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Old 03-04-2005, 09:55 PM
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I think my saff is a bit floaty on the front end, what would cause this?

Though have driven a cossie for ages and forgot what it feels like
Old 04-04-2005, 09:28 AM
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Old 04-04-2005, 09:34 AM
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Ive got very similier, but I can see its the suspension as the drivers side has dropped around an inch Feels shyte and every bump is throwing me over the road.. On the hunt for new coilovers today

Hope that helps mate...
Old 04-04-2005, 09:36 AM
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is it a hover car ?????


that might cause it


ya sure ya tyres aint got too mucj air in em or ya talking about the cambers in the road ya feeling and ya dont like it ( as i get that on the A127, fooking dangerous at 120mph when the cars pulling all over the place due to the shite camber on the road, they should do somink about it like lower the speed limit ect
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Fletch how can u tell its the suspension? but to be honest it should be,

yeah ginge i did think about that! will have to double check the pressures
Old 04-04-2005, 09:41 AM
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Could be worn bushes, as they give an imprecise ride. Get it on a ramp and give everything a wiggle
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rhys when ya brake hard does it sometimes yuank to one side, i found that my cossie used to do that and it was the passernger side shock being set on soft and the other on hard


that shit me up when i had to brake when a guy with a dog walked out in the road and when braking i was then swerving into him and the dog
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I drove my RST properly for the first time in 7 months over the weekend, it too felt strangley floaty on the front end at times....maybe just forgot how it drove Although I have changed the rear bushes to deflex jobbies and the front has yet to be done, could be why.
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front of the car is poly bushed, so cant really be bushes. Hmm maybe konis at diff setting could up set it will wind them all the way out and start back agian lol
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Im getting this problem with my S2. I never used to get it, only started just recently. when flooring it or braking the front end is well floaty. Ive got konis on it, but think its the bushes or steering rack...
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Rhys, Ive had the wheel off and can see the suspension adjuster is all the way to the bottom. As per my post on Bilstein coilovers its a common problem for them apparently... They unwind themselves after a long time. I dont personally see anything other then the suspension that could cause the front drivers side to drop bout an inch

The rest of the car feels solid and always has till its noticably dropped on one side. So Im putting it down to the suspension...
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