colsoop Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Right i have had the following oem parts replaced: Rear upper arm left & right Rear lower arm left & right Front upper arm left & right front lower arm left & right + front and rear drop links. Also not too long ago i had the front wheel bearings replaced at a local garage. The car at the moment is a handful, it tramlines, and is nervous to drive. When i take a corner at high speed it feels very unsafe. It is not very confidence inspiring. I have ordered new anti roll bars hoping this will help. i also get a clunking from the rear left side going over bumps. Could something have come loose at the front causing the issue ? would a poorly installed wheel bearing cause a problem ? Any other thoughts i am seriously fed up with it at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Rear diff bushes maybe? What tire do you have on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Rear diff bushes maybe? What tire do you have on it? Diff bushes are fine. Stock 17's with eagle f1's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_TT Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 After fitting all those parts, did you have a geometry looked at? That could be your problem. Clunking could be loose subframe bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Geo, or rear toe links is my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyer864 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I had the same prob, a month or two ago, as you said not very safe at high speeds and tramlining, cause of mine was a leaky shock ! replaced shock and all is well ! may be different scenario in your case . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Whilst a dead shock may well give these traits I assumed tha having changed so much of the back suspension a shock coated in oil would have been noticed. For sure if the shocks are really knackered you can have issues, but to me it sounds like classic rear steer through bad geo or toe change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I've experienced handling like that due to three things: 1) Worm suspension bushes (yours should be OK on that front!) 2) Poorly adjusted shocks (my fault, I turned one one way and the other the other way) 3) Different tyre pressures up front. Buggered shocks can emulate 2) as well. I've not experienced it though bad geometry setup but I'd 100% agree that it can cause your car to feel awful, as that's basically what 1) does as well. -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 hope its sorted for you soon mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Whilst a dead shock may well give these traits I assumed tha having changed so much of the back suspension a shock coated in oil would have been noticed. For sure if the shocks are really knackered you can have issues, but to me it sounds like classic rear steer through bad geo or toe change. It was fitted and set up by your good self chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Fetch it over and I'll have a look at it, sounds like something has changed. What's been done to it since then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 E mail sent Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Don't forget to update the thread to let us know what Chris cocked up what kerb you hit what the problem was -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I have the odd great cock up, like everyone else, c'est la vie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Chris, if you were perfect we'd have nothing to poke fun at. Please do let us know what was amuck with the handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Just messing about, we have indeed all had the odd cockup I'm sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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