[s-cars] Front wheels skipping/grinding

[Elvis Palombizio]

Thanks for the response. I should have added that I put in new strut mounts
as well.

E

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu> wrote:

> Suspension's very different, but my second urQ did that when I first got
> it.  One of the problems was a bad upper strut mount.
>
> -Cheers!
> Mike
>
> Elvis Palombizio wrote:
> > Howdy all,
> >      After finally getting my suspension back in the ride after
> discovering
> > my destroyed H&Rs, I'm still battling some suspension/steering woes..
> >      The first time I got the car back after getting the suspension and
> ECS
> > plates installed, I felt pretty horrible steering. The car seemed to
> have a
> > huge dead spot in the center of the steering which made the S incredibly
> > susceptible to pot holes and other road issues.. It was downright scary
> in
> > the snow and rain....
> >      After two weeks of that, the car went back to the shop.. Front end
> is
> > good and tight, alignment is dead nuts within spec... wierd, I had them
> > check the hydraulic pressure since my brake light would constantly come
> on,
> > and now it is magically gone even though they "didn't do anything to the
> > vehicle".... whatever, I'll take it.
> >      Now I feel a serious groan in the front end when I back out of my
> > driveway at crawl speeds and turn the wheel pretty hard.. It reminds me
> of
> > trying to operate a Jeep in 4wd low and make tight turns from a stop.
> The
> > wheels seem like they are skipping/stuttering on the pavement..
> >
> > Anyone have an idea on what could be causing it? Alignment issue?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > E
> >
> >
> >
>
>


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