sometimes they were cut there and a bit taken out to alter the steering angle so it turned quicker I believe, my last A10 had been worked on there (about 2 inches cut out and replaced with a (shorter?) solid rod, probably to make welding easier, don't know) but it does seem to turn better than my Flash, could be imagination, could be the Flash doesn't turn as it should.
To be safe I had our local shop redo the welding, left it the same length as was but sleep better at night