Re: Lowered 80, Wandering car

["bmxman 69" <bmxman_69@hotmail.com>]

Lets see, the term for the condition you describe is know as dog tracking. 
It means that the rear wheels are not aligned properly with the front 
causing the back end of the car to drive at a sideways angle.

I think you should replace your bushings if they're ruined and have them 
installed the right way. Then have your car re-aligned front and rear.

later


>From: "Alexander van Gerbig" <Audi_80@email.msn.com>
>To: "Quattro List" <quattro@audifans.com>
>Subject: Lowered 80, Wandering car
>Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 23:46:14 -0400
>
>     My car seems to wander at highway speeds, worse at above speed limit
>speeds, 80+mph.  The wandering is a weird feeling, steering wheel stays in
>the same position but the car seems to go diagonally across the lane.  Like
>a plane flying straight ahead but being pushed at a 45 degree wind and
>sliding diagonally, bad analogy.
>     New control arm bushings, but as my real mechanic stated in the work
>order: control arm bushings installed badly.  I had the car up and I took a
>look a couple of days ago and for sure things look really badly done around
>the bushings.  They look hammered in, another bummer.  Would a bad bushing
>install cause this wandering I am getting?  Also seems like a wobble is
>forming in the 55 mph range just like a month ago before I had the bushings
>replaced by the mechanic from hell.  This all points to ruined bushings to
>me, but I'd love to hear that something else is broken(mild sarcasm).  Or 
>is
>this a skittish behavoir of a lowered car, -60mm?
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Alexander van Gerbig
>'88 Audi 80 -- Koni Yellows, G&M Springs
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