[Shotimes] Sluggish steering at high speeds

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:37:00 -0400 (EDT)

If your car pulls to the right, it's probably because the rear toe setting is off.  In other words, the rear wheels steer the rear of your car to the left which causes the front to go right. You can't fix this by changing the toe settings in the front.

The problem with fixing the rear toe is that on most older cars is that it can't be done since the eccentric bushings at the H-brace are frozen into place.

94MTX,green,BOS+

 --- On Mon 08/25, Leslie Nielsen < leslienielsen@shaw.ca > wrote:
From: Leslie Nielsen [mailto: leslienielsen@shaw.ca]
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:12:20 -0700
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sluggish steering at high speeds

I'm running stock sizes on my '89, 215/65-15 on over half-worn Michelin XGT-V4s, also on stock '89 basket wheels. They are super grabby and I get the 'sluggish' feel on the highway. It seems like I fight it over every rut and bump on the road. I'm trying to burn these out before finally getting some 17", so I don't have much experience with different tire sizes. I thought it was my steering as well and inspected that and didn't find anything out. I had just had my outter tie-rod ends replaced and was told they did an alignment. I dont' believe them...car still pulls to the right. Unless I missed something. /shrug. Les '89 Titanium (x 1 1/2 now...) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael" <molsen@excite.com> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:48 AM Subject: [Shotimes] Sluggish steering at high speeds When I drive at highway speeds, my car is kind of sluggish when reacting to rapidly turning the steering wheels back and forth, i.e., "zig-zagging" down a straight line. My car is now wearing 235/45-17 Pirelli Pzero Rosso on 7.5" wide rims. However, this sluggishness goes away completely when I put my old wheels back on (235/45-17 Pirelli P7000SS mounted on 8" wide rims.) On these wheels the steering is sharp and immediate. In both cases I use the same tire pressure (42psi). I'm starting to suspect that the Pzero's are soft in the side walls. Also note that the Pzero are strictly summer tires, while the P7000SS are all-season. I checked the steering rack, ball joints, tie rods. All looks in good condition. What are your experiences with your tire/wheels combos? ---Michael 94MTX,green,BOS+ _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ Shotimes mailing list Shotimes@autox.team.net http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes _______________________________________________ Shotimes mailing list Shotimes@autox.team.net http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes

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