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Omega General Help / Re: Steering Problems

« on: 21 December 2008, 10:34:16 »

Did what you said, changed both wishbones for new ones, lifted the wheels to a normal ride level before tightening them, took the car out for a drive and everything was perfect so took it to get wheels aligned, now it drives like a dream again. Thanks for the info guys, you`ve been a real help  

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Omega General Help / Re: Steering Problems

« on: 08 December 2008, 15:28:15 »

Thanks for all your replies, its given me somethin new to go on, i`ll let you know how its gone  

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Omega General Help / Re: Steering Problems

« on: 07 December 2008, 16:09:31 »

[/quote]Right, sounds to me like its toed in to much,
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The tires are being scrubbed on the outside edge going forward and forcing the contact patch of the tire in and stressing the bushes still further.


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Yes matey, it is toeing in too much but no matter what i do, i can`t seem to get it to sit right. So you and Marks DTM reckon that if i change both wishbones and put load on both wheels before i tighten the bolts up, that may cure the problem?

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Omega General Help / Re: Steering Problems

« on: 07 December 2008, 13:27:05 »

What i`ll do then is get the car back up on the ramp, change the other wishbone, check springs and bushes and things but would that cause the camber to be out too, when the car is movin forward, i get negative camber and when its in reverse, i get positive camber. Does that sound odd or do you reckon it will be all related to the same problem.

Thanks again

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Omega General Help / Re: Steering Problems

« on: 07 December 2008, 12:04:25 »

Hi mate, thanks for the reply. I fitted the wishbone on a 2 poster ramp so the wheels were left hanging, the car has also just passed it`s mot so all bushes and springs and things should be ok. I`ve heard that on these cars, things like wishbones have to be replaced in pairs tho, don`t know how true that is. Can the camber be adjusted on these cars, i don`t know a great deal about them yet lol, my main car is a Nissan Skyline but i`ve always wanted an OmegaCDX, it`s a great car but i just can`t drive it at the mo. If i drive the car forward then stop and get out, the front sits quite high, as if there`s no engine in it but if i reverse it, it comes back down again.

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Omega General Help / Steering Problems

« on: 06 December 2008, 23:49:47 »

Hi all, i have an S reg 2l 16v omega and i`m having major problems trying to get it to drive in a straight line. I changed the O/S wishbone cos it started to drift to one side during medium braking but noticed a little bit more movement in the front bush of the new wishbone compared to the old one on the N/S but then a week or so after fitting the wishbone, i started getting problems with the steering, it skits about all over the road and the tyres squeal really badly on dry days. I`ve had the tracking checked out at a few places but it`s made no difference but nobody seems to know what the problem is. Its an absolute deathtrap on uneven roads and it`s chewing my tyres to bits in no time at all. If any of you guys or girls have ever come across this or ever heard of it before, it would be a HUGE help and much appreciated if you would get back to me with a solution.

Thanks

Colin

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Omega General Help / Re: Tracking way out!

« on: 09 December 2008, 22:52:04 »

mine started off with the same sort of problems but it`s gone to a whole new level now lol, read my STEERING PROBLEMS topic in GENERAL CHAT