help! i feel like im on a boat
12-12-09, 01:26 AM
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help! i feel like im on a boat
when i drive straight on a smooth road my car is fine... but once i hit a bump my car sways like a friggen boat!
everything is bolted up correctly as far as suspension goes.
my sway bar and tie rods, end links are good...
i cant figure it out. anyone here have or had the same problem?
please chime in. thanks.
everything is bolted up correctly as far as suspension goes.
my sway bar and tie rods, end links are good...
i cant figure it out. anyone here have or had the same problem?
please chime in. thanks.
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when i drive straight on a smooth road my car is fine... but once i hit a bump my car sways like a friggen boat!
everything is bolted up correctly as far as suspension goes.
my sway bar and tie rods, end links are good...
i cant figure it out. anyone here have or had the same problem?
please chime in. thanks.
everything is bolted up correctly as far as suspension goes.
my sway bar and tie rods, end links are good...
i cant figure it out. anyone here have or had the same problem?
please chime in. thanks.
Did you change anything recently and then it started doing it, or did it just start doing it one day?
12-13-09, 02:22 AM
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I have aftermarket coilovers.
it started one day when i changed my wheel studs then adjusted my spring rate on my coilovers, then it happened.
so i swapped out the coilovers for another set i had laying around (kept the rear springs from my old set and put on JIC springs for the fronts).
still gave me the same friggen problem. so i raised my car up a little bit in the rear and still problems.
it feels weird, i went to a shop and they couldnt figure it out either.
when i hit bumps it feels like a nasty wobble like if you are in a boat and the waves are pushing in on both sides.
it started one day when i changed my wheel studs then adjusted my spring rate on my coilovers, then it happened.
so i swapped out the coilovers for another set i had laying around (kept the rear springs from my old set and put on JIC springs for the fronts).
still gave me the same friggen problem. so i raised my car up a little bit in the rear and still problems.
it feels weird, i went to a shop and they couldnt figure it out either.
when i hit bumps it feels like a nasty wobble like if you are in a boat and the waves are pushing in on both sides.
12-13-09, 07:50 AM
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Tough one to diagnose over the internet, but I would consider the following:
-spring rate not matched with damping
-worn caster arm bushings
-worn control arm bushings, sometimes the bushing has to be spread a little to see the cracks
-are any bushings pushing out of their attachment point
-forgot to reconnect a sway bar end link?
-loose fasteners in general? some may appear tight, but could be in a bind
Any squeaking or clunking?
-ball joints
-wheel bearings
-tie rod ends
A few ideas, hope this helps
-spring rate not matched with damping
-worn caster arm bushings
-worn control arm bushings, sometimes the bushing has to be spread a little to see the cracks
-are any bushings pushing out of their attachment point
-forgot to reconnect a sway bar end link?
-loose fasteners in general? some may appear tight, but could be in a bind
Any squeaking or clunking?
-ball joints
-wheel bearings
-tie rod ends
A few ideas, hope this helps
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12-13-09, 11:21 AM
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my wish has come true...
where can i find these adjustable spring rate coilovers? i only know of them on a BMW K1300 series that has it on-the-fly.
PS: I think you meant "adjust my shocks"
so what kind of setup are you on now exactly? your post above is kinda confusing...
where can i find these adjustable spring rate coilovers? i only know of them on a BMW K1300 series that has it on-the-fly.
PS: I think you meant "adjust my shocks"
so what kind of setup are you on now exactly? your post above is kinda confusing...
12-17-09, 01:57 AM
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my wish has come true...
where can i find these adjustable spring rate coilovers? i only know of them on a BMW K1300 series that has it on-the-fly.
PS: I think you meant "adjust my shocks" so what kind of setup are you on now exactly? your post above is kinda confusing...
where can i find these adjustable spring rate coilovers? i only know of them on a BMW K1300 series that has it on-the-fly.
PS: I think you meant "adjust my shocks"
so what kind of setup are you on now exactly? your post above is kinda confusing...lol yeah, except i dont have 2 white guys and tpain.
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