Car feels dangerous and pulls to the left

[samg1988]

My runabout clip had some apex springs fitted and a couple if shocks replaced a few months ago. Just had it on the motorway for the first time and it feels really skittish.

The car pulls to the left a little if I let go of the wheel, but if I hit a bump it jumps to the left abruptly and I have to correct it. The car doesn't feel planted at all.

I have spacers at the front because I have ph3 wheels, but I shouldn't think this would affect handling like this? It passed MOT fine.

Any ideas? Tracking? One shock broken? Control arm?

 

[samg1988]

It's a mk2 ph2

 

[Ickle]

Mine is doin a similar thing and does not feel Planted, same stuff apex springs standard shocks and 15mm spacers and found mine to be a blown front shock, so ordered some raceland coilovers to fit on there

 

[Scrooge]

I would get the tracking done as you have had it all apart.

 

[Ickle]

Prob worth mentioning i had mine done about 2 years ago and it was fine as i had camber and tracking adjusted, it is a blown shock now. SAMG1988 have u fitted the camber correcting bolts so your wheels sit properly?

 

[Trainerbrow]

100% on it being tracking. Mine was about 10deg out on either side!!

 

[samg1988]

I've not had any camber bolts fitted. Think I'll check out tracking first from what people on here are saying.
Whats the best way of seeing if one of the shocks has gone if there are no obvious leaks?

 

[Trainerbrow]

I've not had any camber bolts fitted. Think I'll check out tracking first from what people on here are saying.
Whats the best way of seeing if one of the shocks has gone if there are no obvious leaks?

Bounce test

 

[samg1988]

Bounce test

What am I looking for with a bounce test exactly? Just bounce it and see if one is a bit crap?

 

[James28]

Wheel alignment/Tracking ?