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Old 09-21-2009, 07:09 PM   #1
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the car has very low mileage; I did have the front track bars changed as the bushing had degraded over time........I assume that everything was checked but I will check the rear for worn items again

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Old 09-21-2009, 07:13 PM   #2
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the spacers were H+R and Eib....high quality centric ones but perhaps they have a machining error somewhere....
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Old 09-21-2009, 08:54 PM   #3
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Maybe just tires or alignment issues. My car is 11 yrs old with 82k miles and feels just as calm and stable at 120mph as it does at 40. Surprising really. Visually inspect the front suspension for damage or loose bushings and then have someone who knows these cars test drive it.
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:21 PM   #4
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Not entirely sure I understand the symptom you're describing. The P Zero Rossos that my '03 was equipped with when I bought it would track every line and rut in the road.

Changing the tires (in my case to Yokohama S.Drive) eliminated that nasty habit.
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Old 09-22-2009, 03:04 PM   #5
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yes that is part of it ........but there is also a slight wander/dancing on the smooth surface as well even after an alignment...seems to be an early 986 thing where as later rear track bars were changed to solve this.

spacers gave me huge vibrations...???
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Old 09-22-2009, 03:11 PM   #6
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spacers will always accentuate any inherent wheel imbalance, even if they're totally round and true.
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Old 09-22-2009, 04:03 PM   #7
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yes very true......tried that but the balance was fine perhaps I will have to try again..
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