Right, any help appreciated. Front end of the cossie feels very vague, hard to explain but il try.

When driving front wheels feel like they arent always doing what the steering is, car doesnt feel too stable past 100. Some times when braking the steering all of sudden trys to pull left.

This get even worse on small bumpy roads, Has been polybushed all round and sits on konis with eibach springs.

 

I wonder if it could be worn steering rack?

Just a thought, or maybe the tracking as it doesn't feel stable at speed.

The pulling left under braking sounds like a seized caliper though...


MazakMan

 

or a fooked koni, how old are they, a knackered shocker will casue ontold handling problems, and they can and do go fooked...

does it pass the bounce test on each corner - ie, settles in 1 rebound of the suspension if pushed down on hard?

 

Thanks for the replys

Konis are brand new and do pass the bounce test, I replaced them as I thought this would improve things.

Calipers front and rear are also new so isnt that, I dont know how to check the steering rack but a local garage say that is also fine.

Tracking I have had checked and set up and was fine then but because of this problem i think its gone out again.

Any other ideas, some one told me it might be the arms but they didnt go into much detail so not sure what they mean?

 

sounds like it could be the ball joints on the tca,s.

 

How can i check if its the ball joints?

 

i have the same problem with my three door at 130mph its kak your pants time the car needs two lanes to keep going its a nightmare(as well as fookin dangerous) there is no play in my steering but the wheel is stiff i think it is a seized ball joint but i am changing the t.c.a's the top mounts on the struts and the track rod ends nothing left to change apart from the rack.........oh have you checked the steering coupling as it joins the rack cause the rubber uj on mine was split.

 

nellyscossie, looks like im going to be doing the same as you. Hope this sorts it all out.