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Old 04-25-2009, 07:26 PM
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K so I put them on along with front and rear sways, takes turns awesome.

But one issue, now when I go down my road it pulls like crazy to different sides of the road... But when I'm on a flat straightaway it is just fine, so it isn't my alignment. Is this normal until the bushings break in?? Or should I be worried? I feel like my steering wheel turns, but my wheels need to respond faster... Its strange. Please help asap
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K so I put them on along with front and rear sways, takes turns awesome.

But one issue, now when I go down my road it pulls like crazy to different sides of the road... But when I'm on a flat straightaway it is just fine, so it isn't my alignment. Is this normal until the bushings break in?? Or should I be worried? I feel like my steering wheel turns, but my wheels need to respond faster... Its strange. Please help asap
Strange...

I'm getting my bushing set + F/R sways + tower strut installed here in the next few weeks I'll let you know how it turns out. That isn't gonna help you now though :/
Old 04-27-2009, 07:29 AM
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bump, i'm pretty sure its just because the handling is so much stiffer it follows the grooves in the roads. But anybody with the bushing, please chime in.
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I know with wider tires road surface will pull you around more too... You might be right.

Find a new flat paved road and see if you pull at all.

Did you get an alignment after your suspension work?
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Originally Posted by Gnate
...when I'm on a flat straightaway it is just fine, so it isn't my alignment.
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Originally Posted by Gnate
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Missed that sorry.

Could the sway installation cause it? Perhaps the bushings need some time to break in.

I'm surprised chris hasn't responded to this thread as I know he was F/R sways and redid his bushings. Curious if he experienced any break in time.
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Yeah, i'm just waiting for him to find it.
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If you replaced all the bushings and sway bars, I would get an alignment
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
If you replaced all the bushings and sway bars, I would get an alignment
He did.
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I haven't seen anywhere that he got an alignment, just that he didn't think it was his alignment, could be camber or toe is off from replacing all those bushings, I know mine was off on all 4 sides up to 1.5 deg
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Looks like we'll have to wait a week to find out, just found out Nate is on a weeks vacation
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great... i was hoping to see if he got any other stories about how he feels about the new bushings...
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from what my shop tells me, the ride will be stiffer and tight.
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