18 replies to this topic

[Squiddy]

It turns like a pregnant Yak.

I held up 4 lanes of traffic trying to do a u-turn the other day (ended up doing a 3 point turn), its taking some getting used to.

Anyone else having similar problems?

[CLuTZ]

The joys of a full time 4WD mate!

[DOUGMO]

thats right, its more so an awd thing than specificly evo.

[BMGTZ]

my 8 has the turning circle of a cruise ship!!....the gsr can turn on a button in comparison

[DOUGMO]

get a front lsd,turn the wheel too full lock and side step the clutch @ 7000rpm

should turn pretty tight then.

mine does.

[BMGTZ]

get a front lsd,turn the wheel too full lock and side step the clutch @ 7000rpm

should turn pretty tight then.

mine does.

MY gsr does turn well with front and rear lsd...........great for donuts.

tried it with the 8...... it just grips and goes straight ahead. so thought more revs......nuh. then mechanical sympathy bought on by remembering how much the tranfer case cost kicked in.

[DOUGMO]

haha, i hear you brian, mine will light up the tyres and spin on a dime straight away.

the later cars have too much grip.

[rob323]

It's only evo's which are really shit. VR4's are only moderately shit.

[Squiddy]

Did they fix the turning circle of the 10?

Why do the evos have a such a wide turning circle? The VR4 and GSR are full time 4wd too

[ziad]

no they didnt fix it... i suppose its something you gota get used to in return you get the best value for money car in the world, something that makes you look like the stig... except me... i think the evo gave up on me

[jase]

Handbrake up

[kaotik]

i got alot of mates that do alot of drifting and they fit lock spacers in the rack and it gives them a good 10 degrees more of lock....anyone tried this on a mitsi? ive been thinkin about it coz my vr4 turns like a pregnant whale in labour at the best of times

[bazeng]

LOL Jurrel,
try a locked centre diff!!!
instead of 3 point turns, I've gotta do 10 point turns!

[Entaran]

I don't mind the turning circle of the vr4, you should try a Landcruiser.

As for the e8+, I think it's got to do with inner clearance issues? I'm pretty sure at full lock the wheels are millimeters away from the inner guard liners so if they gave it more lock it would just rub. and if they put the wheels out further, it would look like a widebody conversion from the factory (and have significantly more narrow marketing appeal). I think it's just a compromise tbh.

[S15ETA]

i got alot of mates that do alot of drifting and they fit lock spacers in the rack and it gives them a good 10 degrees more of lock....anyone tried this on a mitsi? ive been thinkin about it coz my vr4 turns like a pregnant whale in labour at the best of times

yeh i seen it too jorrel.....billy did it to his 32 and says its heaps better but i think its just for nissans? something about putting spacers between the tie rod ends and steering rack and then u got 15% more turning circle...dunno bout mitsus but.....maybe on a vr4 its worth trying but mitsu spent alot of reserch and development with suspension on cn9a onwards so i wouldnt wanna stuff it all up

[SIVART]

LOL Jurrel,
try a locked centre diff!!!
instead of 3 point turns, I've gotta do 10 point turns!

I remeber some of them

all mitsubishi wheel base setups are like this, even Magna etc

I would hate it if they where short wheel base though

[Evomaniac]

All CT9A chassis have a sh!t turning circle, car parks are a bitch for sure, e-brakes the go, lol

[J Payne]

My evo7RS has a turning circle from hell... PUSHHHHH Feels like a landcruiser with the hubs locked in!! Small price to pay for EVO goodness..

[DNB]

haha, yer, my Evo is the same, turns like the Queen Mary!!!! LOL