Turning radius
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Turning radius
I have a 2009 supercrew that I purchased in February this year. I love just about everything about the vehicle, except for the turning radius. My kids tease me - they tell me I'm trying to park a cruise ship. It seems that the turning radius is a lot less than I remembered. We had a 1998 F150 regular cab that I drove for work at one time that literally drove like a car. I was hoping the 2009 would be the same, but it isn't. Even the 2005 extended cab F150's we have here at work seem to have a tighter turning radius. Is there anything I can do about this? Probably not, but I just thought I'd ask.
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That's odd, because sharp turning is one of my favorite things about my '10 SuperCrew. I wheel it around like a car since it drives much smaller than it is.
Maybe it's because my 2002 RAM 1500 crew took forever to navigate into a space.
Maybe it's because my 2002 RAM 1500 crew took forever to navigate into a space.
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It has the 145" wheelbase. It just seems to need forever to turn. Otherwise, it's great. Oh, and 23mpg on a recent trip to Florida, loaded wiith 3 women and all the stuff they absolutely need to survive for three days on vacation.
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I think your expectations of turning radius are a bit off. You're comparing a SCrew against a regular cab - of course it's going to be worse. I have the worst possible combination - 09 SCrew 6.5' bed - and it's better than my previous F350 CC/SB, and not at all unacceptable for a 157" wheelbase vehicle.
Go find a late 90s Ram, or a 99-02 Super Duty crew cab/long bed to drive for a day or two. Get back in your F150 and you'll think you hopped into a Mini.
Go find a late 90s Ram, or a 99-02 Super Duty crew cab/long bed to drive for a day or two. Get back in your F150 and you'll think you hopped into a Mini.
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A co-worker suggested I remove the wheel stops and that would gain me at least 2 more degrees of wheel turn. I would, but I don't like removing stuff that was obviously put there for a purpose - namely, to keep the tires from rubbing in a full lock turn.
The truck has so many other good features; this is just a minor inconvenience.
The truck has so many other good features; this is just a minor inconvenience.
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