Funky wiggle inbetween shifts
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Funky wiggle inbetween shifts
Okay let me start by giving a little history on my Vette.
About a year ago I was rearended in traffic. The damage was severe enough to send the car to the frame shop. The entire rear compartment was replaced as was the top roof bow.
Now with that said....
It's been a while since I gotten on the car really hard other than punching it on the highway. Yesterday I came around under a highway intersection, nailed it from second gear to beat the oncoming traffic.
Took the revs up to about 4K and went to shift into 3rd. When I got out of the gas to shift the cars nose started to come down and the car then slightly pulled to the right ! And it did it again from 3rd to 4th shift...
Did the shop not do a good job on the frame repair or are my tire alignments off ??
Any opinions....
About a year ago I was rearended in traffic. The damage was severe enough to send the car to the frame shop. The entire rear compartment was replaced as was the top roof bow.
Now with that said....
It's been a while since I gotten on the car really hard other than punching it on the highway. Yesterday I came around under a highway intersection, nailed it from second gear to beat the oncoming traffic.
Took the revs up to about 4K and went to shift into 3rd. When I got out of the gas to shift the cars nose started to come down and the car then slightly pulled to the right ! And it did it again from 3rd to 4th shift...
Did the shop not do a good job on the frame repair or are my tire alignments off ??
Any opinions....
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Did the shop straighten the frame or replace a section of the frame? The car is not a unibody car and the frame is separate from the body so replacement of the compartment doesn't neccesarily mean the frame was severely damaged.
I would suspect a loose component in the rear like a tie rod or control arm bushing which is causing a toe-in change under hard acceleration.
Bill
I would suspect a loose component in the rear like a tie rod or control arm bushing which is causing a toe-in change under hard acceleration.
Bill
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Did the shop straighten the frame or replace a section of the frame? The car is not a unibody car and the frame is separate from the body so replacement of the compartment doesn't neccesarily mean the frame was severely damaged.
I would suspect a loose component in the rear like a tie rod or control arm bushing which is causing a toe-in change under hard acceleration.
Bill
I would suspect a loose component in the rear like a tie rod or control arm bushing which is causing a toe-in change under hard acceleration.
Bill
I'll have a shop look at the rear suspension components.
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