Rear coilover torque steer?
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Rear coilover torque steer?
anybody with coilovers experience a slight rear-end shift when under heavy acceleration in 4th gear or higher? in my case, it's pulling slightly to the passenger side. i just had a 4 wheel alignment, hoping that would fix the problem. it did help a little, it's not as noticeable now.
i'm wondering if removal of the rear leaf might be causing some sort of instability while under load? maybe causing a weak shock to be more pronounced?
any thoughts, experiences?
thanks,
edl
i'm wondering if removal of the rear leaf might be causing some sort of instability while under load? maybe causing a weak shock to be more pronounced?
any thoughts, experiences?
thanks,
edl
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stock units w/fx3. years ago, must have been in '95, i had exotic muscle do the conversion.
the caps for the fx3 are not connected (broke) and now i'm hoping that the dampning setting are mismatched on the rears. i'll check it later today.
the caps for the fx3 are not connected (broke) and now i'm hoping that the dampning setting are mismatched on the rears. i'll check it later today.
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it's possible i found the problem.
the passenger side control arm is preloaded, while the drivers side is not. it seems to me that would cause the issue i'm experiencing, the passenger side wanting to "bite" first.
i'm going to search for the correct procedure for loading-up the control arms.
anybody know?
the passenger side control arm is preloaded, while the drivers side is not. it seems to me that would cause the issue i'm experiencing, the passenger side wanting to "bite" first.
i'm going to search for the correct procedure for loading-up the control arms.
anybody know?
