Steering following road?

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Offline punisher72

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Steering following road?
« on: November 06, 2009 - 01:36:18 AM »
Hello again guys. i love this site :bananasmi  Ive just had my front end done up and the bushes in the rear of my chall with power steering. Problem is still there from before is it tends to wonder from side to side like its following the road dips and hollows???????? Is this something that can be fixed like the previous post regarding the valves and stuff in the power steering? Any help very appreciated for this un educated mopar driver  :2thumbs: :cheers:




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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2009 - 02:21:44 AM »
what kind of tires are you running?  I have bias ply's on my cuda and they do not handle as well as radials do.  Mine also tend to follow the wear pattern in the road like you mentioned.  Just my 2¢

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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2009 - 07:57:35 AM »
have you checked the coupler? adjusted the gear? if you have the gear may need to be rebuilt.
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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2009 - 10:51:53 AM »
My challenger does the same thing.  The only other car i've had that did that was my first car, a 68 dodge coronet.  Its downright scary when you are on the highway and it starts doing that.  Any quick fixes would really help me out also.
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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2009 - 02:16:20 PM »
I'm assuming that you had the front end aligned when you had the front end done up?
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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2009 - 06:06:49 PM »
Bias ply tires are infamous for that.

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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2009 - 06:12:50 PM »
How much castor are you running?  More is better, like 2.5-3 degrees.


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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2009 - 08:54:13 PM »
Sounds like bias -plys to me....
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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2009 - 02:38:22 PM »
Thanks heaps for the replys. My front tyres are :dunlop sport 5000 245/40 zr18. The rears are :wanli 275/35zr 20 102w xl??????. The castor i dont know about? The guy that did it has been working on valiants dodges and so on for yrs. I will find that out... Mopar Dave,What do you mean by have i adjusted the gear  :clueless: Thanks again  :cheers: I will get back to you as soon as i can bout castor.

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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2009 - 04:14:47 PM »
So, are they radials or bias-ply?

....and what is on the rear? Running bias ply tires on one end with radials on the other can be very unsafe.


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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2009 - 12:14:59 AM »
I think they are radial because of the the r before the rim size what the z means I have no idea.

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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2009 - 03:45:43 AM »
im not sure what they are? i will find that out too! :bigsmile:

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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2009 - 07:37:09 AM »
Those are radials.
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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2009 - 11:21:25 AM »
275/35zr 20 102w xl??????.

275 mm width, 35 series aspect ratio, z speed rating over 149 mph, radial, 20" rim, 102w xl is the revised speed rating equal to the W range of 168 mph or what a number of dealers are now calling "ultra" performance tires.

Punisher72, you had the front suspension done up. What does "done up" entail? There is a large combination of parts in the front end that contribute to stability, so we need to know what parts were replaced. A simple bushing replacement does not address all the possible wear points in the front end that can cause directional stability issues.This can help lead us in to possibile problem areas. This is important to know since you had this problem before the work was done. Odds are you had other issues that the rebuild work did not address.

Additionally, all the alignment specs are helpful to know as well. These can have a big impact on directional stability and we be able to recommend changes to assist in resolution.


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Re: Steering following road?
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2009 - 04:20:45 AM »
Thankyou HP2. The parts i had replaced are 4 tierod ends,pitman arm, idler arm,lower ball joints,upper ball joints,lower control arm bushes and swaybar bushes. The rest of the rubbers bushes were all fine. Also the rear spring bushes were replaced. Im not sure on wheel alignment specs. The guy said they use lasers and dont do printout sheets? But he also said bring it back and they will go over it all for me  :cheers:  Before i finish the front tyres are some never go flat ones? When punctured you can still drive on them as they have a very stiff wall either side.