Car Steering weirdly

[Master_grizzly]

hey,
so a few weeks ago i lost it in the wet and hit a gutter and bent my pan hard rod and my rear axle. I've fixed both of those problems and the steering still feels weird when im turning and going over bumps. It feels like the front wheel is about to fall off when im going over any bumps or anything
Any idea what it could be? cheers

[Super_Low 91]

If i were to have a guess i would say that you need to drive to the conditions.
Other then that i would get the car looked at, book it in for an alignment an see if they can find anything..

[zapper-l67]

Yep same as he said ^^^^ and stop Steering the Car weirdly..

[EDGE3]

Fixing the pan hard rod and rear axle wont fix a steering problem,you need to have a wheel alignment done and get the front end checked for any damage,I dont mean to be a smart arse but the front wheels steer the car not the back.

[Master_grizzly]

yer i had the wheels aligned and its driving a lot smoother now but its still bouncing around in the arse end a bit.

[EDGE3]

The shocks are stuffed then if the car wont stay on the road,have you checked that the chassis and the k-frame aren't bent

[GothicKidd]

I've slightly got the same problem.. I hit a curb.. had tires realigned, had mechanic to look for any damages.. and I was back on the road with no word about damage.. after going for a drive... steering felt so much different..but doesn't feel like the Tyre is going to fall off though..

[EDGE3]

Have a look at the sway bar if its got one and also the watts linkage

[zapper-l67]

Have a look at the sway bar if its got one and also the watts linkage

Yes the commodore has a Sway Bar, No the commodore doesn't have a watts linkage, Eweu That's a fORD thing.................................
Zapp

[EDGE3]

My bad sorry zapp about the watts linkage,just realised the OP has the panhard rod installed, and the watts linkage is way better than the panhard rod as it tightens up the back end from the center of the car which handles way better,I have the watts linkage fitted on my GTS.As I understand they can be fitted onto performance cars but there is no need to fit them to a standard car.

[Cheap6]

FWIW, the advantage of a Watts linkage over a Panhard bar is that the diff. doesn't move laterally with vertical movement. One practical manifestation of this is the need for an adjustable Panhard bar where a Commodore is lowered while an adjustable linkage is not required where a Falcon is.

Yes, a misaligned, as in not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, rear axle can steer the car and cause a strange steering feel, different in left and right hand turns.

[EDGE3]

Hey Zapp you say its a ford thing but how many holdens have the 9" diff in them thats a ford thing as well

[RX25SE]

Get a proper 4 wheel align done (explain to the aligner what your issue is) and go from there.

Most of the time if you ask for alignment, you get a 'toe and go' on the front wheels only.

[zapper-l67]

Hey Zapp you say its a ford thing but how many holdens have the 9" diff in them thats a ford thing as well

Dude now old are you, I used to have a cut down 9" in a Torana back in the late 70's.
The ford 9" diffs are old school now, and consume too much power in drive train loss turning those big gears..
The 78 and 80 series Borg Warner Diffs are more than up to the task these days..
Zapp

[EDGE3]

Im not that old Zapp I got the diff info off my old man as he also had toranas in his days,but I was just stating a ford part that a holden used thats all mate

[zapper-l67]

Dude I was talking to a friend of mine still involved with V8 taxi racing.
And he told me there are 12 genuine Ford parts used in the Holden V8 super taxi and 14 genuine Ford parts used in the ford super taxi..
What a Pissa Hay
Zapp

[EDGE3]

Well bugger me I didnt know there were that many