Just wondering... why such HUGE turning radius for our EVO??
I've heard that the 2g eclipses are the same.... so i thought it
must due to the AWD drivetrain....

well... until I drove my friend's WRX....

so... anyone know why such big turning radius for our EVO?

Thanks,

EDIT: I dont mean small... i meant HUGE!!! (Thanks, Thwack!)

 

you mean large turning radius?? I find it to be huge... forget about making a U-turn onto a 1 lane rd. I believe it has to do w/ the awd, and the wheelbase being a bit longer than the rex.

 

Does it have anything to do with the steering ratio?

 

The turning radius on my 2001 Eclipse GT (3G) was huge. I got really good at doing handbrake turns.

My Evo seems better in comparison... But if I run out of room handbraking isn't an option, this being an AWD car.

 

Yes.. i meant HUGE turning radius..
My bad..


Ya.. making two-point U-turn "everywhere" is kinda
embarrassing...

 

Its a 4WD.....join the 5 point u-turn club!!!!

 

Thats what I thought... well, until I drove the WRX... doesn't seem
to suffer the same problem...

Does S4, AWD 911s and various SUVs suffer the same problem?

 

Yeah I noticed it as well.

Doesn't help that it's AWD and has a longer wheelbase than my old Volvo... oh well. It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

 

WRX is all wheel drive too...

 

Never drove a 911, or S4 but I have a Toyota Surf and it has a wonderful turning radius. Want to have some fun....Buy a diff and take a u-turn at high speed. Give her some gas and the diff locks up. It will be an experience you won't soon forget. Very fun though!

 

I had a wrx and have driven other Subaru awd cars and the evo still has by far the worst turning radius. I'm guessing it has to do with the quick steering rack.

 

i think it's average

my 01 Celica had about the same turning radius

 

The front tires are very wide

Turn your wheel to lock and look how much room is left. Not that much at all. The evo has pretty shallow wheel wells and if the wheels turned much more, there would be a rubbing problem.

The Sti has 7.5 inch wide tires and the turning radius is A LOT smaller. But i think it has deeper wheel wells too.

 

Man what are you guys talking about? Its an easy turn... do the first two points, dump the clutch with the wheel locked and the *** end swings out.

LOL.

 

Then you have a broken power steering pump and clutch