so my mother is visiting from southern cali (i am in sacramento). she drives a 92 prelude, and mentioned some steering issues when she arrived. said it was feeling washy and soft, over steering like a ************, and almost difficult to correct for. hmm, thats not what i like to hear. so i test drive. changed lanes at 75, and the car went berserk. okay, it was a quick, jerky lane change, but that was the intention - it went left hard and sharp with just a touch of turn on the wheel. trying to correct for its oversteer was nearly an exercise in disaster. hard swerved right, the back left, all with extremely minimal steering wheel movement. i was nearly into the center median and into the ditch on the right side in a matter of seconds. first time i have ever been scared while driving a prelude. went directly home, lifted it in the air, inspected. every bushing compressed and splitting, every boot cracked, split, oozing grease. it doesnt look pretty. and her "mechanic" in orange county was supposed to have just checked everything, she just got an alignment, new rims and tires. how the hell did this extremely obvious problem get overlooked by a "professional mechanic"? i dont know, either. i can assure you my next trip to visit mom will include me asking him that very question. now, it is sunday, tomorrow is a holiday, and i gotta get mom back on the road to go home. WTF can i do here? anyone got a suspension diagram or something of that nature so i can get to work on it? time is of the essence, please, anyone. or if you live in sacramento, or know someone who does and can help, i'll buy the beer. thanks.

 

Is it 4 wheels steering??

 

nope, no 4ws on this one.

 

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Thats your answer to everything.....Damn N00b. lol

 

since im in OC, what mechanic is this i should be avoiding...???

 

Maybe everyone's being too nice here, but what the HELL are you doing checking a suspension that your mom told you SUCKED at 75MPH!? Not bright.

 

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I didn't actually read his post, It was a little bunched up with out any paragraphs so i gave up, But if thats what he did then I second your comment.

 

replace the axles. Probably blown shocks too

 

Take it to an alignment shop and make sure your rear toe is ok. I nkow when mine was off it was all over with massive oversteer. I didnt quite understand what u were talking about with the grease but yea id just take it somewhere and have it checked over if u dont know where to start.

 

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Hey, I have more posts than you

Did you check your tire pressure?? Make sure the pressure is the same and at the recommended value

 

Im sorry AndyD but tire pressure would not make you do any of those symptoms. Maybe pull to 1 direction a little bit but not cause massive steering problems. Take it to a shop and have them check what satan said. let them test drive it and crash it, stop playing.