Light steering under acceleration

[nathanc29]

Hi hope someone has come across this before, the car has been off the road along time (7 years to be exact!) and has had some bits replaced, wishbones, track rod arms, all the bushes on steering rack and antiroll bar. Everything is tight it felt a bit all over the place so got the tracking done thinking this would cure steering but it hasn’t, it is a very strange feeling when putting my foot down it as if the front end lifts goes very light and then tracks all over the place to bumps and divots in the road. The tyres haven’t been replaced I was going to get some new alloys when a set come up for sale in my area so didn’t want to fork out if didn’t need to has anyone experienced this before?


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[JamesBryan]

A lot of toe out?

 

[nathanc29]

Would that not of shown up when the tracking was done?


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[JamesBryan]

It would.

What is it at now?

 

[nathanc29]

I don’t know they, they just did it and I left. Maybe il take it back and get them to check it again


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[davo172]

What tyres ?

 

[nathanc29]

Continentals at front not sure off of top my head on back I think they are odd, I have spent a fortune on a car that wasn’t worth it and just didn’t want to spend unnecessarily and was hoping someone had had something similar, both of them did sit flat for a long time and I did read something about weight transfer going to the back when you put your foot down so maybe il try that first


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[Cypryman]

Track rod ends are buggered, jack car up and wobble the wheels from side to side, any movement will show the issue.

No movement means hang on to the steering wheel a bit tighter lol

cheers

trev

 

[JB21]

Could be to much toe out and when accelerating this exaggerates toe out even more causing the car to move around following all the ruts in the road.

 

[Vaughan]

Tyres. Age makes them hard. The Clio needs good rubber to feel right.

 

[green]

Could be rear dampers shot?

 

[nathanc29]

So had some new tyres and it’s like a different car, never thought tyres would do that to a car! Thanks everyone for your input


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