Hey all,
For a while now, my steering has this quirk where the "sensitivity" changes depending on the steering angle. For example, I'm cruising on the highway at ~60 and need to take a slight bend. The initial movement feels great, but once I hit a certain point (say 5 degrees of turning the steering wheel) the car feels like I've turned the wheel much more significantly and I end up turning harder than I want. It's a constant battle of turn, car turns too much, put less angle on the steering wheel, car turns too little, more angle on the wheel, car turns too much, repeat. Once I pass this point, the steering doesn't continue to change. Like turning sharp at low speeds I'll only notice the original point of change. I feel like other drivers might think I'm intoxicated with how inconsistent my turns are. The car holds a straight line perfectly.
I recently (within 4 months) replaced all of these at the same time:
All shocks with Koni STR.T
H&R Lowering Springs
All Strut Mounts (HD up front)
Control arm bushings
Rear Beam Bushings
Tie rod assemblies
Ball Joints
Axles with CV joints
Immediately after replacing the parts above, I've had a 4 wheel alignment performed (to align the front and verify the rear beam is straight and centered). The car feels fantastic otherwise, perfectly smooth and tight. There is no play in any of the front suspension components, so my thoughts are the rack bushings. I've ordered a new set, but I have no other symptoms of bad rack bushings other than this. Anyone have thoughts?
For a while now, my steering has this quirk where the "sensitivity" changes depending on the steering angle. For example, I'm cruising on the highway at ~60 and need to take a slight bend. The initial movement feels great, but once I hit a certain point (say 5 degrees of turning the steering wheel) the car feels like I've turned the wheel much more significantly and I end up turning harder than I want. It's a constant battle of turn, car turns too much, put less angle on the steering wheel, car turns too little, more angle on the wheel, car turns too much, repeat. Once I pass this point, the steering doesn't continue to change. Like turning sharp at low speeds I'll only notice the original point of change. I feel like other drivers might think I'm intoxicated with how inconsistent my turns are. The car holds a straight line perfectly.
I recently (within 4 months) replaced all of these at the same time:
All shocks with Koni STR.T
H&R Lowering Springs
All Strut Mounts (HD up front)
Control arm bushings
Rear Beam Bushings
Tie rod assemblies
Ball Joints
Axles with CV joints
Immediately after replacing the parts above, I've had a 4 wheel alignment performed (to align the front and verify the rear beam is straight and centered). The car feels fantastic otherwise, perfectly smooth and tight. There is no play in any of the front suspension components, so my thoughts are the rack bushings. I've ordered a new set, but I have no other symptoms of bad rack bushings other than this. Anyone have thoughts?