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Focus Feels Loose... - Scorcher000 - 02-27-2009
The car is 4 years old 105,000Km on it. No specs. I judge it by the ware on my tires, that is what your taught as a wheel installer. My tires have been running flat and warering at a even pace. Like I've been saying before the susp is crap on it and is going to be changed soon. I can hear the front struts knocking around more and more everyday. And no it's not my linkage I had those done around 80,000KM.
Focus Feels Loose... - chromehorse - 03-01-2009
I think the point that was trying to be made was that even though your alignment may be on spec...it may not be good for handling. The manufacturer has to come to a compromise between handling, comfort and tire wear. Something usually has to lose. Btw, even though you may be a tire tech, in my many years of being a certified mechanic, i have put countless vehicles up on an alignment rack that showed the alignment off, even though there was no tell tale signs of tire wear. Reading tires is a great tool, but it will never replace an alignment rack.
Scorcher000,Feb 26 2009, 11:09 PM Wrote:The car is 4 years old 105,000Km on it. No specs. I judge it by the ware on my tires, that is what your taught as a wheel installer. My tires have been running flat and warering at a even pace. Like I've been saying before the susp is crap on it and is going to be changed soon. I can hear the front struts knocking around more and more everyday. And no it's not my linkage I had those done around 80,000KM.
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Focus Feels Loose... - Scorcher000 - 03-03-2009
Oh I totally understand that the machine would show something flawed in the car, but it drives straight and fine for now. The back end has always streched out when I drop it from a floor jack in the middle. I know it's independant but it always looked like I had an extra 400lbs in the back (looking at the back end of the car)
Hopefully the difference will be big when I get the suspesion in it.
Eibach Pro Dampers (Struts/Shocks)
Eiback Pro Lower Springs
Eiback Sway Bars
Eiback Inside Mid Sway Bar
Focus Sport Front Sway Bar (A Arm)
Focus Feels Loose... - Canadian ST - 03-03-2009
^^what is an inside mid sway bar? Ive never heard of one?
Focus Feels Loose... - ZTWsquared - 03-03-2009
Canadian ST,Mar 2 2009, 10:58 AM Wrote:^^what is an inside mid sway bar? Ive never heard of one?
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Rear strut tower brace?
Focus Feels Loose... - Scorcher000 - 03-03-2009
Dam it...
The site I was looking at it, a couple of months ago, pulled it off. It bolts to the inside of the car inbehind the front seats and down on the floor to keep the mid of the car from flexing. I wish I could find a pic of it. It was only like $120.00. But it was a maybe anyways.
Focus Feels Loose... - Canadian ST - 03-03-2009
^^OK got you, Iââ¬â¢ve seen that bar before. I could understand a chassis brace,that thing takes up space inside the car, kind of looks like a conversational piece then something useful.