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Jeep Crab walk... Front and Rear wheels turning ability UPCOMING in future model!?

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THIS....ALL DAY THIS. The more complex it is the more it will likely break.

I wouldn't want the weight and extra parts and pieces to break. Talk about a hit to towing capacity, too!

Line lock I can see, that's probably just software.

I can do front brakes locked with the Tazer, I'm sure they just ported it over from the Challenger feature set. Yeah, I want to do a burnout on my BFG's, hahahah!
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Makes sense on a HD truck but the last thing I want is 300# extra hardware on a vehicle already hurting for payload.

Wouldn't mind the Land Cruiser's turn assist though... would be nice to be able to pin a tire and reduce the turning radius a little on tight trails.
 

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This isnā€™t a new concept, itā€™s an older one, and it always goes away...hard pass from me, too much complexity or potential issues for what amounts to a gimmick 99.9% of the time....same reason it wonā€™t work for Jeep, uptake will be nill, the general Jeep buyer wonā€™t have any interest in the small upsides for the small percentage of users.
 

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The source is the "enthusiast" panel that Jeep emails surveys to. I'm on it as well. You get nothing from it, other than the privilege of responding to surveys. I said I'd take the the rear wheel brake turn, and I wouldn't pay extra because it's software and can be put in, for free, today, on every vehicle. The 4wheel steer would be a fucking nightmare with complexity and cost.

This is why the Bronco is so important. Jeep finally has to get up and innovate. Competition breeds a better product!
 

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Seems like GMC went down that path some years ago, for a short time.
I would appreciate a tighter turning radius, and increased trailer backing capability, as long as its reliable.
GM had many problems with the system. Repairs were many and expensive. Very fragile system.
 

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NOPE. You want to fix that remotely? Or with the zombie horde chasing you? : )
 

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Gladiators are expensive enough already. No thanks.
 

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JTs and JLs have enough steering issues already, they want to complicate it further?
 

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No crab steering for me. I've used it on heavy equipment, but very rarely. So it would be even more rarely used on a consumer vehicle. Just to show off.
 

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Jeep needs to focus on reliability of what they have, not introducing more moving parts....
 

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I would get it if werenā€™t overpriced. There are lots of trails, famously Black Bear Pass, where you have to do multi-point turns. Eliminating Those would be great.

although, Iā€™d just settle for my steering fixed right now.
 

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I was asked about that in a jeep survey.
 
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