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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 12:48 AM
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weird front suspension feeling

the past week or so I've been noticing a weird feeling in the front suspension. when I try to turn at close to lock (like if I'm pulling into a parking stop) teh front tires feel like they're skipping, like somethings loose.

the steering wheels also cocked a bit to the side, and when the front tires touch something when I'm in the middle of a turn (like a bump or some plumbing construct) they kind of slide over it. Very loose feeling.

I was playing around a bit last year and came up on a curb at about 5 mph, but that was long time ago and didn't do any damage. Other then that I haven't hit a single thing, so I can't think of anything that's broken.

I was having a clunking sound in the front around june which I thought was a ball joint but after I lubricated the poly mounts on my front sway the sound went away so I figured that was it. Was it just a co-incidence and is the ball joint about to fail? What is something to look for? I've already taken the wheels off and started pushing and pulling on things and can't find anything loose.
Old Dec 6, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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funky feel

easy thing to check is your upper and lower a arm bushings, could be worn out
Old Dec 25, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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update, turned out one of the adjusting nuts for the alignment had backed off somehow. According to the shop owner, it's not an unheard of thing for camaros.
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