jassi_hayre Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hi all, Noticed this last night on the way back from work. The back end of the cars seems to be squirming / weaving a bit. It happened again this morning. Its a bit like oversteer. Seems to be happening at speeds over 20 and under 70 and the car is not feeling anywhere near as planted as it normally does going round bends. Had a quick look under the car at lunch time and nothing appears to be broken / dislodged. Any ideas on what could be causing this? N.B this is on dry roads and the tyres were only changed 3 weeks ago. Thanks Jas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 rear top wishbone bushes are comman and cause poor handling , lift the car and check the wheels for play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I'd get the wheel alignment and geometry checked out too. Mine did much the same but was fine once the geo was fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 mine is in at thhis very moment with the same problem. early investigation this afternoon showed that one of the rear wheels was out of allignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 It could be the rear wishbone bushes, I had a simular problem once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Commonest cause is low profile tyres with incorrect or unbalanced pressures, check them first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassi_hayre Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 Think somethings broken as it started bobbing into work this morning (like going over speed strips or closely placed bumps). Looks like a trip to a garage is in order for the weekend. Thanks Jas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Commonest cause is low profile tyres with incorrect or unbalanced pressures, check them first. Never did get to the bottom of what caused this on my n/a. I know you had a good drive and prod about and could see nothing wrong, seems to be a more common symptom recently. Did it ever shimmy while in your hands after you took it off me, michael? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Apart from the imbalanced tyre pressures and dodgy suspension bushes, it can be if your shocks are imbalanced (if they are adjustable) or one is knackered. Or a big mismatch in tyre sidewall flex compared to the fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 just picked mine up and my god what a difference! the steering wheel is sat how it should be and the car handles perfectly again. the cause was a rear wheel out of allignment as suspected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Think I need to find a decent garage near me that knows the front from the back of a Supra. I always think mine is twitchy and would love to have it given a good going over by an expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassi_hayre Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Guy at garage said a bit of play in passenger side rear bearing but not enough to warrant a change. Might have to have alignment checked. Thanks Jas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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