rear wheel steering

[gkjnr]

does anybody know why my nova feels like its rear wheel steering when i,m pushing it on ,its got -60mm springs eibach shocks and is fully polybushed?

[mowgli]

either your rear tyres are pressured too low, or the tracking is a mile toe out, or the rear beam is bent, or the polybushes that hold the rear beam( I take it they have definitely been fitted) are too soft.

I suggest a 4 wheel alignment check

[Bouch]

Is it rear wheel steering or over steering?

[gkjnr]

its rear wheel steering, the polybushes are ok and its just had a 4 wheel alignment check, it must be something to do with the springs because it wasn,t doing this before they were fitted but i,ve checked them and everything looks ok

[Lee]

wont be the springs as its not got independant rear suspension! The only ting that will make the rear wheels 'steer' is either the bushes or seriously worn wheel bearings!

[Stuart]

is the back end making the car turn in more or is the back end stepping out to give you the impression its turning in more?

[burgo]

will be a bent rear beam and i bet its the camber out and therefore it not showing up on a tracking check. this was the problem with mine anyway and what made me loose the back end a crash. after repairing the car and fitting a new beam its a completely different car to drive and i havnt been able to loose the back end yet

[mowgli]

stick the stock springs back on, and road test it. I know it is rough science, but it takes about 10 minutes to see if the springs are wrong. could be the dampers are too hard. Are they adjustable?

[gkjnr]

it was ok before i fitted the springs the beam is ok tha dampers are eibach non adjustable , i,ll get back under it for another checkup, thanks for all the replies

[craig green]

I wouldve said very worn bushes, but I guess not.

Was it fine before you fitted the new suspension?

Are the springs seated in the chassis legs, easy to get them sat wrong if they are -60mm.

[Bouch]

Having stiff suspension on the rear end(which i'm guessing it will be at -60mm) will make it over steer.

[gkjnr]

that could be the reason ,how do i fix that without resorting to soft springs?

[Stuart]

put the front arb back on....

but to be honest ive not been in a nova with wild oversteer so something else must be wrong with your setup lol

[gkjnr]

arb is on and polybushed

[gkjnr]

i,ll get my big carcass under it tommorow and report back my findings cheers guys

[Bouch]

Heres as a long shot chap,but "IF" everything else is sound and you don't want to change your rear springs. Try removeing your rear ARB. But if you do, don't go hareing round the lanes to test it out! It might give you massive understeer, so be abit ginger to see if it improves.

[burgo]

no offence if theres nothing wrong with the car praps its your driving. if you cant drive properly as in lifting off round corners or braking round the corner then as youve uprated the suspension your crap driving will be made even worse and make it seem like it is handling worse when in fact it is handlin better and you just cant control it

[gkjnr]

no offence if theres nothing wrong with the car praps its your driving. if you cant drive properly as in lifting off round corners or braking round the corner then as youve uprated the suspension your crap driving will be made even worse and make it seem like it is handling worse when in fact it is handlin better and you just cant control it
nice mate i,ll ask the porsche 968 driver or the bmw m3 e36 driver or maybe the few subarus that i trounced round knockhill if my drivings ok.lol

[Welsh Dan]

Tyres?