C4 does it have a large turning radius?
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C4 does it have a large turning radius?
Having been out of Corvettes for almost 20 years, when I bought my 94 coupe, one of the things I noticed was it seemed to have a very large turning radius, compared to my previous Corvettes ( 57, 64, 67 and 69). Is this true, or did I just get use to Hondas? Comments?
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (Vintagevetter)
Something like 44' i think.
*edit* I am finding a 2004 has 19.7' radius so my previous figure may have been diameter.
[Modified by scorp508, 2:50 PM 5/7/2004]
*edit* I am finding a 2004 has 19.7' radius so my previous figure may have been diameter.
[Modified by scorp508, 2:50 PM 5/7/2004]
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (scorp508)
Compare to other cars I have own my 86 is the worse by far. I have no idea if it much worse than earlier cars, however the c5 is noticable better.
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (Vintagevetter)
Mine seems to have a large radius, of course i'm also paranoid because I cant see the front of the car when I turn so I turn wider.
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (Vintagevetter)
If you pop the accelerator once or twice you can shorten it up to about 3/4 car length. :yesnod:
Actually I haven't realy noticed it as it turns quicker (and shorter) than my IROC.
I wonder if the Z-51 & Z-52 options with quicker steering have the same turning ratio as std...I would think so.
Actually I haven't realy noticed it as it turns quicker (and shorter) than my IROC.
I wonder if the Z-51 & Z-52 options with quicker steering have the same turning ratio as std...I would think so.
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (65Z01)
The only reason I can thing for this is the Corvette has wide front tires compared to the vast majority of the vehicles on the road... Does that seem right?
My first U-turn in a C4 years ago was quite an eye opening experience, realizing I was not going to make it, I punched the gas to get that rear around before I either nailed the curb or got pasted by a semi :lol:
My first U-turn in a C4 years ago was quite an eye opening experience, realizing I was not going to make it, I punched the gas to get that rear around before I either nailed the curb or got pasted by a semi :lol:
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (Vintagevetter)
The extremely wide tires would be my guess as well. Lock to lock the wheels just don't actually turn that much if you compare them to say my Dad's f-150 which will turn the wheels almost completely sideways.
As is stated above, nail the gas and you'll cut down on the turning radius. :D
As is stated above, nail the gas and you'll cut down on the turning radius. :D
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (USAsOnlyWay)
I can see why we have such bad turning radius because high speed cars don't need to turn much at high speeds for the car to turn alot and at speed if you just crank the wheel on a vette the wheels only turn a certain degree so it is less likely to wipe out or flip over.
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (jp2002ls1)
I think the problem is more related to the fact that there just plain is not much room for the front wheels to move because of their width and the depth of the wheel wells.
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (Nathan Plemons)
As is stated above, nail the gas and you'll cut down on the turning radius. :D
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Re: C4 does it have a large turning radius? (Vintagevetter)
Actually, C4's can have a very tight turning radius. I do it all the time in tight parking lots. Crank the wheel all the way over in one direction and nail the throttle. You'll see what I mean.
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