Capri handling trouble. Can anyone help?

[SmokeEm]

Help...!

 

I have now changed both track rod ends, both track contol arms & all bushes, front anti roll bar bushes & had the wheels balanced but the thing still feels like a death trap!

 

I just don't know what to do next! Every little bump seems to unsettle the cat & make it feel that both front wheels are 'Off the ground' Its so hard to explain.

 

For the record, its got 145lb -2" springs fitted on standard dampers (Could it be them?) I'm loathe to splash out on new inserts if its not them. Could it just be where I haven't yet done the tracking?

 

At 1st I thought it was because I drive a modern car every day usually but I brought it to work today for the 1st time (20miles) and it felt deadly!

 

I'm at my wits end

[flyingbanana]

getrit tracked for a start then go from there on

[flyingbanana]

also did you put the both track contol arms right way around ? i did that once.....had the same sort of problems.....it felt like a boat and it coudnt decided what it wanted to do

[mossy]

my mondeo is like that ever since i hit a curb after a blowout....spare on and new wishbones as i bent them, tracked and it still does it!

 

gonna try new tyres and go again.

[SmokeEm]

also did you put the both track contol arms right way around ? i did that once.....had the same sort of problems.....it felt like a boat and it coudnt decided what it wanted to do

 

are they handed then? Didn't notice. How would I tell now they're fitted?

[flyingbanana]

well they fitted both ways on mine....if i recall i had stuck them from above ...but the right way is from below.....found out when i went to get it tracked and said the car was handling bad...and they found the prob and sorted it for me

[SmokeEm]

well they fitted both ways on mine....if i recall i had stuck them from above ...but the right way is from below.....found out when i went to get it tracked and said the car was handling bad...and they found the prob and sorted it for me

 

i'm not sure what you mean? I bought 2 complete arms off ebay & my mate put the car up on one of them body lift things & changed them without even removing the wheels. Would he not have noticed if they wre wrong?

[RETRO_AL]

well they fitted both ways on mine....if i recall i had stuck them from above ...but the right way is from below.....found out when i went to get it tracked and said the car was handling bad...and they found the prob and sorted it for me

 

i'm not sure what you mean? I bought 2 complete arms off ebay & my mate put the car up on one of them body lift things & changed them without even removing the wheels. Would he not have noticed if they wre wrong?

 

i think he means he put them in the steering arms the wrong way ie the thread of the tre going in from the top instead of being pushed up into the arm

i would get it along to a 4 wheel alinement place,you will be very suprrised at the differance

even better try and get ti someware that has the new optical alinment,its far better than laser

[SmokeEm]

[i think he means he put them in the steering arms the wrong way ie the thread of the tre going in from the top instead of being pushed up into the arm

i would get it along to a 4 wheel alinement place,you will be very suprrised at the differance

even better try and get ti someware that has the new optical alinment,its far better than laser

 

I don't think he put them on wrong but I will check in the manual. He has a 4 wheel alignment system at work so we'll try that. If it isn't that, I give up!

[flyingbanana]

 

i think he means he put them in the steering arms the wrong way ie the thread of the tre going in from the top instead of being pushed up into the arm

 

yep thats what i ment ....cheers al

[Guest pooface]

Got to be the tracking or front shocks realy! take it up aldershot tyre and exhaust on the back side of the station!

[Dazmush]

Sounds like a leg gone to me

[Retromotorsport]

even better try and get ti someware that has the new optical alinment,its far better than laser

 

Ive been doing optical alignment for years ... sold my Balco aligmnment center because it was useless on low cars with arch clearences being tight.

 

And i still need to do yours .....

 

Oh and by optical i mean by eye and measuring lol