What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
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What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Everything is new in the suspension. Lca rubbers, ball joints, tie rod ends dont look shot. I did new shocks, mounts etc. But still at high speed its not " sticking" in the road. Could the springs be shot? Steering rack?
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Make sure all four wheels are still on the car.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
wheel alignment, flat tyre, bearing, broken hub can be manymany things. You need to get it on a lift and really look.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Have you done alignment since you changed shocks etc?
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Today i did new tyres balancing and alignment. Bearings are not humming at all. Wen they were doing alignment i went under and had a look. All bolts were tight. Nothing seemed out of place except steering rack was leaking some fluid but its always been like that and it was fine before, just started after i did shocks.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
1.8iblackie wrote:Make sure all four wheels are still on the car.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Maybe play on the steering wheel? Does it have the original springs on the car? Did they check all suspension related bolts with a spanner or just by hand?
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
How fast are you going, whats the tyre size and is the car lowered, if so what springs?
Just trying to see if it is infact normal...
Just trying to see if it is infact normal...
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Maybe get a second opininon on that wheel alignment, I once fitted a new set of tyres and had the wheel alignment done, car didn't feel right so I took it somewhere else, guys at the 2nd place reckon I would have been lucky to get 10k out of the tyres because of shitty alignment done by the 1st place.Dubbed wrote:Today i did new tyres balancing and alignment. Bearings are not humming at all. Wen they were doing alignment i went under and had a look. All bolts were tight. Nothing seemed out of place except steering rack was leaking some fluid but its always been like that and it was fine before, just started after i did shocks.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Anything ove 90 and it gets scary. tyre size 205/40/17, original springs, not lowered in any way. mileage is 312XXX.Killerwatt wrote:How fast are you going, whats the tyre size and is the car lowered, if so what springs?
Just trying to see if it is infact normal...
also there is no play on the steering wheel.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
No play, everything was checked with a spanner, original springsTdi jetta 4 ever wrote:Maybe play on the steering wheel? Does it have the original springs on the car? Did they check all suspension related bolts with a spanner or just by hand?
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Ok something is definitly wrong then. You say it started just after shocks were replaced? Jacked up each wheel and gave it a shake to check for any looseness? wierd one this is.Dubbed wrote:Anything ove 90 and it gets scary. tyre size 205/40/17, original springs, not lowered in any way. mileage is 312XXX.Killerwatt wrote:How fast are you going, whats the tyre size and is the car lowered, if so what springs?
Just trying to see if it is infact normal...
also there is no play on the steering wheel.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
CV joint centre nuts tight?
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Well if it was ok and then started after you did shocks then take a step back. Eithernit was in the shock install or the shock itself.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
ok cool, il get them to have a look at it.panic-mechanic wrote:Well if it was ok and then started after you did shocks then take a step back. Eithernit was in the shock install or the shock itself.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Not sure, il have a look, never thought of that.SHAUN wrote:CV joint centre nuts tight?
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
what make of springs and what make of shocks and what make of tires are you using
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Monroe shocks - probably about 3 months old, OEM springs, Wanli tyres Brand newMasterp wrote:what make of springs and what make of shocks and what make of tires are you using
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That might be your problem too, I had wanli's on my polo for around 500km and then donated them to the homeless.Dubbed wrote:Wanli tyres Brand new
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
LMAO are they that bad?SHAUN wrote:That might be your problem too, I had wanli's on my polo for around 500km and then donated them to the homeless.Dubbed wrote:Wanli tyres Brand new
Thing is i had Dunlop before and problem was there still
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
I am just guessing here but maybe the springs didnt settle properly after the shocks was replaced.
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Re: What would cause a car to be unstable on the road?
Torker wrote:Maybe get a second opininon on that wheel alignment, I once fitted a new set of tyres and had the wheel alignment done, car didn't feel right so I took it somewhere else, guys at the 2nd place reckon I would have been lucky to get 10k out of the tyres because of shitty alignment done by the 1st place.Dubbed wrote:Today i did new tyres balancing and alignment. Bearings are not humming at all. Wen they were doing alignment i went under and had a look. All bolts were tight. Nothing seemed out of place except steering rack was leaking some fluid but its always been like that and it was fine before, just started after i did shocks.
I second that!!!
I had new tyres and rims fitted car drifted all over the road. took it back and they said my swing arm was bent. Took it else where and turned out to be the alignment wasnt done right.
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