Friday, November 21, 2008 - 10:51 pm, by: Sean Routledge(Stircrazy)
When driving the car above 80kms, if I hit the slightest bump in the road, my car is all over the place. Yesterday, doing 100kms on the freeway in the wet, even if i don't hit a bump the wind seems to push my car almost sideways. If I do hit a bump, or even an un-even bit in the road when it's wet I can definitely feel the back end getting happy. Normally, this would put a smile on my face, but cruising down the freeway at 100kms at 6am whilst half asleep is pretty scary, I really have to concentrate on keeping the car steady.
Could this be suspension issues or something else?
Also, I never knew an open diff could leave two black lines in the dry. Not something I do often, but is this normal or is my diff on its way out as well?
Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 05:52 pm, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
Use "Search" on coilovers or else someone else will be along to help soon, as I put in new airbags.
If I am correct to deduce from your description that you basically have little or no damping left in your suspension, then the car in my view is already unsafe and therefore not driveable.
If the rear wheels hit a small ripple or bump as you accelerate (not hard) through a corner, does the tail step sideways?
No-one answered your diff question (or I missed it). The car's behaviour is normal and shows nothing wrong with the diff. Yours, however, is normally wrong
Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 06:55 pm, by: Sean Routledge(Stircrazy)
Ha, do you mean normally wrong because it's an open diff? If so, I couldn't agree with you more.
I can't recall if it steps out when going around corners, but if I hit a small ripple when going straight it definitely steps sideways, even at 50-60kms.
Please excuse my lack of knowledge, but what is damping exactly? What part of the suspension controls this?
Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 08:12 pm, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
In order of your paragraphs:
1. I was making a joke about it being socially wrong to lay rubber on takeoff with an ambiguity around whether this was "normal" behaviour, by you or anyone. Sorry, too obscure. More seriously, and contrary to rumours whenever this discussion comes up, it is perfectly possible to lay two black lines with an open diff. To do so says nothing at all about whether you have an LSD. My main point was that your diff shows no faults from doing that.
2. OK, still sounds like dampers to me.
3. Dampers = shock absorbers = the part that stops your car from continuing to bounce on its springs after the first jolt of a bump. If your dampers are not working then your car is substantially uncontrollable in a swerve emergency or whenever it hits mild bumps or corrugations in a corner or undulations on a straight road, especially at speed. This is serious, especially in a high performance and heavy car like the Soarer.
Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 09:28 pm, by: Sean Routledge(Stircrazy)
Thanks David, definitely sounds like that is my problem. Just lucky I haven't had to swerve to avoid hitting something at high speeds yet. I hadn't really thought about that side of things.
Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 09:42 pm, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
I agree with Ryan and have often recommended that before.
However, based on an experience when I went there with another member a while ago, if they tell you their equipment is unable to test air suspensions then find a polite way of telling them not to talk utter drivel and to get on with the test. Insist on taking the charts away with you.
Also, decline politely but forcefully any offer by them to fix bushes. If you have bushing problems you need Vlamos bushes not nolothane ones, at least if you ever want to enjoy the ride again.
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