Recently picked up a b20 swapped EH hatch and noticed the suspension/steering just feels kinda off. Ive owned an EH before that was b swapped that I daily drove and the steering was tight and direct. This new car, however, feels very different. The problem I'm having is that when I turn the wheel, the car just wanted to keep going in the direction I turned the wheel and not try to straighten itself like a normal car. Along with this, there's not a lot of feel in the steering for it being a non-power steering car (my old one also had no power steering). I don't think it's tie rods as the handling itself is immediate. It's hard to describe but definitely noticeable in car. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, what do you suggest that it could be and how could I fix it? I tried looking it up but had no idea what to search for, so I'm trying my best here lol. Thanks

 

inspect for any leaks on the rack, worn out joints or p/s bushings.

 

There is also a rack adjustment but needs a 40mm or is it 32mm flat thin wrench.

 

Caster alignment can cause this issue as wll.

 

Getting some new tires for the car to replace the old bald ones and then diagnosing it right after. Thanks for all the input everybody, I greatly appreciate it and look forward to getting the issue sorted.

 

Make sure your steering rack has all the bolts required to attach it to the subframe. One side of the rack is held on with a clamp and the other side is bolted directly to the subframe. I bought a Civic once that was missing the bolts that go directly through the rack into the subframe, but it had the bolts for the clamp. This would allow the rack to physically slide side-to-side during a turn. It was very sketchy.

 

Who does that?!?

 

Not sure if they took it out or if it eventually fell out on its own, but after making a turn the steering wheel did not end up where it started.

 

 

Glad you told me that, that's definitely something to look out for. My last hatch had a motor mount bolt come out randomly while driving one day. Have no idea how it happened but somehow it did.