Toe arm or Tires causing pull?
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Toe arm or Tires causing pull?
Hey all,
I was able to find BNIB EVS toe arms. After I installed them the car would wobble/jerk in the middle of a turn. After doing some research and hitting a huge pot hole at 5 mph. I realigned the car and made sure the tire pressure was the same on both sides. At first I thought the bearings were just bad after installation, but after realigning the car, it seems fine. The tire pressure seem to really fix the problem for the turn.
But the new issue I found now is when I go over certain bumps the car pulls right slightly, and after going straight for a little bit the car will wobble/jerk correcting the alignment. As cool as this is, I can find this to be a problem on the track as it can probably throw the weight around in the rear.
Anyone have any ideas? Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Young
I was able to find BNIB EVS toe arms. After I installed them the car would wobble/jerk in the middle of a turn. After doing some research and hitting a huge pot hole at 5 mph. I realigned the car and made sure the tire pressure was the same on both sides. At first I thought the bearings were just bad after installation, but after realigning the car, it seems fine. The tire pressure seem to really fix the problem for the turn.
But the new issue I found now is when I go over certain bumps the car pulls right slightly, and after going straight for a little bit the car will wobble/jerk correcting the alignment. As cool as this is, I can find this to be a problem on the track as it can probably throw the weight around in the rear.
Anyone have any ideas? Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Young
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Sounds like whoever did your alignment accidentally forgot to tighten one of the eccentric adjusters, or didn't tighten it enough. This causes your alignment so shift as the weight does during turns. It happens, in hindsight I think that's why the service manual says to replace the locknuts each alignment. You don't need to, but if you don't you will have to go 20-30ft lbs over what you would normally have to torque the adjusters to. Otherwise you'll lose your alignment and over time end up with seized bolts.
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Sounds like whoever did your alignment accidentally forgot to tighten one of the eccentric adjusters, or didn't tighten it enough. This causes your alignment so shift as the weight does during turns. It happens, in hindsight I think that's why the service manual says to replace the locknuts each alignment. You don't need to, but if you don't you will have to go 20-30ft lbs over what you would normally have to torque the adjusters to. Otherwise you'll lose your alignment and over time end up with seized bolts.
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