My V feels "swishy" on the highway, anybody else?

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Santoro
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I noticed this from the first day I took it home and ever since. I have had the alignment checked just to be on the safe side (not out of alignment) and I checked the air pressure too but it still feels loose on the highway. Pretty much any time I go over 50 mph. I have looked into a strut tower brace or anti-sway bar but I wanted to see if this is a common issue or if it is just me being over sensitive. I had driven a GMC 4wd 1/2 ton pickup for many years prior to purchasing my Versa so I suppose I was used to a stiffer ride.


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i had the same problem because it always windy here and those trucks r killers! lol but if you order either the strut from DC Sports or Stillen im sure your problem will be cured, mine sure is and i own the DC Sports

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i also hav the dc sports and it does help, but to a certain degree, usually once i go over 70 75 i start to feel a little wobbly. but then again its my fault for not going the speed limit

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wth? I drove a 94 Sidekick, and neither felt swishy. In the V, I go over 100 at times, and I never feel the V being swishy. I think you got really used to the heavyness of the 1/2 ton that you used to drive.

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Keep in mind it's a tall, slab-sided car with skinny tires - I'm betting the adhesion at freeway speeds is dismal, and there's very little downforce to speak of.

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I live 2 miles from the Gulf Of Mexico and we have a lot of wind coming off it and I don't really notice that much of problem with it.

My V has the Sport package and isn't over 6 to 8 inches from the ground all the way around and that might make a difference.

I drove a Yaris to Houston and back yesterday and it was all over the place.

Also the electric power steering in the V did cause me some twitching until I got used too it.

Taking a Sentra to Del Rio and bringing back a Titan this morning. This might give me more perspective on the subject.


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