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[Sharp11]

Originally Posted by John V

The rear suspension of the second-gen RX-7 had a similar setup. Semi-trailing arms with a toe control bushing (vs a link) to toe-in on decel.

Most people felt like it just made the car handle strangely.

John, not sure if this is part of the same thing, but I recall when the Prelude was being hyped with "four-wheel-steering", it became all the rage, for a short time. Never did catch on though.

[John V]

Pretty sure the prelude used an active 4WS system since it was a double-wishbone car front and rear. The Porsche and Mazda systems weren't really 4WS, they were just passive toe control.

[Sharp11]

Originally Posted by John V

Pretty sure the prelude used an active 4WS system since it was a double-wishbone car front and rear. The Porsche and Mazda systems weren't really 4WS, they were just passive toe control.

I almost forgot Hondas had DW set-ups on many of their cars back then ... Honda has mostly done away with this across the line (even on the newest Accords?).

My 2000 E320 has a DW set-up similar to what was on my 87 Accord Lxi hatch - that long, tall fork supporting an upper wishbone angled rear-ward. Early models of my car have a nasty problem; rust at the mounting point causes the suspension perch to collapse ... , you've probably seen older Mercedes with one side down in front, this is the reason (early W210's have well documented rust issues, sometimes from within a year of manufacture, seems Merc was using water-based paint that was prone to corrosion).

[clyde]

The 300ZX had some kind of rear wheel steer, too, but don't remember if it was active or passive. Thinking about it, weren't there more than a handful of cars from the mid 80s to mid 90s that did something similar?

[blee]

Silverados did as well. IIRC, it was taken off the option list because of its price and (probably resulting) unpopularity.

[Sharp11]

Originally Posted by clyde

The 300ZX had some kind of rear wheel steer, too, but don't remember if it was active or passive. Thinking about it, weren't there more than a handful of cars from the mid 80s to mid 90s that did something similar?

I think so, but the trend lacked direction ...

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by Sharp11

I think so, but the trend lacked direction ...

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Sharp11

I think so, but the trend lacked direction ...

Originally Posted by Plaz

[Sharp11]

Plaz would've needed a video clip with a double bass drum kit had I gone for the "steering committee" joke

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by Sharp11

Plaz would've needed a video clip with a double bass drum kit had I gone for the "steering committee" joke