increase steering lock?

[racing-street]

hi mates i have been looking in the forum a way of increase the steering lock but i havent find anything and i think is a limitation of this car for good angle drifting
any solution ? thanks all for any solution
asier.

[volvosneverdie]

300s have already got a pretty amazing amount of lock i recon.
Never heard of anyone increasing it, so id be interested in the responses to this one.....

[jtbo]

Most production cars have less lock, even RWD cars, so increasing it has not been very popular.

Also incerasing steering lock in 300 might not be very easy, imo, it would require lot of machining as there is no space for tire to turn lot more.

[340GLT]

Are you asking the question because you have driven and think it needs increasing or you expect it to be needed?
I run compomotive MO's on my car with 215 rubber and the tyres rub inner wings on funny gradients on full lock..... I really dont think its needed.
Adam

[Chris_C]

The lock on a 300 wins for a stock car... it's just getting it. Is adding more lock a common drift mod then?

[jtbo]

The lock on a 300 wins for a stock car... it's just getting it. Is adding more lock a common drift mod then?

I believe they do that to all those Japanese RWD cars that are difficult to park as they don't turn enough well?

[filthyjohn]

300s are great as far as lock goes. Out of all the cars I've owned/known, only my mate's dolomite has a tighter turning circle. The reason vauxhall senators are good for the old slidey slidey is you can get a ton of extra lock by simply removing some small parts, giving you this effect:

[OapEM]

300s are great as far as lock goes. Out of all the cars I've owned/known, only my mate's dolomite has a tighter turning circle. The reason vauxhall senators are good for the old slidey slidey is you can get a ton of extra lock by simply removing some small parts, giving you this effect:

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Nowt wrong with the stock lock on a 300. These things must have been designed to go sideways from the get go
(or maybe it's for turning lol)

[filthyjohn]

Fixed, I'm tired alright?
Been busy bleeding brakes and fitting back seats and other boring stuff, then chasing rock-chucking hendon spazza kids away from the unit. Bold as brass they are, and serial arsonists to boot. FUN.

[volvosneverdie]

What you need man, is a crossbow.

Or some strongbow.

[classicswede]

Chances are the front end is pushing forward? this is probably due to soft srpings poor shochs and possibly incorrect camber angle.

[racing-street]

thanks for all the answers. i think i have got a problem them and yes i have got 2 360glt 5 doors
thanks again!

[Tuke]

The lock on a 300 wins for a stock car... it's just getting it. Is adding more lock a common drift mod then?

Yes, it is. Japanese cars don't have as much steering lock as needed. Steering rack and track rod link at steering spindle need to be modified. RWD Volvos have very good amount of that as standard, but it could be more.

Here starts to be enough

[Chris_C]

ROFL!!!! Thats awesome.... and would require nothing more than an angle grinder to implement on a 300... oh, wait, and redesigning the front end steering geometry

Seriously, that thing must have huge extensions to where the track rod ends bolt onto the legs else the trackrods would hit the strut, and to do that would mean increasing the track rods length, and to manage both those and whatever else is required without making the thing bumpsteer like a bumpsteery thing would take some thinking. And need the worlds fastest rack that doesn't compromise lock angle.

[Ovlov 3.6L]

Hi!

I DO have my steerlock increased. You easilly can increase it yourself.
Standard there is rubber O-ring in the steerhousing who absorbes the shock by steerlock. When you remove is, it give you 1/4 steerrevolution.



When you also remove some material (4mm's) from the steering pivot, it gives you another 4mm's.


All together it gives you 1/2 steeringrotation extra. That's quite a bit!!!