steering problem
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 30
From: Steeleville Illinois
steering problem
Ok my car has something really wierd going on with the steering. If I hit a spot in the road that is alittle uneven the car wants to pull that way bad. The steering wheel shakes sometimes and shimmies alittle. Also when I hit the breaks to come to a stop the car sometimes but not all times wants to pull alittle to the right. I had the tires ballanced and rotated and an allingment done on the car. But it stills does it. The place I got this done at said they dont fill what im filling but its there. Do you have any idea at what it could be???? Please help me
Unless the person that had the car before me had it lowered. It doesnt look lowered had that 4X4 lool 
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,986
From: Michigan
RE: steering problem
Replace your tie-rods, both inner and outers. Also check your lower control arm bushings. I had a similar problem with a different car than my stang. The inner tie rods were bad, but I figured I'd replace the outers too, then had it aligned, problems went away.
-P.
-P.
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 30
From: Steeleville Illinois
RE: steering problem
ORIGINAL: P Zero
Replace your tie-rods, both inner and outers. Also check your lower control arm bushings. I had a similar problem with a different car than my stang. The inner tie rods were bad, but I figured I'd replace the outers too, then had it aligned, problems went away.
-P.
Replace your tie-rods, both inner and outers. Also check your lower control arm bushings. I had a similar problem with a different car than my stang. The inner tie rods were bad, but I figured I'd replace the outers too, then had it aligned, problems went away.
-P.
Thanks P Zero I will give that a try
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 182
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RE: steering problem
My car does the same thing.
I checked my front lower control arm bushings and they are shot! One of them is even scrunched up in the control arm.
I had my roommate move the steering wheel back and forth from centered about 60 degrees each way, and you can visibly see the control arms move side to side about 1/4" each way!!
So, it follows grooves in the road real bad and sometimes pulls like it's out of alignment.
I'm gonna get some poly ones when I lower it next month....until then, I am just really careful to stay in my lane!
Vince
I checked my front lower control arm bushings and they are shot! One of them is even scrunched up in the control arm.
I had my roommate move the steering wheel back and forth from centered about 60 degrees each way, and you can visibly see the control arms move side to side about 1/4" each way!!
So, it follows grooves in the road real bad and sometimes pulls like it's out of alignment.
I'm gonna get some poly ones when I lower it next month....until then, I am just really careful to stay in my lane!
Vince
5th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,412
From: MN
RE: steering problem
ORIGINAL: P Zero
Replace your tie-rods, both inner and outers. Also check your lower control arm bushings. I had a similar problem with a different car than my stang. The inner tie rods were bad, but I figured I'd replace the outers too, then had it aligned, problems went away.
-P.
Replace your tie-rods, both inner and outers. Also check your lower control arm bushings. I had a similar problem with a different car than my stang. The inner tie rods were bad, but I figured I'd replace the outers too, then had it aligned, problems went away.
-P.