"Big Bubba Ray" (eganward01)
01/20/2016 at 22:59 • Filed to: None
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"Big Bubba Ray" (eganward01)
01/20/2016 at 22:59 • Filed to: None | 6
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Wasn’t expecting to see this in the shop at school! Such a cool setup and it’s a shame GM abandoned it after three or so model years. Fun fact: Quadrasteer was offered on the GMC Yukon XL and the Chevy Suburban 2500. Probably made those beasts far easier to deal with in tight parking lots.
The Hope of Africa
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:05 |
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How good would this be for drifting?
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:05 |
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Quadrasteer is by far one of the most underrated truck options ever made. Yeah it was a little complicated and expensive. But guess what? It made the GM trucks have turning circles like midsized sedans.
Urambo Tauro
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:08 |
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Interesting; I’ve never seen one up close before. Is that an electric rack? I imagine there must be some kind of steering angle sensor up front to dictate its movement.
Milky
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:09 |
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GM, always ahead and behind the times.
dogisbadob
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:11 |
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Quadrasteer is awesome!!! Too bad they don’t offer it anymore. Of course, the only problem was cost. Originally the option was some $4500 extra, but eventually they lowered it to $2000, which was below cost.
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Big Bubba Ray
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
01/20/2016 at 23:12 |
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Very true. I think it was something like a $4k option when it came out and that’s why it never took off. I’ve had the opportunity to “drive” one around a parking lot once and it was SO weird feeling the rear end drift out on turns. Extremely cool though!
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Big Bubba Ray
> Urambo Tauro
01/20/2016 at 23:12 |
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To be honest, I’m not entirely sure if it’s electronic or hydraulic. I didn’t have much time to inspect it before I had to start filling out job sheets about random ignition bullshit haha
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The Hope of Africa
> dogisbadob
01/20/2016 at 23:13 |
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Perhaps this could be grafted on to a new GM truck? Any chances?
whoarder is tellurium
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:14 |
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A wild quadrasteer appears.
Apparently using my google fu, Quadrasteer trucks need diff fluid changes every 15k. Ugh.
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Big Bubba Ray
> dogisbadob
01/20/2016 at 23:17 |
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Ya, it was damn expensive. The truck was kinda weird. A 1500, but HD. People would pony up the money for the Denali trim but not want to shell out a few grand more to make their truck arguably better? It’s confusing and awesome at the same time haha
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Big Bubba Ray
> whoarder is tellurium
01/20/2016 at 23:20 |
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Yep I read that earlier. It sucks, but that’s the price you pay for the convenience/awesomeness of Quadrasteer! haha
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Big Bubba Ray
> The Hope of Africa
01/20/2016 at 23:22 |
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As good as you want it to be. The Quadrasteer can be turned off/on whenever the driver desires. It would be a riot drifting the truck with it turned on!
kyleshootscars, Eurotrash Tragic
> The Hope of Africa
01/20/2016 at 23:25 |
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They (Delphi) got pretty far into developing it for the GMT900 generation trucks, as well as the Nissan Titan, but neither one survived past the prototype stage.
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kyleshootscars, Eurotrash Tragic
> Urambo Tauro
01/20/2016 at 23:27 |
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Yep, electric rack on what is basically a GMC Topkick front axle. It has a rotation sensor similar to a video game wheel to determine rear angle, in conjunction with wheel speed sensors to tell it to turn in faze, or out of faze with the front end.
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The Hope of Africa
> kyleshootscars, Eurotrash Tragic
01/20/2016 at 23:38 |
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Such a shame it didn’t live on. Would have been a big help to bros like this
shop-teacher
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:38 |
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I wish they still had quadrasteer, because I want it!
Nibbles
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:44 |
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Fun fact: I sold so many Yukon XLs with QuadraSteer simply by taking the prospect to a parking lot and letting them try to hit a curb.
A QuadraSteer 1500 Denali is on my list of “Damn, I’d like to have one of those". AWD, "High Output" 6.0, all those amenities. Mmmmmm...
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kyleshootscars, Eurotrash Tragic
> The Hope of Africa
01/20/2016 at 23:46 |
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My favorite questionable/racist anti-Toyota truck sticker is still “My truck was built with wrenches, not chopsticks.”
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> kyleshootscars, Eurotrash Tragic
01/20/2016 at 23:49 |
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The irony that most Toyota pickups sold in the states are made in Texas or California is strong. The engines are even made in the states.
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Big Bubba Ray
> Nibbles
01/20/2016 at 23:52 |
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I didn’t even know the Yukon/Suburban were offered with Quadrasteer until tonight after reading up on it a bit! I can’t imagine how much easier it would be to drive a car like that with Quadrasteer.
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wafflesnfalafel
> Big Bubba Ray
01/20/2016 at 23:56 |
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Anybody know of any documented cases where folks hit stuff because of the system? It seemed to me that rear end swinging out like that would catch some folks off guard especially in tight spaces...
samssun
> Urambo Tauro
01/21/2016 at 00:10 |
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Yep it's electric, you can see the motor and cables.
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samssun
> Big Bubba Ray
01/21/2016 at 00:11 |
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It’s electric, unlike the early Nissan HICAS systems (which eventually went electric). You can see the motor and cable just left of the diff.
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Urambo Tauro
> samssun
01/21/2016 at 00:25 |
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Yeah, I wasn’t sure if there were hydraulics hiding in that loom or not. But when I looked at the Leaning Tower of Pisa there, I figured it had to be an electric motor.
Neat system.
Dusty Ventures
> Big Bubba Ray
01/21/2016 at 00:46 |
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I’d like to hack one so it can be independently controlled like the rear steer on a monster truck. Freak people out by crabbing the truck down the road
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Big Bubba Ray
01/21/2016 at 01:54 |
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Used to have one. ‘03 Sierra 1500HD 6.0L. It was awesome and I wish I still had it. Thought about getting another one but they’re so rare and I don’t even remotely need a truck.
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Big Bubba Ray
> Dusty Ventures
01/21/2016 at 08:58 |
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Haha that’d be too funny
LeaksOil
> Big Bubba Ray
01/21/2016 at 12:19 |
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Am I the only one wondering how much repairing it costs and how reliable it is ,…
Picture is very interesting. Thanks for posting.
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Big Bubba Ray
> LeaksOil
01/21/2016 at 15:18 |
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From what I’ve read, they’re actually pretty damn reliable! They just need a fluid change every 15k miles which kinda sucks.