steering wobble on bumps
04-29-13, 07:01 PM
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steering wobble on bumps
just recently lowered my 430 on coil overs about a month ago. yesterday i notice the steering wheel and front of car would wobble or shake pretty bad. anyone run into this kind of problem before? any help is greatly appreciated! thx!
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just lowered my ls couple days ago on z40 also but didnt encounter the wobble or shake. first thing to do is alignment. and shaking while driving or braking, or at a stop? shaking while driving=unbalance wheels, defect tires or bent wheels or untorque wheels. shaking while braking=warp rotors/. shaking at a stop=motor or tranny mounts, misfire etc.
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just lowered my ls couple days ago on z40 also but didnt encounter the wobble or shake. first thing to do is alignment. and shaking while driving or braking, or at a stop? shaking while driving=unbalance wheels, defect tires or bent wheels or untorque wheels. shaking while braking=warp rotors/. shaking at a stop=motor or tranny mounts, misfire etc.
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Heavy wobbles are due to heavy imbalance. Suspension components will not produce these, unless something just torn off.
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steering wobble=steering wander rite? if so, a friend of mine had the same problem with his 01 UL after he drop it, he change the tie rods and it fix the problem. his inner is still good so he only change outer tie rods. also i would check all bolts are tighten and torque to spec if possible or hand tighten.
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steering wobble=steering wander rite? if so, a friend of mine had the same problem with his 01 UL after he drop it, he change the tie rods and it fix the problem. his inner is still good so he only change outer tie rods. also i would check all bolts are tighten and torque to spec if possible or hand tighten.
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just inspected the front suspension today and found that both my front upper control arm ball joints have up and down play, which im assuming is causing the problem. going to switch it out and see if that fixes it...
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