steering feels heavy
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steering feels heavy
I'll start a new topic on a subject similar to the previous i started, but it's still different
Since i changed my coilover and the ride height of my fc turbo, i feel the direction so heavy, that i'm not confident at all with the car. i feel like i have to fight it to control it...
I don't think it's a power steering issue, the oil level is perfect, no leakage, and the belt is correctly tighten.
So i suppose it's due to my new suspension geometry. From what i understand, I should get the maximum caster possible. But as I have pillow ball mounting, the camber is fully adjustable but i have nothing to adjust the caster anymore.
I have had a proposal to redrill new fixation holes on the car body, but i want to avoid this...
Is there anyway to get adjustable caster ?
second idea was to find a roll center adjuster to have the suspension travel back in a more natural position. I found only one shop selling it. at least i thought they were selling it... they don't do it anymore and just didn't take the time to update the website. Does somebody know if i can find those somewhere ?
Finally, mabe i have too much toe in, this i haven't check so far, just thought about it this morning (although it should have been my first thought...)
Since i changed my coilover and the ride height of my fc turbo, i feel the direction so heavy, that i'm not confident at all with the car. i feel like i have to fight it to control it...
I don't think it's a power steering issue, the oil level is perfect, no leakage, and the belt is correctly tighten.
So i suppose it's due to my new suspension geometry. From what i understand, I should get the maximum caster possible. But as I have pillow ball mounting, the camber is fully adjustable but i have nothing to adjust the caster anymore.
I have had a proposal to redrill new fixation holes on the car body, but i want to avoid this...
Is there anyway to get adjustable caster ?
second idea was to find a roll center adjuster to have the suspension travel back in a more natural position. I found only one shop selling it. at least i thought they were selling it... they don't do it anymore and just didn't take the time to update the website. Does somebody know if i can find those somewhere ?
Finally, mabe i have too much toe in, this i haven't check so far, just thought about it this morning (although it should have been my first thought...)
#3
i know i should have done the alignment first... but thing is i got some friends that promised me they could do it for cheap or even free... but when i need it... well it seems that it's a very busy period...
thing is I wanted to know how to adjust all the thing I need in case the mechanic that would do the alignment wouldn't know how to do it. there are not so many rx7 around here... actually there is mine and i think that's all... there are FDs time to time but that's about it.
I have to say that i'm in love to the plate you showed me, i've been searching for something like that for a long time... But basically, it's just a bunch of screws with a thick plate with slotted holes. I think if i give the design to my dead or to a friend who is working on cnc tools, someone could makes me something similar...
But first thing first, as you say, i have to book a slot to have my alignment done.
thing is I wanted to know how to adjust all the thing I need in case the mechanic that would do the alignment wouldn't know how to do it. there are not so many rx7 around here... actually there is mine and i think that's all... there are FDs time to time but that's about it.
I have to say that i'm in love to the plate you showed me, i've been searching for something like that for a long time... But basically, it's just a bunch of screws with a thick plate with slotted holes. I think if i give the design to my dead or to a friend who is working on cnc tools, someone could makes me something similar...
But first thing first, as you say, i have to book a slot to have my alignment done.
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