I love my cl and everything but one thing that is terrible about my car is the turning radius. My lifted F-150 with 36" swampers turned better than this thing. Does anyone else have a horrible turning radius or is something wrong with my car??? Let me know if it's just the CL or if you know whats wrong.

 

I realized that too when I first got my CL. Area's where I used to be able to do a "U" turn look almost impossible in the CL.

 

yep, the turning radius sucks, esp. w/ 18's.

 

Welcome to the club. You'll get real good at 3-point turns...

 

really good at 3 point turns.....especially after you blow youre first tire on a curb you thought you'd surely clear!!

 

I never really noticed it. I haven't had any issues with the turning radius yet.

 

WHAT!??! You gotta be kidden me!!! It sucks! I cant do U's or pull outta some parking spaces because there sooo nerrow!

Solution : Get really good at 3 point turns AND DEFINITLY get good at your E-Break. Pull that thing doin like 30mph and that baby will wip around like no other!

 

haha i've always wanted to do that...any severe damage done to the car? and does it work?

 

yea it works, i've been doing it for a long time, i've even got the car to fully drift around a few turns at speeds upwards of 70mph w/ a little lift of the lever. Just watch out for curbs

 

Yeah...its cuz the car is pretty long...and since its FWD it has all the tranny and motor and cvs all in the front creating less room for the wheel to turn v. a RWD.

 

hey you got pics of your f150? what lift kit do you have on it?

 

any one ever driven a new wrangler, they dont have a turning radius, they just rotate into the other direction

 

I used to have a 1994 altima and the turning radius was the same, although the CL is slightly longer. It is fine with me cuz that is what i am always used to.

 

well, my ol' celica could do circles round the cl..........pun intended!

ps.....aaron....im from tarpon springs....just thought i'd shout out for us florida cler's

 

Curbs are NOT your friend!!! I learned the hard way...but as long as u got enough room, go for it!

Might i suggest if your a newbie and using the e-break, wait until it just rains alittle and the ground is nice and slick (NO DOWNPORES! that = low visibility and closer curbs...note "me and my mistake") But a nice little shower to slicken up the road works fine!

 

Compared to my old 1990 Honda Accord that I use to have, the CL's turning radius is wonderful!!!!!!!! No complaints here. My old car was way worse than the CL. So for me the turning radius on the CL is fine

 

Length: 190 in.
Width: 70.1 in.
Height: 54.7 in.
Weight: 3219 lbs.
Wheel Base: 106.9 in
Turning Circle: 39 ft

 

my girl has a 97 altima and the turning radius is definately better

 

My girlfriend has a '99 Camery and it has a better turning radius

 

With the new wheels and tires, I just turn into a drive, or parking lot and turn around. I am not chancing $200 wheels for a few more seconds....

 

I reset my kyb's to 4/8 and my turning radius seems to have shrunk...is it all in my head or am i really getting this?

 

yes its true, your head has shrunk