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Tightening the turning circle?

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SedonaBound

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I'm shopping for an H3T but concerned about turning around within our layout which requires a 90 deg. backing turn out of the garage, then straighten the wheels and drive out. If you're too wide in the backing turn, a five ft retaining wall will remind you. My Cayenne just makes it with a 39 ft turning circle. Our H3's turning circle was ridiculously short 37 ft but the H3T's is almost 44 ft according to the specs. Is there any steering mod I could make that would tighten the H3T turning circle without stressing the CV joints or something else? Or will I have to resign to doing a multi-point turn? Backing all the way down the curving, uphill drive is a PITA.
 
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SedonaBound

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Sounds a little extreme. I was thinking more along the lines of adjusting the stops.
 
Zach

Zach

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There are plenty of H2's with rear steer added to them. There are a couple stateside. All the others are in Australia, but they are stretch limos. 220" stretch single axle. And 280" stretch with dual rear steering axles and a third dummy that goes up and down. Pretty impressive. Have to see if I can dig up some pics
 
Mr_Rich

Mr_Rich

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Compared to my '89 Chevy K1500 EC my H3T handles like a dream. No problem with U-turns and tight quarters as far as I'm concerned. Biggest problem is rear visibility since it's almost like driving a van sometimes. My friends still give me crap on occasion when I backed in to a tree to line up on a particularly steep part of the trail in Monache Meadows.
 
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SedonaBound

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Mr_Rich said:
Compared to my '89 Chevy K1500 EC my H3T handles like a dream. No problem with U-turns and tight quarters as far as I'm concerned.
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My problem is that my driveway turn is already tight with my Cayenne that has 4 ft tighter turning circle than the H3T.
 
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SedonaBound

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Actually we're in process of remodeling now and have already changed the driveway as much as the topography and boundaries allow. My original description was simplistic to avoid confusion. Actually we enter from the street, drive through the portico, and do a 180 in the hammerhead to drive out the same way. The wall top in the foreground conceals the second side of the hammerhead. It used to be a drive-thru driveway but the "out" end was a 28% grade! The architect recommended the hammerhead arrangement. Pavers go down this week hopefully.


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rsc

rsc

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Tulsa
Leave the place as is. Thats a perfect HUMMER driveway just as it is! Over the rocks and all!

I keep telling my wife we need a drive with boulders in it like that, now that she has an H3 too I may just stand a chance of convincing her. ;)
 
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SedonaBound

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Ghostbuster said:
So backing the H3t into the driveway is not an option?
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Possible for me, not my wife. Curved one-car wide driveway. Its not that a T wouldn't fit, just that making the turn will take two movements.
 
Bigunit

Bigunit

Hammer Down!
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That's the perfect driveway to practice your 10-point off road switch-back turns with a H3T! :D Good practice if you intend to wheel your rig...just saying!
 
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SedonaBound

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Bigunit said:
That's the perfect driveway to practice your 10-point off road switch-back turns with a H3T! :D Good practice if you intend to wheel your rig...just saying!
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I'm old-school; jack 'er up on the Hi-Lift and kick it over. Repeat until you're pointed the right way. :thumbs:
 
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