Squidgy Willy 3

[FlamingMonkey]

What am I gonna need to do to stiffen up the whole feel on the Williams.

When I first got it had a hard feel to the handling which was good, but now it seems to have loosened up and seems squidgy and not as sure footed as it was round the bends, bit twitchy even.

Anyone got a clue on what I can do to make it feel more like a Williams again?

Cheers
Rob

 

[BenS_172]

New Shocks would be a start.

 

[Pete]

Bushes? Even tyre pressures can make a difference.

 

[FlamingMonkey]

Yeah checked tyre pressures, and all 4 wheels are on 32

 

[2 live]

get urself a set of AVOs mate......feels nice n surefooted n hardly any roll

only a few extra quid than buyin oe parts too

 

[FlamingMonkey]

So AVOs are springs then? or am i thick?

Where am I gonna get these AVOs then?
Got in my car this morning and theres a f**k off crack in my windscreen, almost 1 month had past with me not spending anything on my car fooking typical.

 

[Illusion]

Avo do springs aswell, I used to have Avo Struts, and personally speaking I think the standard struts feel better.

 

[BenR]

If you want the original supple feel, new std shocks, springs, ARB and wishbone bushes.

 

[FlamingMonkey]

Cheers fellas, will look into it

 

[2 live]

or if u want less roll , but otherwise same supple (maybe a little harder) ride go for avo coilovers and oe arb/wishbone bushes

 

[FlamingMonkey]

Cheers mate, do you reckon the bushes are summat I could tackle, you know with me being sh*t n that.

 

[2 live]

never done em meself mate tbh.....apparently the arbs are a bit of a b*****d to do tho

 

[Dave Hester]

Yeah think it is a b*****d to take off, not 100% sure but think the f**kin downpipe has to come off before the ARB can be removed

 

[Ben H]

The steering column can also be a source of "squidge". I have to turn my wheel about 1 or 2 degrees before anything happens, which is probably due to some worn rubbers in the column.

An ex-forum user called King Stromba recommended welding a section of the column that had a rubber part in it that would degrade (dont remember which part). Ill have a search through the old threads to see if I can find anything. Im a little dubious about this as the column is meant to be collapsable as a safety feature in a front-on collision.

Also, aged tyres can take a hell of a shine off the handling. Mine are all really worn down and Im looking forward to a new set of quality rubber very soon.

 

[Ben H]

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[Ben H]

This is even better:

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