Need someone to have a go in my car who HAS Insurance

Hey guys having a bit of a weird problem with my car when driving it steps to the left then right on the arse end and this is without flooring it.

is this too hard suspension or are all supra's like this, this is shaking me about like a rag doll in there and im a fat fucker too so it must be bad.

doesn't feel safe at all.

how long's it been doing this for mate?

that dosnt sound right at all dude, I would offer to help out but A) I am probably miles away

B) I am not very technical

C) not insured to drive your car

So all in all I'm not a lot of help

I'm TPO on other people's cars. Where abouts in Oxfordshire are you?

since i got the car but thought it was the suspension was just hard but it pissing me off.

I'm TPO on other people's cars. Where abouts in Oxfordshire are you?

inwoodstock and witney bud

check the front tie rods (behind the rear wheels) just put a straight ruler against it and if theres a gap thats your problem.

I'm up towards Chippy, if you're about tomorrow I could give it a go.

I'm up towards Chippy, if you're about tomorrow I could give it a go.

you around in the afternoon bud?

Yep. I'll drop you a pm with my mobile and we'll meet up somewhere.

would be interested in this too as would any purchaser of my car

Strangely i had the same thing on my corolla. It was the alinment. It was way out. not expensive to sort out either if its the problem. made it very fun to drive tho

Doug, you are a bloody nice bloke

Right I met up with Andy today he has a very tidy car, with a unique nose cone (modified Top Secret? Dunno) and face lift lights all round.

Gave it a drive and it was strange. There is an occasional swaying at the back, its definately not tramlining and its not being upset by imperfections in the road surface. To say it was worrying is an understatement.

His car has been lowered at the back he has 275 on the rear and 235 on the front on 17's and spacers on his back. My guess is that it's been lowered too much not allowing enough stroke in the dampener and too much - camber on the rears. It definately needs looking at by a specialist like CW or suchlike and needs raising by at least 10mm or even back to stock. Handling in any car let alone a sports car is paramount, but his is scary.

When he went out in mine, the difference was apparent straight away. Along with the performance.

Doug

this sounds similar to the problem i have in mine with a swaying, side-to-side movement in the back.

my car hasn't been lowered however and is still on stock suspension.

was it intermittent or does it do it all the time?

Its not all the time, certainly not an oscillilating movement consistent to say the turn of the wheels, but in say aperiod of a minute it would do it maybe 3 or 4 times. Does tht make sense.

Maybe the antisway bar is missing or knackered? I don't know.

Its not all the time, certainly not an oscillilating movement consistent to say the turn of the wheels, but in say aperiod of a minute it would do it maybe 3 or 4 times. Does tht make sense.

Maybe the antisway bar is missing or knackered? I don't know.

sounds exactly like my problem.

as you say it's not in time with wheels, revs, gear changes, cornering, accellerating, decellerating.....totally random.

no less than five mechanics have checked mine including CW and he couldn't see anything wrong.

have tried two sets of wheels and three sets of tyres to no avail.

tyre wear is even and non-excessive.

new shocks / springs made no difference either.

have noticed another couple of cars on the forum coming up with a similar problem (DaveK being one of them).

There simply MUST be a single component that is wearing out on these cars to cause this but what is it???

......and spacers on his back.

There's your answer

ps. hope you didn't nick him for a defective car after the test

There's your answer

although i would suggest he removes these to see if it helps i'm also sceptical as to whether this is the problem or not.

mine certainly doesn't have spacers and has done it with both sets of wheels (including stock 16s).

Hey guys having a bit of a weird problem with my car when driving it steps to the left then right on the arse end and this is without flooring it.

 

is this too hard suspension or are all supra's like this, this is shaking me about like a rag doll in there and im a fat fucker too so it must be bad.

doesn't feel safe at all.

rear upper inner bushes on the top arms, mine did the same when I floored it and backed off - can you here a slight knocking at times? Although yours sould like they have gone totaly !

rear upper inner bushes on the top arms, mine did the same when I floored it and backed off - can you here a slight knocking at times? Although yours sould like they have gone totaly !

hmmm.

makes me think this is the problem with mine!

And i've got the parts to fix it, still need to get rid of her though

for anyone who's interested in it, you could take my car and rear upper arms for £2250 and end up with a cracking deal! i must be barking

*makes note*

hmmm.

 

makes me think this is the problem with mine!

 

And i've got the parts to fix it, still need to get rid of her though

 

for anyone who's interested in it, you could take my car for £2250 and end up with a cracking deal! i must be barking

£2250 you are barking.

Thx for your time today Doug and scaring the shit outta me with that first bend in your sup.

looking to get them tein basic setup but may try the rear upper inner bushes on the top arms as well.

fook ur car shifts doug!!!!

like i said thx for your time..... hope to repay the favour.

oh yeah got the grill fitted as i caught a pheasant on way back to witney fooking daft bird

Hope you get it sorted. And no worries, anytime.