steering feed back excessive

[blackludevtec]

hi guys getting alot of steering feed back while on rough roads somtimes it feels like the front end of the car is drifting from left to right and feel like im fighting with the car to keep it straight had it on the ramps no play in any ball joints or bushes alignment is spot on to so im thinking the main bushes on the front subframe that hold the radius arm is shot of gone slopy any one else experienced this?

[lewd lude lover]

sorry no but if all your joints are solid then get a crowbar on the bushes and see what rotten. you are on the right track i think.

[Merlin]

any one else experienced this?

Yes, wheels out of alignment. This could be either through basic bad alignment or like you suspect worn bushes or ball joints.


Do you have any excessive tyre wear?

[blackludevtec]

Any one know where to get these bushes from

[Sailor]

Do you have 4WS?

[honda-hardy]

my personal opinion is the rear trailing arm bushes. very common bush to fail.

[lewd lude lover]

@sam: imo if it was rear this wouldnt affect the steering at lower speeds as much? you would get the yawing effect but the feedback from the wheel would suggest the front radus bushes as they would be jogging about in there, causing the feedback... maybe?

[Merlin]

IMO to cut out the bullshit take the car to a wheel alignment specialist. For ~£40 he'll will tell you exactly where the problem will lie, it might just be needing an actual wheel alignment. First time I took my tack car to get an alignment the guy told me I had a mildly bent radius rod that caused a castor issue (now solved ).

If it were radius rods bushes you would get a lot of play in the arm and this would quickly knacker the ARB drop link.

[blackludevtec]

ive had the tracking checked i work in a garage so have all equipment i have found movement in radius arm bushes so need to replace them but i want the poly ones so does anyone know where to get them

[Merlin]

Energy Suspension.