What makes the rear end of a car sway?
Worn-out shocks are among the significant causes of excessive sway in a vehicle and a feeling of looseness from the rear end. Over time, shocks lose their stiffness and ability to smoothly and quickly respond to weight transfer in corners.
What does it feel like when your car sways?
The body of the car feels like it is going to fly off the tires when the sway occurs. The tires actually feel steady beneath us. A slight jerking countersteer to the left can correct the problem at some moments.
How does the sway bar affect the wheel?
So, for the sway bar to exert any force on the wheel that you’re considering, it has to have cause the spring on the other wheel to be deflected (compressed or extended). This is critical: the sway bar doesn’t do anything until it has caused something to happen on the other side of the car.
What kind of car sways side to side?
It is like floating peacefully along in a canoe on a calm lake, and then being passed by a speed boat. Our 05 Hyundai Sonata sways/rocks violently left to right at speeds higher than 50 mph, when going over bumps, or around curves to the right.
Worn-out shocks are among the significant causes of excessive sway in a vehicle and a feeling of looseness from the rear end. Over time, shocks lose their stiffness and ability to smoothly and quickly respond to weight transfer in corners.
So, for the sway bar to exert any force on the wheel that you’re considering, it has to have cause the spring on the other wheel to be deflected (compressed or extended). This is critical: the sway bar doesn’t do anything until it has caused something to happen on the other side of the car.
Can a sway bar change affect the tlltd?
For simplicity, any sway bar changes would be done to the front and rear in such a way that the TLLTD would not be affected. Shocks, struts, springs would not be changed.
What to do when your car sways on the road?
Alignment is the first thing to check when car sways on the road. KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. I have owned my 1983 Datsun (Nissan) 280ZX Turbo since it was 6 months old. It has only 125,000 miles.