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    Hey my vn s1 sedan has really bad body sway and the rear end floats around while driving what could this be ??

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    Body sway can easily be fixed by some good sway bars.


    I had a VN with FE2 and some heavy duty pedders say bars front and rear. The thing was fantastic. Almost zero body roll. Ultra responsive. They're definitely worth the money.
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    As above, heavy duty springs, Bigger sway bars, and the strut braces go along way!

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    If you wanna go all out on handling.

    1. REALLY good rubber
    2. Slightly lowered springs which are not too hard
    3. Really good quality shocks
    4. Massive sway bars
    5. Good wheel alignment with quite large negative cambers (Relative to street cars)
    6. Front Strut Brace
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    Might pay to check shocks and bushes first. also low tyre pressures dont help
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    The wandering around will be caused by worn panhard rod bushes.

    The body roll may be worn shocks or driving style. The Commodore is a big car and will have body roll, if you want it to corner like a race car, you will have to spend a lot of money on it.
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    do some new wheel bearings while your at it...
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