diff --git a/street_signs/signs.lua b/street_signs/signs.lua
index b448a070..dcaaf1d0 100644
--- a/street_signs/signs.lua
+++ b/street_signs/signs.lua
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ minetest.register_node("street_signs:sign_basic", {
 	on_punch = street_signs.update_sign,
 	on_rotate = street_signs.facedir_rotate,
 	number_of_lines = 2,
-	horiz_scaling = 1,
+	horiz_scaling = 1.5,
 	vert_scaling = 1,
 	line_spacing = 9,
 	font_size = 31,
-	x_offset = 1,
+	x_offset = 7,
 	y_offset = 4,
-	chars_per_line = 30,
+	chars_per_line = 40,
 	entity_info = {
 		mesh = "street_signs_basic_entity.obj",
 		yaw = stdyaw
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ minetest.register_node("street_signs:sign_basic_top_only", {
 	on_punch = street_signs.update_sign,
 	on_rotate = street_signs.facedir_rotate,
 	number_of_lines = 2,
-	horiz_scaling = 1,
+	horiz_scaling = 1.5,
 	vert_scaling = 1,
 	line_spacing = 9,
 	font_size = 31,
-	x_offset = 1,
+	x_offset = 7,
 	y_offset = 4,
-	chars_per_line = 30,
+	chars_per_line = 40,
 	entity_info = {
 		mesh = "street_signs_basic_top_only_entity.obj",
 		yaw = stdyaw