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Topic: floaty steering
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1990GT50
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Member # 2119
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hey my steering is real floaty. its fine when im driving under 45mph but above thea it gets worse on the freeway its real bad. i cant even imagine racing it like this. as i go faster it seems to get real loose and and even the slightest movement to the wheel will send the car drifting all over. it has power steering and a 15-1 quick ratio rack thats fairly new possibly a bad rack?
Posts: 877 | From: Benicia | Registered: Nov 2002
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BIGJUNE
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Member # 1716
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first lift up ur front end and check for any looseness in ur front end by wiggling each tire side to side or up and down , that checks ur rack,tie rods tie rod ends, and bearings. second test put the car back on the ground with the car off , start moving the steering wheel to check for any excesive clearance in ur gearbox or rack . GOOD LUCK
Posts: 110 | From: los banos | Registered: Aug 2002
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Stimson
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I had COMPLETELY shot sway bar bushings cause this. The rubber had worn through at parts and I was scraping metal to metal ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Posts: 2373 | Registered: Jun 2000
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season'd 88
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Member # 169
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i replaced my rack about a year ago with a quick ratio rack from napa. same amount of turns lock to lock as the origonal, but the new one steers WAY too soft. after researching i came to the conscensis that not all racks are gonna perform the same after a rebuild and theres really no way of telling weather you are getting a good one or not.this might be the case for you as well,good luck.
Posts: 1383 | Registered: Feb 2001
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1990GT50
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Member # 2119
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so its probably a bad rack?
Posts: 877 | From: Benicia | Registered: Nov 2002
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