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: weird steering issues


classicaddict
11-09-2005, 09:17 PM
ok, i just got my car aligned today at sears and he aligned everything into OEM spec. i have k-sport coilovers. here are the problems.

A. the steering wheel is centerd, but if i take a hard right turn the wheel will be cocked to the right, if i jerk the wheel hard to the left it will center back up untill i take another right turn.
B. turn in..........very very delayed. i went to a big parking lot after the job was done and i took a hard right turn. the turn in is very very sluggish untill the wheel has been turned 90* to either side then it "snaps" <not like EXTREME) to the direction it should be going.

i would like to find out whats up with the moving steering wheel because ill be taking a turn on the road and hit a bump or the radius tightens up and all of a suddon i need to turn the wheel more to make the same turn (kinda like snap understeer but im not loosing traction) the steering is sloppy as hell and i want to tighten it up to be able to use this suspension of mine to its full potencial. could this be the inner tie rods? i remember steve saying they may need to be replaced

classicaddict
11-10-2005, 01:37 PM
ok, now that i have driven on dry roads its apperant that something is very very wrong. when i go into a corner at a deciant speed and i turn my wheel i need to turn it atleast 90* to make the turn. please please please help me i can only imagine this is very very dangerous!

i have a few ideas as to what it may be.
A. some at school suggested it may be my "rach bushings?" <idk about that one)
B. inner tie rods are bad?
C. many of my front suspension bushings are bad and i should replace them with ES bushings.
D. all of the above?

could it be that my entire steering rack is bad?

nissasin
11-10-2005, 07:46 PM
Pete, I got the same problem dude.

classicaddict
11-11-2005, 11:47 AM
so absolutly no one has ANYTHING to say? please help.

sr20sentra91
11-11-2005, 12:11 PM
Pete, I got the same problem dude.
do you have ksport suspension as well?

sr20sentra91
11-11-2005, 12:17 PM
I had a very similar problem with my b13 but the problem with mine was the camber bolts. I guess what happened was I forgot the torgue the bolt tight enough and when I would turn there was a huge delay in the steering. I dont think you would have camber bolts with the ksport suspension because it already has the camber plates, right? just make sure that the idiots at sears tightened the bolts on the struts.

classicaddict
11-11-2005, 12:49 PM
I had a very similar problem with my b13 but the problem with mine was the camber bolts. I guess what happened was I forgot the torgue the bolt tight enough and when I would turn there was a huge delay in the steering. I dont think you would have camber bolts with the ksport suspension because it already has the camber plates, right? just make sure that the idiots at sears tightened the bolts on the struts.
im sure they did. it was like that before i got the alignment but not as bad.

jerimiah
11-13-2005, 01:45 AM
Sounds like inner tie rod.