
10/3/12 7:28 p.m.

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Toyman01 PowerDork
10/3/12 7:37 p.m.

In reply to Curmudgeon:

Believe it or not, he sold it for twice what he paid for it. The guy that bought it was going to convert it to a mobile cell tower. Apparently they set them up in remote locations with a satellite up link.