when i am driving really fast my car sways back and forth down the road. the faster i go the worse it gets. how can i stop this? what causes it?
to be more specific it is just the rear end that sways and it only starts when i am doing 130+ i know i shouldnt be going this fast but i have a few friends with 3000gt vr-4, lancer evo, and wrx sti.
i need to keep up with them, if not out run them. but i will not drive my car past the point of control. o ya one more thing i have 130k miles

 

change the sway bars, springs, struts, and be careful at those speeds , do what i did get a sus package from SLP

 

Check your bushings for your suspension, and make sure that your shocks arent shot. My old jeep used to sway at 55 mph, and when i looked at the bushings i knew why

 

well all the suspension is original with 130k on it. so im gonna start thier. thanks for the input. i just ordered the lowering kit from thunderracing what shocks do you suggest?

 

Check your panhard rod.

 

jack the car up and push the wheels inwards forwards the car, first the top, then push the bottom.

if there is any play, your wheel bearings are bad... that'll cause sway, my car did it after i slammed sideways into a curb

 

the panhard rod is being replaced in the lowering kit

 

i jackled the car up and thier is no play in my wheels so im all set with that. i am gonna try and put the kit in tomorrow. i got new shocks springs panhard rod camber adj. brackets ( weld in ) and strut tower bars. any help with these things is appreciated any pointer, any ideas, o ya if this doesn't work i will need more ideas about what is making me sway at speed. thanx for the help so far

 

Also one of the most impactful things you can do for handling is subframe connectors.

 

first thing that needs to go is them 16 inch wheels. had the same feeling went to 17 inch zr1s got rid of the cadillac like ride at high speeds. 16 inch wheels n tires were not made for high speed driving.

 

well i got my strut toweer brace in today, took about 3 min. got my new shocks too. all the rest of my stuff will be put in tomorrow. should be fun