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Excessive yaw #186318 03/05/02 09:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 6 South Lyon, MI K kelvin15 OP Junior Member
OP kelvin15 Junior Member K Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 6 South Lyon, MI	I've had my E1 for almost 4 years and for the past several months the Detroit roads have been driving me crazy (more than usual, that is). Over most bumps (not just the severe ones) I feel a lot of wiggle at the rear end. I've had my front and rear alignment checked twice and it's fine. Any suggestion as to what might be causing this?

Re: Excessive yaw #186319 03/05/02 09:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,237 The land of Vegemite and Foste... S Stazi the Aussie Member
Stazi the Aussie Member S Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,237 The land of Vegemite and Foste...	I bet your rear control arms are bent by someone not jacking the car up properly, i.e. from the suspension pieces rather than from the frame rails. If you jack these cars by their suspension you will bend the "arms" VERY easily. I could take a look at it if you make you way to Doug's Muffler (on Gratiot in clinton Township) on Saturday for our "CEG install/meet" I had to fix a "F" up a nameless CEGer did to his orange Contour when he jaked it up by the lower rear control arms :p Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com "Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt

Re: Excessive yaw #186320 03/05/02 11:16 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,481 The land of FOC enforcers and ... I Icey Mike Member
Icey Mike Member I Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,481 The land of FOC enforcers and ...	Name hidden to protect the guilty? *cough**Tim....heavy cough! :p 99 Range Rover 4.6 HSE Mystery Car??????

Re: Excessive yaw #186321 03/06/02 04:20 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 6 South Lyon, MI K kelvin15 OP Junior Member
OP kelvin15 Junior Member K Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 6 South Lyon, MI	Thanks for the advice. I don't think I'll be able to make to see you on Saturday - that's on the other side of the world from SL. Do you know any reputable places to get them fixed on the west side of Detroit? I'd probably buy replacements from the dealer and have someone install them and align it for me.

Re: Excessive yaw #186322 03/06/02 04:33 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,794 land of high speed expressways J Judge Member
Judge Member J Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,794 land of high speed expressways	Quote: Originally posted by L8 Apexing Aussie: I had to fix a "F" up a nameless CEGer did to his [b]orange Contour when he jacked it up by the lower rear control arms :p [/b] And you forgot to nention that un-named someone left it on jackstands for a few months as well...... :p Just call me Judge. People suck. Life begins at 170mph...until that point it is just boring.....

Re: Excessive yaw #186323 03/06/02 04:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 260 Mt Clements, Mi S SVTspeed Member
SVTspeed Member S Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 260 Mt Clements, Mi	I took a turn to fast in the rain and spun out. I hit a few hard bumps along with itMy car had a back shimmy in the rear when I went to do a lane change. When I took it into the dealer the said it was a bent rear control arm. They bent it back for free but charged me for an alignment. ED "Some stuff has been done to to the car."

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