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Cornering, something doesn't feel right.

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Old 05-08-2006, 08:33 AM
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HELP!!!! Cornering, something doesn't feel right.

Late last summer driving my Camaro I noticed it was starting to feel a little loose I guess on the corners and curves. I've taken it easy since then and so far this spring it still feels that way. When I take a mild curve on the highway or road the weight really shifts to the outside. I don't remember it being this way in the past. I don't feel comfortable going into a curve anymore and I should. The car feels like its leaning instead of staying tucked and low like it used to. I'm thinking maybe the struts/shocks are bad, anybody else have any ideas?

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Old 05-08-2006, 10:04 PM
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Re: Cornering, something doesn't feel right.

Rear shcoks or maybe the panhard bar or LCA bushings? check your bushings all around and see what the look like. could be that causing your loose feeling.
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Old 05-09-2006, 09:47 AM
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Re: Cornering, something doesn't feel right.

Check the end links on your sway bars.
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Old 05-09-2006, 10:23 AM
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Re: Cornering, something doesn't feel right.

Thanks guys, I've checked most of that stuff and I'll recheck it again when I change the shocks. Which is what I've narrowed it down to so I hope that's all. Seems logical seeing as the car is 7 years old with almost 68K on it and the original shocks are still on it. I'll let you know how I come out.
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Old 05-09-2006, 11:44 AM
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Re: Cornering, something doesn't feel right.

sounds like either shocks or sway bars
the endlinks are cheaper to replace, you might want to do that anyway, maybe with poly bushings
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my endlinks were tottaly trashed after 10 yrs in the car
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