bump steer kit questions

[sn95gtvert]

i know bump steer kits are a good thing to get once you have a lowered car. but what i was wondering is would one help my car cause my car likes to fallow any ruts or grooves in the road. its not to bad of a problem until i want to take a trip down the freeway, thats when it can end up being white knuckle driving on crappy patches of road.

 

[eliyarbrough]

I thought of adding to mine. Never found the right parts. So I ditched that idea. This was prob 5 years ago? I just know have to drive to avoid crap.

 

[OnyxCobra]

I don't think a bumpsteer kit is going to help with your car following the ruts, I'd say that's a tire or alignment issue.

 

[sn95gtvert]

onyx thats funny you say that, i've had the tires replaced a few months back and had an alignment done on the car aswell. i was thinking those 2 things would have solved the issue but its still there.

also a side note, my bbks equal length headers used to rub on the steering shaft but no longer do. they kinda broke each other in.

my steering feels fine until either of front tires hit a crown or rut. then my steering feels heavy then light as a feather as it steers into the crown or rut. its rather annoying, my car will pull left or right whenever it feels it in the road.

anyone have any insite on what to do to solve this?

 

[Lee12609]

you're not feeling bumpsteer. the symptoms your describing are just characteristics of low profile hard sidewall wide tires.

 

[CC'S95GT]

Bumpsteer happens when you go over bumps not when your driving down rutted roads.
Likely your tie rods, balljoints or wheel bearings are worn.
some wide tires just follow ruts worse that others

 

[OnyxCobra]

Yeah it could just be your tires man, what size you running up front just for the record?

 

[sn95gtvert]

fronts are 255/40 zr17
rears are 275/40 zr17

i replaced the drivers side wheel bearing and strut about 2 months ago aswell but the problem has been around longer.

 

[Lee12609]

its the tires... like i said...

 

[sn95gtvert]

i would like to change to a 255/50 up front and a 305/45 out back maybe if it'll fit my 9 inch wide wheels. think that would help a bit?

 

[Lee12609]

Not likely