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hi guys,

wanting to know your thoughts on this problem, i have recently got my car back ont he road after an accident i had.

i had to replace the engine crossmember and steering rack, tailshaft for a new one and had 2 new tyres on the rear put on and a 4 wheel balance & alignment done. when i am getting up near 100+km/h sometimes it feels like the car is a bit light compared to what it used to be, and feels like it wants to steer with ruts in the road etc i thought it might be the hicas, bcoz what else would make the car feel light steering.....

any help would be appreciated.

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Higher Tyre Pressures, New bushes and stuff, alignment.. and a few more things can contribute to a different feel when driving a car, higher tyre pressures will make it feel lighter and follow ruts in the road, if the bushes and rubers in the car have been replaced in stabalisers and steering, it will also feel odd untill they settle in a bit, even then it can still feel different, and if the alignment has been altered to what you are used to, it might feel more direct on steering.

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Higher Tyre Pressures, New bushes and stuff, alignment.. and a few more things can contribute to a different feel when driving a car, higher tyre pressures will make it feel lighter and follow ruts in the road, if the bushes and rubers in the car have been replaced in stabalisers and steering, it will also feel odd untill they settle in a bit, even then it can still feel different, and if the alignment has been altered to what you are used to, it might feel more direct on steering.

well no bushes have been replaced only the rubber boots on the ball joints have been replaced with noelthane ones.

tyre pressures might be a factor. also slight shake in the side mirrors when i drive, happens only very lightly. i know i have a rim that has a slight bucklein it but with the balance they said it should have gone away. i have had the same rims on ther car for as long as i have owned it and im sure it woulda been there before.

what i would like to do is take one of my friends rims off there skyline (aslong as they are balanced and stuff properly) and put them on mine and go for a drive to see if it changes anything at all.

also i only replaced the rear tyres after the accident bcoz they were in need of replacing anyway, but the fronts still have about 70% on them id say. im not sure if they would have been flat spotted or something else with the tyre is wrong after the accident as i did slide a fair way. but they tyre shop should have picked that up during the balance & alignment etc i woulda though

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