gp90se Posted April 9, 2006 Report Posted April 9, 2006 As much as we all love having to do 3 point turns to get in any tight area, has anyone done anything to make out cars turning a little sharper? Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted April 9, 2006 Report Posted April 9, 2006 shy of reengineering the whole front end, and building a custom rack, there's not a whole lot you can do. --Dave. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 I've wondered about it myself. but yea, we'd have to reengineer the whole geometry of the front end. Quote
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 You go fast and then crank the wheel while you nail the e-brake. If you do it right you'll get a sharper turn. Quote
gp90se Posted April 10, 2006 Author Report Posted April 10, 2006 they put shorter tie rod sleeves in the drifting cars.... Quote
97CuttySupSL Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 You go fast and then crank the wheel while you nail the e-brake. If you do it right you'll get a sharper turn. like that idea Quote
White93z34 Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 sadly i don't think there is much at all that can be done, these cars have a horrid turning radius. and i've thought about it myself, and short of reengineering the whole front end i don't think there is much that can be done. Quote
mfewtrail Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 sadly i don't think there is much at all that can be done, these cars have a horrid turning radius. and i've thought about it myself, and short of reengineering the whole front end i don't think there is much that can be done. That's about what I think about it as well. If you have a lower ratio rack(FE3), you could swap in a FE1 rack and reduce the turning a bit(I believe the rated turning radius is reduced by about 2ft with the FE1 racks). Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 FE1 turning radius still sucks and honestly isnt even worth the hastle. maybe its just whee I live, but I hardly ever do 3 point turns. So really I guess this doesnt bother me much, but like stated above, theres not really much you can do. Quote
ns87 Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 You go fast and then crank the wheel while you nail the e-brake. If you do it right you'll get a sharper turn. Go fast, pump the e-brake three times...oh wait mine can't even do that anymore lol. just post whoring Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 CBAD, you gotta remember, most w-bodies dont have working e-brakes. BTW, notsoslimshady76 nice sig pic. Quote
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted April 10, 2006 Report Posted April 10, 2006 You go fast and then crank the wheel while you nail the e-brake. If you do it right you'll get a sharper turn. Go fast, pump the e-brake three times...oh wait mine can't even do that anymore lol. just post whoring Oh yeah... I forgot they worked that way in the older 1st gen With my car I can actually push it down like 3/4 of the way so that it stops the car (while rolling anyways) but doesn't actually lock, so I can just let go and then the e-brake goes off. I dunno if that would be enough to lock the rear wheels while going fast though, probably not.. Quote
ns87 Posted April 11, 2006 Report Posted April 11, 2006 BTW, notsoslimshady76 nice sig pic. Thanks dude. I was driving up to Oneonta and saw this perfect place on 23. Too bad there was that stupid Acclaim with no plates in the backround Quote
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