is there any model of corolla that has 4 wheel steering? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

pothole magnet · 03-04-2002, 11:05 AM

Has anyone heard of any? just curious.

Xenon · 03-04-2002, 02:37 PM

I haven't heard of 4 wheel steering in Toyotas before but I could be wrong!

bondobondo · 03-04-2002, 09:31 PM

only preludes came with 4ws, i think they are the only production car that has it.

1990-1996 models, and the ones before the model change to the current ones.

Bensa · 03-04-2002, 09:50 PM

I believe Nissan had the Super HICAS 4 Wheel Steering system on the 300ZX and the Q45 at one point in time.

Most newer cars I heard had "passive" 4 wheel steering.

driiift_hachiroku · 03-04-2002, 09:51 PM

Yeah, my car has part-time 4 wheel steering...

y'know, how your bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends, bushings and lateral links are on these old cars...seems all your tires wanna go different ways. =D

bondobondo · 03-04-2002, 09:55 PM

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On 2002-03-04 22:50, Bensa wrote:
I believe Nissan had the Super HICAS 4 Wheel Steering system on the 300ZX and the Q45 at one point in time.

Most newer cars I heard had "passive" 4 wheel steering.

HICAS is on the skyline and later 240's as well. i thought it was an active suspension system?

2bzboostn · 03-04-2002, 10:38 PM

No the super hicas came on the 91-94 240sx in the U.S. and Canada. I have super hicas on my 240 and it is 4ws. Unlike the prelude which is only low speed 4ws , the 240 has active 4ws at all speeds. Its direction of steer varies upon speed and steering angle of the front wheels.

bondobondo · 03-04-2002, 11:07 PM

isn't the prelude also active.

low speeds it turns opposite angles and at high speeds the same angle but not as accute?

4g63jo · 03-05-2002, 12:29 AM

wat is 4 wheel steering anywayz?

Xenon · 03-05-2002, 02:20 AM

The way it works on Preludes is when you turn your steering to one side your rear wheels slightly turn to the opposite side to give you a better turn and a smaller turn angle, so in a regular car you might have to do a 3 point turn while you'll make it a a one turn if you had 4 wheel steering. So if your see a 1990-1996 Prelude ask the owner to turn the steering for you and you'll see how it works. It was actually pretty cool, I know that Toyota never intorduced that system though

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Z! · 03-05-2002, 01:14 PM

'88 & '89 Preludes also had the system.

Some of the higher end SUV's from GM like the Denali have 4WS as well now.

I used to own an '88 Prelude with the system and it is totally amazing how it works in parking lots.

I wonder if that would cost points in AutoX.

Xenon · 03-06-2002, 02:37 AM

I think you're right Z!, cause one of my friends had a 2 door 1988 Prelude, and I remember him saying that he had 4 wheel steering on his car..

fatredcircle · 03-06-2002, 03:20 PM

certain rx7's also came with 4ws