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Old May 28, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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Default Weird suspension feeling, floating over bumps

This has been annoying me for a while. The suspension and steering feels like it floats over bumps. I don't know whats wrong with it, i have replaced motor mounts, rechecked every single nut and bolt twice. But after i did the motor swap, the front end does not feel stable and at times, it can be scary. When i let off the gas in first gear, revs at midrange, the car will actually torque a little bit to the left. It feels like the whole car is shifting, is it a suspension issue? or something with the steering? I can take my hands off the wheel and it doesn't track very far when driving on the highway. Any help is greatly appreciated. I've got a 3 day weekend and want to solve this problem.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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Default Re: Weird suspension feeling, floating over bumps (rhyno)

the floating sounds like worn shocks...not sure about the torque steer though.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 10:29 AM
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Default Re: Weird suspension feeling, floating over bumps (rhyno)

my suspension setup is gc coilovers, w/ koni yellows, med. setting, comptech strut bar in the front, comptech sway/tie bar in the rear, polyurethane engine mounts
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Old May 28, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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sound like blown shocks, That is the floating feeling
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Old May 28, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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tie-rods?replacing them helped my car's handling alot
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 06:39 AM
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thanks for the replies, replaced the tie rods made a huge improvement, but the konis are blown, hopefully they will replace them for me without any major problems
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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was just going to say ball joints on tie-rods
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