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Posted by 1990GT50 (Member # 2119) on :
 
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?
 
Posted by BIGJUNE (Member # 1716) on :
 
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
 
Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
I had COMPLETELY shot sway bar bushings cause this. The rubber had worn through at parts and I was scraping metal to metal [Eek!]
 
Posted by season'd 88 (Member # 169) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by 1990GT50 (Member # 2119) on :
 
so its probably a bad rack?
 




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