Hello, I am needing some help here, I have some troubles with the steering in my Challenger. I just swapped the stock power steering box for a Firm Feel stage 3, with its own pitman arm. I also have the following new parts in the front end of my car :
Koni adjustable shocks
new PST upper control arms
new front stock sway bar bushings
new tie rods
new idler arm
rebuilt steering coupler
Only « not new » parts are the strut rods bushings and I believe the torsion bar bushings.
I had the camber/caster set by a shop here a few months ago, but I did this with the old PS box. The camber has been set to maximum possible at this time.
So the looseness in my steering has vanished, this is very pleasant, the new PS box is doing well, BUT I have to hold the steering wheel pretty firm when driving else the car goes on the right side quite badly. We tried to fix it by moving the tie rods to adjust with the new PS box, but it doesn't improve.
I think that problem has always been there, but with the looseness in the former PS box I couldn't really figure it out.
I also noticed that when I am braking, the car suddenly goes straight.
Now I am wondering : is it possible that the strut rods do not do their job because of « worn » bushings ? And caster may be totally out ? That is what my step father thinks (we work together on my car) and it matches the fact that the car goes straight when braking only.
So our plan is to do the following :
order new MOOG bushings from Summit and install them
go back to the shop to adjust camber/caster again
What do you think ? Do you think I have to rebuild my current strut rods or order ajustable ones (Hotchkis, …) ? I read here that they are a great improve over the stock ones.
Thanks for helping
Topic: Steering issue, car goes in the right side when driving (Read 1082 times)
