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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 06:20 PM
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Car is starting to get twitchy at high speed...
Has anyone else's car started to get twitchy when hammering it up to 125mph?

I don't know if it's the shocks or alignment has changed some.

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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 07:07 PM
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You might have thrown a wheel weight.
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Check for leaking shock. I had a twichy feeling at the track sometime ago and it turned out to be a rear shock leaking.
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I'll check the shocks out and the wheel balance.
Thanks for the suggestions...

It seems almost like the old 911's used to act.
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Where is the twitchy feeling? Rear or Front? Have you checked to see the condition of your tires? Also bushings may be the culprate if its in the front.....
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Did you change the rear tires only? You might have a contact patch adjustment....
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When flooring it I've got to try not to move the wheel.
If I do, I've got to chase after it to the left and right.
The tires are new MPSS 265 Ft. 295 Rr 19".
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Check you bushings, they wear out pretty quickly due to the ridgid chassis and suspension set-up.

Weistec developed Delrin bushings to address the issue.

https://mbworld.org/forums/clk63-bla...-bushings.html
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