tjdrury Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Hey all, Just got back from a test drive after putting on adjustable front struts. What a bummer! The car acts like it's on sand or ice on turns. One wheel or the other seems to not be getting traction and causes a jerking motion under med. to hard power during the turn. Anyone experience this problem? The struts are questionable junk yard units. Could this be the cause of the "stuttering" around corners? Thanks for any help you can give, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubrat Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Were the strut shafts able to travel in and out with firm pressure or were they frozen, or loose? Are your top and bottom mounting bolts secure? You mentioned these are adjustable, did you crank them all the way up? If so , your camber may be way off and that can hurt handeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myossfeece Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Milesfox had the same trouble with his lifted trashwagon. He had a 6 inch body lift on front and rear and it handled dooky. My opinion was he lost his "SUBARU" low center of gravity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 mine had a tendency to pull one way or the other. it was a loose crossmember mount, and my modified strut caps were not tight enough. did you get enough offset on the strut camber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjdrury Posted December 22, 2003 Author Share Posted December 22, 2003 The struts seemed to be in good working order, all of the fasteners are tight and the offset is from a PK davis BYB strut top lift mount. The camber does seem to be much more pronounced with the adjusters all the way out. That is the only visable difference to the car since the switch. I wonder if the contact patch of the tire is that much worse in turns with the increased camber. I'll keep tinkering. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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