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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 04:13 PM
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How sharp can you turn?

How many rounds can you turn your steering wheel each way? Mine goes not quite 2 rounds, I think it's been limited.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 05:28 PM
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2000 4x4 crew cab short box

"give me 40 acres to turn this rig around"
 
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 05:39 PM
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a lot... not the turns of the wheel.. the space to make this 250 turn..

My Ram could turn a hard 90 degree right into the car port..

the F 250 is a 3 point turn... No joke.
but to be fair.. the ram was a 1500 short bed with rack and pinion steering.
F 250 long bed... has reciprocating ball steering.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 05:44 PM
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Well yeah, I know they don't turn sharp. Especially mine being a CCLB 4x4 on 35s. But I thought it should turn a bit more than it does.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 06:10 PM
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Get a wide track front end and you will be hooked. I can turn my F-450 around in tighter places than I can my two feet shorter wheelbase f-150.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 07:10 PM
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True. There can be as much as a 20 foot difference in turning circle diameter between a wide track front end and a regular track front end. My truck has a 70 foot turning circle diameter. Ford reduced that turn circle diameter down to just 50 feet with the wide track (Fat Boy/Super 60) axle installed on the exact same wheelbase and cab configuration.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2015 | 05:51 AM
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None of my Ford's ever made tight turns. Something I always got used to when doing u-turns.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2015 | 11:32 AM
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How many rounds can you turn your steering wheel each way? Mine goes not quite 2 rounds, I think it's been limited.
Until it stops
 
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