Steering cable question

[Merc 2.5]

I'm about swap out steering cables for longer ones, but i have teleflex ssc6272 which ends up being 12.6ft long and I found the exact cable but now they only sell in 1ft increments. I'm gonna be adding more set back and existing cables are stretched to max already, should I get 13ft or 14ft. I don't want bunch extra cause I hear that makes steering stiff. I. Gonna start with 2 extra inches and if it needs more I'll go to 4 more inches , I wanna say 13ft prob b ok but curious if 14ft would b to much. Thanks

[WaterZebra]

I'm about swap out steering cables for longer ones, but i have teleflex ssc6272 which ends up being 12.6ft long and I found the exact cable but now they only sell in 1ft increments. I'm gonna be adding more set back and existing cables are stretched to max already, should I get 13ft or 14ft. I don't want bunch extra cause I hear that makes steering stiff. I. Gonna start with 2 extra inches and if it needs more I'll go to 4 more inches , I wanna say 13ft prob b ok but curious if 14ft would b to much. Thanks

It is sharp tight arcs (routing) that will create drag & stiffness. An extra foot should not be a problem.........

[David - WI]

It sounds like you really need 13' now... before you add any setback, so 14' for sure.