ALean Mofo 0 Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hello allBought myself a lovely '97 Highline not so long ago. Great car, crap suspension! Anyway a set of Bilsteins and Eibachs soon found there way on.Not usually a problem, except that it is now incredibily sensitive to camber, it also has a tendency to pitch into corners like the steering suddenly wants to turn that way mid corner (usually when you apply power) and also understeers terribly!I know this is all terribly vague, but any ideas on where to start looking for a problem would be appreciated.p.s the car also needed a new O/S inner CV joint which collpased during disassembly! Link to post Share on other sites
Petesvw 0 Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Did the motor recently pass an mot? How many miles has it covered?If it went through the mot recently, i wouldnt of thought it would be anything too serious, i.e, ball joints, strut top mounts.Do you know for sure, that the suspension you got was not shot? Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 have you had camber and tracking set after ? Link to post Share on other sites
ALean Mofo 0 Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 HelloI had the camber and tracking adjusted straight afterwards, the guy reckoned it was fine, and the wheel wobble at 80-90ish has gone.Pete - It's MOT is due in April, so it's been a while, but when i was under there i noticed that the anti-roll bar bushes looked like they had seen better days. So, i am fairly convinced that the bushes could probably do with a once over! However, i'm not sure whether they can cause the effects that i'm feeling.The suspensions damping and rebound feel fine, the shocks look in good condition, not really sure how to check whether the shocks and springs are ok otherewise?The only other weird thing that the mechanic mentioned that i just remembered, is that after he refitted the O/S driveshaft, he noticed that the O/S wheel was slightly further forward than the N/S (about 1/2 inch he reckoned, or about 1 and a bit fingers!) He said though that all cars are out by certain degree, and that there was probably enough slack in the suspension components to adjust most of this out if i was bothered.Hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 sounds like it could be lower radius arm bushes Link to post Share on other sites
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