vip..me

so i have a 2005 gs dropped on tein cs w sage front and rear rca . my question is it normal for the car to feel like it sways form side to side? the rear is feels like its slides form side to side and the front feels loose, it rained here in htown and i was scared to drive my car on the freeway .. i searched the forum but had no luck .. also i ride pretty slamed no finger gap all the way around on g35 rims

thanks for any info

PHML

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the swaying has nothing to do with the RCAs.

since it was raining at the time you felt the swaying...i have to assume you were experiencing some hydroplaining....esp if your tires treads are low (balding).

vip..me

thanks for the reply , but tires are almost new less than 2 mths of use with almost 90% thread . but the car feels like it swaying even without the rain ,the rain just made it feel 1000 times worse .. should i try replacing my lower control arm bushing ? or anything else

lunatyk

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I have the same problem. I "sway' when I hit a bump but barely noticeable. When it rains I constantly feel it. I thought it was because I was so low that I lose traction.

If anyone can chime in, that would be great

GSteg

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How is your alignment? I've experienced the same phenomena in the rear and it's due to too much toe in.

vwynn

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if youre pretty dumped then your rear toe is most deff off.... unless youre not really really slammed but saying youre slammed to be cool

hows your alignment?

lunatyk

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Could toe be the only reason? I am slammed on 19's, tucking rim in the rear. I probably need an alignment though. I had an alignment but went lower so everything is probably out of spec.

vwynn

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bad toe alignment does some funky stuff... i almost spun out on the freeway after i hit a bump cuz my toe angle was outta Wack... also it eats up your tires... quick...

vip..me

just installed the rca last week so alignment def needs to be done, but i got the rca off a friends gs with pretty dialed in alignment and he said the same thing . the car felt like i skipping on the water .. will upload pics of ride height soon .. it sits pretty low

GSteg

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What does 'dialed in' mean though. I've seen lots of alignments being done and many of them are half-assed by the tech. Sure the computer shows green on the screen, but green != correct.

Either way it's probably the alignment. I have RCAs and my car doesn't feel loose at all, unless I floor it

vip..me

by dial in i mean in spec .. alignment for all of the cars were done by southwest alignment best shop in htown . but i do need to redo my alignment since i dropped it more

SoCal Cyco

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so i just installed my rear sage rca's 2 weeks ago and felt the same thing...loose in the rear end. I was at a very reputable shop and did a 4 wheel alignment and said my toe was maxed out and needed adjustable toe arms. now the only ones i have heard that fit are the megan is300 toe arms? does anyone know of other adj toe arms that fit? he said this would help alot. ps the toe being out of wack will eat tires like cookie monster does cookies.

GSteg

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Contact the CL vendor FIGS. His toe arms are much nicer than the Megans.

sam430

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got my car aligned last week... it was worse off than before LOL. Had the same issue when I hit a small bump... it likes to wiggle.

RMMGS4

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Sounds like A LOT of you have excessive TOE OUT. The tail happiness is a typical result of installing rear adjustable RCAs without an alignment.


EXACT posted to immediately align your car when installing their rear RCAs, back when they first introduced their adjustable RCAs in 2008. They also make a STRONG recommendation in the instructions that come with their kits.


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...gs98-05-a.html



Here's a pic of my rear drop using EXACT RCAs as a reference of how much drop can be attained and still be able to get the rear toe back in spec after adjustments were made.

Take your car to the alignment shop and see if they can get you back in spec without having to buy adjustable toe arms.

If you are dropped more than me, then you'll def need adj. toe arms.

I do not have adjustable Toe Arms with this drop using the EXACT RCAs. The OEM adjustments were able to get me in spec on my left toe and within 0.05 of spec on my right toe. Close enough.