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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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Under hard accerleration when moving along say at 40mph the car becomes skitterish jumping left and right, is this just the characteristics of the car as its got a 2.0l zvh about 230bhp or could it be sorted etc, what does yours handle like in a straight line? could it be the tracking/wheel balancing etc........cheers dudes
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Something is wrong there.

Worm ARB bushes? If the tracking was out it should just wander in one direction when you let go of the steering wheel, not pull you all over the road.


It isn't torque steer is it? lol
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Id get a pair of new TCA and a pair of track rod ends with new ARB bushes get these fitted and tracked up it will be 100% better especially if you have only recently got the car
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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[quote]It isn't torque steer is it? lol


Tony has a point
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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You sure you not talking about torque steer?

Best way round that is for a quaife ATB diff.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyBoy
You sure you not talking about torque steer?

Best way round that is for a quaife ATB diff.

You will still get torque steer with an ATB, best way to minimalise it is to fit adjustable TCA's. I have both and still get torque steer in the wet on uneven sections of road.


Torque steer is half the fun I think
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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Torque steer is half the fun I think


o yeah baby
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