pitbullLOVER

ok., so im looking at spec's for our cars (all cl's , all years) and i notice dsomething very wierd and was wondering if anyone can answer this.

on all the cl's the wheel base is all the same 2715mm, k,
with the 2nd gen's lenght the same at 4877mm, no biggie,. k
well here's where im lost
with the 1st gen's, the 3.0 and the 2.3 share a 4830mm length but the 2.2 is 4mm shorter at 4826mm, ...?????

its not a dire question but things like this bug me and i cant explain it...???

anyone?

also to boot the 2.2 weighs 3 kg's more than the 2.3....?????/// ppppffffff

timeizmoney22

Not sure about why but I do know that our cars have the turning radius of a tractor trailor it seems!

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

My guess is the rotor over hub. Since the 2.3 is the same as the 3.0, but the 2.2 isn't, that's the only thing that makes sense to me

pitbullLOVER

lol, yup, we gots an 11.9 m steering angle. takes 2 trys to get int tight spots.

pitbullLOVER

maby yah. i dont know, fell asleep thinking about it and i got nothing. the capitve rotor might be but i thought the dimensions are from the center of wheel contcat..??? that would make the dimensions the same no matter the rotor size???... unless the axle shafts are at a different angle, ????

i dont know, its not important i guess, sorry gang.

timeizmoney22

I back in everywhere I go so when I got this car it threw a monkey wrench in my parking game lol!

pitbullLOVER

me too, lol, i always back in if i can.

Myxomatosis

it's like trying to maneuver a yacht

pitbullLOVER

lol, yah, when i got my cl i had a 93 gmc 1/2 tonne as my second vehical, i swear they were the same to park.

antonio3rd

i have trouble everywhere..i find myself backing up 3 times to get in the lines

swabbie82

I would think, as a matter of just throwing it out there, that the amount of material and the dimensions used in the design and manufacture over a few years' time changed to attempt a " fine tune of the operating characteristics of the vehicle, e.g 2.2 weighs more than 2.3 probably because the block for the two have the same external dimensions, just different size bores, etc. Again, just sayin' . . .

pitbullLOVER

Catfisha

HA! That's about right!! My Grandma's 1994 Grand Marquis, AKA "The Couch", had a better turning radius.

timeizmoney22

I was just getting gas and then had to pull up to the air pump to check my pressures and it took me 3 times forward and back just to get it right and I was absolutely cussing at ther car about how shitty it turns lol! Then I come home and see this reply lol!

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

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Catfisha

Oh GOD! I'm sorry...LOL!!

timeizmoney22

Lol! This car makes me look like an amateur at least once daily Lol!

pitbullLOVER

maby but my 65 balair 4 door was the same to park,lol,... k not that bad.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Meh, my car doesn't turn half as bad as it used to