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is it just me or do yotas have pretty wide steering radius/

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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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is it just me or do yotas have pretty wide steering radius/

ive noticed that this truck cant steer that sharp in parking lots. a full size dodge ram can steer sharper than a yota pickup
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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Yeah we all have a wide turning radius but why did you start a thread on it is what i'm wondering
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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Lol yea i notice it everytime i drive my friends cars and when i go back to my truck im understeering.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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mine turns like a longbed dually pickup... but thats because i rub at full lock with these tires...

but with my street tires it actually turns pretty decent... i mean, its no smart car, but its no mack truck... ya dig?
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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With my taco i feel like im driving a mini No crap...


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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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Yep, just learn to shift and turn the wheel faster 3 point turns are your friend.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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i like the 13pt turns offroad! lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!


Yea the 3rd gen 4runner is much better than mine!

Oh its gonna be great getting back to my 4runner!
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by space-junk
mine turns like a longbed dually pickup... but thats because i rub at full lock with these tires...

but with my street tires it actually turns pretty decent... i mean, its no smart car, but its no mack truck... ya dig?
hahahha, reminds me of every time im in a parking lot with alot of people.

I have to either do 3 point parking jobs, or TURN very slowly before it rubs against the rubber/plastic inner cover so no one looks at me haha
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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really, if im parked on the side of a road, i can just u turn there

but it can be quite hard considering I don't have power steering, and thus i have never gotten the full turning radius out of the car.

Obviously there are cars with better turning radii, but it turns better than the van i learned to drive in
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by xzyragon
really, if im parked on the side of a road, i can just u turn there

but it can be quite hard considering I don't have power steering, and thus i have never gotten the full turning radius out of the car.

Obviously there are cars with better turning radii, but it turns better than the van i learned to drive in
I have a power steering pump for a 22re for sale...



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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by scuba
I have a power steering pump for a 22re for sale...



xD, its good. I don't have much in my car...

no AC, no CD player, no power windows, no power door locks, no cruise control,

just a bench in a cab with a stick, radio, and a heater that's always on, and a steering wheel of course
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 08:01 AM
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huh... and I though I was the only one that noticed this

my old 82 Monte Carlo, a freek'n boat on wheels, had half the turning radius of my Yoter, lol. It also helped to have 450+ HP to whip rear end around

off the pavement in 4 low, it'll put the front end around pretty good though; I figured that out last night. I like having some new CV's; I can full-lock turn, and 4 low 2nd gear dump the clutch at 4k, and it'll raise up from sand and whatever else, and I don't have to worry about throwing a shaft

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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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yeah i have power steering but im like cranked the wheel to the end and it still steers so wide. even with my old dodge with a 8ft box steered sharper than the yota.
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