Quicksilverii
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2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2023
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From: Knoxville
Quicksilverii
I hope I am not doing this wrong but, I need one of the steering damper kits for a C4 suspensions. How can I find the provider of those kits. My car will not allow us to go over 55 mph without a lot of shaking.
Thank any of you for help. Forgive me if I have done this wrong.
Quicksilverii
Thank any of you for help. Forgive me if I have done this wrong.
Quicksilverii
Burning Brakes
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From: Fruita CO
Welcome to the forum. There is a huge brain trust here ready to help. You should start with the condition of your tires and their balance. Switch rears to front and see if that helps. More info would be helpful. What year is your C4? How many miles? How long have you owned it and how long has this problem existed? Posting your question in the thread title will really help get quick answers.
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2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2023
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From: Knoxville
The car I have is a 1979 RX7 with C4 suspension and twin turbo small block with Big Stuff 3 controls. The only problem is the front wheels shake at 55 MPG.
What some of you already said is maybe the tires are old, they are, been on the car while it has been on the build table for 11 years. Car has been in our shop for 30 years. We have just tried to get the car out of the shop, so that is the reason we are pushing to get the car out of the shop.
We will be taking the car to a shop with the Hunter alignment machine. Most likely we will buy new tires. As a back up we would like to know where you can purchase the steering dampers we saw on this forum. The company that makes them is Corvette Control, we cannot find them.
Thank you for any help.
Safety Car
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Finalist 2020 C4 of the Year - Modified
I believe Corvette Control is gone. The website https://www.corvettecontrol.com/ is gonzo. The last time the guy that sold them was active on the site
was:
Last Activity: 03-19-2023 02:14 PM
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...e-control.html
Shaking won't be cured by a damper, as everyone has said. A damper might slow the shaking down but won't fix the issue.
Since your car has sat for so long, as you said it was sitting on the tires. They are probably permanently flat-spotted. Start with new tires, then an alignment and go from there.
was:
Last Activity: 03-19-2023 02:14 PM
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...e-control.html
Shaking won't be cured by a damper, as everyone has said. A damper might slow the shaking down but won't fix the issue.
Since your car has sat for so long, as you said it was sitting on the tires. They are probably permanently flat-spotted. Start with new tires, then an alignment and go from there.
they are, been on the car while it has been on the build table for 11 years. Car has been in our shop for 30 years. We have just tried to get the car out of the shop, so that is the reason we are pushing to get the car out of the shop.
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