It all started wedneday when i got 4 wheel alignment done on my 320i. (i think that only the front end is adjustable though).
Anyhows what i have suffering from is what seems like sudden oversteer accelerating out of a bend (i'm not talking stella speeds here either, maybe acceleraitng from 35mph from 3rd gear out of a medium tight bend) or even 15/20mph out of a real tight bend (seems to happen more here) - thing is it doesn't happen every time. The first few times it happened were on wed evening when it was raining - i put it down to the fact maybe my alignment was so far out to begin with that maybe i have more power reaching the road!!... i know it sounds stupid...
now though its happened a few times in the dry and i know something is fooked - i try to provoke it to see if i can detect the problem but i just cant its like out of nowhere evry time, the sensation from the driving point of view is that the car suddenly wants to turn in real quick on you - i think it is worse on left handers at any speed but if i put the shoe down i get it on the rights too...
checked pressures at 2 different garages today and they were fine as always 30 front 27 rear.
Sorry for the essay but i'm hoping by long explanation i might actually get to explain it in a way someone can relate to as its starting to make me loose a lot of confidence and driving is not fun on these irish bumpy twisty roads with this kind of problem..
much appreciated
liam
steering woes - can anyone help?
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get it rechecked M8, my guess is they've given you too much toe out, that will make it feel a little oversteery, if there is such a word 
as always, if it was OK before you spent the Ԛ£3, then its where the Ԛ£Ã”šÃ‚£ went thats the issue 9 times outa 10
Keep us posted OK !
as always, if it was OK before you spent the Ԛ£3, then its where the Ԛ£Ã”šÃ‚£ went thats the issue 9 times outa 10
Keep us posted OK !
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Does anyone know how the wheels should be aligned? as in should they be toed in or out by how much?
i have a primitive tracking tool myself and a digital measure
thing is i think bently only states for 14 and 15 rims and i run 16's with 205/50/16 tyres
something teels me they didn't allow for the different wheels
i have a primitive tracking tool myself and a digital measure
thing is i think bently only states for 14 and 15 rims and i run 16's with 205/50/16 tyres
something teels me they didn't allow for the different wheels