Suspension Help
#1
Suspension Help
Hello,
I have a 12' 5.0 and have all of a sudden some suspension issues develop over the past week or 2.
Seems like I have a bunch of bump-steer now(tierods?) The steering feels floaty(struts?) and when ever I go over bumps or ruts in the road they throw me all over the place.
I took it to ford and passed there inspection and they said everything was tightened down to spec and they didn't see any damage. They did an alignment check and I am at -1.5 camber. They suggest putting in camber bolts to see if this helps. I do have uneven tire wear on the inside, but never have experience this sort of driving condition in a car before just from have negative camber.
Any ideas? Could this be the issue, It feels like my whole steering rack is loose or something?
I have a 12' 5.0 and have all of a sudden some suspension issues develop over the past week or 2.
Seems like I have a bunch of bump-steer now(tierods?) The steering feels floaty(struts?) and when ever I go over bumps or ruts in the road they throw me all over the place.
I took it to ford and passed there inspection and they said everything was tightened down to spec and they didn't see any damage. They did an alignment check and I am at -1.5 camber. They suggest putting in camber bolts to see if this helps. I do have uneven tire wear on the inside, but never have experience this sort of driving condition in a car before just from have negative camber.
Any ideas? Could this be the issue, It feels like my whole steering rack is loose or something?
#2
A little more information about your car would be helpful. Are you running stock springs/struts? Have you removed or replaced anything lately?
I had a similar experience last winter. Turns out that my car was hit in a parking lot hard enough to knock the toe alignment out of whack. I have heard of some people with power steering problems, but I don't know much about it.
I had a similar experience last winter. Turns out that my car was hit in a parking lot hard enough to knock the toe alignment out of whack. I have heard of some people with power steering problems, but I don't know much about it.
#3
-1.5° is not the problem. You could try rotating the tires? Bumping up the tire pressure?Confirm that the toe angle is 0°.
There was some sort of TSB about the front control arm bushings, which could conceivably cause issues, but you said Ford checked all of that...
There was some sort of TSB about the front control arm bushings, which could conceivably cause issues, but you said Ford checked all of that...
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