OT..OK it's a jeep....

I was about to write: "I've driven one". But that was before I saw the page. I've driven a WWII (Willy's) Jeep with 4 wheel steering in France. It is unbelievable fun. And after so many years this one still goes in daily service. Well, it (Jeep) is the mother of all Land Rovers. Something we can't deny Erik-Jan.

And *how* her children have prospered! :-)

Yep! Darwin is still ruling here :-)

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:30:47 +1300, Brian scribbled the following nonsense:

Have seen people at Billing selling the four wheel steering kits for mega bucks, also needs a front axle, which you have to mount at the back, and turn updside down, as the diff is no longer in the right place.

One guy in our club has one, turns on a sixpence, and can crab steer too!

On or around Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:06:48 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs enlightened us thusly:

Depending on the length of vehicle you might get away with a different propshaft, rather than reworking the axle to be the other way up. I'd be inclined to take that approach, meself.

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:36:48 +0000, Austin Shackles scribbled the following nonsense:

most of the challenge trucks are 90's or 100" vehicles, so cant realkly do that. Also add in the extreme angles of articulation achieved in challenge events, especially with modified suspension setups, and things get very tricky!

if you don't turn it upside down don't it tear off backwards? Maybe literally!

In article , Austin Shackles writes

I don't get that.

Shirley it's because of the left-right asymmetry that you have to turn it over? How would a different propshaft help you (unless you run the prop on a diagonal?!) ?

Regards,

Simonm.

It needs to be flipped so as it drives in the appropriate direction, the fact that the symmetry is corrected when you do this is merely a happy coincidence.

On or around Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:14:08 +1300, EMB enlightened us thusly:

it doesn't actually have to be upside-down to drive in the right direction, though I grant that this would get the diff in the right place. I guess your main problem is breathers, you'd have to block the existing one and make a new one on the new top.

That and alter the spring mounts, and stuff like that.