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rocksteady_racer · 11-23-2008, 12:21 PM

I've been working on my 91 240sx since my 90 240sx motor is blown I'm pretty sure (gotta still do a compression test). Anyway, the caster is off on one side (not accurate but 3 fingers on driver side and 3.5 on passenger). The car feels like a go cart it wobbles back and forth constantly. Anyway I'm planning on installing battle version tension rods and it's already got tein tie rods and I can't figure out what else would cause the steering wheel wobble except the caster and the fact I need new coilovers but my other car with blown struts wasn't doing this. I was looking at the factory tension rods and both of them don't look bent but the bushings look really bad. Would bad bushings cause the caster problem or could the frame be shifted? That's the only two things that adjust caster right? Or maybe the strut moved but I don't see how the tie rods and caster arms didn't move if that happened. Thanks in advance.

11-23-2008, 12:21 PM	#1
rocksteady_racer Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phila Age: 39 Posts: 544 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Caster Question I've been working on my 91 240sx since my 90 240sx motor is blown I'm pretty sure (gotta still do a compression test). Anyway, the caster is off on one side (not accurate but 3 fingers on driver side and 3.5 on passenger). The car feels like a go cart it wobbles back and forth constantly. Anyway I'm planning on installing battle version tension rods and it's already got tein tie rods and I can't figure out what else would cause the steering wheel wobble except the caster and the fact I need new coilovers but my other car with blown struts wasn't doing this. I was looking at the factory tension rods and both of them don't look bent but the bushings look really bad. Would bad bushings cause the caster problem or could the frame be shifted? That's the only two things that adjust caster right? Or maybe the strut moved but I don't see how the tie rods and caster arms didn't move if that happened. Thanks in advance.