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Old May 16, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Unhappy Rear Traction Problem

Does anyone know why my rear traction feels funny sometimes specially at high speed? it feels like the car is going to flip over when i'm turning right at high speed and when i shift gears from 1st - 4th very fast the rear moves to one side a little, little history i changed my shocks and springs for the used Tokico ones not long ago and i also did an alignment, now this problem started recently. Do you think i need to get another aligment? or is it that i need a wheel balance on the rear wheels? i know it's not the settings on the tokico shocks i already played with it and it seems fine.

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Old May 16, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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Crummy tires?

Suspension not suitable for high speed driving?
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Old May 16, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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mine does the same when i shift but not at high speeds, a limited slip differential will help the wheels shift simultaniously when shifting at high rpms
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Old May 16, 2009 | 10:52 PM
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Tires are fine, everything was fine till a few days ago I'll post some pics tomorrow, ohh and I forgot to mention there is one bolt missing for the upper front strut bar I lost it when I was swappin the struts with the tokico
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Old May 16, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Mine does it at either low speed or high speed when I shift it feels almost like the rear is a bit out of contol for a moment when shifting, I have a feeling it's the wheel aligment I think they didn't do a good job. Ohh and I have a base model Z.

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Old May 16, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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I need ideas man what other things to look for besides taking the car for another aligment
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Old May 17, 2009 | 04:33 AM
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1. crappy and/or worn tires
2. poor alignment
3. the used shocks you bought are shot?
4. combo of all of the above
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Old May 17, 2009 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
1. crappy and/or worn tires
2. poor alignment
3. the used shocks you bought are shot?
4. combo of all of the above
Thanks bro, i'll start with the alignment and then i'll check the shocks i still have the factory ones i can always put them back.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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my car feels the same as ur describing, its scary

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Old May 17, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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I think i found out the problem to my problem, looks like the wheel bearing nut was loose. does anyone why the right side was loose and the other side is not?
Attached Thumbnails Rear Traction Problem-photo1.jpg   Rear Traction Problem-photo2.jpg  
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Old May 20, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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Bought the car used? It seems like someone works on that axle before. Looks like its missing the cotton pin and different axe nut to me.
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Old May 21, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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i removed the pin my self to put the axle nut in place, i bought the car brand new my guess is some mechanic played with the nut.
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