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Offline TROUBLE71

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manual steering with 18" inch wheels..
« on: July 04, 2009 - 08:33:49 AM »
i have a cuda with a 440,and i know these cars are not light,but is there anyone on here with 17 or 18 inch wheels with manual steering?




Offline HP2

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Re: manual steering with 18" inch wheels..
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2009 - 11:14:26 AM »
The width is going to be a bigger influence on steering effort than the diameter will be. So will the alignment. Negative caster will improve low speed turning effort but will come at the cost of high speed stability, so it becomes a trade off.

Offline TROUBLE71

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Re: manual steering with 18" inch wheels..
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2009 - 02:25:42 PM »
ok,well i need to think about this then..i got a power steering box..just not the pump...i think i might just go back with the power steering..thx for the info...