Steering not linear
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 40,422
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From: Redondo Beach, California
My long ago restored '69, sometimes steers weird.
'69 BB manual, with large front sway bar, no rear bar, Bilsteins, VB&B rear fiberglass spring, 360lb??? front springs, all new bushings (25k miles ago), etc. Rides a little rough in town, but great in the mountains.
Sometimes on harder turnes, or at speed, it steers smoothly to a point, then abruptly increases the turn. Kinda like bump steering, but on a smooth road/turn.
Everything appears to be tight and working correctly.
My best guess is that something is binding up, and then lets go.
Everything lubed where possible.
Any guesses??
'69 BB manual, with large front sway bar, no rear bar, Bilsteins, VB&B rear fiberglass spring, 360lb??? front springs, all new bushings (25k miles ago), etc. Rides a little rough in town, but great in the mountains.
Sometimes on harder turnes, or at speed, it steers smoothly to a point, then abruptly increases the turn. Kinda like bump steering, but on a smooth road/turn.
Everything appears to be tight and working correctly.
My best guess is that something is binding up, and then lets go.
Everything lubed where possible.
Any guesses??
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Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 4,228
Likes: 643
From: Orange County Ca
The car originally did have front and rear bars. Smaller than what I have now. OEM 7/8"??? front and 9/16"??? rear. When I reworked/upgraded the suspension, It had a lot of oversteer. With help from the forum and a little swapping of bars, I got to mostly neutral steering.
