can turning radius be improved?

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02-09-2008, 12:40 PM

waldo786

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can turning radius be improved?

I'm curious if there is any way to make the turning radius smaller on the car? Or is this just a limitation that things cant' really be done about?

02-09-2008, 01:21 PM

waldo786

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RE: can turning radius be improved?

I have a 66 Mustang with I6 if that helps any.

02-09-2008, 04:22 PM

baddog671

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RE: can turning radius be improved?

Im just guessing on this, but I dont think you can really do anything about that. You'd have to change the wheelbase or the width, but things that pretty much mean NO.

02-09-2008, 06:10 PM

waldo786

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RE: can turning radius be improved?

That's kind of what I figured but they make so many different things for mustangs out there now, I wasn't sure if maybe they had a remedy for that also. If anyone knows different let us know.

02-11-2008, 07:54 AM

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RE: can turning radius be improved?

There is a stop bolted on to the lower A-arm. You can trim it some a to give the front wheels more turning angle. I don't know how much you can safely do this however.

02-11-2008, 11:13 AM

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RE: can turning radius be improved?

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There is a stop bolted on to the lower A-arm. You can trim it some a to give the front wheels more turning angle. I don't know how much you can safely do this however.

You could probably trim the stop to the point just before the idler arm slips over center,,,, not after....

When an idler slips over center steering gets kinda screwy....