Question about turning radius 03 vs 04
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Well, finally got around to doing this Removed the steering stops from Chloe. She’ll turn on a dime and give you a nickel change now. but the tires will rub. Was going to rig up a 23mm stop but one of the stock steering stops sheared off and left the rest of the bolt in. So I may run her without stops and then take the time to remove the rest of the bolt if it becomes an issue.
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Well, finally got around to doing this Removed the steering stops from Chloe. She’ll turn on a dime and give you a nickel change now. but the tires will rub. Was going to rig up a 23mm stop but one of the stock steering stops sheared off and left the rest of the bolt in. So I may run her without stops and then take the time to remove the rest of the bolt if it becomes an issue.
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Daytoman (08-23-2021)
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Yeah I thought about it and I just ran out of time and then just didn’t want to mess with it. I’ll take a crack at it this weekend because I don’t like the anticipation of turning the wheel and getting to that rub point. So I’ll put some kind of shorter stop back in. But man! I’m loving the new found nimbleness!
Last edited by Daytoman; 08-23-2021 at 08:26 PM.
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In the club!
Getting the first one out of the '03 took a little effort, and I noticed what appears to be blue loctite on the threads when I got it out. When trying to remove the short ones from the '04 that happened. You guys that mention "no ill effects" from running no steering stops at all, I assume this means the strain on the CV boot at full lock isn't an issue? The chances of me getting back under the 04 with vice-grips and heat to do battle with that stub are slim to none. Unless of course it means I'll have to do even more work down the road. Maybe I'll just shorten an M12 coupling nut and thread it on that stub. When I remove the other long one on the '03 I think I'll be more careful, and help persuade the blue loctite with some heat (although I though only red required heat).
Getting the first one out of the '03 took a little effort, and I noticed what appears to be blue loctite on the threads when I got it out. When trying to remove the short ones from the '04 that happened. You guys that mention "no ill effects" from running no steering stops at all, I assume this means the strain on the CV boot at full lock isn't an issue? The chances of me getting back under the 04 with vice-grips and heat to do battle with that stub are slim to none. Unless of course it means I'll have to do even more work down the road. Maybe I'll just shorten an M12 coupling nut and thread it on that stub. When I remove the other long one on the '03 I think I'll be more careful, and help persuade the blue loctite with some heat (although I though only red required heat).
Last edited by ahab; 11-08-2021 at 06:05 PM.
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Not sure why, but I thought about this thread today, and I removed the stops from my 2001 245 /70/16. I was fully expecting to need to shorten them up, but when I remove them, I can’t even see where they’re rubbing it all even at full lock. For any of you that removed the stops completely, any issues? At this point, I’m just planning on leaving them off, easier to turn and tight spaces, which is important as my son is going to start driving this car soon.