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DAS26miles
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2015

How much wheel base and length effect handling and steering?

We are looking to move up from our Class C Minnie 22 ft with 138" wheel base. I test drove a New class C that was 32' 3" with a 220" wheel base. I like to ride down the road, but turning was somethi...
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carringb
Explorer
Jun 03, 2015
ron.dittmer wrote:
The Ford has a bigger turning radius than the Chevy. Something to keep in-mind about that.


I don't think that's the case. For the 138" wheelbase Ford lists a 48' turning circle vs 49' for the 135" wheelbase Chevy 3500. I'm pretty sure all wheelbases for both models have the same wheel cut angle.

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