Steering/suspension/alignment question
10-10-2015, 09:44 AM
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2005 E55
Steering/suspension/alignment question
I am having an issue with my steering wheel being off center under certain conditions and I won't have much time to look at it so I was hoping someone could give me a few places to start with.
Here is the issue, around town at slower speeds the steering wheel is aligned straight or maybe a few degrees to the left. Once I hit freeway speeds though it becomes off center to the right 15-20 degrees and will continue to stay that way.
One curious point though is that if I do any heavy braking while at speed I can feel the steering wheel go back to center again.
The front suspension minus the inner and outer tie rod ends was rebuilt less than 30,000 miles ago. One airmatic strut has been replaced and the car is star lowered.
Should I be focusing on the front suspension, rear suspension, rack and pinion, steering column or?
Here is the issue, around town at slower speeds the steering wheel is aligned straight or maybe a few degrees to the left. Once I hit freeway speeds though it becomes off center to the right 15-20 degrees and will continue to stay that way.
One curious point though is that if I do any heavy braking while at speed I can feel the steering wheel go back to center again.
The front suspension minus the inner and outer tie rod ends was rebuilt less than 30,000 miles ago. One airmatic strut has been replaced and the car is star lowered.
Should I be focusing on the front suspension, rear suspension, rack and pinion, steering column or?
10-11-2015, 09:14 PM
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Out Of Control!!
That's a new one to me...
With your car in the air, what do your tires look like? How are they wearing?
With your car in the air, what do your tires look like? How are they wearing?
10-12-2015, 07:41 AM
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W211 E55, 3.06, Supersprint LT, 80mm, pulleyupgrade, ECU, TCU, Uniball Toe-link RA, Uniball Wishbone
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONi had the same issue with special bushings. the airmatic goes not back to the Center Position because of the friction in the bushings (so one side is higher tha the other). If I lift my car to the highest Position, and going back to SportII, the issue was away. but now i riding the stock bushings.
and something about the height settings:
if the wheel Looks left, the right side on the car is too low.
and something about the height settings:
if the wheel Looks left, the right side on the car is too low.
Last edited by E55DTM; 10-12-2015 at 08:10 AM. Reason: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
