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Old 01-Sep-2006, 11:09 PM
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HELP! Car wanders on highway a lot!

Hi there,,
I have a 92 ex sedan with tien springs (about a 1.7in drop i think?) and stock everything else. Oh, with 17" rims with 205/40/17 tires. And on the high way my car wanders so much it's hard to drive at times and also seems unstable at high speeds?

I have no sway bars and usually run tire pressure about 36-38psi.

please help!
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Old 01-Sep-2006, 11:16 PM
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big rims + wide tires + car with small track = wandering in road grooves, get used to it or get smaller wheels
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Old 02-Sep-2006, 12:50 AM
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u could need an allignment or maybe your wheels balanced
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Old 02-Sep-2006, 01:51 AM
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check out the upper/lower balljoints and tie rods.
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Old 02-Sep-2006, 01:58 AM
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alignment, i had the same problem
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Old 02-Sep-2006, 03:36 AM
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you sir, need an alignment.
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Old 02-Sep-2006, 07:17 AM
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hold on to the steering wheel and stop whining.


no all kidding aside these guys are right

alignment

does it pull one particualar way more than another??
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Old 02-Sep-2006, 09:24 AM
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it's your wide rims man... an alignment would be needed if it always pulled in one direction... if it's wandering all over it's because your wide tires are following the grooves in the road...

take cynikals advice...
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Old 02-Sep-2006, 09:40 AM
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alignment could be it, but honestly, i had the same problem when i was on springs and stock shocks a couple years ago... i was also on 205s as well but with 15s... it would wander to **** especially turning around where the CNE is on the QEW and on the 403 around erin mills pkwy and winston churchill before they re-paved it... the highway was ****ed...

i changed the tires to 195 and put the kyb agxs on and the problem was gone... it tracks pretty nicely now and i also dropped it another 1"... but alignment was def needed with my car.
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Old 03-Sep-2006, 06:01 AM
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it doens't track to one side specifically, no. I was thinking of the tires, but i mean i've had an import car with 225's on and i don't recallit being this bad?

I will adjust my tire pressure and check the bushings and tie-rod ends...i have a feeling the latter is going. thanks!
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Old 03-Sep-2006, 10:50 AM
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Originally posted by Cynikal.Mindset
big rims + wide tires + car with small track = wandering in road grooves, get used to it or get smaller wheels
werd... so no ghost ridin for you.. keep the damn hand on the wheel and you shouldn't have probems
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camber kit might helpt abit too those angled tires sure seem to catch the grooves and lines in the road ...lol
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Old 03-Sep-2006, 01:06 PM
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usually ne thing past a 1.5 inch drop u shpould be goin with a camber kit bud!!
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