Rear End Feels... Loose or Disconnected
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Rear End Feels... Loose or Disconnected
Since I put my SFCs on, maybe I just noticed then not necessarily the cause of this, but my rear end feels very loose... almost as if it is disconnected from the rest of the car. If I move the steering wheel back and forth the rear end seems to move separately from the rest of the car. I know I haven't been to exact with the description, but I described it best I could.
I have Hotchkis springs with Bilstein HD shocks Hotchkis PHR and BMR tubular SFCs and still have stock sway bars. My guess would be to step up the sway bars a bit? If so what would be a good choice with my setup. Probably never will autocross it, just looking to have some fun on the street carving corners.
I have Hotchkis springs with Bilstein HD shocks Hotchkis PHR and BMR tubular SFCs and still have stock sway bars. My guess would be to step up the sway bars a bit? If so what would be a good choice with my setup. Probably never will autocross it, just looking to have some fun on the street carving corners.
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Most SFCs look like they involve the front LCA
mounting brackets. Maybe somebody made the
bracket a little sloppy or didn't tighten the bolts
well enough, or even substituted another diameter
to get through a misaligned set of holes, and left
some play in there? I'd get it up on jackstands
and see whether you can detect any side-side
(Panhard), or yaw (LCAs) play when the rear is
hanging free. The sway bar will probably not let
you feel any roll play (unless the mounts are not
connected....).
mounting brackets. Maybe somebody made the
bracket a little sloppy or didn't tighten the bolts
well enough, or even substituted another diameter
to get through a misaligned set of holes, and left
some play in there? I'd get it up on jackstands
and see whether you can detect any side-side
(Panhard), or yaw (LCAs) play when the rear is
hanging free. The sway bar will probably not let
you feel any roll play (unless the mounts are not
connected....).