Very odd 325 swaying side to side at speed

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Lee_Coupe
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Post Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:57 pm

Well dropped the misses home today,

The first real drive since the engine coversion,

Despite the random noises which I have a good idea to what are causing them, the rear end sways side to side pretty violently after around 50mph unless your at full chat.

Any ideas to what could be causing this? locked diff prehaps?


Thanks in advance

Lee
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Post Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:39 am

what engine conversion have you done? changing the engine will mean changing the weight distribution of the car so that could cause these problems. This may (and normally does) require a different suspension set up.

and silly but these are sometimes over looked...,
1. somethiing heavy in the boot?
2. tyre pressures
3. windy day
4. uneven roads

mrlee
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Post Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:41 pm

Rear subframe bushes could be completely knackered.