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Old 12-12-2013, 10:49 AM
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would anyone know why after fitting coilovers my steering feels twitchy and feels weird going rounds bends??

Booked it in to be corner weighted alignment etc next week will this sort the problem out ??
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Old 12-12-2013, 11:28 AM
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ye,id of thought so,
my saph didn't feel right,got it set up and away better,was 3mm toe out,now 2mm toe in,
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Originally Posted by col93saphcos
ye,id of thought so,
my saph didn't feel right,got it set up and away better,was 3mm toe out,now 2mm toe in,
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have you got adjustable tca's then ??
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Anyone else got an idea ?
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in laymans terms,

your tracking is a fucking mile out bud!

get the toe adjusted(tracking, adjusted via the trackrods) and it will be peachy as fuck
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Originally Posted by Cossie Sean
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your tracking is a fucking mile out bud!

get the toe adjusted(tracking, adjusted via the trackrods) and it will be peachy as fuck
Thanks mate ive got it booked in for tracking and corner weighting so hopefully that cures it
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good man, post your results mate
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Completely depends on what you've set the ride height too.
If they were set the same as original height you'd be the same, but lower a Sierra and all sorts goes to pot!
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Completely depends on what you've set the ride height too.
If they were set the same as original height you'd be the same, but lower a Sierra and all sorts goes to pot!
I had koni's on before, if anything id say it sits a bit higher on the coilovers as ive fitted 18' rl7's just seems strange,
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