Recently i swapped my stock suspension for vwr springs and bilstein b8 shocks. Handling is good on dry pavement but when its wet my rear end slides around on road markings / crosswalks which it didnt do before. When swapping i torqued everything to specs and i made sure the bushings were loaded when tightening. I didnt bother with alignment after , but now im thinking it might be caused by that. Maybe the rear toe is out of specs?. Can bad alignment do that?
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Odd handling after suspension upgrade
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jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
- Location
- Slightly Outside Chicago
- Car(s)
- Mk6 racecar, Tacoma
Definitely get an alignment. I'd bet my paycheck its that.
rumbard1981
Ready to race!
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- USA
- Car(s)
- GTI, Passat
do you have pictures after the install of your car?
I am doing the same vwr/bilstein b8.
how is the ride?
look- etc
I am doing the same vwr/bilstein b8.
how is the ride?
look- etc
Even if an alignment doesn't cure this (which like everyone else said, it almost certainly will) you should get one regardless. Your toe will be off from changing the ride height, camber will be uneven/out of spec in the rear especially, etc. If you swapped these parts to improve handling, an alignment is key in that process.
odessa.filez
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Roswell, GA
- Car(s)
- 2016 GSW 1.8tsi auto
rear toe out can make the car tail happy and possibly unstable