LC4CARL
Aero challenged
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2008
- Location
- Vancouver, WA
The car ('87 245 N/A) has the following mods: 2.5 coils off front, 1.0 off rear, Bilstien Touring shocks, adjustable rear track bar, 16.5 mm rear wheel spacers, upper and lower front braces, Hydras with new 215/55R16 tires (32 psi), 23mm / 19mm swaybars, manual steering rack, new ball joints, tight tie rod ends, original bushings.
Alignment: Camber: L -.3 / R -.1, Caster: L 2.2 / R 1.8, Toe: L .15* / R .15*
The goal is a decent handling, reliable street car.
The absolute worst thing about this car is that it will not track straight. It drives me crazy. On anything less than a perfect road, it wanders in the lane requiring near constant steering input.
I seldom drive the car and don't recall at which point in my modifications the steering deteriorated. It's possible it was like this from the start as the car was in extreme disrepair.
By lowering the front end and "skying" the lower control arms, is it common for the car to wander? I've lowered other vehicles and not run into this, but each car is different. My first thought is worn parts, but I can't find them.
At this point, it goes without saying that, Redwood has the right for a huge "I told you so."
Alignment: Camber: L -.3 / R -.1, Caster: L 2.2 / R 1.8, Toe: L .15* / R .15*
The goal is a decent handling, reliable street car.
The absolute worst thing about this car is that it will not track straight. It drives me crazy. On anything less than a perfect road, it wanders in the lane requiring near constant steering input.
I seldom drive the car and don't recall at which point in my modifications the steering deteriorated. It's possible it was like this from the start as the car was in extreme disrepair.
By lowering the front end and "skying" the lower control arms, is it common for the car to wander? I've lowered other vehicles and not run into this, but each car is different. My first thought is worn parts, but I can't find them.
At this point, it goes without saying that, Redwood has the right for a huge "I told you so."