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Steering Wheel Never Stays Centers & Bumpsteer

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Old 01-14-19, 04:57 AM
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Default Steering Wheel Never Stays Centers & Bumpsteer

My 99 GS3 steering wheel never stays centered . I done changed every front suspension part except sway bar , I changed rack bushing , LCA 1 & 2 , UCA , endlinks , ball joint , tires all that and got an alignment , the problem is sometimes the steering is centered and I might turn a corner or just keep driving next thing I notice steering off to the right or off to the left , never stays center but pretty much track straight until about 70mph is where I start noticing bump steer when going over bumps or anything uneven , kinda feel like the tires are bouncy . I am running 18x8 with 225/45 OEM Lexus wheels in the front and fender is sitting right at the top of the tire .. Coulda RCA help me with this ? Or any suggestions ?
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Was going to say rack bushings but you changed those. Hmmm, Upper arms? maybe the upper bushings are shot, or the rack itself.
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Are you trying to self diagnose or the suspension shop has done examination?

Reason I say that is the lift that the suspension shop has can configure loaded/unloaded situations and those guys can easily stress the joints with levers. At home I could not do much other than look for play min the steering link.

I just recently removed the Lower control arm and now waiting to get the alignment. I plan to go to a speed shop for alignment and not one of the speedy chain. Will cost ne 2x.

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Have you checked the tensioner on the steering rack?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...djustment.html
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Originally Posted by salimshah
Are you trying to self diagnose or the suspension shop has done examination?

Reason I say that is the lift that the suspension shop has can configure loaded/unloaded situations and those guys can easily stress the joints with levers. At home I could not do much other than look for play min the steering link.

I just recently removed the Lower control arm and now waiting to get the alignment. I plan to go to a speed shop for alignment and not one of the speedy chain. Will cost ne 2x.

Salim
I recently changed Lower control arm , like 3 weeks ago as the alignment shop told me to do it before getting alignment. Didn’t take it to a suspension shop though did all the work my self n with the help of some buddies .. I got It aligned at a popular shop , wasn’t a chain .
Originally Posted by lexo98
Have you checked the tensioner on the steering rack?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...djustment.html
i actually tighten the steering tensioner a lil bit which made it a lil better and former .


Originally Posted by Arcadian
Was going to say rack bushings but you changed those. Hmmm, Upper arms? maybe the upper bushings are shot, or the rack itself.
I just changed UCA last February with Megan UCA . I was thinking maybe the rack , but it doesn’t leak or anything , I installed steering rack bushing last February also . You think it could cause the play like that though ?
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