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Old 12-26-01, 08:40 PM
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Question Swaying with of the body???

I noticed that when I do a slight turn from a left turn into a right turn I feel the entire cars weight shift to that side. Is that normal? Is this something that sway bars would drasticly help with?

Another thing I've noticed when I'm accelerating through a turn, it feels as though the front wheels start to skip, as if they are spinning out. I can't tell if it's my imagination or not, but I don't like the feeling. It feels as though the front wheels lose contact with the road when this happens. It'll happen on the highway, or on a twisting road. Any ideas?
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That definitely doesn't sound good. Get it checked out. It's a Lexus, it's supposed to be a smooth ride.
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That definitely doesn't sound good. Get it checked out. It's a Lexus, it's supposed to be a smooth ride.
I've got the 30 day checkup coming up in a couple of weeks, so I'm making a list of things for them to check out. I'll be sure to add that one.
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One thing I have noted is that the problems I reported earlier have nearly gone away as I've added miles to the car. It's nearly 2 week old now with 2,200 miles and I'm not having many problems.

I did find out that the Potanza that come on the car stock have a quirk of following any lines in the road and you'll feel the car pull left and right as the tires get stuck in the grooves. I was told that replacing them with just about any other tire will alleviate that problem.
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