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Bump steer kits.

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Edster

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Do they actually work? I never had it become an issue in other cars that I had (the ones that were prone to bump steer) but it seems my 'Stang has it pretty bad. This may be because the power steering magnifies it. (the other cars were manual steering.) The kits are kind of pricey, are they worth the money? Also is there another "trick" or "shade tree" method that is effective?
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Chris
 

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I know this sounds goofy, but before attempting to correct bump steer, make sure it is bump steer. What I mean is, if your car is stock, there is a good chance the problem is the flexy rear suspension rather than the front. When my fastback was stock, there was a corner near my house with a bump in it, and when I hit that bump in my fastback, it would change lanes right now, even though the wheel never moved. From what little circle track experience I have, I knew it was not coming from the front, but rather from the spongy rear springs loading and unloading during the corner. I have found that on early Mustangs, as long as your car isn't too low in the front, bump steer due to geometry problems isn't an issue. How low is too low? If your lower control arm is level or running down towards the spindle, you're fine. Once the spindle end is higher than the pivot on the chassis, you run in to problems.
 

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As far as I know the car is stock. The window sticker (yes the original one) stated the car has the GT handling equipment. What this GT equipment is I'm not sure, believe to be a thicker swaybar and heavier coils springs and possibly leaf springs as well. I think I'll get a front end alignment first. I am also considering a rear sway bar. Are there any from other vehicles that may fit?
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I bought my rear bar from Branda and it fits great and does wonders for the cornering. I think it was about $80, and it was the adjustable one.
 

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If your car still has the suspension on it defined by your window sticker it is time to put new springs on all around....and probably do a few other things as well.
 
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