vs handling issues?

[jonboy]

hi all
my car drives like a brick and dosnt handle very well, it feels unbalaced and in the corners itl leen all over the place?
parts i have changed are as follows,
-new nolthane front swaybar links
-front hsv swaybar of a vn (could this be part of the problem?)
-nolthane to all bushes on rear swaybar and panhard rod
-king spring lows all round
-monroe gt shocks rear
do i need a strutbrace because of the high kays? or are there other bushes that can affect handling and ride quality?
other than that its bog stock with 220k on the clock, its a manual v6
currently im running 225/50 series tyres on 16x8 rims, i wish to upgrade to either 17 or 18 and change to super lows. there must be something wrong with my setup as it rides so hard and its not even low???

[zskinner]

hey mate, you said you changed your rear shockies, but how about your fronts? lowered springs paired with just standard shocks isnt good.....

[TI3VOM]

Also not sure on thicknesses, but is a VN sway bar thinner than what a VS one would be??

[pjdm1980]

I know VN's have a smaller track than the rest so check it out if the sway bar isn't stopping the body roll then its a good chance there is your problem.

[jonboy]

no i havnt changed the front shocks, there still as they come from the factory. how long do the last?

[jonboy]

yea the vn swaybar is a 28mm one it was definatly bigger than the vs one,

[jonboy]

i also didnt realise ther was diferance in track width between vn to vs models?
when i fitted the vn swaybar it deffinatly was a differant shape but i got it on there ok (it was pretty tight though)

do you reckon new swaybar say from whiteline??? then some new front shocks???

[greenacc]

Standard struts will be dead by 100K, so yours will be totally useless now after 220. Change them and you radius rod bushes, they will be worn out as well and make a big difference to handling