Steering problem! Please help!

Put it back to standard wheels and suspension and it will be fine.

Mrcheerful

Sorry should have made myself clearer - everything is Vauxhall standard - no mods have been made.

Cheers,

Smitho

With stiffer suspension and tyres, you get more road feedback, which means the car will be more affected by changes in the road surface.

You say you got the tracking done. Was it just a bog standrad front wheel check, or a full four wheel geometry check?

Without testing the car, it's hard to say if the handling problems are excessive or not, but provided a full geometry check has been done, then it's most likely just how the car handles.

Thanks for the responses. I got all four wheels aligned (well, that's what I paid for). Looking around on the net it looks like I'm getting the symptons of worn ball joints - any ideas if this is likely on a car which has hardly done any miles???

Thanks,

Generally no. Best bet is go & test drive a new one at a different dealers & see what it's like.

Thanks for the responses. I got all four wheels aligned (well, that's what I paid for). Looking around on the net it looks like I'm getting the symptons of worn ball joints - any ideas if this is likely on a car which has hardly done any miles???

Unlikely if it's only done 15k.

possibly knackered wheel bearings , this might sound sillly but are te wheel nuts tightened up correctly

No it's not, but bigger wheels put more stress on them. I dunno what the set-up is on your car, bushes vs balljoints but it sounds as if something there is loose. If so, an alignment won't help.

Having said that, big wheels do increase the pulling effect of the wheel on the steering as you go over stuff.

No it's not, but bigger wheels put more stress on them. I dunno what the set-up is on your car, bushes vs balljoints but it sounds as if something there is loose. If so, an alignment won't help.

Having said that, big wheels do increase the pulling effect of the wheel on the steering as you go over stuff.

If the alignment check is done properly, they should check for any abnormal movement before carrying out the check.

They never have done whenver I've had mine done. If you go in and say "it's doing this can you look at it" then I'd have thought they'd have at least done a basic check for wear, not least becuase it could get them more work plus the alignment.