Just a question on handling at higher speeds
My car drives fine and handles well - most of the time
The only time I have an issue is if I change lanes on a multi lane free way at higher speeds.
Not that I would drive in excess of 110km/hr - but lets just assume for the sake of arguement that I did 
As I said -
if I drive straight - fine
if I go round a corner - fine
The issue I have is when I go to and changle lanes and hit the cats eyes I seem to get a quick twist/pull/track issue. Sort of like a very quick left
right??
Nothing major - just a bit of a pull/wiggle
Hard to test but seems to be only when i hit cats eyes??
Not many places I can test without lane markers
Dont believe it is an issue if I drive on a single lane and go to overtake
Is it just the fact I am running wide wheels??
Rear wheel alignment?
NO get a torsion bar front end never a problem with them
How wide are your tyres? Very wide tyre can 'tram-line', particularly if the wheel alignment is not spot on.
Hi Baz
You may need more caster.
Steve
have u checked all the bushes n ball joints for wear
the cat eyes will lift the load from the wheel
Thanks for the replies
Dave
Go away - NEVER will I take a retrogressive step
Happy
Tires
Front - 205 16" 55 series
Rear - 225 16" 50 series
Are you talking front or rear wheel alignment or both??
Steve
How do you adjust caster??
Dave
Ball joints are less than 2 years old
I did a FULL front end bush upgrade a while back
Hi
Caster is fixed but it can be adjusted if adjustable strut tops are fitted or a new sway bar with caster adjustment built in.
Steve
Like Greg said its just tram tracking, I get it in mine when I have big rims on.
Bout the only downside to having wide tyres on.
I generally do my own alignments but a good computer one by a tyre shop can usually get rid of it.
I fixed my castor problems with lowered swaybar and castor fix bushings from topline,
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I've been trying to figure out what the cats eyes had to do with your problem.
OK, they usually put them on the join - where the lanes of hot-mix meet,right? Those joints are not always even or level, and when
the tyres hit that uneven joint, the tend to follow the crooked line.
That's known as 'tram lining' (or 'tram tracking', if you are from the Northern Rivers area) - the wider the tyres, the worse
it is, usually. Maybe that's why those V8 Super-duper car drivers keep hitting each other - they use VERY wide tyres.
HappyDaze
What I mean by cats eyes is the white bump things on the broken lines between lanes on the M4
When I hit them I have my moment
Barry
have you tried holding onto the wheel tighter ????
Mate do yrself a favour and convert it to a torsion bar no more clunks or bangs
What toe in do u have maybe a little more may get it tracking better
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at least they dont have issues "" high speed track issue?? """
You're getting a lot of advice here, and it's all free
The thing about free advice..........you get what you pay for.
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So how do you describe what happened with the Vintage car at Warwick Dave?! |
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what are your shocks and struts like ?
All newish -
KYB's on the rear about 4 years old
Boge?? inserts on the front about a year old
its a superbug thing
there shite
as already stated above ,more caster will improve stability at higher speeds
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Hi
I haven't had the shakes since I went to Urethane bushes.
When you lower a Super you actually take caster away, the wheels get pushed toward the back of the car.
Try some caster fix bushes, I have some you can borrow if you want, I took them out my sons bug as they made the tyres touch the front edge of the
mudguard, we only have fag paper of clearance at the best of times.
Steve
thats funny , beam front end cars don't have any tracking issues
Tosser 
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more caster will help at high speeds. not enough caster will cause twitchiness and instability at high speeds.
Polyurethane bushes help enormously. I know first hand 
