3 or 4 turns lock-to-lock?

[e21pilot]

I did the conversion to 1995 dual piston caliper front brakes on my 1992 Ranger. All is well except I used to get 4 turns lock-to-lock out of the steering but now I get slightly over 3 turns.

I did have the truck aligned after I did all the front end work. Wondering if there is some external adjustment I need done to correct this? The 4 turns lock-to-lock is very handy when moving my trailer around and I would like to get it working this way again.

 

[enjr44]

There are stops under there to limit how far wheels can be turned. When you hit the stops you are done. I don't know if they are adjustable.

I think I would take look at a 95 and see how they are different from your 92. My guess is the different calipers are hitting the stops earlier.

 

[adsm08]

Agreed, probably hitting the stops sooner due to increased size of something.

 

[e21pilot]

Yup, it seems the spindles are thicker at least in the area that contacts the stops.

I found this out at the local alignment shop. Their suggestion: grind some of the stop off to allow for greater travel to get back the 4 turns lock-to-lock. I think I'm going to borrow a die grinder, lift up the front end and take a shot at doing this.

I really like the better brakes up front but really like the tight turning radius a lot since a pull trailers with it often.

Wondering if a note should be added to the brake upgrade section as others may also experience this unwanted side affect of the upgrade. Specifically, I I put 1997 spindles from a 2WD extended cab Ranger on my 1992 2wd extended cab Ranger and experienced this reduction in turning radius.