Steering?

[EnjoiNismo]

Well i kinda crashed a while ago, nothing big however i had to replace my whole front suspension. Down to the crossmember subframe.

replaced both sides even though only the passanger side was damaged.The tension rods i bought you need to use a allen wretch and i didn't have the size so i snugged tightin it, for the moment.

After everything was put back to get back together i test drove it and it drove really stiff and heavy turning, .. (if that makes sense).

I took the car to get a alignment. [Told them tension rod needed to be tightin, (not sure if they did.)]

Now it drives really different compared to before the crash and after the install of the new parts. It turns lightly and very "effort less" but doesn't seem firm also when i hit a bump it swings off. (Like if a friend were to yang the wheel real fast.)

Not sure if any of that made sense, haha. My grammer is not so "par."Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[Razi]

Enjoy your new suspension parts and new car-ish steering!

[EnjoiNismo]

:O !! haha

[adrianfromthecastle]

Now it drives really different compared to before the crash and after the install of the new parts. It turns lightly and very "effort less" but doesn't seem firm also when i hit a bump it swings off. (Like if a friend were to yang the wheel real fast.)

sounds like bump steer. That issue's related to your tie rods not being parallel to the ground... is your car lower than it used to be? new tie rods not installed properly?

[sil8tdrftr]

the bump steer is happening to you for sure ... but you said something about your car steering hard now??? like it steers itself sometimes??? or iT pulls when you try to go straight???

could also be that you sir suffer from "wonder and weave" with a little bit of "memory steer" due also to what adrian_s13 stated before me...

you see... improperly installed tie rods will cause the bump steer and wander and weave BECAUSE THEY WONT HOLD THE TOE ADJUSTMENT PROPERLY...ALSO THE TIE ROD ENDS WONT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL IN THE SAME ARC AS THE OTHER SUSPENSION PARTS WHEN YOUR WHEELS HIT A BUMP CAUSING THE BUMP STEER...

if you took it to an ASE certified technician then im sure they should have installed everything correctly and done the alignment as well propperly

as in WHEN ADJUSTING TOE ANGLE ON THE TIE ROD ENDS THE WHEELS MUST BE IN THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION WHEN FINALLY TORQUING THEM DOWN ... which most likely diddnt happen cuz no ones perfect

or else memory steer will occur

[i240sx]

i use my left hand to turn left and right hand to turn right..i notice i'm right handed so take less effort to turn right then left...when turning left i use more force since i turn it with my left hand... ...but check to see if your tires are not rubbing against the brake line when turning...mine is...i need to fix it some how..

[EnjoiNismo]

Just mainly the bump steering haha, that seems about right on the dot.I'll check it out later today and see whats up.

Thanks a lot guys!

[MastaYu]

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