Rogers Posted August 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 (edited) ok heres a little more detail... i took it in for the first time after i got the car... i had already changed the lower control arms because the ball joints were sliding around in their socket... it was obvious to me.... so i took it in and had it aligned... they handed my keys and charged me like 80 bucks... ok... so i bring it back 2 days later because it was pulling to the left... so they adjusted it agian for free... the kid in the back told me it wasnt going to drive straight because the outer tie rod ends and struts were bad... OKay?..lol... so when i left it was pulling to the right... going down the highway the steering wheel was in the 11 o'clock position while going straight.... a couple weeks later i came up with the cash and got new struts and tie rod ends... i took it in the next day and got it aligned for 60 bucks... whatever.... well it has made no difference what so ever... steering wheel is in 11 O'clock position going straight... if i let go of the wheel it makes a hard jerk for the ditch..... so... today i had the tire off and was changing my Harmonic balancer... i noticed the rubber bushing on the lower control arm that connects it to the swaybar(?) is all chewed up... im convinced that is what was causing the poping noise... there was no rubber between the lower control arm and sway bar connection..... but my question is, how the fuck did a new bushing get tore up that fast and easily??? im also wondering if the sway bar is bent up a little... i did notice that there is a difference in distance between each side where it runs parallel to the frame... could the sway bar being bent cause this problem? im convinced that the tires are not the problem... they have been rotated twice... the fronts traded sides once and then the front and back tires were rotated traditionally... anyways im ordering a new bushing from rock auto... and i guess ill pick up another sway bar and the "pick a part" next weekend... and then im going to make them align my car for free and make sure its fixed.... one of the things that pisses me off the most is that they test drive the car maby a 10th of a mile down the road and never get the car above 35mph... oh and there is one more question that i just thought of... im wondering if perhaps my steering rack bushings are bad... i know that can cause issues... Edited August 22, 2010 by Rogers Quote http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/79921-rogers-700-dream-car-update-page-17-a-wall/?p=2335774 93 Saturn SC2My system4 SA-15's Walled 2 Cerwin-Vega S2000's 3 Kinetik Hc2000's Dual 200amp alts. you guys done with the peepee touching contest or do I need to end it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
may03LT Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 so i bring it back 2 days later because it was pulling to the left...so when i left it was pulling to the right... going down the highway the steering wheel was in the 11 o'clock position while going straight Is there any play in the steering wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted August 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Is there any play in the steering wheel? no not that i can tell... and i also dont notice it pulling while cruising through town at like 35mph but once i get on the highway 55-70mph it starts pullin Quote http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/79921-rogers-700-dream-car-update-page-17-a-wall/?p=2335774 93 Saturn SC2My system4 SA-15's Walled 2 Cerwin-Vega S2000's 3 Kinetik Hc2000's Dual 200amp alts. you guys done with the peepee touching contest or do I need to end it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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