Hey guys, got a 93 SE sedan with some odd goings on.
Heres the important details:
Got the car with front wheel bearings that were beyond toast.
Threw on new inner (outer?) tie rods that screw onto the rack (the driver side was loose, literally about to spin off any day lol)
Got the car aligned.
Threw new tires on the car.
Front right shock is toast, the rest are meh.
Car has neg camber on the front right and rear left wheel enough according to alignment printout.
Rotors are new.
The tire shop added weights to one wheel that I noticed, while retaining older ones already on the wheel somehow. The shop is reputable, but how did they even manage that? Threw the old ones back on?
The problem:
Ever since I got the tires the car has a strange wobble that is hard to point out. Mind you the car is on bad shocks and 24 year old bushings and has always felt its age but I almost think thats not to blame. On the highway the car has a shimmy but tracks straight. The wobble isnt dependant on throttle only, thats to say its not happening only under load, it sometimes gets worse when you let off the throttle and coast. The wobble seems to get worse going around a long banking curve on the highway that lets the car really lean. Sometimes you can find sweet spots where the car smoothens out but it always comes back. When you press the brakes sometimes the wobble shakes the steering wheel aggressively sometimes it doesn't. Im not really feeling any crazy bump steer. Would seem to be worse on hotter days.
Im surely forgetting little details and nuances please ask detailed questions I can answer them in depth.
Id love to be able to throw all new everything under it but I can only afford to piece it together and I'd like to be able to figure this out and replace the parts till I delve even deeper into the suspension.
Heres the important details:
Got the car with front wheel bearings that were beyond toast.
Threw on new inner (outer?) tie rods that screw onto the rack (the driver side was loose, literally about to spin off any day lol)
Got the car aligned.
Threw new tires on the car.
Front right shock is toast, the rest are meh.
Car has neg camber on the front right and rear left wheel enough according to alignment printout.
Rotors are new.
The tire shop added weights to one wheel that I noticed, while retaining older ones already on the wheel somehow. The shop is reputable, but how did they even manage that? Threw the old ones back on?
The problem:
Ever since I got the tires the car has a strange wobble that is hard to point out. Mind you the car is on bad shocks and 24 year old bushings and has always felt its age but I almost think thats not to blame. On the highway the car has a shimmy but tracks straight. The wobble isnt dependant on throttle only, thats to say its not happening only under load, it sometimes gets worse when you let off the throttle and coast. The wobble seems to get worse going around a long banking curve on the highway that lets the car really lean. Sometimes you can find sweet spots where the car smoothens out but it always comes back. When you press the brakes sometimes the wobble shakes the steering wheel aggressively sometimes it doesn't. Im not really feeling any crazy bump steer. Would seem to be worse on hotter days.
Im surely forgetting little details and nuances please ask detailed questions I can answer them in depth.
Id love to be able to throw all new everything under it but I can only afford to piece it together and I'd like to be able to figure this out and replace the parts till I delve even deeper into the suspension.
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