At 80kph on RH bends the front gets up the shakes that nearly tears the steering wheel out of my hands.
Have fitted new shockers (Gas) new 3/4" sway bar, serviced the wheel bearings and checked for excessive play in the ball joints.
All to no avail.
Have not checked wheel alignment.
Any suggestions gratefully received.
Ken
Bizarre ·
what sort of car?
Strut front or beam?
landfall ·
Beam, 1976 ball joint.
vlad01 ·
what are the tyres like? kinda sounds like there might me a bulge/bubble in one of the tyres.
bajachris88 ·
Any play in the torsion arms into the tubes that house the needle bearings? Mind you these usually cause a 70 kph shimmy on straight operation.
Didn't use an aftermarket pitman arm? I got stung by using a yank one (LHD) and they aren't interchangeable. Just thinking with the phenomenon during right turn operation, whether the individual wheels are turning at appropriate rates.
Front end doesn't feel loose / wonder in any other senarios?
landfall ·
Found the problem.
Shockers were bottomed out, needs lowered shocks.
Car has been lowered using the cut or remove some torsion leaves method we think.
Put a pair of old shocks on the front which have 25mm of downward movement left operational, took it for a drive, vibration gone.
Now looking for suitable shocks.
Any suggestions?
Ken
hellbugged ·
I have a set of 2 inch shorter kyb shocks if you need them.