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[Mason.]

thanks everyone for the help.

 

I went off an old photo of what direction a little gromet on the strut top was facing. and changed boths strut tops to match the photos.

 

took it for a drive and its going straight. thanks champs

Edited June 2, 2011 by Mason.

[ke70dave]

that is interesting.

 

if you are keen, you could do some measurements to find out what changed. figure out where the strut is located in relation to the 3 bolts, sounds like its not in the centre.

 

then try and maximize your castor, because everyone likes a bit more castor!

 

you want the strut top to be located as far back as it can, so you get more angle on your strut.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Did you mess with your tie rods?

[Mason.]

Did you mess with your tie rods?

 

no didnt touch them. its driving as straight as it was before now.

 

still needs a wheel aligment though. has needed once since i brought it :)

[Crowie55]

I'm so confused that it fixed the alignment that way :huh: Have taken struts out many times lowered and replaced them and haven't noticed the problem you described. I'm certain they have a pcd. Wouldn't the centre rubber locator thing not mount properly in the strut tower if the bolts had to go back exactly the same as before??

[Mason.]

trust me I'm confused too, its booked in for a wheel aligment on monday next week.

just to be sure

 

Not excatly sure why turning the strut top made a difference, i may have been imagining it going straighter

it always turned left lightly, but now i have these springs in it seems way more dramatic.

 

like if i hit a bump... BAM I'm flying left.

hopefully the wheel allignment sorts it out

Edited June 2, 2011 by Mason.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Springs in upside down?

[Mason.]

negative man, facing up the right way

[Oh-KE]

Yeah crowie i thought they were equal all the way round but this proves they are probably not. Turns out when I did mine I did put them back the same way which is probably why I never had a problem. Would be interested to know was changed with them in a different way.. could be a good thing! If done to both sides that is..

[Crowie55]

trust me I'm confused too, its booked in for a wheel aligment on monday next week.

just to be sure

 

Not excatly sure why turning the strut top made a difference, i may have been imagining it going straighter

it always turned left lightly, but now i have these springs in it seems way more dramatic.

 

like if i hit a bump... BAM I'm flying left.

hopefully the wheel allignment sorts it out

Bump steer dude! so it only happened when you went over a bump? when you put lowered springs in the lower control arm is comes up from its original position to meet the bottom of the shortened strut. Long story short when you hit a bump the car will tend to want to steer itself wherever it chooses.

 

Bump steer reducers can be purchased to control this. They are a metal spacer you place between the lower control arm and bottom of the strut(where you bolted up the 2 big 19mm bolts) They don't affect the ride height as they are below the stub axle, they push the lower control arm down to the stock or close to stock level so it stops the bump steer you are feeling.

Hope this helps dude :y:

Cheers, Crowie

[Mason.]

Bump steer dude! so it only happened when you went over a bump?

 

nah man it also happens if i accelerate to quick the car will shoot left,

 

and say if I'm turning left, the car wont correct back to straight, it was just stay on a left angle

[Crowie55]

nah man it also happens if i accelerate to quick the car will shoot left,

 

and say if I'm turning left, the car wont correct back to straight, it was just stay on a left angle

ok either of these two problem then:

1. too much power, chassis twisting and lurching your car to one side, permanently bent your chassis rail from to much awesome 4k power so it veers to the left.OR

2. Wheel alignment.

Personally number one seems like the most probable cause to me :laff: :laff: