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GT crabbing
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:48 pm
by lord_sharpy
hi, when im going round corners and the car hits bumps in the road it feels like its crabbing. the back bouces a bit and moves out. the car doesnt feel like its losing grip, it just feels a bit weird to me.
its lowered, wasnt sure if the shocks were knackered or some bushes have gone?
any help greatly appreciated
thanks
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 8:02 am
by m193twa
sounds to me like theres no travel in your shocks because there not absorbing the roll when you take a corner
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 8:19 am
by metz
The rear of my car used to bounce out a bit on bumpy roads, on lowering it yesterday we realised why...rear springs had snapped! same had happened to pettsy's too.
but as you have lowering spings already i doubt that will be your problem..If your using original shocks maybe theyre knackered.
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:44 am
by steve_1990clmk2
Give the car a bounce test. If the rear end bounces up past its normal resting position, its the shocks thats knackered. The same used to happen to me on roundabouts.
re: crabbing
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:40 pm
by lord_sharpy
done the bounce test, seems as though it is bouncing a bit high, theres no clunking coming from anywhere, so it must be the rear shocks, i will look at buying some koni dampers or g-max.
any other ideas on why it is; tyre pressures etc?
its weird feels like the back end has separate steering in a way!!
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:56 pm
by metz
cousin used to have a mk1 escort like that but that was 2 cars welded 2gether
not trying to scare u at all lol
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:21 pm
by steve_1990clmk2
It might just be a case of taking for a free suspension check at a garage that does it. Check for leaking and make sure the springs are seated right. Anything other than that i leave to the experts.
hpi
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 12:24 pm
by lord_sharpy
the car has been hpi checked just before i bought it, was all clear. the car drives perfectly on the smooth goes in a straight line, its jus the bumps on corners, it has to be the shocks, get a nice set of g-max or koni's!!
its a good excuse to!!
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:59 pm
by steve_1990clmk2
it will feel like a different car with new shocks. I havent stopped smiling since i changed mine.
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:20 pm
by metz
just dont get em off euro car parts..been to price some up 2day and the only ones they do are £500+ and theyre not adjustable he says!
g-max are about £180 thats what i'll be buying.
shocks
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:59 pm
by lord_sharpy
as the car is already lowered, il just use those springs provided there ok with some spax dampers, which are quite reasonable part no. SPX-N2113-1 £44.99. not sure if that for a pair or for single dampers.
shocks
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:48 am
by lord_sharpy
bilstein gas pressure rear dampers £17.99 from euro car parts, there goin straight on and i got a dubweiser strut brace to try out as well.
shocks are gone at the minute, back left bottoms out over bumps