rlhamil
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- First Name
- Richard
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- Apr 1, 2020
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- Glen Burnie, Maryland
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- 2002 Trans Am WS6, 2007 PT Cruiser GT
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- retired
I can see that it would be bad if not done slowly; but slow enough, I don't see the problem, assuming it can be done slowly (should be possible with the amount of torque available). Should be better on wet pavement, which would both cool and slide a bit.Tank turn will destroy your tires on a parking lot. Like doing a 45 second burnout, really bad. If you are on a gravel road, it will damage the road surface and your tires both. Damage is comparable to doing a really tight donut. If I used tank turn to flip around when out doing trail work, the local forest manager would not be happy with me.
Having 4 wheel steering will be a huge game changer in parking lotsā¦ but I donāt see crab mode being that important. Crab mode moves you sideways. The problem you have in parking lots is generally not moving sideways, but turning 90 degrees. Thatās just basic 4WS no crabs involved.
Crab mode might be interesting for parallel parking, but only if there is nobody in the stall behind where you want to park.
Thrust vectoring and 4 wheel steering are the interesting bits. Tank turn and crab walk are parlor tricks designed to showcase those features and of little practical value otherwise.
It'd be neat if left and right as well as front and back wheels could steer separately; then it could arrange the wheels in a diamond pattern, which would allow pivoting on a spot with something closer to rolling than grinding motion.
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