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Old 02-11-2008, 03:02 PM
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I know a lot of you guys experienced your car darting side to side on uneven pavement. Its pretty annoying when you have to drive with two hands and white-knuckle it to try and keep it staight. What is the cause of this?
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alignment probably.
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Default Re: crx darts on uneven ground (pdx_503)

too much static toe out, bad cords in tires, loose tie rods, worn flca bushings (the last two cause dynamic toe-out so the toe may not look bad sitting there, but gets bad as you put stress on the suspension)
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Default Re: crx darts on uneven ground (pdx_503)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdx_503 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know a lot of you guys experienced your car darting side to side on uneven pavement. Its pretty annoying when you have to drive with two hands and white-knuckle it to try and keep it staight. What is the cause of this?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Poor alignment, bad tires, uneven pressures, improperly-sized wheels and tires, bad bushings.

When was the last time you had the car on an alignment rack? Tire and wheel size and offset?
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As above, check your front toe setting. Either the adjustment or worn parts.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdx_503 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know a lot of you guys experienced your car darting side to side on uneven pavement. Its pretty annoying when you have to drive with two hands and white-knuckle it to try and keep it staight. What is the cause of this?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's just I-5 bro....
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All the above comments are relevant and possible causes. It could also be caused by tyres that are very wide and / or with a very low profile, especially at higher psi. Have you recently made any changes that might possibly have caused this (tyres, suspension etc), or is it a long standing problem? More info...
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Alignment, tire pressure, uneven shock valving, or unbalanced wheel-tire combo, even ride height and rake sometimes

But... most likely the alignment, just realize you'll become a better driver having to compensate for your suspension changes until you get an alignment.

Be careful and don't let it go too long or you'll unevenly wear your tires
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by elwuudz2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just realize you'll become a better driver having to compensate for your suspension changes until you get an alignment.</TD></TR></TABLE>
What

Nobody is going to "become a better driver" by driving around with a bad alignment.
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