Grips the road TOO WELL
10-17-2006, 06:11 PM
#1
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 1,092
Grips the road TOO WELL
SO ever since ive been up here in alaska with my car I almost dont like driving it. The roads up here have pretty bad ruts and my car is just all over the road. It pulls like its out of alignment, but it does it for what side of the road im on...left side pulls right, right side pulls left, centered your fighting between the two.
I dont know if its just my tires or if I need to upgrade some more components. My car has been lowered an inch and a half in the front. I had it aligned and they said it barley was able to make factory specs (never did install my C & C plates).
My question is would a bump steer kit help with this, caster camber plates, or even a manual steering?
I dont know if its just my tires or if I need to upgrade some more components. My car has been lowered an inch and a half in the front. I had it aligned and they said it barley was able to make factory specs (never did install my C & C plates).
My question is would a bump steer kit help with this, caster camber plates, or even a manual steering?
10-17-2006, 06:14 PM
#2
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location:
Posts: 699
RE: Grips the road TOO WELL
Your CC plates will allow back to factory specs.
A bump steer kit will help under bumpy conditions. If you are just pulling on a flat (not rutted) road then this will help a little but not solve the problem.
Try looking at your ball joints on the end of your front arms....that is if our cars have that. I know my grand prix does and when they go bad the small variance of the loose ball joint causes the car to just want to go its own direction.
A bump steer kit will help under bumpy conditions. If you are just pulling on a flat (not rutted) road then this will help a little but not solve the problem.
Try looking at your ball joints on the end of your front arms....that is if our cars have that. I know my grand prix does and when they go bad the small variance of the loose ball joint causes the car to just want to go its own direction.
10-17-2006, 08:31 PM
#8
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: cape giradeau,mo
Posts: 8,872
RE: Grips the road TOO WELL
dude!....i have about a million trucks run the road i'm on...i thought something was wrong also....so i took it on an interstate that i knew was just repaved let go of the steering wheel and it stayed straight for miles and miles....
and guy's quit throwing stuff at him to spend money for parts he probably doesn't need....hell i have had 17's and switched back to 15's and i made zero adjustments and my suspension is tunable.
and guy's quit throwing stuff at him to spend money for parts he probably doesn't need....hell i have had 17's and switched back to 15's and i made zero adjustments and my suspension is tunable.
10-17-2006, 10:39 PM
#9
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 1,092
RE: Grips the road TOO WELL
Well I had no problems down in Georgia, but im guessing the size of tire and the type of tire has something to do with it. I have 245s or maybe 255s cant remember right now, up front and 285s out back.
the reason i didnt put the cc plates on then was cause i didnt have em and needed my car alinged bad (sn95 spindle swap) then I got em, tried putting em in and was having a bad day so i gave up...then they went in the trunk, and been there for the last...oh...7 to 9 months lol
the reason i didnt put the cc plates on then was cause i didnt have em and needed my car alinged bad (sn95 spindle swap) then I got em, tried putting em in and was having a bad day so i gave up...then they went in the trunk, and been there for the last...oh...7 to 9 months lol