Coil-over spring rates

[dville_gt]

Make sure that you have that sleeve/spacer on the top of the cone at the top of the strut. A lot of people just zip the nut down with an impact and don't pay attention to that spacer. Most of the time it will NOT go down inside of the heim bearing in the CC plate without some devine intervention.

This is how mine is setup up, there are two spacers, one that comes in from the bottom and slides through the heim in the cc plate and one on top that goes on before the top nut. (excuse my ms paint skills or lack thereof)

[turbostang]

This is how mine is setup up, there are two spacers, one that comes in from the bottom and slides through the heim in the cc plate and one on top that goes on before the top nut. (excuse my ms paint skills or lack thereof)

I dont doubt how it's setup, I'm questioning if the bushing is seated right and that's not the noise you're hearing...but, it would likely not affect your problem very much even if that were the case.

[Grape]

They are at a pretty aggressive angle upward from the rack to the hub. I figured that even with that being the case the wheels would just go in or out with the suspension.

not if they are out of motion, i've seen lots of tie rods limit front end geometry. LOTS

[dville_gt]

not if they are out of motion, i've seen lots of tie rods limit front end geometry. LOTS

I'll take a picture later, but I'd def. say they are at a rather aggressive angle. Hell, they don't straighten out until the wheels are almost off the ground.

[dville_gt]

I dont doubt how it's setup, I'm questioning if the bushing is seated right and that's not the noise you're hearing...but, it would likely not affect your problem very much even if that were the case.

I'll double check, but it is a TIGHT fit getting enough threads above that top spacer to get the nut started, lots of wiggling to get it pushed through enough, if the bottom spacer wasn't pushed through I don't think I could get the nut on at all.

[Grape]

were the tie rods connected when you checked travel?

[dville_gt]

not if they are out of motion, i've seen lots of tie rods limit front end geometry. LOTS

This is like the angle they are at. Just seems like the wheels would turn inward if they were out of angle rather then bind.

[dville_gt]

were the tie rods connected when you checked travel?

Yes, but now that I think of it the steering wheel wasn't locked so the other wheel could possibly have been pulled inward or the entire hub could have pivoted on the ball joint which would have masked the bind.

[Grape]

that thing will drive like a bag of shit unless you get those angles corrected, let alone if it is limiting the travel.

[dville_gt]

that thing will drive like a bag of shit unless you get those angles corrected, let alone if it is limiting the travel.

need to buy bump steer tie rod ends or just raise the front up?

[Grape]

angle finder, get the tie rod as close to the lower control arm angle as you can at ride height, it will be close enough.

[dville_gt]

angle finder, get the tie rod as close to the lower control arm angle as you can at ride height, it will be close enough.

How can you adjust this other then raising the ride height or extending the tie rod end?

[turbostang]

How can you adjust this other then raising the ride height or extending the tie rod end?

Bump steer kits have shims. If your bump steer is way out of whack, when you adjust it, it will toe in/out the alignment and you'll have to fix it at rest. Bump steer is a big deal on our cars, if it's not right, the car won't do shit right.

[jw33]

Rack bushings and a bumpsteer kit that will have different tie rod ends that let you add a stack of shims.

[dville_gt]

Bump steer kits have shims. If your bump steer is way out of whack, when you adjust it, it will toe in/out the alignment and you'll have to fix it at rest. Bump steer is a big deal on our cars, if it's not right, the car won't do shit right.

any decent (read: not baller baller brooks stuff) bump steer kits you can think of?