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colsoop
13-03-08, 18:50
Right i have had the following oem parts replaced:

Rear upper arm left & right
Rear lower arm left & right
Front upper arm left & right
front lower arm left & right

+ front and rear drop links.

Also not too long ago i had the front wheel bearings replaced at a local garage.

The car at the moment is a handful, it tramlines, and is nervous to drive. When i take a corner at high speed it feels very unsafe. It is not very confidence inspiring.

I have ordered new anti roll bars hoping this will help.

i also get a clunking from the rear left side going over bumps.

Could something have come loose at the front causing the issue ? would a poorly installed wheel bearing cause a problem ?

Any other thoughts i am seriously fed up with it at the moment. :(
Jspec Germany
13-03-08, 19:02
Rear diff bushes maybe? What tire do you have on it?
colsoop
13-03-08, 19:04
Rear diff bushes maybe? What tire do you have on it?
Diff bushes are fine.
Stock 17's with eagle f1's
pete_TT
13-03-08, 19:15
After fitting all those parts, did you have a geometry looked at? That could be your problem. Clunking could be loose subframe bolts.
Chris Wilson
13-03-08, 19:34
Geo, or rear toe links is my guess.
Dyer864
13-03-08, 21:23
I had the same prob, a month or two ago, as you said not very safe at high speeds and tramlining, cause of mine was a leaky shock ! replaced shock and all is well ! may be different scenario in your case . ;)
Chris Wilson
13-03-08, 21:30
Whilst a dead shock may well give these traits I assumed tha having changed so much of the back suspension a shock coated in oil would have been noticed. For sure if the shocks are really knackered you can have issues, but to me it sounds like classic rear steer through bad geo or toe change.
Ian C
13-03-08, 21:34
I've experienced handling like that due to three things:
1) Worm suspension bushes (yours should be OK on that front!)
2) Poorly adjusted shocks (my fault, I turned one one way and the other the other way)
3) Different tyre pressures up front.

Buggered shocks can emulate 2) as well.

I've not experienced it though bad geometry setup but I'd 100% agree that it can cause your car to feel awful, as that's basically what 1) does as well.

-Ian
SupraStar 3000
13-03-08, 21:36
hope its sorted for you soon mate :(
colsoop
14-03-08, 15:40
Whilst a dead shock may well give these traits I assumed tha having changed so much of the back suspension a shock coated in oil would have been noticed. For sure if the shocks are really knackered you can have issues, but to me it sounds like classic rear steer through bad geo or toe change.

It was fitted and set up by your good self chris.
Chris Wilson
14-03-08, 17:28
Fetch it over and I'll have a look at it, sounds like something has changed. What's been done to it since then?
colsoop
14-03-08, 17:49
E mail sent Chris :)
Ian C
15-03-08, 01:09
Don't forget to update the thread to let us know [-]what Chris cocked up[/-] [-]what kerb you hit[/-] what the problem was ;)

-Ian
Chris Wilson
15-03-08, 09:50
:) I have the odd great cock up, like everyone else, c'est la vie! ;)
Jspec Germany
15-03-08, 11:34
Chris, if you were perfect we'd have nothing to poke fun at. Please do let us know what was amuck with the handling.
Ian C
15-03-08, 16:02
Just messing about, we have indeed all had the odd cockup I'm sure :)