Thread: Bump steer.

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Daver,


I understand your concern with the "nastiness" of bumpsteer. And I will go out on a limb and say that some cars are just worst than others even though if set up the same they should all act the same (dont ask me why this is...but it just seems to be reality).

Before I rebuilt my sedan, I had terrible bumpsteer due to the front end was one of Pete & Jakes first series axle/steering set ups. I worked on that thing for months trying to eliminate it before I installed a panhard bar.

When I rebuilt the car, I found 4 things which totally eliminated the "white-knuckle" and "puckerin" anxiety I found when driving the car. These were:

(1) Installing a large diameter (in other words strong...I too had a TCI bar and it did not do the job so I bought a stainless Deuce Factory bar and it has worked flawlessly.

(2) Installing the Unisteer Rack & Pinion unit (which may not have done anything for the bumpsteer, but it sure made unbelievable improvements in the steering as it feels just like a go kart without the "play" of the vega. I only add this as you mentioned you were thinking about it. Again, well worth the $.

(3) I installed a anti-sway bar from Chassis Engineering. And while I have fenders which help hide the ungliness of the bar, it sure helps the car track well. I am running all the chrome and stainless goodies like you so I might suggest using CE's as a guide to bend up a stainless bar, or have their unit chromed. Then it will blend in with your the rest of your front end.

(4) and finally I installed one of the anti-bump shock absorber from SO-CAL. Believe it or not, this really helped. And considering the costs, it was well worth it too.

So, to sum it all up, today I have no fear passing an 18 wheeler, around a corner, in the wind, with my family in the car. It tracks as if it wasn't a dropped axle car.

Let me know if I can help with any other information.

You got to Drive 'em!

Troy