sorry its a little winded...
Ever since I slapped the disc brakes and 16's on my car there has been a problem with the way it steers. Let me try to explain what happens. Its only at higher speeds, handles straight as an arrow and doesnt pull what-so-ever. But if enter a corner at highway speed... Its fine the first few degrees I turn the steering wheel, after that it feels like the passenger grabbed the wheel and cranked it further in the same direction and the car darts. It seems like its related to weight transfer because i felt it do it during a quick lane change too. It sucks and i have to really 2 hand it going in to turns on the highway. I'm running 1.5" adapters to get the 16"s to work right, which i could have probably got away with a 1.25". I've had it aligned, no change, I checked the ackerman (thinking the 73 that i got the disc brakes from was a longer wheelbase and that the spindles may have been different). The only thing i am leaning towards is not enough caster, which like i said it drives straight as an arrow, or maybe bump steer?? the car is not "lowered" but the original springs are sagged plenty. I looked at the lower control arm and the steering arms and they appear to be parallel. Its driving me nuts so if anyone has any input... TIA!!!
Ever since I slapped the disc brakes and 16's on my car there has been a problem with the way it steers. Let me try to explain what happens. Its only at higher speeds, handles straight as an arrow and doesnt pull what-so-ever. But if enter a corner at highway speed... Its fine the first few degrees I turn the steering wheel, after that it feels like the passenger grabbed the wheel and cranked it further in the same direction and the car darts. It seems like its related to weight transfer because i felt it do it during a quick lane change too. It sucks and i have to really 2 hand it going in to turns on the highway. I'm running 1.5" adapters to get the 16"s to work right, which i could have probably got away with a 1.25". I've had it aligned, no change, I checked the ackerman (thinking the 73 that i got the disc brakes from was a longer wheelbase and that the spindles may have been different). The only thing i am leaning towards is not enough caster, which like i said it drives straight as an arrow, or maybe bump steer?? the car is not "lowered" but the original springs are sagged plenty. I looked at the lower control arm and the steering arms and they appear to be parallel. Its driving me nuts so if anyone has any input... TIA!!!