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GQ turning circle

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:53 pm
by hiluxmad
what causes the bad turning circle in the gq LWB?
is it the steering box or the knuckles?
using the diffs out of a GQ in my hilux conversion and want to try to eliminate the crap turning circle of the GQs

Re: GQ turning circle

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:34 pm
by RIZZO
hiluxmad wrote:what causes the bad turning circle in the gq LWB?
is it the steering box or the knuckles?
using the diffs out of a GQ in my hilux conversion and want to try to eliminate the crap turning circle of the GQs
i dont think its the pump mate, more to do with your knuckles and adjustments, but there turning circle is very average compared to the gu

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:00 pm
by hiluxmad
i was more asking if the limitations are in the steering box or the diff itself ie steering knuckles and as i am putting them into a hilux would an IFS hilux steering box instead of a GQ one make the tuning circle better( if the limitations are in the box) or have no effect(limitations are in the knuckles)
would swaping to MQ/MK hubs(poormans histeer :D ) have any effect on turning circle?

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:00 pm
by Yom
limitation at the knuckles. Any tighter and you'll have CV issues.

Wheelbase will play a big part in it. You will get a better turning circle the shorter you go.