Why does my car feel so slippery? UPDATE: FIXED!
If I'm reading your description correctly, the problem is clearly NOT bumpsteer. No way. Get the car aligned. Get copies of the before and after alignment settings. Odds are you have near zero toe at the rear, or maybe even toe out. Front might also be toed out.
In order to actually feel the cars roll understeer as bump steer, you have to hit a BIG bump, with only ONE rear wheel, so that cannot possibly be what you're feeling (unless I've misread or misunderstood your discription of the problem
).
In order to actually feel the cars roll understeer as bump steer, you have to hit a BIG bump, with only ONE rear wheel, so that cannot possibly be what you're feeling (unless I've misread or misunderstood your discription of the problem
).
Originally Posted by Elistan,Mar 12 2008, 10:28 PM
I gotta speculate that between the springs, alignment and wheels/tires, your car's setup is basically fubared. If possible, I'd suggest going back to OEM and starting from there.

I'd try alignment before anything else though. Could also be things like bad bushings, but since alignment is easy and cheap to check and fix, that's the place to start.

u should get an alignment every 15k miles,for all u know ur car has never had one. best place to start cause u can tell if any bushing, joint, arm, or anything else that could be bent or loose on the suspension.
Originally Posted by sharkbite,Mar 12 2008, 08:44 PM

u should get an alignment every 15k miles,for all u know ur car has never had one. best place to start cause u can tell if any bushing, joint, arm, or anything else that could be bent or loose on the suspension.
It is most probably alignment and you may have worn ball joints.
i think it's just having low profile tires that makes the car act little more sensitive to the road.
FRONT 215/35/18
REARS 245/35/18
i wouldn't ride on 18's with low profile tires.
after I lowered my car, the 80% of the bumpsteer dissappeared.
FRONT 215/35/18
REARS 245/35/18
i wouldn't ride on 18's with low profile tires.
after I lowered my car, the 80% of the bumpsteer dissappeared.
Originally Posted by plokivos,Mar 13 2008, 11:07 AM
i think it's just having low profile tires that makes the car act little more sensitive to the road.
FRONT 215/35/18
REARS 245/35/18
i wouldn't ride on 18's with low profile tires.
after I lowered my car, the 80% of the bumpsteer dissappeared.
FRONT 215/35/18
REARS 245/35/18
i wouldn't ride on 18's with low profile tires.
after I lowered my car, the 80% of the bumpsteer dissappeared.
Heres better pictures of the tires.


Get an alignment..... do your research on S2k specific alignment settings, our car is very sensitive to alignment changes.
Your wheel/spring setup probably isn't helping either since they suspension has so many miles on it.
Your wheel/spring setup probably isn't helping either since they suspension has so many miles on it.







