A friend of mine is looking to build a streched chassis truck. He is a fabricator that has streched frames before and now he is looking to build himself a truck. What he wants is a truck with the most steering angle so that he can maintain a level of manuverability. Of course this most likley means 2WD but if there is a 4WD with enough steering up front he would take that of course. He is toying with different ideas of 6 doors or sleepers. Engine setup is not a factor as he will most likey swap in a 24v cummins/allison build that he already has. So if anyone know which of the big 3 have the most steering please let me know.
The tightest steering four wheel drive axle, that I know of on a street driven vehicle, is a portal axle from a Mercedes Benz Unimog. I am unsure of the degrees that they will turn but from what I have seen they will turn on a dime and give you nine cents change. As far as the big three goes I think that Dodge will turn tighter than the Ford or Chevy given that everything is equal, meaning same cab configuration and bed length. But, I don't know how much of this is the axle. See, the Dodge crew cabs are shorter than the Ford's and the Chevy's. LT.
Yea. We kinda figured that stock turning radii would be affected by the different wheel bases. I have been able to find stock specs but none of them have steering angle at lock. Anyone know where to find out... or just flat out know?
maybe we can do a ratio between wheelbase and turning radius. Anyone know where I can get stock turning radius numbers matched with the wheelbase it came from?
