172 Handling a bit odd

[nihcuk]

When on high speed corners, the rear of my 172 ph2 seems to float about abit. even scarier if you lift off (I know you shouldnt lift off in a bend). it feels like its steering itself!

I will be checking the torgue settings on the rear this afternoon. Shocks and springs are good. tyres and pressures are good (Eibachs and cup shocks)

Any ideas?

 

[ben_p]

normally thats the shocks, sure there fine?

 

[R3OBC]

get the alignment checked buddy....... when i first drove Vicky 172 i s**t myself at the rear end floatyness! turns out one of the rear wheels was well out of tolerance! And a buugered shock

 

[nihcuk]

Hmm perhaps I will check the shocks then. Whats the best way to do this.

 

[IB172]

I put my 172 into get checked as I knew there was something up with the handling, similar to what you are describing. I thought it was the rear shocks, but the garage said they were fine ...MOT a couple of months later and it failed due to rear shocks leaking, and that was a 04 with 30000 miles.

 

[Big Iain]

U still kickin about ek not seen any 04's around for a while!

 

[foxon]

if nothing is wrong try getting a rear anti-roll bar from `whiteline automotive` (from demon tweeks) made alot of difference to my cup (but that cud be cause i have nothing in the bak-stripped) other than that not a clue :S

 

[nihcuk]

I changed all the shocks on mine for Konis and it sorted it. I can only assume I had issues with failed shocks at the rear.

 

[Andyman]

Worn rear axle bushes or cracked rear spring is another couple.