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handling problems

Tech Talk for Cruiser owners.

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handling problems

Post by xxxhilux »

hi i hava a beam axel surf will reset ln106 springs plus 4 inch, g arm with ball joint pointing up and ajestible drag link long reach shocks and heavy duty steering dumper. 33". but no matter what i do the thing still floats all over the road what am i doing wrong any ideas of what might fix this il try any thing at this stage
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Post by Mr DJ »

Have the spring bushes been relpaced ??
Do you have "home made" extended shackles ??
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Post by xxxhilux »

Dougster wrote:Have the spring bushes been relpaced ??
Do you have "home made" extended shackles ??
new bushs and factory shakels
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Post by Sic Lux »

Does it have castor wedges in it if it does are they right, Get the wheel alingment specs read on it also that amount of lift i'm thinking you'd be getting a fair amount of bump steer and does it have a torque rod on it still
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Post by xxxhilux »

Sic Lux wrote:Does it have castor wedges in it if it does are they right, Get the wheel alingment specs read on it also that amount of lift i'm thinking you'd be getting a fair amount of bump steer and does it have a torque rod on it still
no i dont have castor wedges i did not think they would have an affect on handling but ive been looking getting some in the near future. i do have an ajustable torque rod should i ajust it as short as possible?
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Post by Sic Lux »

xxxhilux wrote:no i dont have castor wedges i did not think they would have an affect on handling
Castor is what gives a car straight line stability too little and it will wander and follow the road. The torque rod helps to prevent your diff from twisting under brakes or acceleration when in 4wd also when steering it keeps the distance the same between your pitman arm and j arm if it wasn't on there when turning it would want to twist the diff a little aswell so long as the bushed are good in it i'd say thats not the problem
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