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    10/13/2021 7:44 PM  #1

    Rufus68
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    Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    Watch this Jay Leno video for the "crab walk" maneuver.  Fascinating.


     

    1968 T-code Coupe with a 302.  Nice car, no show stopper for sure, but I like it.
     

    10/13/2021 8:06 PM  #2

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    I’ve seen the monster trucks and some all terrain lifts like a Lull crab walk. Drove a couple of the lifts, they were fun. If the truck can do that, it should be able to turn the back wheels opposite of the front for a shorter turn radius too.

    John  -- 67 Mustang Coupe 390 5 speed
     

    10/13/2021 9:06 PM  #3

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    Just more stuff to go wrong🥵

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    10/13/2021 9:14 PM  #4

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    Does everything the big diesel powered Hummer does except charge its batteries in the woods(that's the whole point behind an off-road vehicle...right?!)
    I wouldn't have one if it was free! Certainly couldn't afford one with out 'Uncle Sugar' paying half-the-freight!
    Where's that stink'in eye roll imogee?!!!!!!
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    10/13/2021 9:21 PM  #5

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    ...but did you watch the video?  I don't like the Hummer either; it was that scene with it side stepping in the canyon that was new to me. 

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    1968 T-code Coupe with a 302.  Nice car, no show stopper for sure, but I like it.
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    10/14/2021 7:06 AM  #6

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    Yep! I watched it. Anything with Jay Leno deserves a watch by me!
    I 'thought' they stated the rear steer was used to have a shorter turn radius??!..
    I'm kinduva  grumpy-old-man sometimes about "Off-road"/all-terrain vehicles.
    Living where I do its so flat and urban and snow- free that most of them I see are just commuter trucks that block any view from behind. Prolly most of the drivers haven't used the 4WD option more than a couple times.
    Of course....the lifted body and the heavily treaded/big 'mudder' tires do contribute to the owners "macho-image" they so desperately crave!
    Possibly to mask their other....inadequacies maybe?!   Wooo-nose
    I'm impressed................
    Jus say'in!
    I wonder what the range would be fully loaded with gravel-mulch-equipment-other "truck stuff"?
    I bet NOT the 300+ miles range the video mentioned.....
    6sal6
    PS.............Yes the 'crab-walk' feature was cool!

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    10/14/2021 7:28 AM  #7

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    If I’m not mistaken, most times I am, some high end European had those features,
    Four wheel steering as well as all wheels “crabbing” depending on vehicle speed.

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    10/14/2021 10:18 AM  #8

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    Nissan had a system called HICAS in the Skyline and 300ZX platforms that added some measure of rear steer to help handling.  I think it only move the wheels like 5 degrees, but it made a difference, especially with the AWD system they had in the Skylines.

    I bet my CJ5 that I bought for $350 would own that Hummer off road.  3.15:1 low range.  It will almost crawl up a wall. 

     

    10/14/2021 12:01 PM  #9

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    I seem to recall that there were quite a few experimentals touting that feature that made Popular Science back in the days of old when I wasn't old and the days were made to play.  The ones I remember were shown parallel parking in a space little bigger than the length of the vehicle by rotating all 4 wheels so the car could translate sideways.

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    10/14/2021 12:09 PM  #10

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    A Honda Prelude model circa, 1990'ish, had all wheel steer.

     

    10/18/2021 3:22 PM  #11

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    GMC Denail Truck had it around 2002 till about 2005

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    10/18/2021 3:32 PM  #12

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    Four wheel steering and crab walk are two different things

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    10/18/2021 3:38 PM  #13

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    Re: Have you heard of "Crab Walk" steering?

    Rudi wrote:

    Just more stuff to go wrong🥵

    One of my dad's favorite saying!!!

    If this forum can't fix it, it isn't broke.
     

     

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