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If I hit a bump or join (like bridge) in the road, crack, uneven surface the car skates all over the road, like on ice (mostly felt in the rear section).
Things i have changed:
- to z51 sways bar and aFe Control PFADT Series Heavy Duty Street End Links
- to z51 shock (non electronic - less than 8K miles on vehicle)
- lowered vehicle on stock bolts all the way down
Notes: the issue mentioned above was not present after this upgrades
Things i have done:
- my front two tires were bad, so i had to get new front tires (same as factory)
- new alignment (see attachment)
- I noticed a crack in the ball joint bushings rear right, so
- Jacked the car up and then put my hands in the 12 and 6 positions of each wheel and see if i could rock the wheel back and forth vertically - (nothing happened - was steady and firm)
- i recheck the adjustable Sway bar End Links ( was good )
- 30psi pressure (good)
Can any one help or give me some feedback and things i should check or missed?
Bet ya anything it’s rear caster. My was spot on then dealer did an alignment and had it out 2 degrees. Huge vette dealership but as usual didn’t know nota about rear caster!!! Had to have shop make a gage and did it for them!!! Dealers suck sooo bad!!!
So I started removing and putting back stock components as suggested and I found the culprit while doing this, the lower arm control is leaking oil and the boot is cracked definitively in bad shape, I ordered the replacement parts.
i removed all the bolts except this section, is this section hard pressed, I tried with a spry bar and nothing with a rubber hammer and nothing any suggestion? See photos
One problem is your dropped all the way down. The lowering bolts are meant for corner balancing. If your all the way down your taking out to much suspension travel, which will cause you to lose traction faster. Fix your caster and give your suspension it’s range back. Slammed cars handle like crap.
Edit: see you found a leak. I still recommend bringing the car an inch and then getting your caster set correctly for optimal handling.
One problem is your dropped all the way down. The lowering bolts are meant for corner balancing. If your all the way down your taking out to much suspension travel, which will cause you to lose traction faster. Fix your caster and give your suspension it’s range back. Slammed cars handle like crap.
Edit: see you found a leak. I still recommend bringing the car an inch and then getting your caster set correctly for optimal handling.
Nah. Youll still compress a whole buttload lowered all the way down. It does nothing for traction.
Nah. Youll still compress a whole buttload lowered all the way down. It does nothing for traction.
i disagree. Going to low does affect traction at the limit as we have moved the limit. In my opinion, all the way down on stock bolts looks great but does sacrifice grip. A good test, run some laps corner balanced and then again slammed on the stock bolts. Lap times will suffer, a lot.
i disagree. Going to low does affect traction at the limit as we have moved the limit. In my opinion, all the way down on stock bolts looks great but does sacrifice grip. A good test, run some laps corner balanced and then again slammed on the stock bolts. Lap times will suffer, a lot.
That's due to lack of balanced weight. Not lack of suspension travel. These springs are linear. You're nowhere near the limit of travel at the track. Corner balance doesn't really matter on the street anyway.
Last edited by BrunoTheMellow; 04-22-2019 at 05:24 PM.
That's due to lack of balanced weight. Not lack of suspension travel. These springs are linear. You're nowhere near the limit of travel at the track. Corner balance doesn't really matter on the street anyway.
Except you effectively have no suspension for the first inch of travel.
04-08-2019, 02:05 PM
Sliding all over the road - rear end
