anyway to get a better turning radius on my 97?

[97powerstroker]

hey guys i got a supercab shortbed,and i swear that a school bus has a better turning radius then me.just parking in a lot has to be a four point turn,is there anyway to make those tires turn more?

 

[Crumm]

Dump the TTB and get a straight Dana 60 out of a F350.

 

[bushpilot]

i havent had a problem....is the obs longer than my 172" wb long bed crew ?
i use reverse or put it in 4w lo & run over it (if i cant back around it)

 

[johndeerebones]

hey guys i got a supercab shortbed,and i swear that a school bus has a better turning radius then me.just parking in a lot has to be a four point turn,is there anyway to make those tires turn more?

dump the lift and the 35's

I know I am used to driving long trucks, drove em all my life, but I don't have trouble with mine.

But what crumm said though converting to a d60 should help.

 

[95_stroker]

i havent had a problem....is the obs longer than my 172" wb long bed crew ?
i use reverse or put it in 4w lo & run over it (if i cant back around it)

Nope, not longer but the turning radius is much tighter on the SD's. My 95 F-350 CC LB 4x4 needed two city blocks to negotiate a U-turn.

 

[bushpilot]

wonder why/if the pre 99-04s would have a wider turn radius (than the 99-04)...both are leaf spring fronts.

 

[fordtrucker4life!]

I know it takes a wide path for me to turn around and I have a standard cab long bed.

 

[97powerstroker]

im scared to even try a u turn on a main road,my luck i wont make the turn and have to back up in the middle of a main drag,plus i got a stick shift so it aint no picnic gettin up to speed either.looks like im just screwed.

 

[Wingdog]

Yeah, anything pre 99' has zero steering radius. I used to drive a 88' crew cab long box 5spd 7.3L and what a tank to turn that thing around. I'll take my SD any time of the day. You could try to see if all the steering linkages will fit on to your truck, that and a 99 + front diff should get you steering tighter. Good luck it will be expensive if possible.

 

[police stroker]

try trading it in on a KIA ! lol lol lol