No, sorry but it was in 2001.

 

the 4ws was only active at low speeds. like parking lot speeds.

 

No, not correct, SMOOTH976... The 4WS Prelude was a mechanical system that was based strictly on the off-center steering wheel angle. It was "same-steer" (rear-wheels steer a small amount in the same direction as the front wheels) up to about 45 degrees of steering wheel deflection. Beyond that, it came back to center and went to "opposite-steer" (rear wheels steer in the opposite direction as the front wheels). The former (same-steer) made for some very abrupt, fun lane-changes. The latter (opposite) was for slow-speed parking -- i.e., tight turns.

As I recall, the turning radius with the steering wheel cranked to full opposite steer was about 31 feet. I remember this because I once challenged a friend to a turn-off ( ) with his Triumph Spitfire. The geometry of his car allowed him to steer the wheels to nearly 90 degrees!! Scrubbing and squealing his tires, he totally kicked my 4WS ass!

 

are you talking about the really oldschool preludes, or the 4th gen preludes?

i used to have a 4g, it didn't have 4ws though.

either way i could definitely be wrong. i thought the 4ws only worked at low speeds on the 4g.

 

1988 4WS. (I guess that's old school. ) I have no idea what generation that is.

I was not aware that Honda offered 4-wheel steering in anything more recent than my "generation" of Prelude.

 

ahhhhhh, yeah the 4g preludes had that as an option too. it was pretty much just for parking lot maneuverability though. it shuts off at any decent speed.

 

BMW now has what they call "active steering". Speed sensitive progressive steering ratio (the slower you go, the tighter it gets).

 

Will this steering wheel fit the USDM car?

 

mt...

That question was discussed in another thread, go here: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...=248257&hl=vgs