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Old Jul 12, 2012, 06:57 PM
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Solutions for steering wander during braking, etc?

I tried looking around but does anyone have solutions for unwanted steering wander?
(I have stock MR suspension)

For example some of the roads where I live have uneven surfaces and my wheels tend to follow the ruts in the road. Its really annoying. Also my wheels wander under spirited acceleration/braking, I was hoping to minimize it a little hopefully.

I was checking out the Perrin PSRS (link below)
but I didn't know if anyone had any other solutions?
Thanks!

(http://www.perrinperformance.com/mit...rs-pep-sus-40x)
Old Jul 12, 2012, 07:29 PM
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This was a BIG problem for me in my '09 Ralliart. It is less pronounced in my new MR, but I've only got 800 miles on the clock and if it ends up like my RA it will only get worse with time.

Honestly, this is the first thread I've seen that addresses this issue. I am curious to see what others have to say.

I may end up going with a set of these myself.
Old Jul 13, 2012, 06:18 PM
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Friday the 13th bump!

Btw Sith, I use to live at Fort Hood so I know how bad the roads can be
If you need a good shop in the area, Deep Stage Motors did a real good job
taking care of my IX when I was there.
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The Perrin PSRS will get rid of all or most of the wandering under very hard braking. The other issues sound like an alignment problem or just worn tires. The following ruts thing can just be a hi performance tire.
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Run a set of H rated all season tires and see this problem disappear completely. Stiff high performance tires like flat roads.
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Appreciate the help guys. Sounds like my tires are the issue
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