Turning radius messed up? [Merged 7-8]

[motrmaniac]

haha i have a 95 dodge ram and the road i have to turn on since its a dead end i can do the turn with the truck in the gsx i have to do like a 21312 point turn

 

[DSM1G90]

Called - having 16inch rims, 55 size stock tires and having FWD where the CV joints can only bend so far without locking up while turnig. Plus our DSM's are a bit on the wide, long and low side, thus - that makes a difference.

If you want a short steering radius, get a SMART CAR!!

 

[wret]

You could pull the steering wheel off and place it a few degrees to the right, then get the car realigned. This would give you a bit tighter steering on left turns at the expense of wiode right hand turns.

 

[TunaTalon]

My 1998 Talon has a turning radius of 19 feet which is little better than a base 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 at 19.6 Ft. Dodge Ram 1500 specs available at CarsDirect.com)

Maybe that's why DSMs are better at drag racing than dog fighting.

 

[dsmmaniac12787]

You wanna talk about a crappy turning radius? I deleted my power steering, among other things. I love the way it responds. It just sucks in parking lots!

 

[NeMiZiS]

I have never thought of my DSM, having a bad turning radius. I never really have problems doing U-turns, or anything.
But I have had a DSM since I was 16. So maybe I just don't notice.

 

[casperfast]

the fwd's are a little beter than the awd's since there is an lsd rear

 

[silver bullit]

Not to bad....

I just turn the wheel till it locks, rev the car up, feather the clutch and bust out some cyclones.

 

[toojung2die]

Yes, turning radius is large. I can U-turn my van in my street but have to K-turn my DSM.

 

[clean96GST]

Not to bad....

I just turn the wheel till it locks, rev the car up, feather the clutch and bust out some cyclones.

Yeah to bad I have fwd

 

[Defiant]

DO all 2g's have horrible turning radius stock?

Yes.

Is there something I can do to make it better?

No.

I swear my mom's yukon can out turn me

It can. DSMs have very beefy CV joints, and their bend limit is small.

 

[pazsion]

drifters make some sort of modification to the steering arms or something to make the cars turn harder and more easily controled in a slide..

This would also make the cars turning radius smaller. which is good. I was wondering if anyone has tried this with a 95 talon n/t?

what did you modify and how? if anything?

Or is it as simple as turning the nuts on the steering control arm? And then adjusting toe so the wheels ride straight and true?

 

[Defiant]

Drifters don't use FWD, and have no CV joints to be concerned with. Turning a CV joint too far will make its balls pop out. Very unseemly in company.

 

[TwoLiterLaser]

Drifters don't use FWD, and have no CV joints to be concerned with. Turning a CV joint too far will make its balls pop out. Very unseemly in company.

Wow. Just wow...

On the cars that have the sharper front wheel angle the front suspension is modified so that the wheels turn more without causing interference between the tire and other suspension parts. Front wheel drive cars cannot do this as the CV's themselves can only turn so far. If they are pushed to turn further then they break. And yes little balls will acutally pop out, but they are called bearings!

 

[92_talon_awd]

Drifters don't use FWD, and have no CV joints to be concerned with. Turning a CV joint too far will make its balls pop out. Very unseemly in company.

Awesome, this kind of post gets my day out to a good start.

 

[Ahsieh2]

I guess that puts a new spin on "going balls out"

 

[silvreclips]

The turn radius of these cars do suck. Is it all caused by the front wheels being limited in their turning bc of the cv axles? Im sure other front wheel drive cars turn better than ours do.

 

[djalogik]

a honda would have a good turning radius.

 

[19BLACKGST98]

My buddies chevy silverado has a better turning radius than my eclipse....its sad really.

 

[djalogik]

i think a good question would be, what car has a worse turn radius than a 2g eclipse

 

[alansupra94]

I wonder how the 1G AWD talon turning radius is.....

 

[chico904]

I always look like an idiot when I am driving my girlfriends car, and when I go to pull into a parking space, I throw it in reverse to cut the wheel again, forgetting that her car along with practically every car does not have a turning radius the size of a small country.

 

[djalogik]

I always look like an idiot when I am driving my girlfriends car, and when I go to pull into a parking space, I throw it in reverse to cut the wheel again, forgetting that her car along with practically every car does not have a turning radius the size of a small country.

 

[toxicity883]

i think a good question would be, what car has a worse turn radius than a 2g eclipse

a 00-01 camaro, they dont make a more terrible car

 

[snowborder714]

i think a good question would be, what car has a worse turn radius than a 2g eclipse

1996 Chevy Monte Carlo. That thing is a boat!