my car so bumpy it feels like im dancing

bonker · Post by **bonker** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:07 pm

I know i need to get new shock obsorbers, which im getting from rpw for both front and back. Front is 225 and back is 143. I`m unsure which shocks i need, so im getting both. Just to another question sometimes when im driving through pot holes i get a very lose steering. the steering wheel would just turn by it self. Is this a case of the strut bar?

bonker · Post by **bonker** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:32 pm

The car is giggling a lot, could this be the strut bar or the wheel allignment or a tyre issue?

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:38 pm

i would get the weel alignment cheeked a good way to tell is look at your tyers and if they are scrabing you deffenatly need a wheel alignment

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:47 pm

+1 on alingment

Car trying to drive itself is usually a poor toe setting, ie zero toe or toe out.

bonker · Post by **bonker** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:18 pm

thank so much guys, really appreciate the help a lot. I think i might change the shocks first then get my wheel alignment done just incase i might need to get another alignment after changing the shocks.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:25 pm

Yeah, you'll definitely need an alignment after changing the shocks

benm7 · Post by **benm7** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:24 pm

I get the same thing, car is in the shop at the moment. Had shocks changed, bushes, and wheel allignment. Still not sure what it is... feels very unstable, almost to the point of being scary!!! Two possibilities remain:
1. Something in the steering rack
2. Tyres

Had tyres checked, a little bit of uveven wear but not enough to cause such dramatic change in steering

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:25 pm

should get your springs checked as well... your shocks would have to be pretty far gone to be causing a bumpy ride.. when my shocks were really bad, it wasn't so much bumpy as it was just really springy, like I'd go over a bump & it would cause the car to almost bottom out & wheels scraping on guards etc..

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:50 am

mr-charisma wrote:should get your springs checked as well... your shocks would have to be pretty far gone to be causing a bumpy ride.. when my shocks were really bad, it wasn't so much bumpy as it was just really springy, like I'd go over a bump & it would cause the car to almost bottom out & wheels scraping on guards etc..

x 2
Happened in my last car POS!!

wheel alignment FTW who ever you take it to should be able to do a full check on all your springs shockies etc and give you a diagnosis.

Sammi