Nope.

The SVT turning radius is the size of a small country. Not sure why, probably the front knuckles, as the brakes at larger so the wheels can't be able to turn as tightly.

Get used to the three-point turn. It's the trade-off for the smiles in the turns.

 

Hmm, and here it is I thought the turning radius was pretty good...

I know Mustangs use "rack limiters" to decrease the turning radius to keep the wide tires from rubbing in the fender wells. They probably did the same for the SVT because of the 215 tires.

 

hmm, I'm gonna ask ford if I can do anything. I know I just got 2 NO's as an answer but I just wanna check. I do need new struts tho. (ill talk to Steve)

 

outside of swaping racks and power steering pumps? nope.

 

Are you you going to use your car for any auto-x events?

The stock suspension is okay for daily spirited driving, but once you go beyond that and start to push the car it just falls over and you'll rub the top of your wheel wells.

If you have any interest in auto-x I strongly suggest going aftermarket. A full coil-over setup isn't needed, just slightly stiffer springs and better dampers.

 

imam planning to go sometimes, but this is my daily driver too. I'm getting new struts (front) from Steve, and what brand of springs irnbushingsnu recommend for daily driver/6 autocross events a year driving?

 

The turning radius od the SVT is set in the rack. That's how 215/45/17 come on the car stock without rubbing.

 

Yup - All you need to do is swap racks, not even the pump, they are the same w/ different lines.
I don't recommend it as you will barely get any benefit with the tire size that is on the car. (And it turns JUST fine the way it is.)

After playing with a couple different setups, I could do JUST AS MUCH, if not more with the STOCK SVT Springs and Dampeners.
Except when you go to coil overs, the rest is just a waste of money and makes the back end "happy" which MOST people can't handle anyways.

 

So you weren't worried about the tires rubbing when you took a hard, sustained corner?

My car just falls over and I get serious noise when I take a corner at 9/10ths or more.

Would those poly bushings help keep it all in check without going to a full coil over setup?

 

I've been driving my SVT for going on seven years and have never once had any real issues due to the turning radius, I just don't see it as an issue.

 

If it really matters, just install a ZX3 rack.

I did the opposite... I have an SVT rack in my ZX3 (with the ZX3 pump) and find the difference in turning radius to be of little consequence. You don't really need to swap pumps.

 

The svt rack has a different ratio than a regular focus. Because of the PERFORMANCE ratio the lock to lock is shorter than a regular focus resulting in a bigger turning radius. I perfer the quick steer of the svt rack for track days and canyon runs

 

The svt rack has a different ratio than a regular focus. Because of the PERFORMANCE ratio the lock to lock is shorter than a regular focus resulting in a bigger turning radius. I perfer the quick steer of the svt rack for track days and canyon runs

Nope.

 

I dunno bud. I definitely recall seeing something in the SVT literature back when these were new that said something about a revised ratio. I'm looking for it now but I can only find a wiki article about and we all know how accurate Wikipedia is.

 

We've been over this one ad nauseam in this forum - the only differences between the two racks are the steering stops. The SVT gets it's unique steering feel because it has less power assist, not a different ratio in the rack.

 

Found an old post from u guess we both thought it was a different ratio but now we both no its just a pump and ford charges more for that rack funny ain't it lol. I love the search feature

 

As the only person here who has had both racks in the same car, I can tell you the ratio is the same.

 

really about the pump? I thought they had the pressure sensors mounted in different locations with (iirc) the SVT being an internal sensor in the pump...

 

ok, we'll I'm not going to start switching racks, thanks for the info though. I'll just have to live with it. I do get my timing belt changed on Wednesday though, and I get my new bumper (rear stock SVT) on Wednesday and painted for 100$.